{"id":23325,"date":"2018-08-03T13:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23325"},"modified":"2018-08-04T13:18:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T17:18:48","slug":"sienna-and-rachael-ellering-headline-next-four-names-for-mae-young-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/08\/03\/sienna-and-rachael-ellering-headline-next-four-names-for-mae-young-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sienna and Rachael Ellering Headline Next Five Names for Mae Young Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/maeyoungclassic\/article\/mj-jenkins-zatara-xia-li-allysin-kay-rachel-evers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has announced five more names<\/a> as entrants in this year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic II, leaving only five more names to be announced (one more for the actual tournament, plus four alternates), bringing the total list of competitors to 31. Here&#8217;s a run down of today&#8217;s announced quintet, featuring <strong>Allysin Kay<\/strong> (former 2x Impact Knockouts Champion Sienna), <strong>Rachael Evers<\/strong> (also known as Rachael Ellering on the indies), former Knockout <strong>MJ Jenkins<\/strong> and Chilean wrestler <strong>Zatara<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ALLYSIN KAY, USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23333\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Sienna-e1533315542345.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p>The Detroit native has been one of women&#8217;s wrestling&#8217;s hottest stars for the past few years, starting out in 2010 with the nearby Ohio indie scene with <strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)<\/strong> and <strong>Main Event Wrestling (MEW)<\/strong>. The following year, she broke out into women&#8217;s promotions like <strong>Women&#8217;s Superstars Uncensored (WSU)<\/strong> and <strong>SHIMMER<\/strong>, and her career began to take off. She became a regular with other promotions, like <strong>SHINE, Smash Wrestling, Beyond Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>All American Wrestling (AAW)<\/strong>, touring Japan with the likes of <strong>Sendai Girls<\/strong> and DIANA, before signing with <strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong> in 2016, where her long time indie name was changed to <strong>Sienna<\/strong>. As Sienna, she won the Knockouts Championship twice, adding to her AIW Women&#8217;s Championship (which she held for a whopping 713 days). Allysin Kay hasn&#8217;t worked for Impact since the January tapings, after blood clots were found in both lungs, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/07\/18\/former-knockouts-champion-sienna-departs-impact-wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently left Impact Wrestling<\/a> just as she was cleared to return to the ring.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Free Match] #TFT2: Kimber Lee vs. Allysin Kay - Beyond Wrestling (SHIMMER, SHINE, WSU)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzCMynyJgrI?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>RACHAEL EVERS, USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23334\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23334\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Rachel-Evers-BleacherReport-696x464-e1533315564483.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daughter of WWE Hall of Famer and former manager for <strong>Legion of Doom\/The Road Warriors<\/strong> and <strong>Authors of Pain<\/strong> &#8220;Precious&#8221; <strong>Paul Ellering<\/strong>, trained by former WWE\/WCW\/ECW Superstar <strong>Lance Storm<\/strong>, and long time girlfriend of NXT Superstar <strong>Kassius Ohno<\/strong> (aka Chris Hero), Evers bleeds professional wrestling. A former power lifter, Evers made her debut on the Western Canadian indies in 2015. By her sophomore year, she was working the indie circuits, including SHINE, <strong>Queens of Combat (QOC)<\/strong> and <strong>IWA Mid South<\/strong>, as well as enhancement spots with NXT. She debuted with SHIMMER last year, as well as had her first run with Japan&#8217;s <strong>Stardom<\/strong>, where she&#8217;s spent a part of her year this year as well. Known as Rachael Evers in the WWE (and <strong>Rachael Ellering<\/strong> on the indies), this second generational wrestler is a star in the making.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MeONQVmk9iQ<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MJ JENKINS, USA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23332\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23332\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/36460327971_079a5b0f4e_b-e1533315585458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"377\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Brian K Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another of <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/07\/17\/nxt-announces-july-class-of-performance-center-recruits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the recent announced Performance Center recruits<\/a> (alongside <strong>Lacey Lane<\/strong> and <strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong>), MJ Jenkins is another former Knockout entering the field for this year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic, joining <strong>Madison Rayne<\/strong>, Sienna, and <strong>Mia Yim<\/strong> (aka Jade). An emerging star on the women&#8217;s and indie circuit, she&#8217;s competed for the likes of CZW, AIW, SHINE, <strong>RISE<\/strong> and <strong>Women&#8217;s Wrestling Revolution (WWR)<\/strong> as well as her brief stint with Impact Wrestling last summer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[FULL MATCH] Deonna Purrazzo vs MJ Jenkins - Battle Club Pro\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-NF0LADHnSw?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>XIA LI, China<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23335\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23335\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/20170725_MaeYoungCompetitors_XiaLi-e3599cb62ff537e7d0a5364bc41d0442-e1533315604534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WWE&#8217;s first Chinese-born women&#8217;s wrester, <strong>Xia Li<\/strong> debuted at last year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic, but suffered a serious injury during training just after that has kept her off of NXT Live Events for nearly a year. She recently returned to action and the WWE is looking to re-debut the athletic Xia Li again this year, hopefully with greater opportunity following.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xia Li vs. Mercedes Martinez - First Round Match: Mae Young Classic, Aug. 29, 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_9H0w-1irs?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>ZATARA<\/strong><strong>, Chile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23327\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/275px-Received_586708381728827.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/275px-Received_586708381728827.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/275px-Received_586708381728827-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although only 26 years old, <strong>Zatara<\/strong> is a 10-year veteran of lucha libre, starting out with <strong>Revolucion Lucha Libre (RLL)<\/strong> in her native country at the age of 16, and later working other Chilean indies like <strong>MAX Lucha Libr<\/strong>e and <strong>5 Luchas &#8211; Clandestino<\/strong>. In Chile she works under the name Tifanny, where she&#8217;s a 2x RLL Women&#8217;s Champion and current reigning Reina de Xtreme Champion with <strong>Xtreme Club Lucha Libre (XCLL)<\/strong>. She recently headed to Mexico to continue her training, where she assumed the new moniker Zatara.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zatara vs Kristy - Lucha Sin Descalificaci\u00f3n - 5 Luchas Clandestino: NO DQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EcIUnkKrcyM?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<ol>\n<li><em>Xia Brookside, England<\/em><\/li>\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>Rachael Evers (nee Ellering), USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kaitlyn, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reina Gonzalez, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>MJ Jenkins, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Jinny, England<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Karen Q, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Allyson Kay (Sienna), USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Killer Kelly, Portugal<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vanessa Kraven, Canada<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lacey Lane, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Xia Li, China<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mercedes Martinez, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hiroyo Matsumoto, Japan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nicole Matthews, Canada<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Aerial Monroe, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tegan Nox, Wales<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Priscilla Kelly, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Deonna Purrazzo, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ashley (Madison) Rayne, USA<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Rhea Ripley, Australia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Meiko Satomura, Japan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Io Shirai, Japan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Toni Storm, Australia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mia Yim, South Korea<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Zatara, Chile<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Zeuxis, Puerto Rico<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE has announced five more names as entrants in this year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic II, leaving only five more names to be announced (one more for the actual tournament, plus four alternates), bringing the total list of competitors to 31. Here&#8217;s a run down of today&#8217;s announced quintet, featuring Allysin Kay (former 2x Impact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":23326,"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":[2,317,3,320],"tags":[611,896,1660,698,3162,451,3160,3161],"class_list":["post-23325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-women","category-wwe-universe","category-wwe-women","tag-allysin-kay","tag-mae-young-classic","tag-mj-jenkins","tag-rachael-ellering","tag-rachael-evers","tag-sienna","tag-xia-li","tag-zatara"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23325","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=23325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}