5 Best Matches of the Week (9/23/18)

#1: Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Rachel Evers (Mae Young Classic)

This was the best opening match for the Mae Young Classic so far.

These two women had an excellent match that many did not think would be the best of the week beforehand. Most Mae Young Classic opening matches have ranged from decent to good but this was just great.

Rachel Evers looked great as the fiery face of the match. Her sequence towards the end of the match was great. She performed even better than she did last year. Hiroyo Matsumoto looked great as the powerhouse of the match. Her moves seemed vicious and looked really believable.

It seemed like Hiroyo Matsumoto would be outperformed by the other Japanese women in this tournament (Meiko Satomura & Io Shirai). However, her match was actually better than Io Shirai's match and just as good as Meiko Satomura's match. She has a lot of potential and it will be great to see her against Toni Storm tonight.