Florida wrestlers competing in Mae Young Classic on WWE Network

By Jim Varsallone

jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

August 24, 2017 7:26 PM

Mia Yim (left) is competing in the WWE Mae Young Classic, which begins broadcasting Monday, Aug. 28 on the WWE Network. Prior, Yim as Jade formed the Dollhouse in TNA Impact Wrestling along with Taryn Terrell (center) and Marti Belle (right). Belle is also entered in the Mae Young Classic. Photo By Jim Varsallone

The WWE Mae Young Classic is a 32-women wrestling tournament that will broadcast on WWE Network starting Monday, Aug. 28.

Most of the tournament was pre-recorded in July at Full Sail Live at Full Sail University in Winter Park, near Orlando.

The finals will be Sept. 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The list of wrestlers includes some with Florida roots like Sage Beckett (Amazon Andrea), Rachel Evers (Rachael Ellering), Santana Garrett, Renee Michelle and Mia Yim.

For the complete list of competitors, click this link

http://www.wwe.com/section/mae-young-classic-competitors/

Mic work

WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Lita call the action. WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze is the backstage interviewer, and your ring announcer is Dasha Fuentes.

For more information on the Classic, click this link

http://www.wwe.com/shows/maeyoungclassic

About Mae Young

Johnnie Mae Young, a WWE Hall of Famer, began her professional career in 1939. Already an incredible athlete — she was on her Tulsa, Oklhoma-based high school wrestling team and was a national champion softball player — Young embarked on her chosen livelihood at age 15.

Throughout the 1940s, she blazed a path for future female grapplers everywhere. Aith World War II in its midst, many territories that didn't feature women’s wrestling began to open up those doors, which were kicked down by Young and her contemporaries.

She remained one of the most active and successful female Superstars throughout the next few decades.Young was the first U.S. Women’s Champion, and her lengthy rivalry with the legendary Mildred Burke was one of the most storied of the time. In fact, in 1954, she and Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan.

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This story was originally published August 24, 2017 at 7:26 PM with the headline "Florida wrestlers competing in Mae Young Classic on WWE Network."

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