Mae Young Classic

Television broadcast
Original title	Mae Young Classic
Country of production	United States
year	2017
length	55 minutes
Episodes	9 in 1 season
Broadcasting cycle	Season
genre	Wrestling
production	WWE
Moderation	Jim Ross and Lita
First broadcast	July 13, 2016 on WWE Network

Mae Young Classic ( MYC ) was a wrestling tournament organized by the wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and published exclusively on the WWE Network . As with all wrestling tournaments, the outcome was determined by a storyline . The Japanese Kairi Sane won the tournament . In the final, she faced former UFC and Strikeforce fighter Shayna Baszler .

background

After the success of the two tournaments Cruiserweight Classic and WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament , a similar tournament was held in which only female wrestlers could participate. The tournament was announced at Wrestlemania 2017. The tournament was named after wrestling legend Mae Young . As in previous tournaments, the WWE NXT development league worked with various independent promotions to determine the 32 wrestlers in the tournament. In the course of the preparation time, the individual wrestlers were named.

The recordings for the tournament took place on July 13th and July 14th 2017 in the Winter Park of the Full Sail University . An exception is the finale, which was recorded on September 12, 2017 following WWE SmackDown Live at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas .

occupation

entry list

A total of 32 wrestlers from 13 nations took part. Most of the wrestlers came from the United States. Some wrestlers had competed for the WWE before. These include Mia Yim, Santana Garrett, Sarah Logan, Serena Deeb, who was a member of the Straight Edge Society around CM Punk , and Tessa Blanchard . Jazzy Gabert, the only German participant, is known in Germany and Europe as the "Alpha Female".

Wrestler	country	reference
Abbey Laith	United States
Ayesha Raymond	England
Bianca Belair	United States
Candice LeRae	United States
Dakota Kai	New Zealand
Jazzy Gabert	Germany
Kairi Sane	Japan
Kavita Devi	India
Kay Lee Ray	Scotland
Lacey Evans	United States
Marti Belle	Dominican Republic
Mercedes Martinez	United States
Mia Yim	South Korea
Miranda Salinas	United States
Nicole Savoy	United States
Piper Niven	Scotland
Princesa Sugehit	Mexico
Rachel Evers	United States
Reina González	United States
Renee Michelle	United States
Rhea Ripley	Australia
Say Beckett	United States
Santana Garrett	United States
Sarah Logan	United States
Serena Deeb	United States
Shayna Baszler	United States
Taynara Conti	Brazil
Tessa Blanchard	United States
Toni Storm	Australia
Vanessa Borne	United States
Xia Li	People's Republic of China
Zeda	People's Republic of China

Replaces

Wrestler	country	Eliminated	reason	Replaced by	reference
Nixon Newell	Wales	Before the start of the tournament	injured	Miranda Salinas

Substitute wrestlers
In the event of an injury or other failure, the following substitute wrestlers were available:

Wrestlers	country
Barbi Hayden	United States
Deonna Purrazzo	Italy
Jessica James	United States
Lei'D tapa	Tonga
Nicole Matthews	Canada

Moderation

Ring name	real name	role
Alundra Blayze	Debrah Miceli	Backstage interviews
Dasha Fuentes	Dasha Kuret	Ring announcer
Jim Ross	James Ross	Moderator
Lita	Amy Dumas	moderator
Lilian Garcia	Lilian Garcia	Ring announcer at the final

referee

Ring name	real name	Remarks
Eddie Orengo	Eddie Orengo
Jessika Carr	Jessika Heiser	WWE's first female umpire
Danilo Anfibio	Danilo Anfibio
Darryl Sharma	Darryl Sharma
DA Brewer	Antoine Brewer

Tournament schedule

Round 1

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

E1

Jazzy Gabert

7:33

E1

Abbey Laith

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E5

Abbey Laith

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E5

Rachel Evers

4:49

E2

Rachel Evers

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E2

Marti Belle

6:10

E7

Abbey Laith

8:58

E7

Mercedes Martinez

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E1

Princesa Sugehit

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E1

Kay Lee Ray

6:32

E5

Princesa Sugehit

5:14

E5

Mercedes Martinez

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E2

Xia Li

3:07

E2

Mercedes Martinez

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E8

Mercedes Martinez

8:11

E8

Shayna Baszler

Sub

E4

Nicole Savoy

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E4

Reina González

4:27

E6

Nicole Savoy

5:53

E6

Candice LeRae

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E4

Renee Michelle

5:36

E4

Candice LeRae

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E7

Candice Le Rae

3:13

E7

Shayna Baszler

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E2

Sarah Logan

7:17

E2

Mia Yim

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E6

Mia Yim

5:39

E6

Shayna Baszler

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E1

Zeda

2:42

E1

Shayna Baszler

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E9

Shayna Baszler

12:07

E9

Kairi Sane

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E4

Kairi Sane

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E4

Tessa Blanchard

8:38

E5

Kairi Sane

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E5

Bianca Belair

10:00

E3

Say Beckett

5:33

E3

Bianca Belair

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E7

Kairi Sane

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E7

Dakota Kai

7:42

E3

Dakota Kai

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E3

Kavita Devi

3:58

E6

Dakota Kai

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E6

Rea Ripley

7:03

E2

Rhea Ripley

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E2

Miranda Salinas

3:51

E8

Kairi Sane

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E8

Toni Storm

12:23

E1

Vanessa Borne

3:51

E1

Serena Deeb

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E5

Serena Deeb

7:10

E5

Piper Niven

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E3

Santana Garrett

7:10

E3

Piper Niven

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E7

Piper Niven

7:38

E7

Toni Storm

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E4

Taynara Conti

4:41

E4

Lacey Evans

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E6

Lacey Evans

5:07

E6

Toni Storm

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E3

Ayesha Raymond

4:27

E3

Toni Storm

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Legend:

