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#2 WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament (2018)
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2017 was quite a year for tournaments in the WWE. Not only did it mark the first United Kingdom Championship tournament, but it also introduced the Mae Young Classic tournament. WWE recruited some of the best female wrestlers from around the globe and introduced some under-utilized prospects in a showcase of women's wrestling.
Kairi Sane won the tournament, defeating Shayna Baszler in the finals. The tournament also featured and introduced Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Dakota Kai, Lacey Evans and Tay Conti. It could be argued that WWE did one better the following year with the sequel to the Mae Young Classic.
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The 2018 Mae Young Classic featured one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time in Meiko Satomura. The legend delivered in a huge way with killer matches in every single round. It also featured and introduced Deonna Purrazzo, Mercedes Martinez and Big Swole.
The tournament finals highlighted two of the best women's wrestlers in the world in Io Shirai and Toni Storm. In the first all-women pay-per-view in WWE history, Evolution, the two women put on a tremendous bout that showcased their versatility and ability in the ring.
Storm defeated Shirai to win the tournament and used the momentum to defeat Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women's Championship. The sequel may not have introduced as much new talent to the WWE roster as the first tournament, but the impact of the finals taking place on such a historic night with two stars who have gone on to great success pushes it just ahead.
