NXT General Manager William Regal announced today that TJ Perkins will be replacing the injured Hideo Itami in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
TJ will be teaming with Kota Ibushi, in the first round where they will be facing Lince Dorado and Mustafa Ali.
BREAKING NEWS: @WWENXT General Manager @RealKingRegal has named a replacement partner for @ibushi_kota in the 2016 #DustyClassic! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/zef937dWLP
— WWE (@WWE) October 13, 2016
TJ Perkins and Kota Ibushi have previously teamed in EVOLVE during Wrestlemania 32 weekend in Dallas and they also faced each other in the Cruiserweight Classic tournament where TJ defeated Kota to advance to the finals.
