{"id":111350,"date":"2021-01-13T23:08:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T05:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=111350"},"modified":"2021-01-13T23:08:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T05:08:51","slug":"recent-nxt-signees-debut-in-the-2021-mens-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/13\/recent-nxt-signees-debut-in-the-2021-mens-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent NXT signees debut in the 2021 Men&#8217;s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3098636236\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After signing with WWE late in 2020, the Rascalz made their NXT television debut on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The team, now named MSK, debuted in the 2021 Men&#8217;s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and defeated the team of Isiah &#8220;Swerve&#8221; Scott and Jake Atlas in the first round.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhoIsMSK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhoIsMSK<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>MSK = Wes Lee &amp; Nash Carter<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWENXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DustyClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DustyClassic<\/a> @DezmondXavier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachary_wentz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zachary_wentz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDFoL8tXwF\">pic.twitter.com\/GDFoL8tXwF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1349542610201939969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wes Lee and Nash Carter of MSK, formally Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz as the Rascalz, signed with WWE after working with Impact Wrestling since 2018. 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