10 Must-See WWE Matches, Moments & Segments From This Week
8. The Dusty Classic: Where You'll See Good Tag Team Wrestling
Tag team wrestling was seemingly on the verge of its own revolution earlier this year. New Day was peaking as a trio of engaging personalities, Enzo and Cass staked their claim to be a modern incarnation of the New Age Outlaws, and the Revival was blowing the roof off of every arena in which they were afforded the opportunity to have high profile matches against the likes of American Alpha and D.I.Y.
Then, the brand split happened and, ever since, the tag scene - while relevant - has experienced a bit of a downturn. Enter the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic to give the genre as a whole in WWE a shot in the arm.
This week on NXT, the fun-loving tandem of Rich Swann and No Way Jose took on the impressive team famous for their short but impressive stints in the Cruiserweight Classic, Tony Nese and Drew Gulak. It was a blast and, though there were not many candidates on Raw or SmackDown to provide much competition, it was pretty comfortably the only other contender for Match of the Week (won by Jericho vs. Rollins on Raw). There was also the NXT debut of Roderick Strong, a former Ring of Honor Champion, as the partner of Austin Aries.