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Johnnie Mae Young

Johnnie Mae Young was an American professional wrestler. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance. Young is considered one of the pioneers in women's wrestling as she helped to increase the popularity of the sport throughout the 1940s and during World War II. In 1954, she and Mildred Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan. Beginning in 1999, Young had a high-profile "second career" in the World Wrestling Federation. Young was part of a recurring comedic duo with best friend The Fabulous Moolah in appearances on WWE televised events. Young is also remembered for taking bumps well past the age of 80 on televised programming. In 2004, she was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their "Lady Wrestler" category. On March 29, 2008, Young was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In 2017, the Mae Young Classic tournament was introduced by WWE in her memory.


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Born:
Mar 12, 1923 In Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
14
First Appeared:
In the series WWE Raw 1993-01-11
Latest Project:
Movie WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 2014-11-03
Known For
Poster of WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Poster of WWE Hall of Fame 2008
Poster of Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling
Poster of WWE Raw
Filmography
Movie WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 Herself 2014-11-03
Movie WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History Mae 2011-08-23
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2008 Herself 2008-03-21
Movie Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Herself 2005-05-05
Movie WWE WrestleMania XX Mae Young 2004-03-14
Movie WWE Divas: Undressed Mae Young 2002-06-29
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Mae Young 2000-01-23
Movie WWE Insurrextion 2000 Mae Young (Ringside) 2000-05-06
Movie WWE No Way Out 2000 Mae Young (Ringside) 2000-02-27
Series WWE SmackDown Herself 1999-04-29
Movie WWE No Mercy 1999 Herself 1999-10-17
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1999 Mae Young 1999-11-14
Series WWE Raw Unknown 1993-01-11
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13