3 WWE Superstars who refused to change a finish mid-match and 3 who agreed

#3 Marti Belle and Rachel Evers reportedly agreed to change their WWE Mae Young Classic finish

The 2017 WWE Mae Young Classic was a huge success, with the tournament showcasing future WWE Superstars including Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler and Toni Storm.

In the first round of the 32-woman competition, Rachel Evers defeated Marti Belle in a match that lasted 6 minutes and 10 seconds. Evers, the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering, advanced to the second round, where she lost to Abbey Laith in 4 minutes and 49 seconds.

WWE recorded the Mae Young Classic several weeks prior to the episodes airing on the WWE Network in both 2017 and 2018, which meant spoilers were leaked a long time before fans could watch the matches.

In July 2017, Wrestling News World reported that Belle was originally supposed to win but the victory was switched to Evers midway through the match.

Rachel Evers & Marti Belle was extreeeeeeeeeeemly sloppy. You can literally see the moment the finish was changed.. #MaeYoungClassic

— Mr. Money 💰 & Magic ✨ (@theangelocarter) September 6, 2017

Only terrible match was Evers vs Belle and it's only because they changed the finish at the end. #MaeYoungClassic

— pat driscoll (@PDrisc60) September 4, 2017

Belle, who also competed in a six-woman tag team match at the Mae Young Classic tapings, has since established herself as a member of the NWA roster. Evers, meanwhile, signed with WWE in 2019 but received her release in 2020 as a cost-cutting measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.