Kushida & Leon Ruff Upset The Gargano Way, Teams Advance In Dusty Cup

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Kushida & Leon Ruff Upset The Gargano Way, Teams Advance In Dusty Cup

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Tonight’s episode of NXT saw two more Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic first-round matches take place. In them, Kushida and Leon Ruff surprisingly upset The Way, a tag team comprised of Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory, while Lucha House Party took down Imperium in a hard-fought win.

That's how QUICK it can happen when @WWEKarrionKross is in the ring! ⌛️#WWENXT @Lady_Scarlett13 @TheeAdonisWWE pic.twitter.com/bdleep8tab

— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021

Towards the end of the match, things were getting extremely close for both tag teams, as they began trading pinfall attempts after big moves. However, it was Kushida who came through in a big way, as he was able to kick out of a basement superkick from Gargano before landing a huge hammerlock suplex to the superstar for the victory.

#LuchaHouseParty is in a world of hurt courtesy of #Imperium on #WWENXT. 😮#DustyClassic @FabianAichner @Marcel_B_WWE @LuchadorLD @WWEGranMetalik pic.twitter.com/n1dgj9mxDB

— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2021

As for Lucha House Party, they were able to come away with a win thanks to the incredible athleticism of the two superstars. Late in their match, Dorado was able to land a huge superkick on Barthel after Metalik landed a moonsault on Archer outside of the ring. Back in the ring, Dorado hit the shooting star press on Barthel, which was just enough to clinch the win for Lucha House Party.

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