NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Bracket — Image Credit: WWE

First Two Teams Advance In 2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

February 22, 2022

The first two teams have advanced to the next round of the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

On the February 22 episode of WWE NXT 2.0, two bouts kicked off the quarterfinals of the tournament. First, Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray easily defeated Lash Legend and Amari Miller. Shirai hit her patented moonsault to secure the victory for the duo.

Are @shirai_io & @Kay_Lee_Ray the team to beat in the #DustyClassic?#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/t5R2X6kGsm

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) February 23, 2022

Later in the show, Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter advanced to the next round by defeating Ivy Nile and her partner, Tatum Paxley. After Paxley took a definitive 450 pinfall, Nile was aiming to make an example of Paxley, but Roderick Strong calmed his Diamond Mine stablemate down.

.@KacyCatanzaro & @wwekayden are moving on in the #DustyClassic!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/F9XVn0FpIk

— WWE (@WWE) February 23, 2022

Due to their respective wins, Carter and Catanzaro will face Shirai and Kay Lee Ray in the semi-finals.

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