Predicting The 16 Teams In The 2017 NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Classic (And How Far They Will Go)

7. Hideo Itami & Andrade Almas

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Andrade Almas and Hideo Itami will be the most successful of the thrown together tag teams in the 2017 Dusty Classic. Both men turned heel in similar circumstances over the last year, ostensibly because they were not experiencing the success they felt that their talent deserved, and not getting due respect in the process.

Itami is rumoured to be moving up the main roster sooner rather than later, and a run in the 2017 Dusty Classic could be a nice way to sign off from WWE developmental. Itami was scheduled to team with Kota Ibushi in last year’s tournament, an unbeatable-looking team if ever there was one, but yet another injury put paid to that.

Almas is another who is followed by rumours of a promotion to the main roster, and both men may prove better suited to RAW or SmackDown than NXT. It would be nice to see them form a duo here, with Zelina Vega on the outside to keep them focused.

Prediction: Quarter Finals

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