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The Mae Young Classic rolls on with another set of first round matches. We have four huge bouts between eight of the world's best female wrestlers, all competing for an opportunity to become the next Mae Young Classic Champion and compete at WWE's first all-female Pay-Per-View, Evolution.
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This week's matches were as follows, Deonna Purrazzo Vs. Priscilla Kelly, Ariel Monroe Vs. Zeuxis, Reina Gonzalez Vs. Kacey Catanzaro and finally, Mercedes Martinez Vs. Ashley Rayne
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Before we get to the results for the second day of Mae Young Classic, let's recap who progressed on the first day, just in case you missed it. Tegan Nox, Rhea Rhipley, Lacey Lane and legendary Japanese wrestler Meiko Satomura progressed to the first round.
So, without further ado, let's see who joins them from this week's episode!
#1 Deonna Purrazzo Vs. Priscilla Kelly
Deonna has appeared in NXT recently and has been hyped up a lot pre-tournament. However, the way that commentary bigged her up as a favourite and the way that WWE chose to linger on this being a redemptive story for Purrazzo after failing to make the first Mae Young Classic should have given away how this match would go.
Not to take anything away from the twenty-one-year-old Priscilla Kelly, who, although still green in the ring, looked the part in this match and got in some good shots. She'll get a lot of comparisons to Paige because of the dark hair pale skin look, but she's massively different in the ring. Definitely, one to watch for the future.
The finish came when Purrazzo quickly and surprisingly got Kelly into the Fujiwara Arm Bar from nowhere, forcing the younger competitor to tap out
Result: Deonna Purazzo Def. Priscilla Kelly
#2 Ariel Monroe Vs. Zeuxis
This match was a huge surprise to me. Monroe is a unique looking female wrestler, she's built, she has the coloured hair and the energy, plus she's, current Cruiserweight Champion, Cedric Alexander's wife. So automatically I assumed she was the favourite.
However, this did do a disservice to Zeuxis who Michael Cole on commentary rightly hyped up as one of the most talented Mexican performers, male or female, around today. And she proved it in this match, performing as the perfect heel.
Monroe did a great job of getting the crowd behind her and into the match and Zeuxis did a great job of making the crowd hate her. The finish came with an incredible looking Spanish Fly from the top rope from Zeuxis on Monroe
Result: Zeuxis Def. Ariel Monroe
#3 Kacey Cantazaro Vs. Reina Gonzalez
Anyone following her development in NXT will know that former American Ninja Warrior contestant Kacey Catanzaro is turning some heads with how good she seems to be at such an early stage in her wrestling career, but even that knowledge didn't seem enough for her to overcome the positively huge Reina Gonzalez in this first round contest.
The majority of the match was a combination of Reina Gonzalez throwing Catanzaro around like a rag doll and Cantanzaro using her gymnastics and agility to avoid being squashed like a bug. It was your classic David Vs. Goliath stuff!
Eventually, Catanzaro was able to upset Reina Gonazalez with a Victory roll to advance in the tournament and prove that size isn't everything!
Result: Kacey Catanzaro Def. Reina Gonzalez
#4 Mercedes Martinez Vs. Ashley Rayne
What a significant main event this was, with a seasoned veteran and Mae Young Classic semi-finalist Mercedes Martinez looking to redeem herself against fellow seasoned veteran and former Impact Wrestling star Ashley Rayne (formerly known as Madison Rayne)
The two women put on a competitive match which is exactly what you'd expect from this experienced performers. There were also a ton of near-falls as both women traded their finishers.
The finish came when Martinez finally hit a Fisherman Buster after an intense series of back-and-forth moves.
Result: Mercedes Martinez Def. Ashley Rayne
As an aside I just want to quickly mention that the commentary trio of Renee Young, Beth Phoenix and Michael Cole are actually really good together, with Cole complimenting the two women really well!
So that's it, your next four competitors through are Deonna Purrazzo, Mercedes Martinez, Zeuxis and Kacey Catanzaro. They join Tegan Nox, Meiko Satomura, Rhea Rhipley and Lacey Lane in the second round with eight more women left to qualify.
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