"Tonight, we prepare to make history again." ? ?@TheBethPhoenix kicks off the first Women's #DustyClassic on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/cKtlJqLwkx
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021
Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic: Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez vs. Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter
After a bit of back and forth, Storm blasts Carter with a basement dropkick. Martinez tags in and slams Carter. Carter tags in Catanzaro. Carter and Catanzaro double dropkick Martinez. Martinez unloads on Carter. Catanzaro almost lands a head-scissors but Martinez turns it into powerslam. Carter breaks up the pin. After the break, Martinez tries to fireman’s carry Catanzaro off the top rope. Catanzaro reverses it into a Mysterio-style top rope ranna. Martinez manages to tag in Storm. Carter tags in and clears the ring. Carter dropkicks Storm and lands in a splash on Martinez.
Carter lands a nasty running boot to Storm. Carter surprises Storm with a slingshot dropkick. Catanzaro crushes Martinez with a corkscrew splash to the outside. Storm German suplexes Carter. Storm locks Carter in a single leg crab with her foot on the back of Carter’s head. Io Shirai hops the barricade and attacks Martinez. Carter puts Storm in a rolling Indian deathlock. Catanzaro dives off the top and hits a corkscrew reverse senton bomb for the win!
Winners- Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro
Backstage, Finn Bálor barges into Regal’s office. Bálor says he wants Pete Dunne. Bálor says he wants to start with the arms before he chops off the head. Bálor will take out Oney Lorcan and Danny Birch first. Regal says he has to protect Bálor from himself, so Bálor can have Lorcan and Burch if he gets a partner. Bálor says he doesn’t have friends. That’s the old Bálor.
Backstage, Swerve Scott tells Reed never to get in his business again.
Bronson Reed vs. Tyler Rust w/Malcolm Bivens
Reed knocks Rust out of the ring. Reed press slams Rust into a gutbuster. Rust surprises Reed with an armDT. Backstage, Storm and Shirai are fighting. Back in the ring, Rust is focusing his assault on Reed’s arm. Reed body blocks Rust. Reed crushes Rust in the corner. Reed goozles Rust and hits a spinning chokeslam for a near fall. Reed goes up top Rust cuts Reed off. Reed pushes Rust off the top. Rust hits a pump kick. Rust yanks Reed off the top and hits a Samoan drop. Reed grabs Rust by the head and slams his face into the mat. Running senton by Reed. Reed hits the Tsunami for the win.
Winner- Bronson Reed
Outside the ring, Bivens tells Rust to let him pick the battles for him. Bivens says Rust will get him next time.
SHOCK THE WORLD? THEY DID JUST THAT! ? ? ?
@KacyCatanzaro & @wwekayden made jaws drop to the floor by defeating early favorite Toni Storm & @RealMMartinez in the first-round of the Women's #DustyClassic! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/gNPU2sKgTu
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 21, 2021
A pep talk only goes so far when you're in the ring with #TheColossal @bronsonreedwwe!#WWENXT @TylerRust_WWE @Malcolmvelli pic.twitter.com/QnMUOxxB11
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021
