Finn Balor is going into this with an injured knee, he and Joe beat Dash & Dawson, who would go on to be the Revival (here). Baron Corbin and Rhyno beat Jason Jordan and Chad Gable, the future American Alpha. (here). Rich Brennan, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton are on commentary for this match.
RHYNO & BARON CORBIN VS. FINN BALOR & SAMOA JOE
Dusty Rhodes Classic Final
NXT TakeOver: Respect (7th October 2015)
Finn Balor decides to start the match, which Graves calls dumb. Rhyno starts for his team, after stalling for a while as the fans chant for Balor, they touch. Finn Balor immediately rolls Rhyno up but he kicks out at one. Rhyno backs Finn back into the corner, he shoves Balor and receives one back. Rhyno charges with a right but ends up in the corner, so he tags in Baron Corbin. Corbin tries to shoot for the injured leg but Balor is good at evading it. Baron Corbin wants a test of strength and gets it, he kicks Balor in the knee but Balor answers back with a dropkick. He brings Baron over to Joe, who gets the tag. Samoa Joe ducks a right hand and sends Corbin back into the corner with a series of jabs. Joe hits a flurry of lefts and rights in the corner, finishing off with an overhand chop. Samoa Joe gets the snapmare, chop to the back, kick to the chest and knee drop combo and covers but Corbin kicks out at 1. Samoa Joe hits more jabs and a headbutt, he runs off the ropes but is caught in a choke bomb. Baron Corbin covers for 2 then goes right to ground and pound as Joe covers up. Baron Corbin tries to cover again but Joe immediately kicks out.
Rhyno is brought into the match and he takes Samoa Joe over to a neutral corner, he chops and hits him with rights before sending him across the ring. Rhyno hits a running shoulder block in the corner and a belly to belly. He covers but Joe kicks out at 1. Rhyno clasps his hands under Joe's chin on the mat to wear him down, but Joe gets to his feet and escapes with back elbows. Rhyno chokes Samoa Joe over the top rope and brings in Baron Corbin. After some double-teaming in the corner Corbin snapmares Joe down and covers for 2. He brings Samoa Joe to his feet in a front face lock, Samoa Joe tries to fight out but is shoved into the corner. Baron Corbin clotheslines Samoa Joe in the corner repeatedly and brings him out of the corner, knocking him down with a big boot. Baron Corbin covers buts still gets 2. Baron Corbin hits Joe with right hands in the corner but Samoa Joe reverses an irish whip. He follows Corbin with a back elbow in the corner and a twisting enziguri!
Finn Balor gets the tag, he jumps off Corbin's back with a dropkick to neutralize an interfering Rhyno, then hits Corbin with a running forearm. Balor gets a running chop in the corner. Baron Corbin reverses an irish whip and Balor floats over, landing on the injured leg. Baron Corbin hits him with a big boot, he climbs to the top rope but an enziguri by Balor knocks him down. Finn Balor goes out to the apron but Rhyno chop blocks his knee from underneath him. Baron Corbin wraps Balor's leg around the ring post and uses elbow drops and kicks to target the left knee. He shoves Balor into the corner and goes back to the corner clotheslines. Finn Balor is able to get his boot up and he stuns Rhyno with a back elbow, but runs into the Deep Six, getting Corbin a nearfall.
Baron Corbin keeps Finn Balor on the mat with strikes, he runs to the ropes but Balor pops up with a Slingblade! Both guys tag their partners, Samoa Joe knocks Rhyno down with clotheslines, an inverted atomic drop and a big boot, before the senton. Rhyno sends Joe from corner to corner but runs into the STO. Samoa Joe spots Corbin and runs at him, taking him down with one too. Rhyno is back to his feet in the corner and he hits Samoa Joe with a GORE! 1,2, NO! Balor broke it up. He counters an End of Days attempt by Corbin and hits a DDT before sending him over the top rope with a clothesline. Balor goes out to the apron and a Penalty Kick knocks Corbin's jaw over to Alaska. Rhyno knocks Finn Balor down to the floor and sets up another Gore, but Samoa Joe cuts him off with a boot. He sends Rhyno into the corner as Finn Balor is back on the apron, tags out and hits the Muscle Buster, setting up Finn Balor for the Coup de Grace, he covers for the win.
WINNERS: FINN BALOR & SAMOA JOE
This had a good story to it. Samoa Joe was essentially in a handicap match against 2 big guys, thanks to Balor's knee. Balor got his momentum in sprints as Samoa Joe was able to rest and Baron Corbin and Rhyno's overconfidence combined with Joe and Balor's crisp teamwork cost Corbin and Rhyno the match.– As a match it's **¼ but personally, I'd rate it 5/10
We see the highlights as The Rhodes Family enters the ring to present the trophy and congratulate Balor and Joe. Cody Rhodes cuts a promo on the importance of his father's legacy and invites us all to be a part of the Rhodes Family for this occasion. Dusty Rhodes' theme plays as the fans chant “thank you Dusty”
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