Mae Young Classic

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The **Mae Young Classic**, formerly the **WWE Women's Tournament** is an upcoming special event, promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It will be constituted by a 32 competitor tournament exclusively for women from both NXT and the independent circuit. The tournament will take place on July 13, July 14, and September 12, 2017.

## Background

WWE announced that a women’s tournament would be taking place in the summer of 2017 at a press conference during WrestleMania 33 weekend. There will be a total of 32 wrestlers competing. The name of the event is in honor of the late WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young. It was announced on their official website that the first four wrestlers to be competing would be Sarah Logan, Lacey Evans, Princesa Sugehit, and Toni Storm. The second set of names announced were Tessa Blanchard, Abbey Laith, Taynara Conti, Jazzy Gabert, and Kavita Devi. On June 26, 2017, Lita and Jim Ross were announced as the commentators for the tournament. The third set of names announced were Kairi Sane, Dakota Kai, Piper Niven, and Bianca BelAir. The fourth set of names announced were Rhea Ripley and Sage Beckett. The fifth set of names announced were Kay Lee Ray and Ayesha Raymond. Later in the day, Vanessa Borne was qualified to the classic. On July 13, 2017, WWE held the Mae Young Classic: Parade of Champions, a pre-tournament event streamed live on YouTube and Facebook and revealed the remaining tournament participants. Nixon Newell was set to take part in the tournament, but was forced to pull out after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

## Broadcast team

 Fuentes, DashaDasha Fuentes | Dasha Kuret
 Garcia, LilianLilian Garcia | Lilian Garcia

## Qualifying matches

*WWE NXT Tapings* - June 23 (Full Sail University - Winter Park, Florida)

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## Participants

### Alternates

In the event an official participant suffered an injury, they would be replaced by one of the following participants:

### Replaced

These participants were taken out of the tournament for a specific reason and therefore were replaced by another competitor.

## Results

The following time limits were in place:

* Round one: 15 minutes

## References

1. ↑ "WWE announces 32-competitor Women’s Tournament coming to WWE Network this summer". *wwe.com*. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
2. ↑ "WWE announces Mae Young Classic women’s tournament to be held at Full Sail Live July 13 and 14". *WWE*. May 23, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
3. ↑ "WWE announces 32-competitor Women’s Tournament coming to WWE Network this summer". *WWE*. April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
4. ↑ "First competitors revealed for WWE's Mae Young Classic". *WWE*. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
5. ↑ "International powerhouses, Performance Center standouts and third-generation grappler named to Mae Young Classic". *WWE*. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
6. ↑ "Jim Ross and Lita to announce the Mae Young Classic, streaming exclusively on WWE Network starting Monday, Aug. 28". *WWE*. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
7. ↑ "Mae Young Classic field widens with addition of international sensations, including Japan’s Kairi Sane". *WWE*. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
8. ↑ "20-year-old Australian phenom, Team 3-D Academy alumna added to Mae Young Classic". *WWE*. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
9. ↑ "Kay Lee Ray and Ayesha Raymond added to Mae Young Classic". *WWE*. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
10. ↑ "Vanessa Borne joins Mae Young Classic after winning Qualifying Match on NXT". *WWE*. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
11. ↑ "Mae Young Classic competitors announced at Parade of Champions". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
12. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (July 11, 2017). "Several names expected for WWE Mae Young Classic". *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
13. ↑ "Mae Young Classic Competitors Qualify At NXT Taping". *www.prowrestlingsheet.com*. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
14. ↑ "Abbey Laith". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
15. ↑ "Ayesha Raymond". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
16. ↑ "Bianca Belair". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
17. ↑ "Candice LeRae". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
18. ↑ "Dakota Kai". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
19. ↑ "Jazzy Gabert". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
20. ↑ "Kairi Sane". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
21. ↑ "Kavita Devi". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
22. ↑ "Kay Lee Ray". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
23. ↑ "Lacey Evans". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
24. ↑ "Marti Belle". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
25. ↑ "Mercedes Martinez". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
26. ↑ "Mia Yim". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
27. ↑ "Miranda Salinas". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
28. ↑ "Nicole Savoy". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
29. ↑ "Piper Niven". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
30. ↑ "Princesa Sugehit". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
31. ↑ "Rachel Evers". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
32. ↑ "Reina González". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
33. ↑ "Renee Michelle". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
34. ↑ "Rhea Ripley". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
35. ↑ "Sage Beckett". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
36. ↑ "Serena Deeb". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
37. ↑ "Sarah Logan". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
38. ↑ "Santana Garrett". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
39. ↑ "Shayna Baszler". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
40. ↑ "Taynara Conti". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
41. ↑ "Tessa Blanchard". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
42. ↑ "Toni Storm". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
43. ↑ "Vanessa Borne". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
44. ↑ "Xia Li". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
45. ↑ "Zeda". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
46. ↑ "Barbi Hayden". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
47. ↑ "Deonna Purrazzo". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
48. ↑ "Jessica James". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
49. ↑ "Lei'D Tapa". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
50. ↑ "Nicole Matthews". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
51. ↑ "Nixon Newell". *WWE*. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 Powell, Jason. "Powell’s WWE Mae Young Classic Review: Episode One featuring first-round matches (spoilers)". *Pro Wrestling Dot Net*. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 Powell, Jason. "Powell’s WWE Mae Young Classic Review: Episode Two featuring Sarah Logan vs. Mia Yim, Mercedes Martinez vs. Xia Li, Miranda Salinas vs. Rhea Ripley, and Marti Bell vs. Rachel Evers". *Pro Wrestling Dot Net*. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 Powell, Jason. "Powell’s WWE Mae Young Classic Review: Episode Four with Kairi Sane vs. Tessa Blanchard, Candice LeRae vs. Renee Michelle, Taynara Conti vs. Lacey Evans, and Nicole Savoy vs. Reina Gonzalez". *Pro Wrestling Dot Net*. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 Powell, Jason. "Powell’s WWE Mae Young Classic Review: Episode Three featuring Ayesha Raymond vs. Toni Storm, Kavita Devi vs. Dakota Kai, Bianca Belair vs. Sage Beckett, and Santana Garrett vs. Piper Nevin". *Pro Wrestling Dot Net*. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
56. ↑ 56.00 56.01 56.02 56.03 56.04 56.05 56.06 56.07 56.08 56.09 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 Williams, JJ (July 14, 2017). "WWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The finals are set". *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
57. ↑ Powell, Jason. "9/12 Powell’s WWE Mae Young Classic Finals Review: The tournament finals". *Pro Wrestling Dot Net*. Retrieved September 12, 2017.