The opening spherical of the 2026 WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Group Basic wrapped up on Tuesday night time.
The ultimate two first-round match matches befell on the October 6 episode of WWE NXT on The CW.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger superior with a victory over Shido Ash and Viktor Zanov. With the win, Hank & Tank transfer on to face Julius and Brutus Creed within the subsequent spherical of the match.
The opposite scheduled first-round match underwent a late change.
Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux have been initially scheduled to face the Tokyo Dangerous Boys duo of Kento and Takuma. Nevertheless, Legacy and Van Dux have been attacked backstage by members of BirthRight and subsequently dominated out of the match.
As NXT Normal Supervisor Robert Stone looked for a substitute staff, William Regal approached him with an alternative choice. Regal identified that whereas Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Uriah Connors had already been eradicated from the match, fellow BirthRight members Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey have been nonetheless out there.
Stone initially expressed reservations earlier than finally permitting King and Dempsey to enter the match.
King and Dempsey went on to defeat Tokyo Dangerous Boys to advance. They are going to now face AAA World Tag Group Champions El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno within the subsequent spherical.
For these , you’ll be able to try our full WWE NXT Outcomes 10/6/26 right here at WrestlingHeadlines.com.
BirthRight makes the MOST of the chance and ADVANCE in The Dusty Rhodes Tag Group Basic!! 😲 https://t.co/bVSmjkINfu
— WWE (@WWE) October 7, 2026
WOW 🤯
Charlie Dempsey and Lexis King will REPLACE Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy in The Dusty Rhodes Tag Group Basic!! @MrStoneWWE https://t.co/xhfXOtfqaD
— WWE (@WWE) October 7, 2026
Hank and Tank ADVANCE ➡️
WHAT A MATCH!! https://t.co/1dNidp8XlW
— WWE (@WWE) October 7, 2026
