2018_Mae_Young_Classic

Mae Young Classic
Mae Young Classic
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Date	August 8–9, 2018; (aired September 5 – October 4); October 28, 2018 (final);
City	Winter Park, Florida; Uniondale, New York (final)
Venue	Full Sail University; Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (final)
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Mae Young Classic (2018)

2018 professional wrestling tournament

The 2018 Mae Young Classic was a multi-night special event and tournament promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It was the second Mae Young Classic tournament produced and was constituted by a 32-competitor tournament exclusively for women from WWE's NXT brand division and wrestlers from the independent circuit. The tournament took place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and was taped on August 8–9, 2018 and aired on the WWE Network from September 5 to October 4 (round 1, round 2, quarterfinals, and semifinals). The tournament final match aired live as part of WWE's all-female pay-per-view Evolution, which was held on October 28 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The winner of this second tournament was Toni Storm.

Quick Facts Date, City ...

Tournament bracket

The following time limits were in place:

Round One: 15 minutes
Round Two: 20 minutes
Round Three: 25 minutes

Round of 32
(Taped August 8)
(Aired September 5, 12, 19, 26)

Round of 16
(Taped August 9)
(Aired October 3, 10)

Quarterfinals
(Taped August 9)
(Aired October 17)

Semifinals
(Taped August 9)
(Aired October 24)

Final
(October 28)

– Episode 1

Meiko Satomura

– Episode 5

Killer Kelly

7:41^[23]

Meiko Satomura

– Episode 2

Mercedes Martinez

11:32^[24]

Ashley Rayne

7:31^[25]

– Episode 7

Mercedes Martinez

Meiko Satomura

– Episode 1

Lacey Lane

4:34^[26]

Lacey Lane

– Episode 5

Vanessa Kraven

4:50^[23]

Lacey Lane

– Episode 4

Taynara Conti

2:38^[24]

Taynara Conti

– Episode 8

Jessie Elaban

4:44^[27]

Meiko Satomura

13:05^[28]

– Episode 3

Toni Storm

– Episode 5

Jinny

7:08^[29]

Toni Storm

– Episode 4

Hiroyo Matsumoto

9:17^[24]

Rachel Evers

9:47^[27]

– Episode 7

Hiroyo Matsumoto

Toni Storm

– Episode 3

Mia Yim

8:25^[26]

Mia Yim

– Episode 6

Allysin Kay

9:39^[29]

Mia Yim

Sub

– Episode 3

Kaitlyn

7:09^[30]

Kaitlyn

– WWE Evolution

Kavita Devi

4:08^[29]

Toni Storm

– Episode 1

Io Shirai

10:20^[31]

Tegan Nox

– Episode 6

Zatara

6:10^[23]

Tegan Nox

– Episode 4

Nicole Matthews

3:45^[30]

Isla Dawn

7:20^[27]

– Episode 7

Nicole Matthews

Sub

Tegan Nox

3:14^[26]

– Episode 1

Rhea Ripley

KO

Rhea Ripley

– Episode 5

MJ Jenkins

7:41^[23]

Rhea Ripley

– Episode 2

Kacy Catanzaro

7:04^[24]

Kacy Catanzaro

– Episode 8

Reina González

4:46^[25]

Rhea Ripley

12:52^[28]

– Episode 4

Io Shirai

– Episode 6

Xia Brookside

3:16^[27]

Io Shirai

– Episode 2

Zeuxis

6:06^[30]

Zeuxis

– Episode 7

Aerial Monroe

5:06^[25]

Io Shirai

– Episode 2

Deonna Purrazzo

8:44^[26]

Deonna Purrazzo

Sub

– Episode 6

Priscilla Kelly

4:28^[25]

Deonna Purrazzo

Sub

– Episode 3

Xia Li

5:45^[30]

Karen Q

4:21^[29]

Xia Li

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Wrestler	Country representing	Ref
Aerial Monroe	United States	^[10]
Allysin Kay	United States	^[11]
Ashley Rayne	United States	^[12]
Deonna Purrazzo	United States	^[13]
Hiroyo Matsumoto	Japan	^[10]
Io Shirai	Japan	^[14]
Isla Dawn	Scotland	^[15]
Jessie Elaban	United States	^[16]
Jinny	England	^[14]
Kacy Catanzaro	United States	^[14]
Kaitlyn	United States	^[17]
Karen Q	United States	^[15]
Kavita Devi	India	^[18]
Killer Kelly	Portugal	^[19]
Lacey Lane	United States	^[15]
MJ Jenkins	United States	^[11]
Meiko Satomura	Japan	^[20]
Mercedes Martinez	United States	^[19]
Mia Yim	United States	^[19]
Nicole Matthews	Canada	^[14]
Priscilla Kelly	United States	^[12]
Rachel Evers	United States	^[11]
Reina González	United States	^[16]
Rhea Ripley	Australia	^[21]
Taynara Conti	Brazil	^[9]
Tegan Nox	Wales	^[16]
Toni Storm	New Zealand	^[16]
Vanessa Kraven	Canada	^[10]
Xia Brookside	England	^[12]
Xia Li	China	^[11]
Zatara	Chile	^[11]
Zeuxis	Puerto Rico	^[15]

Ring name	Real name	Notes^[22]
Beth Phoenix	Elizabeth Kociański	Color commentator Hall of Famer
Cathy Kelley	Catherine Kelley	Backstage interviewer
Kayla Braxton	Kayla Becker	Ring announcer
Michael Cole	Michael Coulthard	Lead commentator
Renee Young	Renee Paquette	Color commentator
Sarah Schreiber	Sarah Schreiber	Backstage interviewer
Shadia Bseiso	Shadia Bseiso	Backstage interviewer

2018_Mae_Young_Classic

Mae Young Classic (2018)

Background

Qualifying match

Participants

Broadcast team

Tournament bracket

Aftermath

References

External links

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