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Wagner and Galeno Beat BirthRight to Reach NXT Tag Tournament Semis
The AAA World Tag Team Champions El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno beat BirthRight in a quarter-final match on WWE NXT.
BirthRight’s team was Charlie Dempsey and Lexis King.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is a tag-team tournament held in WWE NXT, and the winners move through to the next round.
After Wagner hit King with a Michinoku Driver, Galeno landed a Frog Splash to secure the win.
The result puts Wagner and Galeno through to the semi-finals.
Their opponents will be decided after Hank Walker and Tank Ledger face The Creed Brothers; the other teams in the final four are The Vanity Project and Romeo Moreno with Noam Dar.
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno defeated BirthRight to advance to the semifinals of the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
The match took place on WWE NXT, where Galeno scored the winning pin after Wagner hit Lexis King with a Michinoku Driver.
Zilla Fatu’s appearance at ringside distracted BirthRight during the match.
The semifinal lineup also includes Hank & Tank, Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno, and the Vanity Project.
The semifinal matches are scheduled for next week.
- Who
- El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno defeated BirthRight’s Charlie Dempsey and Lexis King.
- What
- They won a quarterfinal match in the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and advanced to the semifinals.
- When
- Tuesday, according to the articles.
- Where
- WWE NXT. A specific venue is not stated.
- Why
- The win advanced Wagner and Galeno in the tournament. Fatu’s appearance distracted BirthRight during the match.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wagner and Galeno defeated Dempsey and King to reach the tournament semifinals.
Fatu later challenged Dempsey to a match at Halloween Havoc.
The semifinal matches are scheduled, with the winners advancing to the final.
- Tournament
- 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
- Winners
- El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno
- Defeated team
- Charlie Dempsey and Lexis King of BirthRight
- Semifinal opponents
- Hank & Tank
- Other semifinal teams
- Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno; the Vanity Project