WWE issued the following:
Bracket for Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic unveiled
The bracket is set and the action for the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic gets underway tonight on NXT at 8/7 C on USA Network.
The full field and matchups were released Wednesday morning on WWE’s The Bump.
The full #DustyCup bracket has been revealed on @WWETheBump! 👀 ⤵️#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/H15FiqjKTv
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 13, 2021
2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Participants
- August Grey & Curt Stallion
- The Bollywood Boyz
- Breezango
- Drake Maverick & Killian Dain
- Ever-Rise
- The Grizzled Young Veterans
- Imperium
- Jake Atlas & Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
- Kushida & Leon Ruff
- Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza)
- Lucha House party
- The Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole & Roderick Strong)
- The Way (Johnny Gargano & Austin Theory)
- MSK
The unlikely duo of Pete Dunne & Riddle won last year’s tournament, and they went on to win the NXT Tag Team Titles at NXT TakeOver: Portland. Other previous winners include Ricochet & Aleister Black, current NXT Champion Finn Bálor & Samoa Joe, and Cole & Kyle O’Reilly.
Who will raise The Dusty Cup this time around?