{"id":22769,"date":"2018-07-25T13:29:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T17:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22769"},"modified":"2018-07-25T13:33:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T17:33:43","slug":"mae-young-classic-hits-18-reveals-as-four-more-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/25\/mae-young-classic-hits-18-reveals-as-four-more-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Mae Young Classic Hits 18 Reveals, As Four More Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/maeyoungclassic\/article\/zeuxis-karen-q-isla-dawn-lacey-lane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE announced another four competitors<\/a> for the 2018 Mae Young Classic today, with an international presence and continuing with some highly touted indie stars. Today&#8217;s announcement features luchadora <strong>Zeuxis<\/strong>, former <strong>Crash<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Champion <strong>Lacey Lane<\/strong>, Scottish star <strong>Isla Dawn<\/strong> and <strong>Ring of Honor\/Women of Honor<\/strong> star <strong>Karen Q<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ZEUXIS, Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22771\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.11.39-PM-e1527629397566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.11.39-PM-e1527629397566.png 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.11.39-PM-e1527629397566-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/05\/21\/zeuxis-announces-exit-from-cmll-mae-young-classic-in-her-sights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first reported on Zeuxis this past May<\/a> when she left CMLL, and it looks like our prediction was true &#8211; the former Mexican National Women&#8217;s Champion is now entered into this year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic. Per WWE, she is &#8220;a proponent of \u201cLucha Strong Style,&#8221; and &#8220;enters this year\u2019s field with a decade of ring experience and more than 800 matches under her belt. Calling herself \u201cPuerto Rican Power,\u201d Zeuxis boasts a combination of strength and speed, and has frequently ended matches with a top-rope Spanish Fly. She is a multi-time champion in Mexico and Japan, and last September she collected perhaps her most important accolade yet, defeating <strong>Princesa Sugehit<\/strong> (a competitor from last year\u2019s Mae Young Classic) in a Mask vs. Mask Match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QyltoaQt_70<\/p>\n<h3><strong>LACEY LANE, USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22772\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.05.25-PM-e1527628969135.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.05.25-PM-e1527628969135.png 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.05.25-PM-e1527628969135-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lacey Lane just recently lost her Crash Lucha Libre Women&#8217;s title to <strong>Tessa Blanchard<\/strong>, before being announced as a recent signing to the WWE Performance Center, and like fellow signee <strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong>, she&#8217;s getting thrown into the mix early. &#8220;The newly signed WWE Performance Center recruit was a member the 2012 NCAA Division II championship basketball team at Shaw University,&#8221; WWE said, &#8220;where she graduated magna cum laude. Deciding to give wrestling a try, Lane studied the mat game under WWE Hall of Famers <strong>The Dudley Boyz<\/strong>. Before joining the WWE PC, Lane made waves on the independent scene in both the U.S. and Mexico.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lacey Lane vs Tessa Blanchard\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d4u1VE2Zoeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ISLA DAWN, Scotland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22773\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.07.01-PM-e1527628661763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.07.01-PM-e1527628661763.png 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-29-at-5.07.01-PM-e1527628661763-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scotland&#8217;s Isla Dawn has worked all over North America and Europe, recently making her WWE debut at the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, where she was part of a triple threat with <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong> and<strong> Killer Kelly<\/strong>. &#8220;This self-described \u201cmodern-day witch\u201d employs a hard-hitting style that draws from her background in kickboxing and dance that has carried her throughout promotions across Europe,&#8221; the WWE mentions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Isla Dawn (WWE)  Vs Ivelisse\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wcuCNNXHn-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>KAREN Q, USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22770\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/woman-of-honor-ftr-e1532539570369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ROH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Karen Q, much like Deonna Purrazzo, was one of the emerging stars with Ring of Honor&#8217;s Women of Honor division. She just recently faced WOH Champion Sumi Sakai for the title at ROH Honor For All event in Nashville. Karen Q &#8220;blitzes the competition with a dizzying combination of technical wizardry and breathtaking aerial assaults,&#8221; said the WWE. &#8220;All the while, she also softens opponents up for the Spring Roll \u2013 her take on the Boston Crab \u2013 to rearrange spines and claim victories.&#8221; Although she&#8217;s American, she may end up representing China, similar to how Mia Yim represents South Korea.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Women of Honor: Sumie Sakai vs Karen Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rR0kaDxPc88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CURRENT CONFIRMED MAE YOUNG CLASSIC LINE-UP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Kacy Catanzaro, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Isla Dawn, Scotland<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kavita Devi, India<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Jessica Elaban, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kaitlyn, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reina Gonzalez, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Jinny, England<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Karen Q, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Killer Kelly, Portugal<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lacey Lane, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mercedes Martinez, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nicole Matthews, Canada<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tegan Nox, Wales<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Deonna Purrazzo, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Rhea Ripley, Australia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Io Shirai, Japan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mia Yim, South Korea<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Zeuxis, Puerto Rico<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE announced another four competitors for the 2018 Mae Young Classic today, with an international presence and continuing with some highly touted indie stars. Today&#8217;s announcement features luchadora Zeuxis, former Crash Women&#8217;s Champion Lacey Lane, Scottish star Isla Dawn and Ring of Honor\/Women of Honor star Karen Q. ZEUXIS, Puerto Rico We first reported on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":22665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,320],"tags":[2653,1597,1785,896,1005],"class_list":["post-22769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wwe-universe","category-wwe-women","tag-isla-dawn","tag-karen-q","tag-lacey-lane","tag-mae-young-classic","tag-zeuxis"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}