Kairi Sane Will Receive A Title Shot After Winning The Mae Young Classic

Kairi Sane won the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament last night on WWE Network. In a match that aired after WWE Smackdown Live on WWE Network, Sane defeated Shayna Baszler in the finals of the tournament that has aired on WWE Network over the last month. Sane, who signed a contract with WWE earlier this year after being a star in Japan, was a favorite to win the whole thing and when the night was over, her hand was raised as the victor.

What does Sane get for winning the tournament? She gets that giant trophy that looks like it’s taller than her and she also gets a title shot. Specifically, a NXT Women’s Championship match.

Triple H broke the news on Tuesday night in an interview with ESPN: “On November 18 at the Toyota Center at the next NXT TakeOver, Kairi will be fighting to determine a new NXT women’s champion.”

The NXT Women’s Championship is currently vacant after Asuka gave it up due to her collarbone injury and WWE moving her to the Raw brand.

Here’s a post match interview with Sane talking about how she’s excited about getting the title shot. Her English isn’t great, but she got through it just fine.

It’s not known who the challenger or challengers might be in that title match, but that should be more clear after the next NXT tapings.

In the same interview with ESPN, Triple H put over Sane’s fighting spirit as a strength:

“[Kairi Sane]’s that little dog in the fight that just won’t go down. She leaves it all out there. You can feel her passion when she’s in the ring. Shayna’s a tough competitor. Some of the shots she hit her with… there was a kick to the side of her head where I thought, ‘I’m glad that isn’t me.’ That’s what people feel from her — that never-say-die attitude and that fighting spirit.”

Good luck to Kairi Sane in NXT and eventually on the main roster. I don’t know about you, but Sane vs. Asuka is a women’s wrestling match I want to see in the next few years because they would have a classic.