WWE releases full list of all 32 wrestlers participating in Mae Young Classic on WWE Network beginning next month

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Tonight WWE sent PWTorch a press release with the full list of pro wrestlers in the upcoming first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament coming up on WWE Network late next month. The following is the full press release…

WWE has announced the full list of 32 competitors from around the world slated to compete in the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament, which will stream exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network. The competitors were introduced during a Parade of Champions, streamed live across WWE’s Facebook page and YouTube channel from Full Sail University in Orlando, Fla. Click here for the full WWE.com article.

The first four episodes of the single-elimination tournament will be available on demand starting Monday, Aug. 28. Episodes 5-8 will be available on demand on Monday, Sept. 4. The final match will stream live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept.12, at 10 p.m. ET.

Shayna Baszler — Sioux Falls, S.D.
Marti Belle — New York, N.Y. (Representing the Dominican Republic)
Kairi Sane — Tokyo, Japan
Mercedes Martinez — Waterbury, Conn.
Nicole Savoy — Sacramento, Calif.
Toni Storm — Gold Coast, Australia
Mia Yim — Fontana, Calif. (Representing South Korea)
Candice LeRae — Riverside, Calif.
Sage Beckett — Tampa, Fla.
Princesa Sugehit — Monterrey, Mexico
Bianca Belair — Knoxville, Tenn.
Tessa Blanchard — Charlotte, N.C.
Serena Deeb — Fairfax, Va.
Vanessa Borne — Scottsdale, Ariz.
Taynara Conti — Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Kavita Devi — Haryana, India
Lacey Evans — Parris Island, S.C.
Rachel Evers — St. Paul, Minn.
Jazzy Gabert — Berlin, Germany
Santana Garrett — Ocala, Fla.
Reina González — Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Dakota Kai — Auckland, New Zealand
Abbey Laith — Seattle, Wash.
Xia Li — Chong Qing, China
Sarah Logan — Louisville, Ky.
Renee Michelle — Washington, D.C.
Piper Niven — Ayrshire, Scotland
Kay Lee Ray — Glasgow, Scotland
Ayesha Raymond — London, England
Rhea Ripley — Adelaide, Australia
Miranda Salinas — Houston, Texas
Zeda — Richmond, Va. (Representing China)

The Mae Young Classic, named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young, will be called by WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross, who will be joined on color commentary by four-time Women’s Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Lita.

WWE Network will also stream an exclusive special, “Mae Young Classic: Bracketology,” immediately following SummerSlam on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 11 p.m. ET.

Fans can watch the Mae Young Classic and all of WWE Network’s programming by signing up at WWENetwork.com.