Mae Young
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| Ring name(s) | Mae Young The Queen The Great Mae Young |
| Born | March 12, 1923 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA |
| Debut | 1939 |
Johnnie Mae Young (born March 12, 1923[1]), is a former professional wrestler who is a native of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA. She was one of the most recognizable female wrestlers during the 1940s. Beginning in 1999, the retired Young had a high-profile "second career" in the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE.
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[edit] Wrestling career
[edit] Early Career
Young 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).
[edit] WWF/WWE
[edit] 1999-2000
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," where 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 1999 pay per view in October 1999. Young and Moolah both competed at Survivor Series 1999 with Debra and Tori against Ivory, Jacqueline, Terri Runnels, and Luna.
At the age of 77, she was named the WWF's "Miss Royal Rumble 2000" at 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. Also in 2000, Young (kayfabe) dated WWF superstar Mark Henry, and the pair announced that Mae was pregnant. During this storyline, The Dudley Boyz, specifically Bubba Ray Dudley, powerbombed Mae from the stage through a table because of the Dudley's loss to Mark Henry due to an 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.
[edit] 2004-2006
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 the tour. Also in 2004, 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 re-appeared at New Year's Revolution 2006 during the Bra And Panties Gauntlet Match, where she entered the ring and did a strip-tease, whilst The Fabulous Moolah watched. She was attacked by Victoria as she left the ring, which led to Moolah and Mae removing Victoria's top. This helped Ashley Massaro to win the match.
Mae made an appearance at WrestleMania 22 in April 2006 in a backstage segment with Gene Snitsky (who had a known Foot Fetish), in which he "fondled" her feet. Mae also appeared (with the aid of a walker) with The Fabulous Moolah on the Raw Family Reunion special on October 9, 2006, where the duo waved to the crowd from the stage.
[edit] 2007-present
On March 31, 2007, Mae Young, along with The Fabulous Moolah, attented the WWE Hall of Fame 2007 Ceremonies on the eve of WrestleMania 23. At WrestleMania 23, she appeared along with Slick, The Fabulous Moolah, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Hart, Irwin R. Schyster, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter, Gene Okerlund and Gerald Brisco dancing backstage with Eugene, Cryme Tyme, Kelly Kelly, Layla El, and Brooke Adams.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Wrestlers managed by Young
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA Florida Women's Champion (1 time)
- NWA United States Women's Champion (1 time)
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- "Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Competition" Winner (2000)
