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The second night of the WWE’s Mae Young Classic women’s tournament concluded with surprise wins and the final round’s competitors set. For results from the first night, click here. But on Friday night, fans attending the tournament at Full Sail University saw the Round of 16, quarterfinal, and semifinal matches filmed. The taping saw the return of WWE superstars sitting ringside along with UFC fighter Ronda Rousey. In addition to the tournament matches, two additional special matches took place with the eliminated competitors from Thursday night and from the alternates who were on reserve for the tournament.

The second night also saw Triple H appear to honor Performance Center coach Sara Del Ray. There was also a friendly altercation between the WWE’s “Four Horsewomen” of Bayley, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch (Sasha Banks has been in New Zealand) and mixed martial arts’ “Four Horsewomen” of Rousey, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke.

Non-Tournament Matches:

Deonna Purrazzo and Jessica James defeated Barbi Hayden and Nicole Matthews.

Jazzy Gabert, Tessa Blanchard, and Kay Lee Ray defeated Santana Garrett, Marti Belle, and Sarah Logan.

Mae Young Classic Tournament Round of 16

Abbey Laith defeated Rachel Evers.

Piper Niven defeated Serena Deeb.

Mercedes Martinez defeated Princesa Sugehit.

Kairi Sane defeated Bianca Belair.

Toni Storm defeated Lacey Evans.

Shayna Baszler defeated Mia Yim.

Dakota Kai defeated Rhea Ripley.

Candice LeRae defeated Nicole Savoy.

Quarterfinals:

Mercedes Martinez defeated Abbey Laith.

Shayna Baszler defeated Candice LeRae.

Toni Storm defeated Piper Niven.

Kairi Sane defeated Dakota Kai.

Semifinals:

Shayna Baszler defeated Mercedes Martinez.

Kairi Sane defeated Toni Storm.

Following the result of each semifinal match, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Sara Del Ray entered the ring to congratulate the winner. The night ended with Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler posing next to the Mae Young Classic trophy. The matches filmed on Friday night will be available on-demand on the WWE Network on Monday, September 4. The final round of the Mae Young Classic will take place live from Las Vegas on Tuesday, September 12, airing exclusively on the WWE Network.

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Ronda Rousey attended the first taping of the WWE’s Mae Young Classic women’s tournament on Thursday evening. The UFC fighter was in attendance as friend Shayna Baszler, one of the “Four Horsewomen” in mixed martial arts along with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke, competed in the first round of the women’s tournament. In footage from WWE, Rousey arrived at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida, and briefly met up with Triple H.

Rousey, sporting a “Macho Man” Randy Savage shirt, and Triple H can be heard discussing Baszler’s placing in the Mae Young Classic. The two athletes did have time to also take pictures.

The #MaeYoungClassic will celebrate and showcase female competitors from around the world. Great to have @RondaRousey join us tonight. pic.twitter.com/dQy9C1qFbH

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 13, 2017

Rousey also had a moment with SmackDown Live superstar Natalya, who was among many of the main roster superstars in attendance for the tapings.

Rousey was ringside for Baszler’s Mae Young Classic match. According to the WWE, Baszler’s match airs on Monday, August 28, exclusively on the WWE Network when the first four episodes of the tournament becomes available on-demand. Baszlar is among the 32 female competitors participating in the tournament, which includes Mia Yim, Toni Storm, Candice LeRae, and former WWE superstar Serena Deeb.

To read spoilers and results from the first night of the Mae Young Classic tournament, click here. The second set of the tournament’s taping occurs Friday night.

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After a long wait, the WWE finally revealed all 32 participants of the first-ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament. Ahead of the tournament’s first set of tapings on Thursday evening, the WWE aired a live “Parade of Champions” with each competitor having a brief moment in the ring.

The following are the 32 competitors as announced during the Parade of Champions:

• Dakota Kai (New Zealand)
• Serena Deeb (United States of America)
• Vanessa Borne (United States of America)
• Xia Li (China)
• Rachel Evers (United States of America)
• Sage Beckett (United States of America)
• Kay Lee Ray (Scotland)
• Tessa Blanchard (United States of America)
• Toni Storm (Australia)
• Marti Belle (Dominican Republic)
• Lacey Evans (United States of America)
• Santana Garrett (United States of America)
• Nicole Savoy (United States of America)
• Ayesha Raymond (England)
• Reina Gonzalez (United States of America)
• Shayna Baszler (United States of America)
• Piper Niven (Scotland)
• Zeda (China)
• Rhea Ripley (Australia)
• Kavita Devi (India)
• Sarah Logan (United States of America)
• Bianca Belair (United States of America)
• Abbey Laith (United States of America)
• Candice LeRae (United States of America)
• Mia Yim (South Korea)
• Miranda Salinas (United States of America)
• Renee Michelle (United States of America)
• Princesa Sugehit (Mexico)
• Taynara Conti (Brazil)
• Mercedes Martinez (United States of America)
• Jazzy Gabert (Germany)
• Kairi Sane (Japan)

The first set of Mae Young Classic tapings will occur between July 13 and July 14, from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. The first four episodes will be released on-demand on the WWE Network on Monday, August 28. Episodes 5-8 of the tournament will air on Monday, September 4, leading to the final round from Las Vegas on September 12, at 10 p.m. EDT, on the WWE Network. WWE Hall of Famers Lita and Jim Ross are the show’s commentators, and Alundra Blayze will join as an interviewer.

