Mae Young Classic Discussion

A video package focussed on Serena Deeb and Piper Niven. They focussed on the plus-sized Niven’s girth and Deeb’s comeback attempt

Piper Niven vs Serena Deeb: Piper with a Running Crossbody for a near fall, Running Senton, but Serena gets the knees up, Deeb with strikes, Monkey Flip blocked, but she rams Piper's head into the turnbuckle & hits a Diving Monkey Flip, Front Slam followed by a Hangman's Noose Neckbreaker for a near fall, she tries the Gutbuster but can't get Niven up, Piper sends her to the corner & hits a Cannonball Senton for a near fall, Serena counters the Michinoku Driver II and hits a Snapmare Driver for a near fall, Piper evades the Spear and sends Deeb down & hits a Viper Bomb for a near fall, Niven up top for the Splash, but Serena evades, Deeb tries the Spear, Piper evades & on the rebound plants Serena with a Michinoku Driver II for the win

Niven advances to the quarter-finals

Backstage, Charly Caruso stood in front of the bracket board and hyped this episode’s main event… A video package set up the Kairi Sane vs. Bianca Belair match. Sane said she wants to give passion and power to people all over the world. Belair said she doesn’t see Sane as a threat and added that she’s merely another competitor

Kairi Sane vs Bianca Belair: Sane with a Running Dropkick for a 1 count, then lets loose with the Forearm Strikes, Belair with the hair whip shot, repeated whip shots, Bianca with a Lariat for a near fall, Forearm shots from Kairi then a Front Guillotine Choke, Bianca fights out and hits a Stalling Suplex while doing squats for a near fall, grounded Fullnelson, Sane turns it into a flash pin & Belair switches to a Double Chickenwing then slams Kairi down for a near fall, Running Frogsplash but Sane gets the knees up, Kairi with repeated Polish Hammers then the Kobashi-style Machinegun Chops, Diving Forearm Strike for a 2 count, Straightjacket Clutch, but Belair throws Sane off, she catches Kairi and hits a Powerslam for a near fall, Sane with more Forearm strikes and Bianca answers back with one of her own, Kairi with more strikes & Belair slams her down, Belair with a 450 Splash but only a near fall, she tries the Spear but Kairi sidesteps her, then delivers an Ax Kick, Sliding D, Uraken and Bianca has no idea what hit her, Sane up top, and connects with The Best Elbow Ever for the win

Sane advances to the quarter-finals

Caruso narrated a video recap of this event, then hyped more sweet 16 action for the next episode

A video package set up the Mia Yim vs. Shayna Baszler match. Yim spoke about traveling the world with the goal of becoming the best. Baszler said it’s a different audience for what she does, but she’s simply doing what she always does. She said no one can throw anything at her that she hasn’t seen. However, Yim said she is going to surprise Baszler

Mia Yim vs Shayna Baszler: Baszler came out and walked past Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Bayley, who were in the front row. Lynch and Charlotte held up four fingers while Ross noted that there were two factions of Four Horsewomen in attendance. Baszler’s crew was located on the other side of the entrance aisle. They trade kicks, Baszler blocks Eat Defeat early on, back to trading kicks, Shayna gets the advantage and goes for a Running Kick, Yim ducks and gets a rollup for a 2 count, Yim with a Running Rana, Baszler goes to the floor, but Mia follows with a Tope Suicida, she rolls Shayna back in and goes for the cover for a near fall, Yim with more kicks, again tries Eat Defeat, but Baszler counters into a Capture Slam then just twists Mia's ankle then follows up with 2 Gutwrench Suplexes for a near fall, Yim with a Tarantula then a Cannonball for a 2 count, Shayna goes back to the ankle & Yim quickly goes to the rope, Yim with a Strike flurry ending with a Pele for a near fall, Cannonball countered into a Knee Strike for a near fall, Baszler tried a Suplex possibly looking for her finisher, but Yim blocks it and delivers a Bridging German Suplex for a 2 count, she tries a Deadlift German, but Shayna rolls into an Ankle Lock, Mia breaks the hold with kicks, Shayna with kicks, but Mia catches one & counters into a Ligerbomb for a near fall, she drags Shayna to the corner, 450 Splash, but Baszler gets the knees up and converts into the Rear Naked Choke which she's dubbed The Kirifuda Driver and Mia taps out

Baszler advances to the quarter-finals

After the match, Baszler posed with Rousey and friends at ringside. She then turned toward Bayley, Charlotte, and Lynch and held up four fingers at them. “I’d buy that,” Lita said of a potential match between the Four Horsewomen vs. Four Horsewomen match

