NXT kicked off the 2018 Dusty Rhodes classic at tonight’s TV tapings in Atlanta, taping three first-round matches for the tournament which will air on NXT TV in the coming weeks.
Below are the first round matches which were taped tonight:
-The Street Profits defeated Heavy Machinery
-The Authors of Pain defeated The Mighty, fka TM61
-SAnitY defeated Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli
One more first round match will be taped, and it will feature Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler, now known as The Forgotten Sons, vs a yet to be announced team.
NXT will be holding another set of TV tapings back at Full Sail University on March 7th, and the Dusty Rhodes Classic will continue then, with the finals of the tournament culminating at NXT Takeover New Orleans. As noted, the Dusty Rhodes Classic was last held in 2016, and it was won by The Authors of Pain, who are in the tournament again this year.
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Coming out of tonight’s NXT tapings, below is the updated card for NXT Takeover New Orleans taking place on April 7th, the night before WrestleMania 34.
WWE NXT Title Match:
-Andrade “Cien” Almas vs Aleister Black
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WWE NXT Women’s Title Match:
-Ember Moon (c) vs Shayna Baszler
-The Dusty Rhodes Classic Finals