A special “Bracketology” episode about the tournament’s matches will air on August 20, following SummerSlam, on the WWE Network.

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Dixie Carter on RAW?

It was a surprise for many wrestling fans when former TNA president Dixie Carter appeared on WWE’s “24” documentary for Kurt Angle. But was it the last of Carter on WWE programming? In an interview with Sports Illustrated (SI), she was asked if an appearance on RAW is imminent. Coincidentally, the upcoming July 17th broadcast of RAW takes place in Nashville, which is nearby Carter’s home.

Carter told SI:

“I did hear RAW will be in Nashville, which is very interesting. But I wouldn’t tell you either way.”

Carter has been one of the rumored names involved in RAW General Manager Kurt Angle’s storyline, which he announced he’ll be disclosing during the July 17th show.

Mae Young Classic “Parade of Champions”

As Top Rope Press reported, the WWE will air the Mae Young Classic’s Parade of Champions, live, this evening on the WWE’s Facebook and on YouTube. With a start time of 6:30 p.m. EDT, all 32 women competing in the Mae Young Classic will be announced and briefly featured. After the Parade of Champions, the first set of tapings for the women’s tournament will occur, but the tournament itself won’t air until Monday, August 28, on the WWE Network.

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According to reports, WWE is planning a unique way to present the upcoming Mae Young Classic. The company apparently has plans to present the tournament in a format where people can “binge watch” each round. Their goal is to tape the tournament July 13th and July 14th in Florida. Then, they will be airing a WWE Network special to introduce the tournament and the competitors. Round one episodes will air the last week of August, and round two will air in early September. According to the plan, the finals of the tournament will be held on September 12th in Las Vegas.

WWE had originally planned to air the tournament during SummerSlam week but have since decided against the idea. WWE officials wanted the tournament to stand out and not get overshadowed by the popular end of summer pay per view.

For those unfamiliar with the Mae Young Classic, it is 32-woman tournament that will showcase a variety of independent talent (and some current WWE talent) from a variety of countries. The tournament itself is named after late professional wrestler Johnnie Mae Young, who wrestled under the name Mae Young. So far, there’s only speculation as to what female talents will be showcased, but the plan is to include a female announce team and referees.

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Backstage Plans For WWE Mae Young Classic Tournament

As we reported earlier this week, WWE announced that the upcoming Mae Young Classic women’s tournament will be taping at Full Sail in July. We already know that Jim Ross will be lending his voice at the announce table, and it’s being reported now that WWE is looking to use female announcers alongside JR.

WWE has no shortage of backstage female interviewers, but the only one that could really (at least to me) be qualified for calling this tournament is Renee Young. She did commentary for NXT for a while, and the fans know her and know she knows and appreciates the product. There have also been talks of using a female WWE Hall Of Famer for commentary as well, someone like Lita or Beth Phoenix.

We also reported earlier this month that WWE hired its first female referee for NXT, and there are talks of using female refs for the WWE Mae Young Classic, as well.

Emma Injury Update

Emma was injured during the European Tour earlier this month, but it looks like she could be back in action soon. She left the tour early to return home to the US to have her shoulder injury evaluated, and it’s being reported now that she could be cleared to return to the ring as soon as mid-June.

This is good news for Emma, especially seeing as she had basically just returned from lingering back issues when she was put on the shelf again. Best of luck to her in her continuing rehab and recovery.

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The highly-anticipated WWE women’s tournament finally has a name. The WWE Mae Young Classic will take this place this summer, and today, WWE announced further information on the taping dates and location on the tourney

The tournament will take place Thursday, July 13, and Friday, July 14, from Full Sail Live in Orlando, Florida, and tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10:00 am EDT. The show will be available via WWE Network later in the summer.

Triple H had the following to say about the upcoming tournament.

“The Mae Young Classic will mark a significant moment in the evolution of WWE. We are proud to provide this unique opportunity for the best female talent from around the world.”

It’s nice to see WWE go with honoring Mae Young with this. While she definitely had some skeletons in her closet and was no angel to say the least, WWE dodged a major bullet by not going the obvious route and naming the tournament after The Fabulous Moolah. That would have not have gone over well, especially given information that has come to light over the years about how Moolah treated other female wrestlers throughout her career and time as a performer, promoter, and trainer.

We will keep everyone updated on the Mae Young Classic as WWE releases more information on participants and the tournament in the weeks to come.

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