WWE Reveals Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Bracket

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WWE has announced and revealed the bracket for the 2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic that kicks off on this Tuesday’s NXT 2.0.

The 2022 Women's #DustyClassic bracket is set!

Tune in Tuesday night on @USA_Network as the battle for the 🏆 begins! #WWENXThttps://t.co/ZSGAViLc53

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 21, 2022

The company announced eight teams for the tournament and the first round matchups via a press release on their website:

The second annual Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is set to kick off this Tuesday following the announcement of this year’s bracket.

The 2022 Dusty Cup features a variety of newly formed and veteran partnerships, all vying for an opportunity to challenge Toxic Attraction for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships. The inaugural Dusty Classic winners Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai are once again in the tournament although joining forces with new teammates.

After earning her respect, Cora Jade will pair up with Big Mami Cool while in a surprising move, Kai and up-and-comer Wendy Choo will look to take their unlikely pairing all the way to the mountaintop of the tag team division. Both teams will have their young partnerships tested against tag team veterans with Jade & Gonzalez squaring off against Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon and Choo & Kai taking on Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta who look to earn another title opportunity after falling to Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne at NXT Vengeance Day.

Another surprising partnership comes in the form of Amari Miller & Lash Legend who started off as rivals in Legend’s debut match on 205 Live. They will take on the powerhouse duo of Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray in the opening round of the tournament.

The final opening round matchup features Diamond Mine’s newest prospect Tatum Paxley and “The Pitbull” Ivy Nile looking to start their alliance off on the right foot against the formidable Kacy Catanzaro & Kayden Carter, the only returning tag team from the 2021 Dusty Classic.

Will the variety of new partnerships prove victorious, or will an established tag team put their experience to use, and more importantly which team will take the first step towards etching their name on the Dusty Cup and earning a title opportunity?

Find out when the 2022 Women’s Dusty Classic kicks off Tuesday night with opening round matches between Shirai & Ray and Miller & Legend as well as Nile & Paxley against Catanzaro & Carter on NXT 2.0 at 8/7 C on USA!

On Tuesday’s edition of NXT 2.0, Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray will face Amari Miller and Lash Legend, while Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley will take on Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter.

This marks the second Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. Last year’s winners Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez went on to become the first NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions.

The winners of this year’s tournament will get a shot at the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships.

For the report on this week’s NXT 2.0, click here.

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