WWE has confirmed four more participants for the upcoming Mae Young Classic women’s tournament: Zeuxis, Isla Dawn, Lacey Lane and Karen Q.
The following names are now confirmed for the 32-woman single-elimination tournament:
- Deonna Purrazzo
- Io Shirai
- Isla Dawn
- Jessie Elaban
- Jinny
- Kacy Catanzaro
- Kaitlyn
- Karen Q
- Kavita Devi
- Killer Kelly
- Lacey Lane
- Mercedes Martinez
- Mia Yim
- Nicole Matthews
- Reina González
- Rhea Ripley
- Taynara Conti
- Tegan Nox
- Zeuxis
The 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament will tape on August 8th and 9th. The finals will take place at the WWE Evolution pay-per-view on Sunday, October 28th.
1. Zeuxis (CMLL)
29-year-old Puerto Rican Luchadora, Zeuxis, has been officially entered into the tournament. She wrestles primarily in CMLL (where she has been for the last 10 years) but also wrestles for AAA and the Crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdldow0NM9A&t=318s&frags=pl%2Cwn
2. Isla Dawn
24-year-old Isla Dawn is from Scotland. She most recently competed for WWE during the United Kingdom shows last month. She lost a triple threat match to Toni Storm (Killer Kelly was the 3rd competitor) which would have put her in a position to wrestle for the NXT UK Women’s title.
Last November, Dawn lost a squash match to Asuka on Raw under the name Stacy Coates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfGRBgfRcrk&frags=pl%2Cwn
3. Lacey Lane
Trained by the Dudley Boyz, this former NCAA Basketball standout is already training at the WWE Performance Center.
She reported to the Performance Center in February of 2017 but has yet to crack the NXT roster or house show circuit.
Before being signed to WWE, Lane competed across the US and Mexico. She is the former Women’s Champion for the Crash promotion.
Check her out in this inter-gender match she had last year with Lio Rush.
4. Karen Q
If you are wondering if this is the same woman who just lost to Sumie Sakai at ROH’s Honor For All show on Friday, you are correct.
She also teamed with Ray Lyn in a losing effort to the Twisted Sisters (Holidead & Thunder Rosa, aka Kobra Moon) at RISEÂ 9: RISE Of The Knockouts.
The former gymnast has competed for Women’s Wrestling Revolution, Game Changer Wrestling, Victory Pro Wrestling, and as a member of the Women of Honor roster.
She will now be looking to add to her resume by competing for WWE for the first time in the Mae Young Classic.
