Mae Young
American wrestler
Died when: 90 years 316 days (1090 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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Johnnie Mae Young (March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014) was an American professional wrestler.She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance.
Young is considered one of the pioneers in women's wrestling as she helped to increase the popularity of the sport throughout the 1940s and during World War II.
In 1954, she and Mildred Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan.Beginning in 1999, Young had a renewal success in her career after joining World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
Young was part of a recurring comedic duo with best friend The Fabulous Moolah in appearances on WWE televised events.
Young is also remembered for taking bumps well past the age of 80 on televised programming.In 2004, she was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their "Lady Wrestler" category.
On March 29, 2008, Young was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.In 2017, an all-female professional wrestling tournament was introduced by WWE and was named Mae Young Classic as a tribute to her memory.
It purpose was to showcase the new female wrestlers that had signed with the company and were in development, as well as independent circuit veterans from around the world, the winner received a contract with WWE and a trophy for their achievement.
A second edition was done in 2018 with the same format, afterwards, the tournament was discontinued.
