Mae Young

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Mae Young

Mae Young (born March 12, 1923), is a former professional wrestler who is a native of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA.

1 Wrestling career
2 In wrestling
- 2.1 Finishing and signature moves
- 2.2 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Wrestling career

Mae Young, whose full name is Johnnie Mae Young, was one of the most recognizable female wrestlers during the 1940s. She became a professional wrestler in 1939. She fought under the nicknames of "The Queen" and "The Great Mae Young", but she used her real name for most of her fights. During the 1950s, she wrestled for Mildred Burke's World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA).

Young had multiple achievements during her wrestling career. She won the NWA's Florida women's title once, and she was a women's United States champion once.

Young made her WWE debut on the September 16, 1999, episode of SmackDown!, when she and The Fabulous Moolah were seated at ringside. Jeff Jarrett invited Moolah into the ring, and later smashed a guitar over her head. When Young tried to help Moolah out, Jarrett put Young into the figure four leglock.

After this appearance, Young and Moolah began appearing regularly on WWF televised shows. On the September 27, 1999 edition of Monday Night Raw Young and Moolah defeated then WWF Women's champion Ivory in a "Handicapped Evening Gown Match" which saw Young get stripped to her bra and panties. Young managed Moolah during Moolah's WWF Women's title victory over Ivory at the No Mercy pay per view in October 1999. Young and Moolah both competed in the women's match at Survivor Series 1999 along side Debra, and Tori to go against Ivory, Jacqueline, Terri Runnels, and Luna. At the age of 77, she was named the WWF's "Miss Royal Rumble 2000". Young appeared to remove her top during this pay per view show, which aired from Madison Square Garden. The New York Post did a page 3 story about the incident, with the headline, "Grapplin' Granny Nude At the Garden?". WWE officials claimed that Young was wearing a prosthesis, and thus was not actually exposing herself. Mae Young defeated Jacqueline, B.B, The Kat, Luna Vachon, Terri Runnels, and Ivory.

In 2004, she and "Moolah" were invited to tour, as guests of honor, with the WWE's modern stars as part of that organization's 50th anniversary. Young and Moolah joined many other former wrestlers on that particular tour. 2004 was also the year in which she was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. She, along with several other lady wrestlers, starred in the 2004 film "Lipstick and Dynamite" which is a documentary about the women wrestlers from the 1950s era. Moolah and Young appeared on episodes of the Jay Leno show and the Conan O'Brien show while promoting this movie.

Young once gave birth to a human hand during a backstage skit. According to the storyline, Young was dating WWF superstar Mark Henry, and the pair had announced that Mae was with child. During this storyline, The Dudley Boyz, specifically Bubba Ray Dudley, powerbombed Mae from the middle rope through a table. This was done due to the Dudley's loss to Mark Henry with the help and interference of Mae Young. The "child" was eventually delivered and found to be nothing more than a bloody rubber hand, presumably a sex toy that had gotten stuck.

Young re-appeared at 2006's New Year's Revolution pay per view during the Bra And Panties Gauntlet Match, entering the ring and doing a strip-tease, whilst The Fabulous Moolah watched on. She was attacked by Victoria as she left the ring, which led to Moolah and Mae fighting back and removing Victoria's top. This helped Ashley Massaro to go on and win the match.

Vince McMahon found Mae Young's "Other Hand" out of the behind of Jim Ross, during a skit where Mr. McMahon played "Dr. Henie" in a parody of Jim Ross's colon surgery of 2005.

Mae also made an appearance at WrestleMania 22 in a backstage segment with Gene Snitsky (who has a known Foot Fetish) in which he was "fondling" her feet.

Mae most recently appeared (on a walker) with The Fabulous Moolah on the Raw Family Reunion special from Columbia, SC on October 9, 2006. She and Moolah waved to the crowd from the stage.