Ross and Lita hyped that Candice LeRae would face Nicole Savoy in the final second round match. A video package focussed on both women

Candice LeRae vs Nicole Savoy: Candice with a Tornado DDT for a 1 count, Savoy with a Backdrop Driver for a 2 count, then a Back Suplex, Surfboard into a flash pin, but Candice counters into a Surfboard of her own then into a flash pin, when Savoy kicks out she tries to sink in a Rear Naked Choke, but Candice blocks the attempt, and Candice with a Single Knee Facebreaker, Candice up top, but Savoy sweeps the legs out, she taunts the crowd before going for a cover for a near fall, Savoy with 2 Butterfly Suplexes and tries for the Juji-Gatame, but Candice blocks, Candice with rapid-fire Forearm Strikes, Springboard, but Savoy catches her and delivers a Wheelbarrow Suplex with a bridge for a near fall, Tiger Suplex blocked, Savoy switches and attempts a Dragon Suplex, but Candice blocks and counters with a kick, Manji-Gatame but Savoy fights out and counters with a Death Valley Bomb in the corner, she tries an Avalanche Butterfly Suplex, Candice blocks, she switches to a traditional Superplex, but Candice blocks and counters into Ms. LeRae's Wild Ride for the win

LeRae will face Shayna Baszler in the quarter-finals

The Quarter-Finals are set

A tale of the tape for the Shayna Baszler vs. Candice LeRae match was shown. Lita noted that the tale of the tape doesn’t show the size of the heart. She said LeRae may have the biggest heart and added that she’s going to need it

Candice LeRae vs Shayna Baszler: Johnny Gargano was once again at ringside for wife LeRae’s match. Baszler winked at Ronda Rousey and Jessamyn Duke as she walked past them. They were shown applauding her from their spot in the front row. Candice with a Tope Suicida and turns it into a Tornado DDT, she gets Baszler back in for a near fall, Shayna sends Candice into the ropes, but LeRae comes back with an Octopus Hold, Shayna powers out, but Candice goes From Dusk Till Dawn into the Garga-No-Escape, Shayna thinks about tapping, she reaches for the rope, but Candice uses the rope to push them back to the center, but the momentum also gives Baszler the power to counter into a Sidewalk Slam to break the hold, Candice up top, Shayna meets her, she tries for an Avalanche Gutwrench Suplex, Candice fights off, Ms. LeRae's Wild Ride, but Baszler counters in mid-air into The Kirifuda Driver and Candice taps out

Baszler kept the hold applied despite the referee and the broadcast team urging her to release it. She eventually did release the hold and was booed. After the match, the referee raised the arm of Baszler while Gargano checked on his wife. Baszler walked over and kicked the knee of LeRae before leaving the ring

Baszler will face Mercedes Martinez in the semi-finals

Footage aired of Ronda Rousey, Jessamyn Duke, and Marina Shafir being interviewed outside of Full Sail University. They were singing the praises of their Four Horsewomen of MMA partner Shayna Baszler when Charlotte, Bayley, and Becky Lynch, three of the Four Horsewomen of WWE, confronted them. Rousey told them to name the time and the place. Bayley nodded her head. The WWE trio started to back away. “How about today?” Rousey asked. She said they would be waiting to hear from them

Kairi Sane vs Dakota Kai: Sane with Chops in the corner, up top, but Kai with a Knee Strike then slams Kairi off the top for a 2 count, Dakota with the Face Wash for a near fall, Roundhouse Kick for a 2 count, Sane breaks Kai in half with a Spear then a Springboard Double Stomp for a 2 count, tries the Sliding D, but Dakota with a Drop Toehold then follows with The Kaio Kick for a near fall, Sane blocks another kick then drives an Elbow to the knee then follows it with a Uraken, Kai avoids another attempt at Sliding D, Sane tries to bring her in with a Superplex, but ends up tied to the Tree of Woe, Tree of Woe Double Stomp, but Kairi pulls down to avoid it, Sane with a Flying Forearm for a near fall, Sliding D for a near fall, Waterwheel Slam countered into a Sunset Flip for a near fall, Kai with a High Kick, Kaio Kick, but Sane evades, Forearm shots then hits the Waterwheel Slam and follows with The Best Elbow Ever for the win

The women shook hands afterward

Sane will face Toni Storm in the semi-finals

Ross and Lita spoke about the semifinal matches with Shayna Baszler vs. Mercedes Martinez, and Kairi Sane vs. Toni Storm