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WWE crown the winner of inaugural Mae Young Classic Women’s tournament

Kairi Sane landed her finisher, elbow from the top rope to pin the MMA fighter, Baszler to win the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament.

By Raja
Kairi Sane (middle), winner of Mae Young Classic (image courtesy WWE.com)

Bengaluru, September 13: There is no denying that the Mae Young Classic tournament will always be remembered as a milestone event in the history of women's wrestling.

We would have never thought a tv series can be made where only female competitors from around the world would participate until WWE came up with the women's revolution to all-new heights.

As a result, we got the WWE Network special which started after Summerslam 2017 which was a huge attraction. As per reports from Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer the event turned out to be the most watched show on the network over this last couple of weeks.

So, WWE arranged all the hype that was needed to culminate the show in a big way. The finale of the tournament with 32 elite female competitors from several countries took place right after Smackdown Live went off the air last night.

It was a star-studded night with the originators of women's revolution, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon also present on the show. Plus, Ronda Rousey alongside her four horsewomen gang was at ringside.



Also, numerous other female veterans from the WWE were also there to witness the show live. The Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was part of a historical moment in the pro-wrestling industry.

It was down to two opponents from the 32 in the finale who competed in a thrilling encounter. It was Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler from UFC who locked horns in a 30-minute special episode on the WWE Network.

The contest turned out to be a nail-biter between the two great athletes. In the end, Kairi Sane landed her finisher, elbow from the top rope to pin the MMA fighter, Baszler and win the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament.



With that, she carved her name in the history of female wrestling. WWE honored her following the win as Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Sara Del Rey felicitated her for the tremendous achievement.
Story first published: Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 14:29 [IST]
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