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WWE's announced women's tournament, which will film this July, has been officially titled "The Mae Young Classic", in honor of the late WWE Hall of Famer.
The announcement was made today by Triple H via social media:
A tournament with top female talent from around the world is the next stage of the Womens Evolution in @WWE...July 13/14th from @FullSail. pic.twitter.com/qidXuWBGXA
— Triple H (@TripleH) May 23, 2017
Johnny Mae Young entered the business in the late 1930s and continued making appearances all the way through the 2013 edition of Old School Raw. On the 2010 Old School Raw, Young wrestled and won a Falls Count Anywhere handicap match against Layla and Michelle McCool, becoming the first person ever to wrestle in nine different decades. Young passed away at the age of 90 in January 2014.
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