The Mae Young Classic appears to be becoming a staple of the WWE calendar. The first women’s tournament was held in 2017, and introduced WWE fans to wrestlers like Bianca Belair, Shayna Baszler, Toni Storm, and tournament winner Kairi Sane, among others. The 2018 Mae Young Classic was featured most of the new NXT UK women’s roster, and was won by the current Champion of that division, Toni Storm. Now, thanks to Squared Circle Sirens, it’s clear that WWE is planning a third Mae Young Classic, probably for later this year, although they haven’t announced anything officially yet, at least not in English-language media.
The information comes from a German TV documentary about WWE holding a tryout in that country. The German-language video features WWE trainer/producer Sarah Stock and Canyon Ceman, the Senior Director of Talent Development at WWE, announcing the third women’s tournament. They also offer Croatian wrestler Wesna Busic a spot in it. Later in the documentary, Amale Winchester, who was the only woman to make the cut in the German WWE tryout, is also invited to the next Mae Young Classic.
Now that the word is out (and not even technically leaked, since it was revealed on television, just not in this country) we’ll surely hear the official domestic announcement of the Mae Young Classic from WWE sooner rather than later.
