The final match of the night is Piper vs. Santana. The two women share a handshake, with Piper attempting to intimidate Santana from the get-go. Piper gives Santana a cheeky, playful punch to the face and Santana pushes Piper away. The crowd cheers both women on and Santana twists Piper’s wrist, but Piper gets out of Santana’s grip and slams her onto the mat. She pins Santana, but Santana kicks out after the two count. Piper twists Santana’s wrist, but Santana eventually flips over using the ropes and locks Piper’s wrist into a twist once again. Piper goes in to punch Santana but misses as Santana ducks down. Piper attempts to punch Santana twice more, but misses both times. Santana puts both of Piper’s arms in a tricky lock, but Piper surprises everyone by picking Santana up. However, Santana maneuvers her way out of the move and kicks Piper close to her face. She pins Piper onto the mat, but Piper kicks out after two.
Santana flips and appears confident, but Piper takes Santana by her two legs and spins her around. Santana counters by flipping Piper over. Piper runs into Santana and uses a cross body move to pin her onto the mat, but Santana kicks out after two. Piper uses a cravat hold against Santana, who tries to get out by slapping Piper. She does, but Piper sends Santana flying onto the mat with a counter strike. Piper pins Santana, but she kicks out.
Piper puts Santana into a headlock and then uses a clothesline take-down to pin Santana onto the mat once again. Santana kicks out. Piper charges towards Santana, but Santana kicks her towards the face. Santana uses a DDT move to pin Piper and go for the win, but Piper kicks out after two. Santana directs several blows to Piper, along with a low drop kick, springboard back elbow. Piper bounces back to pin Santana, but she surprisingly kicks out. Santana then pins Piper onto the mat, but Piper kicks out after two. Piper uses a Michinoku driver move to pin Santana and effectively win the last match of the evening!
Thoughts: Toni Storm, Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai and Piper Niven are absolute STARS! I’m not just saying this because they won their matches, but all four have the total package. I await their arrivals in NXT at some point in their careers. Having seen Dakota in the ring IRL as well, I can absolutely say that she is a crowd favorite. I was picturing her going up against Bayley and who would win that match. Dakota appeared to be the underdog in her match against Kavita, but proved that being supremely tall isn’t everything in the ring.
Toni and Piper used not only their physical talents, but psychology as well in the ring, and they will both be forces to reckon with. Bianca’s use of her hair braid is brilliant and that, along with her background in track and field, gives her a very unique edge as a wrestler.
Kavita Devi is very intriguing as well. If WWE were to sign her, I wonder if she would be heavily promoted as the female Great Khali? She certainly has presence and is extremely strong. I’m keeping my eye on her.
What’s your favorite match from the third episode of the Mae Young Classic? What move left you screaming “OMG!!!” Which female athlete are you rooting for the most? Let us know in the comments below!
