By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
NXT released the bracket for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament on Tuesday. Check them out below or via the NXT Twitter/X page.
The bracket for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic! 🔥
The tournament kicks off TONIGHT on #WWENXT!!@TheCW | @TheCW_Sports pic.twitter.com/NI4DwHzYKK
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 22, 2026
Powell’s POV: The NXT Tag Team Champions Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, and AAA Tag Team Champions Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno were given first-round byes due to their status as champions. The tournament starts on tonight’s NXT television show with Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno vs. “Los Americanos” Bravo and Rayo, and Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Harley Riggins and Jax Presley. Join John Moore for his NXT live reviews as the show airs Tuesdays on The CW (and Netflix internationally) at 7CT/8ET. John’s audio reviews of NXT are available exclusively for Dot Net Members (including our Patreon patrons).
(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time since 1997. He hosts the weekly podcast, Pro Wrestling Boom, and also appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Reach him via email at dotnetjason@gmail.com and on social media via @prowrestlingnet.bsky.social or x.com/prowrestlingnet. For his full bio and information on this website, click here.)
