{"id":26966,"date":"2018-09-27T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26966"},"modified":"2018-09-27T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:47:13","slug":"mia-yim-to-make-nxt-live-debut-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/27\/mia-yim-to-make-nxt-live-debut-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia Yim To Make NXT Live Debut This Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two time Mae Young Classic competitor <strong>Mia Yim<\/strong> finally makes her debut on the NXT Live Event circuit this weekend, when she joins the crew at this Saturday&#8217;s NXT Live Event in Fort Pierce, Florida, as announced by NXT&#8217;s official Twitter today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEMYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEMYC<\/a> competitor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaYim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MiaYim<\/a> will make her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTLIVE<\/a> debut this Saturday 9\/29 at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTFtPierce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTFtPierce<\/a>! Tickets available at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRoxXRhxbY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YRoxXRhxbY<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g26nER2Y12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/g26nER2Y12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1045372627978788866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former IMPACT Knockouts Champion (then known as <strong>Jade<\/strong>) debuted with the WWE last year in the first Mae Young Classic, defeating <strong>Riott Squad<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Sarah Logan<\/strong> in the first round, before being knocked out of the tournament in the second round by eventual finalist <strong>Shayna Baszler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sarah Logan vs. Mia Yim - First Round Match: Mae Young Classic, Aug. 29, 2017\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zITWbMyLqjw?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<p>In this year&#8217;s edition, she faced a tough test in another former Knockouts Champion, <strong>Allysin Kay<\/strong> (known as <strong>Sienna<\/strong> in IMPACT Wrestling), pulling off the win to advance to the second round, where she&#8217;ll be facing former WWE Divas Champion <strong>Kaitlyn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mia Yim vs. Allysin Kay - First-Round Match: Mae Young Classic, Sept. 19, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_2h-ZORMqw?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<p>The debut comes a week after <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/18\/mia-yim-begins-at-wwe-performance-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mia Yim debuted at the WWE Performance Center after reportedly signing with the WWE<\/a>, which would make Yim the first of the non-contracted participants of this year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic to sign with the WWE. Last year&#8217;s Mae Young Classic saw the WWE sign <strong>Candice LeRae, Kavita Devi<\/strong> and <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong> (the latter signed an NXT UK deal this year) following the tournament (another signee, Jazzy Gabert, had her offer rescinded after she failed the final medical).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tessa Blanchard vs Mia Yim - Battle Club Pro &quot;May the Queen Reign&quot; - Women&#039;s Wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kqaHhKLN1Jg?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<p>A 9-year veteran of the indie circuit, Mia Yim is also a former Shine Champion and Shine Tag Team Champion, and has competed for such women&#8217;s promotions as <strong>SHIMMER<\/strong>, Shine, <strong>Women&#8217;s Superstars Uncensored (WSU)<\/strong>, and <strong>Queens of Combat (QOC)<\/strong>, as well as other indie promotions like <strong>Beyond Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Smash Wrestling<\/strong> and many others. Yim is also a veteran of the UK scene, having competed for the likes of <strong>Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE)<\/strong> and <strong>Preston City Wrestling (PCW)<\/strong> for the past four years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mia Yim vs Jordynne Grace (Women&#039;s Wrestling) - Battle Club Pro\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbpu9otl5NI?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two time Mae Young Classic competitor Mia Yim finally makes her debut on the NXT Live Event circuit this weekend, when she joins the crew at this Saturday&#8217;s NXT Live Event in Fort Pierce, Florida, as announced by NXT&#8217;s official Twitter today. #WWEMYC competitor @MiaYim will make her #NXTLIVE debut this Saturday 9\/29 at #NXTFtPierce! 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