By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE has officially announced the following wrestlers for the 32-woman Mae Young Classic 2018 tournament.
-Kaitlyn
-Rhea Ripley
-Io Shirai
-Nicole Matthews
-Jinny
-Kacy Catanzaro
-Tegan Nox
-Deonna Purrazzo
-Jessica Elaban
-Reina Gonzalez
-Mercedes Martinez
-Mia Yim
-Killer Kelly
-Crystal
-Kavita Devi
-Zeuxis
-Isla Dawn
-Lacey Lane
-Karen Q
-Toni Storm
-Meiko Satomura
-Ashley Rayne
-Priscilla Kelly
-Xia Brookside
-Hiroyo Matsumoto
-Aerial Monroe
-Vanessa Kraven
-Zatara
-Xia Li
-MJ Jenkins
-Allysin Kay
-Rachel Evers
Powell’s POV: Zatara, Li, Jenkins, Kay, and Evers are the latest entrants. The tournament will be taped on August 8-9 in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University. We are looking for reports or basic results from anyone attending the tapings. If you can help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.
I’m hoping for Taeler Hendrix and/or Chelsea Green to be in it this year.
Doubt I see Taeler, since they didn’t bring her in last year.
I feel like Chelsea Green (Laurel Van Ness) might happen, though.
Doubt you’ll see Taeler after her Jay Lethal accusations.
Bring back Awesome Kong/Kharma!!!
Hoping for Jazzy Gabert to be a last minute addition and to go all the way to the finals at the Evolution PPV. Her against a suddenly intimidated Baeszler would be great…
I didn’t see the addition of Ashley (Madison) Rayne coming, just because she’s been so prominent in Impact lately- but I like it a lot! It’s going to be tough to pick a favorite to root for!
I too, like the addition of Madison Rayne, and kind of hope she gets drawn to face Nicole Matthews in the opening round, so at least one of my favourites will advance.
Bring back Piper Nevin!
She was on WOS in a very good match with Kay Lee Ray and Bea Priestley (cheap plug for my review later :-p)
So it seems she has a brand new, rubbish name 🙁
I hate to be that guy, but that has been her name since she debuted in the UK. It was WWE who changed her name so I assume they own the rights 🙂