Full List Of Teams In WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2026 Revealed

The 2026 WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is set to get underway on Tuesday, September 22, and the full list of teams competing in the single-elimination tournament has been announced.

The tournament will feature teams from across the WWE main roster, NXT, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, and WWE EVOLVE. Those announced for the tournament are as follows:

• Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)
• The Wagner Brothers (El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno)
• BirthRight (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo & Uriah Connors)
• Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom)
• DarkState (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin)
• Mini Vikingo & Chazz "Starboy" Hall
• Los Americanos (Rayo Americano & Bravo Americano)
• Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno
• The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed)
• Sean Legacy & Dorian Van Dux
• Harley Riggins & Jak Presley
• Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger)
• Shido Ash & Viktor Zanov
• Tokyo Bad Boys

Two teams will have a bye from the first round in the 14-team tournament, with one of those teams being WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Vanity Project.

WWE NXT have held 10 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournaments since 2015, including two women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics in 2021 and 2022. Past winners include Finn Balor & Samoa Joe, The Authors of Pain, Undisputed ERA, Aleister Black & Ricochet, Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne, MSK, Dakota Kai & Raquel Rodriguez, The Creed Brothers, and Kay Lee Ray & IYO SKY. The most recent winners were Baron Corbin & Ben Breakker in 2024.