WWE is about to begin filming day one of the Mae Young Classic Tournament today in Winter, Park, Florida at Full Sail Live. So far, WWE had only released the names of 16 of the 32 competitors. Today, PWInsider.com has released the names of all the talents that are currently in Orlando, Florida for the taping. Among them are several former Impact Wrestling stars and the daughters of a few WWE Hall of Famers.
*Candice La Rae
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*Mia Yim aka Jade from Impact Wrestling
*Tessa Blanchard
*Rachel Ellering
*Lei’d Tapa
*Deonna Purrazzo
*Santana Garrett
*Renee Michelle
*Marti Belle, formerly of Impact Wrestling
*Mercedez Martinez
*Kay Lee Rae
*Ayesha Raymond
*Rhea Ripley
*Sage Beckett (formerly Andrea/Mary Kate)
*Kairi Sane (formerly Kaiji Hojo in STARDOM)
*Dakota Kai(formerly Evie)
*Bianca Belair (formerly Bianca Blair)
*Vanessa Borne (current NXT talent Danielle Kamela)
*The former Kimber Lee, Abbey Laith
*Multi-time STARDOM champion Jazzy Gabert
*Taynara Conti
*Piper November, formerly Viper.
*Kavita Devi, a Great Khali trainee from Indian
*Lacey Evans
*Sarah Logan aka the former Crazy Mary Dobson
*Toni Storm
*lucha libre star Princesa Sugehit
*Reina Gonzales, formerly Victoria Gonzales, the daughter of Rudy Boy Gonzales.
*Zaeda, formerly Julia Ho
*Zhao Xia
*Barbi Hayden
*Shayna Baszler
*Nicole Savoy
Referee: Jessica, the former Kennadi Brink
WWE Hall of Famer Alundra Blayze (aka Madusa) announced on Instagram this week that she would indeed be involved in The Mae Young Classic in some capacity, but didn’t go into specifics. Thankfully, Jim Ross confirmed on the latest edition of his Ross Report podcast that Blayze will be joining himself and fellow Hall of Famer Lita for commentary duties on the upcoming WWE Network event.
To kick off this historic event, the WWE will broadcast a “Parade of Champions” introducing all 32 competitors. This official unveiling will take place today live on Facebook at 6:30PM ET. Taping for the tournament commences tomorrow, July 14th- from Full Sail University.
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Like other recent WWE Network events The United Kingdom Tournament and Cruiser Weight Classic, the Mae Young Classic will be an opportunity to showcase an array of international stars not yet familiar to WWE fans, featuring some of the most talented women in sports entertainment from around the world.
It’s likely we’ll see several of the participants join WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, and even possible the winner could advance straight to the main roster. According to Cageside Seats, the latest rumors suggest that the winner of the Mae Young Classic may even be awarded a brand new title belt created just for the history-making tournament.
