Mae Young

Johnnie Mae Young^[1] (March 12, 1923 – January 14, 2014) was an American female professional wrestler. She was best known for wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E). She helped increase the popularity of women wrestling during World War II and has trained many wrestlers.

Mae Young
Mae Young in 2001
Born	(1923-03-12)March 12, 1923 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Died	January 14, 2014(2014-01-14) (aged 90) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Mae Young[1] Miss Mae Young The Queen The Great Mae Young
Debut	August 20, 1939[1]

She was the only professional wrestler to compete in documented matches in nine different decades, having her first match in 1939 and her last match in 2010.^[1]

She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008. She was best friends with fellow wrestler The Fabulous Moolah whom she appeared with on WWF/E television with as a comedic duo.

On December 30th, 2013, she was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and was placed on life support. On January 9th, 2014, she was taken off life support and was placed under hospice care at home.^[2] On January 14, it was announced that Young had died.^[3]

Championships

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Women's Championship (one time)^[4]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA United States Women's Championship (one time)^[5]
  • NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ella Waldek)^[6]
• World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)^[7]
  • Miss Royal Rumble 2000^[8]
  • Slammy Award for Knucklehead Moment of the Year (2010) (Defeating LayCool at Old School Raw)^[9]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2004^[10]