The Mae Young Classic is a professional wrestling women’s tournament which was created and produced by American based production WWE. The event was named after late Mae Young and it’s an honor to her. During the WrestleMania33 weekend it was announced in a press conference that a women’s tournament would take place in the summer of 2017. The press conference also confirmed that total 32 divas would take part in that competition. The matches were played on 12th & 13th July at the Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and the final was scheduled to be played on 12th September, 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. In the tournament finale, Kairi Sane beat Shayna Baszler to become the champion of the inaugural edition.
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Following up the first edition’s success, a second Mae Young Classic Tournament was announced by the authority that took place on April, 2018. Once again a total of 32 participants took part in the competition which was held on 8th & 9th August, 2018 at the Full Sail University. The final was held as part of the WWE Evolution pay-per-view on October 28, 2018 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. On this occasion, Toni Storm had the last laugh as the Australian prevailed against Io Shirai of Japan.
Participants :
- Aerial Monroe (United States)
- Allysin Kay (United States)
- Ashley Rayne (United States)
- Deonna Purrazzo (United States)
- Hiroyo Matsumoto (Japan)
- Io Shirai (Japan)
- Isla Dawn (Scotland)
- Jessie Elaban (United States)
- Jinny (England)
- Kacy Catanzaro (United States)
- Kaitlyn (United States)
- Karen Q (United States)
- Kavita Devi (India)
- Killer Kelly (Portugal)
- Lacey Lane (United States)
- MJ Jenkins (United States)
- Meiko Satomura (Japan)
- Mercedes Martinez (United States)
- Mia Yim (South Korea)
- Nicole Matthews (Canada)
- Priscilla Kelly (United States)
- Rachel Evers (United States)
- Reina Gonzalez (United States)
- Rhea Rapley (Australia)
- Taynara Conti (Brazil)
- Tegan Nox (Wales)
- Toni Storm (Australia)
- Vanessa Kraven (Canada)
- Xia Brookside (England)
- Xia Li (China)
- Zatara (Chile)
- Zeuxis (Mexico)
Broadcast Team :
| Ring Name | Real Name | Notes |
| Beth Phoenix | Elizabeth Kocianski | Color Commentator |
| Cathy Kelly | Catherine Kelly | Backstage Interviewer |
| Kayla Braxton | Kayla Becker | Ring Announcer |
| Michael Cole | Michael Coulthard | Lead Commentator |
| Renee Young | Renee Paquette | Color Commentator |
| Sarah Schreiber | Sarah Schreiber | Backstage Interviewer |
| Shadia Bseiso | Shadia Bseiso | Backstage Interviewer |
Time Limit :
| Round | Time Limit |
| Round One | 15 Minutes |
| Round Two | 20 Minutes |
| Round Three | 25 Minutes |
Broadcasting Date :
| Round | Taped (Date) | Aired (Date) |
| Round of 32 | August 8 | 05, 12, 19 & 26 September |
| Round of 16 | August 9 | 03 & 10 October |
| Quarterfinals | August 9 | 17 October |
| Semifinals | August 9 | 24 October |
| Final | October 28 | 28 October |
Broadcasting : On August 8, it was announced that the event would be aired on every Wednesday, on WWE Network just after the WWE NXT, beginning since September 5. As it was mentioned earlier, the final was part of the WWE Evolution pay-per-view. So the show was aired on WWE Network all over the world, including :
- USA
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Spain
- Turkey
- United Kingdom & Ireland
- Nordics
- Middle East
- North Africa
- West Africa
- India, Pakistan
- Italy
- Japan
- Germany
The final was broadcast on the following TV Channels :
| Countries | Days | TV Channels |
| Australia | Mondays (Live) | Main Event |
| Austria | Mondays (Live) | Sky Select Event |
| Brazil | Sundays (Live) | FOX Premium |
| Germany | Mondays (Live) | Sky Select Event |
| India | Mondays | Ten 1 |
| Ireland | Mondays (Live) | Sky Sports Box Office |
| Italy | Mondays (Live) | Sky Primafila |
| Malaysia | Mondays (Live) | WWE Network |
| New Zealand | Mondays (Live) | Sky Arena |
| South Africa | Mondays (Live) | Super Sports 4 HD |
| Sri Lanka | Mondays | Ten 1 |
| Switzerland | Mondays (Live) | Sky Select Event |
| United Kingdom | Mondays (Live) | Sky Sports Box Office |