• Ex: episode x
• Sub: Submission (submission)
• Marked in bold : winner

Episode list

No.	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the United States
0	Mae Young Classic: Bracketology	Presentation of the individual participants	20th August 2017
1	Round One: Part One	Princesa Sugehit vs. Kay Lee Ray, Serena Deeb vs. Vanessa Borne, Shayna Baszler vs. Zeda, Abbey Laith vs. Jazzy Gabert	August 28, 2017
2	Round One: Part Two	Mercedes Martínez vs. Xia Li, Rachael Evers vs. Marti Belle, Rhea Ripley vs. Miranda Salinas, Mia Yim vs. Sarah Logan	August 28, 2017
3	Round One: Part Three	Toni Storm vs. Ayesha Raymond, Dakota Kai vs. Kavita Devi, Bianca BelAir vs. Sage Beckett, Piper Niven vs. Santana Garrett	August 28, 2017
4th	Round One: Part Four	Candice Le Rae vs. Renee Michelle, Lacey Evans vs. Taynara Conti, Nicole Savoy vs. Reina González, Kairi Sane vs. Tessa Blanchard	August 28, 2017
5	Round Two: Part One	Abbey Laith vs. Rachael Evers, Piper Niven vs. Serena Deeb, Mercedes Martínez vs. Princesa Sugehit, Kairi Sane vs. Bianca BelAir	4th September 2017
6th	Round Two: Part Two	Toni Storm vs. Lacey Evans, Shayna Baszler vs. Mia Yim, Dakota Kai vs. Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae vs. Nicole Savoy	4th September 2017
7th	Quarter finals	Mercedes Martínez vs. Abbey Laith, Shayna Baszler vs. Candice LeRae, Toni Storm vs. Piper Niven, Kairi Sane vs. Dakota Kai	4th September 2017
8th	Semi final	Shayna Baszler vs. Mercedes Martínez, Kairi Sane vs. Toni Storm	4th September 2017
8.1	Road to the Finals	Charly Caruso sums up the tournament so far, Six-Woman-Tag-Match: Jazzy Gabert, Tessa Blanchard and Kay Lee Ray vs. Marti Belle, Sarah Logan and Santana Garrett	11th September 2017
9	The finals	Kairi Sane vs. Shany Baszler	1w. September 2017

aftermath

Winner Kairi Sane made her WWE NXT debut on October 4, 2017 and her pay-per-view debut on NXT TakeOver: WarGames . The Indian Kavita Devi and finalist Shayna Baszler also received development contracts. Bianca Belair , Lacey Evans , Mercedes Martinez , SageBeckett, Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae, Vanessa Borne, Taynara Conti had other appearances on NXT .

Sarah Logan switched to the WWE SmackDown roster .

The German wrestler Jazzy Gabert made an impression on the fans. During her Six Man Tag Team match, the fans sang a "Please Sign Jazzy" chorus.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WWE announces 32-competitor Women's Tournament coming to WWE Network this summer . In: WWE . April 1, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
2. ↑ Martin Hoffmann: WWE Mae Young Classic: Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler with a spectacle finale. Goosebumps at WWE Finals. Sport1.de , September 13, 2017, accessed on December 1, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Helena Wittlich: Jazzy Gabert: boss in the ring. Tagesspiegel.de , September 2, 2017, accessed December 1, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Abbey Laith . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
5. ↑ Ayesha Raymond . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
6. ↑ Bianca Belair . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
7. ↑ Candice LeRae . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
8. ↑ Dakota Kai . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
9. ↑ Jazzy Gabert . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
10. ↑ Kairi Sane . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
11. ↑ Kavita Devi . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
12. ↑ Kay Lee Ray . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
13. ↑ Lacey Evans . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
14. ↑ Marti Belle . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
15. ↑ Mercedes Martinez . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
16. ↑ Mia Yim . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
17. ↑ Miranda Salinas . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
18. ↑ Nicole Savoy . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
19. ↑ Piper Niven . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
20. ↑ Princesa Sugehit . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
21. ↑ Rachel Evers . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
22. ↑ Reina González . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
23. ↑ Renee Michelle . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
24. ^ Rhea Ripley . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
25. ^ Say Beckett . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
26. ↑ Santana Garrett . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
27. ↑ Sarah Logan . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
28. ↑ Serena Deeb . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
29. ↑ Shayna Baszler . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
30. ↑ Taynara Conti . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
31. ↑ Tessa Blanchard . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
32. ↑ Toni Storm . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
33. ↑ Vanessa Borne . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
34. ↑ Xia Li . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
35. ↑ Zeda . In: WWE . Retrieved July 13, 2017.
36. ↑ Dave Meltzer : Several names expected for WWE Mae Young Classic . In: Wrestling Observer Newsletter . July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
37. ↑ John Moore: 11/18 Moore's NXT Takeover: WarGames live review - The Undisputed Era vs. Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong vs. Sanity in a WarGames match, Ember Moon vs. Kairi Sane vs. Nikki Cross vs. Peyton Royce for the NXT Women's Title, Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade Almas for the NXT Title . In: Pro Wrestling Dot Net . November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
38. ↑ Trionfo Richard: THE CHAMP IS GOING TO SPEAK: LIVE ONGOING WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT . In: PWInsider . November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
39. ↑ Martin Hoffmann: Wrestling tournament at WWE: Berliner Jazzy Gabert celebrated frenetically. Germans thrilled WWE fans. Sport1.de , July 15, 2017, accessed on December 1, 2017 .