5 surprising moments from the Mae Young Classic - Episode 1

#1 Abbey Laith stole the show

What a main event this should be

Once again the WWE wanted you to believe Jazzy Gabert was a favourite to win the tournament based on her vignettes. She was easily the most physically imposing competitor in the tournament. She is the kind of person that would usually go far in WWE booking; then she lost to WWE developmental wrestler, Abbey Laith, in the first round.

They quickly established Abbey as a crowd favourite to win the tournament. She even had a finishing move, the Alligator Clutch pin, that was originally gotten from Mae Young. It is a simple way to make her story a fun one to follow.

The match did a good job of selling both competitors as legit threats. Abbey had to do a lot of high flying moves to “damage” the bigger Jazzy. A lot of her kicks and punches had no effect. This allowed fans to get behind Laith right away.

She didn’t disappointed and pulled the “upset”. A surprising but perfect end to a strong premiere episode.