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Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament (2015)

At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, NXT general manager William Regal announced that to honor the memory of WWE Hall of Famer and longtime NXT trainer/producer Dusty Rhodes, a tag team tournament billed as the "Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic" would take place over the following several weeks, culminating with the finals at NXT TakeOver: Respect. The "Dusty Rhodes Tag Tag Team Classic" tournament started on the September 2, 2015 episode of NXT with the first two matches out of the 16 team tournament with Corbin/Rhyno and Jordan/Gable moving on. The next four matches took place at several NXT live events between August 28 to September 4, however the matches were not revealed until September 9 on WWE's YouTube channel with Amore/Cassady, The Mechanics, The Hype Bros., and The Vaudevillains moving on. The final two first round matches took place on the September 9th edition of NXT, with Bálor/Joe and Gargano/Ciampa advancing.

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  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                             
 Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady Pin  
 Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton  
   Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady  
 
   Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe  
 Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe Pin
 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
 
   Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe  
   The Mechanics
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
 
 Blake and Murphy Pin  
 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
 
   The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
 
   The Mechanics
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
 
 Tucker Knight and Elias Samson Pin
 The Mechanics
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
 
   Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
   Baron Corbin and Rhyno
 The Hype Bros
(Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley)
Pin  
 Noah Kekoa and Alexander Wolfe  
   The Hype Bros.
(Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley)
 
   Jason Jordan and Chad Gable  
 Jason Jordan and Chad Gable Pin
 Neville and Solomon Crowe  
   Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
   Baron Corbin and Rhyno  
 Baron Corbin and Rhyno Pin  
 The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
 
   Baron Corbin and Rhyno
 
   Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa  
 Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsey Pin
 Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa  


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