On today's The Bump, WWE revealed the NXT Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic brackets. This annual tournament has been a cornerstone of the Black and Gold brand, with past winners moving on to securing Championship victories. With the 2021 tournament set to begin on this week's episode of WWE NXT, all 16 teams and eight first-round match-ups have been announced.The participants in the 2021 NXT Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic:August Grey and Curt StallionAshante "Thee" Adonis and Desmond TroyThe Bollywood BoyzBreezangoDrake Maverick and Killian DainEver-RiseThe Grizzled Young VeteransImperiumJake Atlas and Isaiah "Swerve" ScottKushida and Leon RuffLegado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza)Lucha House PartyThe Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong)The Way (Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory)Tony Nese and Ariya DaivariMSKThe full #DustyCup bracket has been revealed on @WWETheBump! 👀 ⤵️#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/H15FiqjKTv— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 13, 2021This year's tournament will mark the largest field of competitors with 16 teams. There has been a wide variety of successful teams that have achieved glory in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.Past winners of the competition have included The BroserWeights, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe, and The Undisputed Era. Fans will be excited to see who the next team to join that illustrious list is.NXT Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic first-round matchesThe Grizzled Bastards are gonna get a taste! EverRise Rules! #nxt #DustyCup pic.twitter.com/pBc4D15pCW— Matt Martel (@MattMartelWWE) January 7, 2021The first-round matches in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will kick off on this week's WWE NXT. It will feature three former championship teams, past winners and finalists of the tournament, in what will be a thrilling start to the tournament's 2021 edition.The 2021 NXT Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic first-round matches will be:The Undisputed ERA (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong) vs. BreezangoEver-Rise vs. The Grizzled Young VeteransTony Nese and Ariya Daivari vs. Ashante "Thee" Adonis and Desmond TroyKUSHIDA and Leon Ruff vs. The Way (Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory)MSK vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Jake AtlasDrake Maverick and Killian Dain vs. August Grey and Curt StallionImperium vs. Lucha House PartyLegada del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) vs. The Bollywood BoyzIt will be fascinating to watch the first-round unfold. This year's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic might mark the fiercest field of tag teams that NXT has to offer and should result in compelling matches.