{"id":5434,"date":"2017-06-13T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2017-06-13T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T02:02:15","slug":"mae-young-classic-17-names-reportedly-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/06\/13\/mae-young-classic-17-names-reportedly-signed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mae Young Classic: 17 Names Reportedly Signed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we get any further,\u00a0none\u00a0<\/em>of these names for the Mae Young Classic<\/strong> have been officially confirmed by the WWE<\/strong>, no matter what any other news site says. The original source is coming from PWInsider<\/strong> and Squared Circle Sirens<\/a> <\/strong>reports that the WWE is planning on using developmental stars from the Performance Center (most of which haven’t appeared on NXT<\/strong> television yet or only in enhancement roles) mixed with some indie stars, similar to how WWE booked last summer’s Cruiserweight Classic<\/strong>. And while many would say that everyone from the Cruiserweight Classic ended up being signed for the new WWE Cruiserweight Division, the truth is that’s not even close to true. Of the 32 competitors (and five alternates, for a total of 37 wrestlers), 19 of them (more than half) never signed WWE contracts after the tournament – Alejandro Saez<\/strong>, Anthony Bennett<\/strong>, Clement Periot\u00a0<\/strong>(aka\u00a0Tristan Archer<\/strong>), Da Mack<\/strong>, Damian Slater<\/strong>, Fabian Aichner<\/strong> (aka Adrian Severe<\/strong>), Ho Ho Lun<\/strong>, Jason Lee<\/strong>, Kenneth Johnson<\/strong>, Kota Ibushi<\/strong>, Raul Mendoza<\/strong>, Sean Maluta<\/strong>, Tyson Dux<\/strong> and Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong> of the main competitors, and none of the five alternates (Aaron Solow<\/strong>, Jesse Sorensen<\/strong>, Mr. 450<\/strong>, Kai Katana<\/strong>, or Johnny Vandal<\/strong>), signed with the WWE following the CWC (although several of the unsigned have still worked NXT or\u00a0205 Live<\/em> as enhancement, most notably Lun, Maluta and Solow, and Fabian Aichner recently signed, most likely for the WWE UK show).<\/p>\n

The inaugural Mae Young Classic will tape in mid-July at Full Sail University<\/strong> (site of NXT television tapings) and then start airing in August – a preview special on August 20<\/strong>, the first round all at once on demand on the WWE Network the following week, followed a week later with the second round. The finale will air live on the WWE Network on Tuesday September 12<\/strong>. Jim Ross<\/strong> is confirmed to be the lead announcer for the tournament, with colour commentators and analysts still to be announced.<\/p>\n

With all of that out of the way, here’s a closer look at the 17 names that Squared Circle Sirens and PWInsider have reported are confirmed for the WWE Women’s Tournament.<\/p>\n

#1 MARTI BELLE<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo: SHIMMER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York City, 28 years old, SHIMMER, SHINE, AIW, Impact Wrestling<\/strong>, Women Superstars Uncensored (<\/strong>WSU), NYWC<\/strong>
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A former member of the Dollhouse<\/strong> stable in Impact Wrestling<\/strong>, she left the company when her contract expired in January of this year… Ranked #32 on the PWI 50<\/strong> for Women’s Wrestlers in 2016…\u00a0SHINE<\/strong> Tag Team Champion (w\/ Jayme Jameson<\/strong>), WSU<\/strong> Spirit Champion, 2x WSU Tag Team Champion (1x each w\/ Jazz<\/strong> and Tina San Antonio<\/strong>), NYWC<\/strong> Starlet Champion<\/p>\n