Mae Young Classic (2017)

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Mae Young Classic
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Promotion WWE
Date
  • July 13–14, 2017
    (aired August 28 and September 4)
  • September 12, 2017 (final)
City Winter Park, Florida
Paradise, Nevada (final)
Venue Full Sail University
Thomas & Mack Center (final)
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The 2017 Mae Young Classic was a multi-night special event and tournament promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It was constituted by a 32-competitor tournament for women from WWE's NXT brand division and wrestlers from the independent circuit. The majority of the tournament took place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and was taped from July 13–14, 2017; these matches aired on the WWE Network on August 28 (round 1) and September 4 (round 2, quarterfinals, and semifinals). The tournament final match aired live on the WWE Network on September 12 and took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. The event was named in honor of Mae Young. The winner of the inaugural tournament was Kairi Sane.

Contents

The 2017 Mae Young Classic also featured WWE's first full-time female referee, Jessika Carr. A second edition of the tournament was held in the summer and fall of 2018.

Background

Mae Young - WWE Hall of Famer and the tournament's namesake MaeYoung20010402.jpg
Mae Young – WWE Hall of Famer and the tournament's namesake

At a press conference during the weekend of WrestleMania 33, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced that a women's tournament would be taking place in the summer of 2017, with a total of 32 wrestlers competing. It was also announced that the tournament would be among wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand and wrestlers from the independent circuit. [1] The event was named in honor of the late WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young, who is considered a pioneer of women's wrestling. The first four wrestlers announced to be competing were Sarah Logan, Lacey Evans, Princesa Sugehit, and Toni Storm, [2] with the rest revealed in the weeks leading up to the event. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] On June 26, Hall of Famers Lita and Jim Ross were announced as the commentators for the tournament. [8]

On July 13, 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. [9] The Mae Young Classic also featured WWE's first full-time female referee, Jessika Carr. [10] Round 1 up through the semifinals of the tournament were taped at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on July 13 and 14 and aired on the WWE Network on August 28 (round 1) and September 4 (round 2, quarterfinals, and semifinals). The tournament final match aired live on September 12 from the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, and was also streamed on the WWE Network. [11]

Qualifying matches

The tournament consisted of various matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had predetermined results. [12] [13]

NXT tapings – June 23 (Full Sail University – Winter Park, Florida) [14]
No.ResultsStipulations
1 Bianca Belair defeated Aliyah Mae Young Classic Qualifying Match
2 Vanessa Borne defeated Jayme HacheyMae Young Classic Qualifying Match

Participants

WrestlerCountry representingRef
Abbey Laith Flag of the United States.svg United States [15]
Ayesha Raymond Flag of England.svg England [16]
Bianca Belair Flag of the United States.svg United States [17]
Candice LeRae Flag of the United States.svg United States [18]
Dakota Kai Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand [19]
Jazzy Gabert Flag of Germany.svg Germany [20]
Kairi Sane Flag of Japan.svg Japan [21]
Kavita Devi Flag of India.svg India [22]
Kay Lee Ray Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland [23]
Lacey Evans Flag of the United States.svg United States [24]
Marti Belle Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic [25]
Mercedes Martinez Flag of the United States.svg United States [26]
Mia Yim Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea [27]
Miranda Salinas [Note 1] Flag of the United States.svg United States [28]
Nicole Savoy Flag of the United States.svg United States [29]
Piper Niven Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland [30]
Princesa Sugehit Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico [31]
Rachel Evers Flag of the United States.svg United States [32]
Reina González Flag of the United States.svg United States [33]
Renee Michelle Flag of the United States.svg United States [34]
Rhea Ripley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [35]
Sage Beckett Flag of the United States.svg United States [36]
Santana Garrett Flag of the United States.svg United States [37]
Sarah Logan Flag of the United States.svg United States [38]
Serena Deeb Flag of the United States.svg United States [39]
Shayna Baszler Flag of the United States.svg United States [40]
Taynara Conti Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil [41]
Tessa Blanchard Flag of the United States.svg United States [42]
Toni Storm Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia [43]
Vanessa Borne Flag of the United States.svg United States [44]
Xia Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [45]
Zeda Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [46]
  1. ↑ This competitor is a replacement for another participant who was taken out of the tournament.

Replaced

This participant was taken out of the tournament for a specific reason and therefore was replaced by another competitor.

WrestlerCountry representingProgression in the tournamentReasonReplacing wrestlerRef
Nixon Newell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Replaced before the official start of the tournamentACL injury Flag of the United States.svg Miranda Salinas [47]

Alternates

If any of the official participants had suffered an injury, they would have been replaced by one of the following wrestlers:

WrestlerCountry representing
Barbi Hayden Flag of the United States.svg United States
Deonna Purrazzo Flag of the United States.svg United States
Jessica James Flag of the United States.svg United States
Lei'D Tapa Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Nicole Matthews Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Broadcast team

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Alundra Blayze Debrah MiceliBackstage interviewer
Hall of Famer
Dasha Fuentes Dasha Kuret Ring announcer
Jim Ross James RossLead commentator
Hall of Famer
Lita Amy Dumas Color commentator
Hall of Famer
Lilian Garcia Lilian GarciaRing announcer (finals)

Referees

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Eddie OrengoEddie Orengo
Jessika Carr Jessika Heiser
Danilo AnfibioDanilo Anfibio
Darryl SharmaDarryl Sharma
D.A. BrewerAntoine Brewer

Results

Finale

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [48]
1 Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler Mae Young Classic tournament final match12:07

