5 women from 2018 Mae Young Classic that should be signed by WWE

The Mae Young Classic 2018 has been a huge, resounding success. The finals of the tournament (which is Toni Storm vs Io Shirai) will take place at WWE Evolution. While many competitors such as Mia Yim, Io Shirai, Toni Storm, Deonna Purrazzo, and Lacey Lane from the Mae Young Classic are currently signed to WWE under an NXT or an NXT UK deal, there are a good portion of competitors that aren't.

It would be great to see these women signed to WWE where they can compete on NXT UK, NXT, and even Raw and SmackDown Live.

#5 Rachel Evers

Rachel Evers performed in the last 2 Mae Young Classics.

In the 2017 Mae Young Classic, Rachel Evers was eliminated in the second round. In the first round, she defeated Marti Belle by rolling her up. She was then defeated in the second round by Abbey Laith who won with Mae Young's finisher, the Alligator Clutch, in a great match.

Unfortunately this year, she was unable to make it past the first round. She was eliminated by Hiroyo Matsumoto who won with a Backdrop Suplex. While she did not get the win, she looked extremely impressive. Rachel Evers and Hiroyo Matsumoto wrestled in one of the best matches of the first round.

Evers has also already appeared on NXT as enhancement talent against Sonya Deville last year. That is a good sign as many women wrestlers have appeared on NXT as enhancement talents before getting a push (Dakota Kai faced Nia Jax in Nia's debut in 2015). Rachel Evers is also incredibly young at only 25 years old so she has an incredible upside.

Evers is also the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering. Since Paul Ellering was great as the manager of the Authors of Pain, WWE may want to make it up to him by giving his daughter a WWE contract. When on NXT, she can have dream matches with the likes of Bianca Belair, Nikki Cross, Deonna Purrazzo, Kairi Sane, and possibly Candice LeRae.

#4 Hiroyo Matsumoto

Hiroyo Matsumoto did great in the Mae Young Classic.

Hiroyo Matsumoto had a pretty underrated run in the tournament. While she was eliminated in the tournament, she looked great. Her first-round match with Rachel Evers was one of the best matches of the first round and of the month.

Her match with Toni Storm was great as well. She looked like a dominant monster throughout the tournament as she was able to stop the energetic Rachel Evers. She was also protected in her loss to Storm as she only lost due to a lucky roll up.

She teased appearing on NXT in an interview after she defeated Evers. That would be great as she can fill in Shayna Baszler's role as the monster heel of the NXT women's division. She can have great matches with the likes of Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae, and Mia Yim.

#3 Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn should make her return to the main roster.

Kaitlyn competed in season three of NXT and on the main roster during the 2010-2013 period of time. During that time, she won the Divas Championship on the 20th anniversary of Monday Night Raw. She defeated the likes of Eve Torres and Tamina Snuka throughout her Championship reign until she was defeated by AJ Lee (AJ Lee began her historical Divas Championship reign at this time).

After being released from WWE, we did not see her again until she was announced for the 2018 Mae Young Classic. Kaitlyn defeated Kavita Devi in the first round before being defeated by Mia Yim in the second round. Kaitlyn's match with Mia Yim proved that she certainly still has it.

Kaitlyn is only 32 years old so she can certainly have a future in WWE for the next few years. Kaitlyn should arguably go straight to the main roster where she can face the likes of Nia Jax, Ember Moon, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Asuka, and Sasha Banks.

#2 Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez competed in both Mae Young Classics.

In the 2017 Mae Young Classic, Mercedes Martinez made it all the way to the semifinals. In the first round she defeated Xia Li, in the second round she defeated Princesa Sugehit, in the quarterfinals she defeated Abbey Laith, and in the semifinals she was defeated by Shayna Baszler.

In the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Mercedes Martinez did not make it past the second round. She defeated Ashley Rayne to move on to the second round before she was defeated in the second round by Meiko Satomura. Martinez has competed in NXT in the past. In fact, she was one of the final four women in the battle royal to determine who will fight for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Takeover: War Games and took Ember Moon to the limit in a matchup.

Because Mercedes Martinez is 37 years old, it might be best for her to go to the main roster where she can face the likes of Becky Lynch, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Natalya, and Ember Moon in excellent matches.

#1 Meiko Satomura

Meiko Satomura would do great in WWE.

Meiko Satomura lasted all the way to the semifinals of the 2018 Mae Young Classic. She defeated NXT UK's Killer Kelly in the first round, a semifinalist in last year's Mae Young Classic in Mercedes Martinez, and the underdog Lacey Lane in the quarterfinals.

Her run was finally ended in the semifinals where she was eliminated by Toni Storm. Meiko Satomura stole the show in every single one of her matches in this tournament so she definitely deserves a shot in WWE.

It can be argued that she should immediately go to the main roster as she certainly can succeed on Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live. While she does not have the best English skills, she can be given a manager.

Matches between Meiko Satomura and Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Natalya, Ember Moon, and Ruby Riott can steal the show.