Rain vs Santana

Frequent adversaries clash for what was actually the very first time back when one was just breaking in and the other was already a legend in that very ring. Rain seems more concerned with referee Chasyn getting her moniker right than her young opponent who from the opening lock-up came to play. Styles contrast as Santana is flashy and athletic with her counters and switches while Rain is efficient and manipulative calling out phantom hairpulls to mess with the ref as well. Experience rears its head in this case as Rain starts to gain control particularly taking advantage of the ropes and corners to expose and isolate body parts for precise strikes. Settling into a methodical pace with every move calculated to maximize results and minimize effort. Manipulating the ref works to her advantage for the most part going so far as to gloat about a rope-assisted Camel Clutch variant he flat out missed. But when it comes time to put her away and comes up short her adverse relationship with the Ref becomes more of a liability. Santana finally gets an opening and scores a several examples what would now be recognized as vintage offense but was then quite a surprise to Rain but is it enough to score the upset?