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NXT has done a heck of a job building up the Tag Team division. It might not have started with the same fanfare as the Women’s Revolution, the tag teams have slowly made their presence felt by stringing up high quality matches and delivering on great stories. And it all started with one tournament last year. A tournament held in honor of NXT’s greatest figures: Dusty Rhodes.
NXT General Manager William Regal kicked off the show by announcing the second Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 16 teams are brought together for a single elimination tag team tournament with the finals being held in TakeOver: Toronto. And it begins next week!
I love tournaments. It’s a very simple idea that can deliver so much more—just check out the Cruiserweight Classic. With the DRTTC focusing on tag teams, it takes advantage of a red hot division in NXT. Teams like The Revival, American Alpha, and #DIY all got their careers boosted by competing in the tournament last year. Now that NXT’s Tag Team division is…
NXT has done a heck of a job building up the Tag Team division. It might not have started with the same fanfare as the Women’s Revolution, the tag teams have slowly made their presence felt by stringing up high quality matches and delivering on great stories. And it all started with one tournament last year. A tournament held in honor of NXT’s greatest figures: Dusty Rhodes.
NXT General Manager William Regal kicked off the show by announcing the second Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 16 teams are brought together for a single elimination tag team tournament with the finals being held in TakeOver: Toronto. And it begins next week!
I love tournaments. It’s a very simple idea that can deliver so much more—just check out the Cruiserweight Classic. With the DRTTC focusing on tag teams, it takes advantage of a red hot division in NXT. Teams like The Revival, American Alpha, and #DIY all got their careers boosted by competing in the tournament last year. Now that NXT’s Tag Team division is…