Mae Young
Johnnie Mae Young[1] (March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014) is an American female professional wrestler and is also a WWE Ambassador. She is probably best known for wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E). She helped increase the popularity of women wrestling during World War II and has trained many wrestlers.
| Mae Young | |
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| Ring name(s) | Mae Young[1] Miss Mae Young The Queen The Great Mae Young |
| Born | March 12, 1923 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] |
| Died | January 14, 2014 (aged 90) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Debut | August 20, 1939[1] |
She is the only professional wrestler to compete in documented matches in nine different decades, having her first match in 1939 and her last match in 2010.[1]
She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008. She was best friends with fellow wrestler The Fabulous Moolah whom she appeared with on WWF/E television with as a comedic duo.
On December 30th, 2013, she was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and was placed on life support. On January 9th, 2014, she was taken off life support and was placed under hospice care at home.[2]
Championships
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Women's Championship (one time)[3]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)[6]
- Miss Royal Rumble 2000[7]
- Slammy Award for Knucklehead Moment of the Year (2010) (Defeating LayCool at Old School Raw)[8]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2004[9]
Mae Young Media
- Mae Young in a circa photograph.jpg
Mae Young, c. 1960/1970
Mae Young with Bruno Sammartino during a Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame event in 2012
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Mae Young Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "WWE Hall Of Famer Mae Young Taken Off Life Support Earlier Tonight". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "NWA Florida Women's Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "NWA United States Women's Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "National Wrestling Alliance World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "HOFer Mae Young vows to keep wrestling". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2000: Full Event Results". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Raw: 2010 Knucklehead Moment of the Year Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ "Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Mae Young". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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