Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic to begin on NXT in two weeks

WWE has revealed when this year’s women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will be kicking off.

On last night’s episode of NXT, it was announced that the 2022 women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will begin on NXT in two weeks (Tuesday, February 22). NXT will be back on USA Network that night after two straight weeks of airing on Syfy.

The list of teams that will be taking part in the women’s Dusty Classic has yet to be announced. Raquel Gonzalez & Cora Jade, Io Shirai & Kay Lee Ray, and Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz have been set up as three of the teams that will be taking part in the tournament.

With Zoey Stark out of action after undergoing knee surgery, she’s been urging Shirai to find a new partner to team with in the Dusty Classic. Last night’s NXT ended with Shirai saving KLR from Toxic Attraction. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne had interfered to help Mandy Rose retain her NXT Women’s Championship against KLR in last night’s main event.

This will be the second-ever women’s Dusty Classic. Gonzalez & Dakota Kai were the winners of last year’s tournament.

The team that wins the women’s Dusty Classic will get a shot at the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles. Dolin & Jayne currently hold the titles and are defending them against Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta at NXT Vengeance Day next Tuesday.

The finals of the 2022 men’s Dusty Classic are taking place at Vengeance Day. It will be MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) vs. The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed).