The Official Mae Young Classic Tournament Thread

[R=G]

Kavita from India kicked her ass and they had her do the job..she hit like two moves to win? Lol.

 

[OHSNAP!]

Shayna wishes she was like this when she still did MMA. I haven't seen any of her Shimmer stuff, but I have seen her Stardom stuff and she seemed perfectly fine in longer more competitive stuff for the most part.

Io tried to make her stuff look deadly.

As for what she could work on:
-Her punches and kicks need more sauce on them.
-She slaps her thigh for strikes too early sometimes.
-She moves like she's wearing really heavy boots and comes off unnaturally slow and stilted at times.

Very curious as to what happens with Sonya Deville going forward. Shayna has size, cred and association going for her. Plus she was booked better in this tournament than Sonya has been during her entire NXT run. From August of 2016 until May of this year when they changed her name, she was presented as this badass MMA chick yet lost every match she had. Sonya has a solid look, moves better and has the LGBT thing going for her, but she only appears sporadically and still hasn't really clicked with the audience.

I'd rather see Sonya pushed (she got a W against Zeda this week on NXT), but like I posted earlier, they could build a MMA stable if they wanted, with Baszler/Savoy/Mercedes (teammates in SHIMMER iirc) and Sonya. NXT has two male factions atm indeed, but never had a female one besides BFFs from 2014

 

[PYRRHUS 88]

Shayna wishes she was like this when she still did MMA. I haven't seen any of her Shimmer stuff, but I have seen her Stardom stuff and she seemed perfectly fine in longer more competitive stuff for the most part.

Io tried to make her stuff look deadly.

As for what she could work on:
-Her punches and kicks need more sauce on them.
-She slaps her thigh for strikes too early sometimes.
-She moves like she's wearing really heavy boots and comes off unnaturally slow and stilted at times.

Not that I think she sucks or don't see any potential in her, but in retrospect, Io's feud with Shayna is one of the best carry jobs ever. The GOAT had her looking like a 5 star prospect.

Having seen her work with normal humans now, Shayna still has a ways to go.

 

[stro]

Whole thing has been a bust for me. Round 2 being not much better than Round 1 despite 16 fewer not ready for prime time talents is pretty shocking. Terrible lay outs to most of the matches, finishers in one matches being used as regular moves in others, stupid shyt like bird skeleton 115 pound Serena Deeb throwing 200+ pound Viper around and kicking out of Vader Bombs and trying to use a spear on her, matches having no flow or story, people botching their signature moves, and of course the horrible commentary that would bring down even a good show.

This shyt is UK tournament level bunk, imo.

 

[rabbitfood]

Regardless, we don't know what they're going to do. They could make a female MMA clique. They could put Shayna on the main. They could let them exist separately. Either way, hopefully it doesn't end up like when Shoot Nation fell through.

You had Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins doing this swagless generic amateur wrestling team, while American Alpha was an amateur wrestling team with some flash and actual effort put behind them.

 

[stro]

Not that I think she sucks or don't see any potential in her, but in retrospect, Io's feud with Shayna is one of the best carry jobs ever. The GOAT had her looking like a 5 star prospect.

Having seen her work with normal humans now, Shayna still has a ways to go.

Baszler has negative charisma. shyt is bizarre. Did she come off like that in Japan?

 

[SalamiAttack]

This was terrible and made me cringe. I guess we'll probably get a 4HW vs. 4HW match at WM or something, but damn, all of these women are corny as hell and the MMA girls are just awkward and I don't know who the hell any of them are besides Ron.

THESE ARE SMILEY WORTHY

All 3 were like WTF this bytch Rousey saying with marbles in her mouth

Get Rousey to the performance center acting class with Regal, STAT

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

THESE ARE SMILEY WORTHY

All 3 were like WTF this bytch Rousey saying with marbles in her mouth

Get Rousey to the performance center acting class with Regal, STAT

Bayley was like: "Even I cut a better promo than this"

 

[reigun]

THESE ARE SMILEY WORTHY

All 3 were like WTF this bytch Rousey saying with marbles in her mouth

Get Rousey to the performance center acting class with Regal, STAT

Charlotte:

Becky:

Bailey:

Bless their hearts, they're trying to sell it.

 

[Thebadguy]

Hours before Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler square off in the final match of WWE’s inaugural Mae Young Classic this Tuesday on WWE Network, watch Superstars and celebrity-athletes walk the red carpet at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, live on Facebook.com/WWE.

Cathy Kelley will host coverage from the red carpet, which begins at 6 ET/3 PT. With the Mae Young Classic Finale being one of Sin City’s hottest tickets next week, luminaries from all walks of life will be in attendance for the all-important event.

Among those expected to appear on the carpet and speak to members of the media are former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, former Team USA soccer star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo, WWE COO Triple H, Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, The Bella Twins, Charlotte Flair and Bayley. Cast members of the hit Netflix series, “GLOW,” will also be on hand Tuesday for one of the most pivotal nights in the history of women’s wrestling.

Be sure to like WWE’s official Facebook account before Tuesday to watch live highlights from the Mae Young Classic Red Carpet as they happen, and don’t miss the tournament Finale later that night when it streams at 10 ET/7 PT, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network.

 

[mrken12]

Hope Solo?

I hope security keeps an eye on her.

 

[2CT]

if Shayna wins we riot

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I see why some of these bytches will never make it to WWE. Ain't good enough in the ring to make up for their lacking attractiveness.

Bazler and Martinez should not still be in this tournament. Big reason why this tourney has been underwhelming

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Which one of you referred to Shayna as "Bayley's mother"?

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Ronda Rousey Attending Mae Young Classic Finals, MYC's Strong Viewership - SEScoops

WWE’s Mae Young Classic tournament has been a huge success on the WWE Network. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the eight episodes of the MYC were the Top 8 most-watched shows on the Network this past week.

Since the first four episodes were released the previous week, that means the first four episodes of the tournament had more views than this week’s 205 Live and NXT shows.

WWE has announced a ‘red carpet’ special for the Mae Young Classic finale will stream on Facebook this coming Tuesday, September 12th at 6pm (Eastern) live from Las Vegas.

Hosted by Cathy Kelley, the red carpet event will feature appearances by former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, cast members from the Netlix hit show GLOW, U.S. Olympian soccer star Hope Solo, Charlotte Flair, Stephanie McMahon, the Bella Twins, Bayley, Triple H and other Mae Young Classic competitors.

Peple watching this tournament more than NXT and 205 Live