{"id":56356,"date":"2018-03-07T12:17:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T18:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56356"},"modified":"2018-03-07T20:47:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T02:47:34","slug":"3-7-nxt-primer-spoiler-free-dusty-rhodes-classic-tag-team-tournament-aop-vs-tm61-first-round-killian-vs-aleister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/07\/3-7-nxt-primer-spoiler-free-dusty-rhodes-classic-tag-team-tournament-aop-vs-tm61-first-round-killian-vs-aleister\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/7 NXT PRIMER (Spoiler-free): Dusty Rhodes Classic Tag Team Tournament AOP vs. TM61 first round, Killian vs. Aleister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1454503450\" 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><h3>NXT PREVIEW<br \/>\nMARCH 7, 2018<br \/>\nTAPED IN ATLANTA, GA. AT CENTRE STAGE<br \/>\nAIRED ON WWE NETWORK<br \/>\nREPORT BY JOEY GALIZIA, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ANNOUNCED BY WWE\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Authors of Pain battle TM61 in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Classic.<\/li>\n<li>Killian Dain goes one-on-one with Aleister Black<\/li>\n<li>Can anyone stop Shayna Baszler?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cSTART OF A CLASSIC\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even in death, Dusty Rhodes\u2019s legacy continues to grow. The son of a plumber has filled our lives with fantastic wrestling moments, and to this day still remains one of the business\u2019s best promos. However, it was his work backstage that got the yellow and black brand to the position it is in today, and for the third time (they took last year off) NXT will honor him by holding the tag team tournament known as the Dusty Rhodes Classic. Tonight\u2019s first round affair will actually be a rematch from the 2016 edition, with the recently returned TM61 squaring off against the monsters of the tag division the Authors of Pain. Paul Ellering\u2019s boys have silently been sticking around the developmental brand even after they lost the straps to SANITY at Brooklyn, and even participated in the historic WarGames matchup, the first of it\u2019s kind in roughly 20 years. (Also a Dusty creation.) Can Nick Miller and Shane Thorne get the better of Akam and Rezar? Or will the Authors add another chapter of pain to their already impressive workbook?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<i>TO SLAY A BEAST, YOU MUST FADE TO BLACK\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other marquee bout scheduled for this evening is SANITY\u2019s Killian Dain going one on one with the voodoo asskicker Aleister Black. The Beast of Belfast stood tall on last week\u2019s show, but Aleister has yet to be defeated in singles action and has only been beaten thanks to shenanigans from the Undisputed. While nothing has been officially announced as of yet, this matchup could very well determine the next challenger for NXT Champion Andrade Cien Almas. Spooky to think that if Black does slay the beast, we\u2019ll have a Takeover rematch from Orlando that was also Aleister\u2019s coming out party. Considering Killain\u2019s insane offense, that is a very big IF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<i>BROKEN MEN\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Speaking of the Undisputed, this past weekend was bad news for Bobby Fish. At a house show he tweaked his knee that could possibly sideline him past New Orleans. The next round of tapings hasn\u2019t occurred yet so his injury is still up in the air, but if he were out the developmental brand has two options: award the belts to the winner of the Classic, or have Adam Cole step in and defend the gold Free-Bird style. Fingers crossed that it doesn\u2019t have to come to that.<\/p>\n<p>-Meanwhile, can anyone stop Shayna Baszler? The former MMA star has bested everyone in the division including Kairi Sane, the pirate who defeated her in the Mae Young finals. Ember is still banged up from the assault Shayna laid on her from Philadelphia and their rematch did her no favors in terms of healing up. Eventually Moon will have to put her NXT women\u2019s championship on the line again against Shayna, and this time she may not get so lucky.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-264667978\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-The U.K. division is suddenly without direction as champion Pete Dunne sits atop his throne with no clear challenger in sight. His most recent opponent Roderick Strong had a great showing, but wasn\u2019t strong enough (lol puns) to survive Dunne\u2019s Bitter End finisher. His greatest foe Tyler Bate could possibly get another attempt down the line, but after a recent loss to the Velveteen Dream, that attempt may not come anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>-Sad to say that Johnny Gargano will no longer be appearing on this show. His recent exit from NXT after he lost a career vs. title match to Andrade\u2019 leaves a gaping hole in the babyface department of the show. Fortunately, Candice LeRae could possibly fill that spot in the women\u2019s division. Johnny said his goodbyes at the most recent house show in his hometown of Cleveland to a THUNDEROUS reaction. I hope that Blackheart Tommasso Ciampa is happy for breaking the spirit of the NXT Universe. For now\u2026adios Johnny Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Five weeks until Takeover New Orleans, and the ball of yarn slowly begins to unravel. You watching?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP ON LAST WEEK&#8217;S NXT TV REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/28\/2-28-nxt-tv-report-velveteen-dream-vs-tyler-bate-kairi-sane-vs-baszler-cole-vs-bononi-plus-andrade-vega\/\">2\/28 NXT TV Report: Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Bate, Kairi Sane vs. Baszler, Cole vs. Bononi, plus Andrade &amp; Vega<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3745374800\"><div id=\"pwtor-1644576447\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NXT PREVIEW MARCH 7, 2018 TAPED IN ATLANTA, GA. 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