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The 1st round of the Mae Young Classic will end tonight. This week on the Mae Young Classic the likes of Xia Brookside, Rachel Evers, Taynara Conti, Nicole Matthews, Jessie Elaban, Isla Dawn, Hiroyo Matsumoto, and Io Shirai will all be in action.
Isla Dawn will face off with Nicole Matthews, Taynara Conti will face off with Jessie Elaban, Rachel Evers will face off with Hiroyo Matsumoto, and Io Shirai will face off with Xia Brookside.
Isla Dawn vs Nicole Matthews
One of the top competitors of the NXT UK Women's division in Isla Dawn will have her first match since the UK Championship tournament. She will be facing a 12 year veteran in Nicole Matthews. WWE may want to give Isla Dawn an opportunity to advance since only 3 women (Toni Storm, Rhea Ripley, & Tegan Nox) from the NXT UK Women's division have advanced.
However, Nicole Matthews can put over another wrestler later in the tournament. Since WWE seems to want to push Tegan Nox and the winner of this match will face Tegan Nox, Nicole Matthews will probably get the win.
Final Prediction: Nicole Matthew defeats Isla Dawn via pinfall with the Vancouver Maneuver.
Jessie Elaban vs Taynara Conti
Taynara Conti will return to the 2nd Mae Young Classic after competing in last year's Mae Young Classic. Jessie Elaban will also be making her televised debut tonight. WWE seems to want to give Jessie Elaban a lot of opportunities (if you remember, she was the first person bullied by Shayna Baszler).
She might be given a win before putting over fellow signee Lacey Lane. However, Taynara Conti was eliminated in the first round last year. WWE might want to make that up to her by allowing her to at least make it to the round of 16.
Taynara Conti also was the first Brazilian wrestler (male and female) to compete at WrestleMania. She has a lot of hype from that so WWE may want to ride that hype. Taynara Conti will probably face Jessie Elaban.
Final Prediction: Taynara Conti defeats Jessie Elaban via pinfall with the Modified Judo Slam.
Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Rachel Evers
Hiroyo Matsumoto will make her WWE debut against Rachel Evers (who competed in last year's Mae Young Classic). WWE may want to push her due to her power offence. She is also known as 'Godzilla' which WWE will probably like. However, Rachel Evers is the daughter of Paul Ellering.
That makes it likely that WWE will want to sign her in the near future. This makes it more likely that WWE will sign her instead of Hiroyo Matsumoto. 90% of the time, WWE will put a signed competitor over a non-signed competitor. Therefore, Rachel Evers will probably get the win.
Final Prediction: Rachel Evers defeats Hiroyo Matsumoto via pinfall with the Graveyard Smash.
Io Shirai vs Xia Brookside
Io Shirai and Xia Brookside will both make their WWE debuts tonight. Xia Brookside is 19 years old so WWE may want her to play a story similar to the story that was told by Tyler Bate in the 2017 UK Championship Tournament.
She is also a part of the brand new NXT UK brand and women's division so WWE may see her as more of a priority than Io Shirai. However, Io Shirai is set to be one of the next big stars of the NXT women's division. Her debut has been hyped up by WWE (it was announced at a main roster live event).
WWE probably won't have her be eliminated in the first round. Io Shirai will probably defeat Xia Brookside.
Final Prediction: Io Shirai defeats Xia Brookside via pinfall or submission with her finishing move.