Tournament bracket

The following time limits were in place:

 
Round of 32
Taped July 13
Aired August 28		Round of 16
Taped July 14
Aired September 4		Quarterfinals
Taped July 14
Aired September 4		Semifinals
Taped July 14
Aired September 4		Final
Live on September 12
 
                  
 
 – Episode 1
 
 
 Flag of Germany.svg Jazzy Gabert 7:33 [49]
 
 – Episode 5
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Abbey Laith Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Abbey Laith Pin
 
 – Episode 2
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Evers 4:49 [50]
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Evers Pin
 
 – Episode 7
 
 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Marti Belle 6:10 [51]
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Abbey Laith 8:58 [52]
 
 – Episode 1
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes Martinez Pin
 
 Flag of Mexico.svg Princesa Sugehit Sub
 
 – Episode 5
 
 Flag of Scotland.svg Kay Lee Ray 6:32 [49]
 
 Flag of Mexico.svg Princesa Sugehit 5:14 [50]
 
 – Episode 2
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes Martinez Pin
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xia Li 3:07 [51]
 
 – Episode 8
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes Martinez Sub
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Mercedes Martinez 8:11 [53]
 
 – Episode 4
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Shayna Baszler Sub
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole SavoySub
 
 – Episode 6
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Reina González 4:27 [54]
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Savoy5:53 [55]
 
 – Episode 4
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Candice LeRae Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Renee Michelle5:36 [54]
 
 – Episode 7
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Candice LeRae Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Candice LeRae 3:13 [52]
 
 – Episode 2
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Shayna Baszler Sub
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Logan 7:17 [51]
 
 – Episode 6
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Mia Yim Pin
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Mia Yim 5:39 [55]
 
 – Episode 1
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Shayna Baszler Sub
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeda 2:42 [49]
 
 – Episode 9
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Shayna Baszler Sub
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Shayna Baszler 12:07 [56]
 
 – Episode 4
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Kairi Sane Pin
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Kairi Sane Pin
 
 – Episode 5
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Tessa Blanchard 8:38 [54]
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Kairi Sane Pin
 
 – Episode 3
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Bianca Belair 10:00 [50]
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Beckett 5:33 [57]
 
 – Episode 7
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Bianca Belair Pin
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Kairi Sane Pin
 
 – Episode 3
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dakota Kai 7:42 [52]
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dakota Kai Pin
 
 – Episode 6
 
 Flag of India.svg Kavita Devi 3:58 [57]
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dakota Kai Pin
 
 – Episode 2
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhea Ripley 7:03 [55]
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhea Ripley Pin
 
 – Episode 8
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Miranda Salinas3:51 [51]
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Kairi Sane Pin
 
 – Episode 1
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toni Storm 12:23 [53]
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Borne 6:22 [49]
 
 – Episode 5
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Deeb Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Deeb 7:10 [50]
 
 – Episode 3
 
 Flag of Scotland.svg Piper Niven Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Santana Garrett 7:10 [57]
 
 – Episode 7
 
 Flag of Scotland.svg Piper Niven Pin
 
 Flag of Scotland.svg Piper Niven 7:38 [52]
 
 – Episode 4
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toni Storm Pin
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Taynara Conti 4:41 [54]
 
 – Episode 6
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Lacey Evans Pin
 
 Flag of the United States.svg Lacey Evans 5:07 [55]
 
 – Episode 3
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toni Storm Pin
 
 Flag of England.svg Ayesha Raymond 4:27 [57]
 
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toni Storm Pin
 

Aftermath

Performers on the tournament such as Bianca Belair, Dakota Kai, winner Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Reina González, Rhea Ripley, Sarah Logan, Taynara Conti, Vanessa Borne, Xia Li already had signed contracts with the company. Nixon Newell, who missed the tournament due to injury, also already signed a contract with the company. [58]

On October 3, WWE officially announced that finalist Shayna Baszler had signed a contract with the company and started training at the WWE Performance Center. [59] On October 15, 2017, WWE announced that performer Kavita Devi had signed a contract, and will start training at their Performance Center in January 2018. [60]

On January 16, 2018, WWE announced that Candice LeRae had been signed to a contract, performing on the NXT brand. [61]

On February 8, 2018, WWE announced that Serena Deeb had been signed by WWE to become a coach at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

On March 8, 2018, WWE officially announced that Abbey Laith and Sage Beckett were released from their NXT contracts.

In April 2018, a second Mae Young Classic tournament was scheduled for later that year. [62]

On May 31, 2018, WWE announced that Deonna Purrazzo had been signed to a contract by WWE and will be performing in their developmental territory NXT.

On June 2, 2018, Zeda was released from her NXT contract.

Rhea Ripley, Rachel Evers, Xia Li, Mercedes Martinez, Taynara Conti, Kavita Devi, Reina González, Toni Storm, alternate Deonna Purrazzo, and Nixon Newell (under the ring name Tegan Nox) all competed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament.

On January 12, 2019, Toni Storm defeated Rhea Ripley to win the NXT UK Women's Championship.

On February 27, 2019, WWE announced that Kay Lee Ray and Jazzy Gabert had been signed to a contract by WWE and will be performing in their NXT UK. [63]

On March 27, 2019 , WWE announced that Piper Niven had been signed to a contract by WWE and will be performing in their NXT UK.

On August 14, 2019, WWE announced that Santana Garrett had been signed to a contract by WWE and will be performing in their developmental territory NXT. [64]

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