Aries and ? (Roderick Strong?) vs. Bogojeciv and Knight
Perkins and Ibushi (was Hideo Itami until he was injured)vs. Dorado and Ali
Dillinger and Roode vs. Wolfe and Fulton (SANITY)
Authors of Pain vs. Bollywood Boyz
Jose and Swann vs. Nese and Gulak
The Revival vs. Almas and Alexander
DIY vs. Wang and Lun
Predictions:
Tm-61
Aries and ?(STRONG!)
Perkins and Ibushi
Sanity
Authors of Pain
Jose and Swann
The Revival
DIY
Authors of Pain def. The Bollywood Boyz
Man....that was lopsided.
The Revival def. Alexander and Almas
Fantastic Match....and a much needed/well done heel turn for Andrade Cien Almas. Alexander is the perfect guy to feud with right now. Plus, the Revival being the Tag Team Champions definitely helps the credibility of the NxT Tag Team Roster with such a good win and match.
SANITY def. Glorious 10
Great storytelling and solid work. Also, having Nikki Glencross and Eric Young to go along with Alex Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton is great!
TM-61 def. Sabbatelli and Moss
Solid match, but it exposed the greens of Sabbatelli
Aries and Strong def. Knight and Bogojevic
GENERATION NEXT RETURNS! So psyched for that!
Jose and Swann def. Nese and Gulak
Figured that was going to be the result, good of NxT to continue continuity with the Cruiserweight division references to Swann's, Nese's, and Gulak's match the night before on Raw.
DIY defeated Lun and Wang
Good match that admittedly showed how inexperienced the Chinese/Hong Kong dudes are. A lot of work needed for them, but DIY sets up a huge rematch versus The Revival.
Perkins (replacing Hideo Itami) and Kota Ibushi def. Mustafa Ali and Lince Dorado
This was a good match that established all four wrestlers as well rounded talents with a higher ceiling. I truly don't expect Ibushi and Perkins to move further in the tournament unless Perkins loses the Cruiserweight Championship, so this was essentially a Cruiserweight Spotlight Tournament.
Quarterfinal matches are now as follows:
DIY (Gargano and Ciampa) vs. The Revival (Dash and Dawson)
Ibushi and Perkins vs. Sanity (Wolfe and Fulton)
The Authors of Pain vs. Swann and Jose
Aries and Strong vs. TM-61
Predictions:
DIY
Sanity
The Authors of Pain
Aries and Strong
DIY def. Revival via forfeit
Great Storytelling....and a cop out of sorts so we can wait for the big rematch to happen on a bigger stage.
Sanity def. Ibushi and Perkins
I get the result since Sanity is supposed to be the actual cohesive team, but this match was rough for them. Even Ibushi and Perkins couldn't carry this to a better bout.
Authors of Pain def. Swann and Jose
Best match of the quarterfinals due to a few technicalities:One forfeit, a singles match and being better than the only other tag match. The faces carried the heels to a good match.
TM-61 def. Aries and Strong
Aries wasn't healthy so it was Shayne Thorne vs. Roderick Strong
Best match of the first round, but wasn't a tag team match. The result probably would have been different if Aries was healthy. But fantastic that a former Tag Team of the Year in Japan gets a chance to move on. Looking forward to next round.
Semi-Final Matches
Predictions:
SANITY
DIY
TM-61 def. Sanity
Fantastic showing by Sanity during this match, especially Wolfe with his Cool Uppercut and Pump Kick. For those who don't know TMDK, those fans probably thought that they were two undeserving jobbers that will be fed to the Authors of Pain. But in reality, THE MIGHTY DON'T KNEEL are one of the best tag teams in the world, and heck were the Tag Team of the Year in Japan a few years ago, beating out The Club amongst various other teams. So the credibility of the tournament gets a huge boost with an International Sensation and legitimate tag team making the finals.
The Authors of Pain def. DIY
The best match of the tournament up to this point, DIY was on their way to victory when the Revival screw them over. The Authors were fantastic and Rezar had a Michael Elgin moment, with his Fallaway Slam/Samoan Drop combo. I predict a FANTASTIC Final, especially with AoP manager Paul Ellering suspended above the ring. I wonder if Rachel Ellering will come out as a valet with the AoP or to just help out her dad....
FINAL MATCH: THE AUTHORS OF PAIN (Akam and Rezar) w/Paul Ellering VS. TM-61 (Thorn/Miller or The Mighty 61. Shayne Thorn and Nick Miller)
Prediction: The Authors of Pain def. TM-61 to Win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and become the next No. 1 condenders for the NxT Tag Team Championship
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