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Bully Ray Critiques WWE’s Booking Of Tiffany Stratton, Mark Henry Talks Mae Young

Saptarshi Sinha - March 6, 2025

Tiffany Stratton will defend the WWE Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, NV. During a recent edition of the "Busted...

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Mark Henry Shares Vince McMahon’s Reasoning Behind Mae Young’s Hand Birth

Thomas Lowson - February 1, 2025

Mark Henry has shared how one of the most infamous moments of his wrestling career came from Vince McMahon's attempt to crack a pun. In...

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Mark Henry – ‘Bruce Prichard Lost It Filming My Angle With Mae Young’

Thomas Lowson - June 1, 2024

On a recent edition of the "Six Feet Under" podcast, Mark Henry recalled working with Mae Young and the segment that Bruce Prichard had...

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Gene Snitsky – ‘Mae Young Loved When I Sucked On Her Toes, Wanted More Of It!’

Ryan Clark - March 23, 2023

Gene Snitsky is known to have sucked on a toe or two (or ten!) during his time in WWE. Speaking on a recent episode of...

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Mark Henry Reacts To His ‘Son’ (The Hand!) Debuting At WrestleMania 38 (Night Two)

Ryan Clark - April 4, 2022

As seen at WrestleMania 38 (Night Two), Johnny Knoxville defeated Sami Zayn in an "Anything Goes" match that featured numerous props, including a giant...

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Kurt Angle Comments On Giving Mae Young An Angle Slam, & More

Ryan Clark - March 21, 2021

During the latest edition of his "The Kurt Angle Show" podcast, Kurt Angle commented on giving Mae Young the Angle Slam, and more. You...

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Royal Rumble Series #13 (2000)

Kyle Dunning - July 28, 2018

Hello! Welcome back to the Royal Rumble series. Today, I will be talking about the 13th annual Royal Rumble. Did you miss any earlier...

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Toni Storm Opens Up On Working The Mae Young Classic Tournament

Jon Fuentes - April 30, 2018

Toni Storm recently did an interview with FOX Sports to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Below are some of the highlights: Working the Mae...

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NXT Stars Reveal Their Childhood Crushes, Alexa Bliss, Naomi & Nikki Bella’s New York City Photo Shoot (Video)

Andrew Thompson - September 9, 2017

WWE recently posted a video onto WWE.com of them interviewing the stars of NXT; asking them who were their childhood crushes growing up watching...

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WWE Mae Young Finals Set, Shelton Benjamin Hypes Tonight’s SmackDown Live

Andrew Ravens - September 5, 2017

--- Shelton Benjamin, who made his tag team debut with Chad Gable on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live, took to Twitter to hype...

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Triple H Reveals If The Mae Young Classic Will Be A Reoccurring Event, Naming It After Mae Young

Jon Fuentes - August 28, 2017

WWE's Triple H recently did an interview with Muscle & Fitness to promote the WWE Mae Young Classic. Here are the highlights: Will the Mae...

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Triple H Calls Mae Young Classic Release Schedule An Experiment

Kyle DaCosta - August 17, 2017

During a media conference call by Wrestling Inc, Triple H went into detail why the Mae Young Classic is using a different release schedule than the Cruiserweight...

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WWE Planning A Movie Project About Mae Young

Andrew Thompson - June 29, 2017

WWE officials are in talks of planning a movie project about WWE legend, Mae Young. WWE has been branding Mae Young as one of...

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First Four Competitors For Mae Young Classic Announced

Andrew Ravens - June 16, 2017

WWE has announced the first four competitors to be entered in the Mae Young Classic. Two independent stars and two NXT stars talent have...

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Mark Henry & Mae Young’s “Hand Baby” Turns 17, The Rock Praises Paige, & More – Videos

Ryan Clark - March 1, 2017

At the closing bell on Tuesday, WWE stock was at $20.98. That is down down $0.48 (2.24%) from Monday's closing price. The number also...

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Bubba Ray Dudley Twitter Q&A SRecap – Mae Young Table Spot, Velvet Sky To WWE, Spike Dudley, More

Ryan Clark - November 4, 2015

Bubba Ray Dudley conducted a Q&A on Twitter today. Check out some highlights below:On whether Spike Dudley will return: “I get this question alot....

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Mark Henry Speaks Out On The Nation Of Domination Split & Feuding With The Rock, Business Changes

Ryan Clark - June 14, 2015

In an interview with The Mirror, Mark Henry spoke about the Attitude Era and being told that the business was changing when he joined...

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Bull Ray Says Mae Young Farted On Him In WWE

Staff - June 20, 2014

Current TNA Wrestler Bull Ray was interviewed by TMZ and they asked if anyone ever farted on him during a match, well supposedly, it...

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Brie Bella Hypes Total Divas Return, Mae Young Note

Staff - January 23, 2014

-- National Public Radio has an article on the death of Mae Young. -- Brie Bella posted the following on Instagram, hyping season two of...

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Mae Young Funeral Held Earlier Today

Staff - January 22, 2014

The funeral service for WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young took place earlier today in Columbia, South Carolina. R.I.P Mae. WWE posted the following tribute...

WWE RAW Results (1/20) – Batista & Lesnar Return!

Staff - January 20, 2014

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW Airdate: Monday, January 20th, 2014 (USA Network) Location: Wright State University's Nutter Center Results by Jeff Johnson “Yes, sir, we promised you...

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What’s Expected To Open RAW?, Batista A Babyface?, More

Staff - January 20, 2014

-- Tonight's WWE RAW broadcast is expected to kick off with an "In memory of Mae Young" graphic. This will be followed by a...

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Natalya’s Tribute To Mae Young, + D-Bryan Injury Update

Staff - January 19, 2014

-- At Saturday night's WWE live event in Hammond, Indiana, WWE Diva Natalya defeated AJ Lee. Before the match, she cut a promo and...

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Mae Young Funeral Details + DiBiase Sr. Off Indy Event

Staff - January 18, 2014

-- There will be a visitation for Mae Young next Tuesday from 5-8PM EST at the Dunbar Funeral Home in Columbia, South Carolina. The...

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VIDEOS: Brisco Reacts To Young + WM Reading Challenge

Staff - January 16, 2014

-- Bill Apter recently interviewed Gerald Brisco about the death of Mae Young. You can check that out below: -- WWE released the following video...

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Jim Ross Shares His Memories Of Mae Young, More

Staff - January 16, 2014

Jim Ross has written a great new blog entry sharing his memories of Mae Young following her passing on Tuesday at the age of...

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PHOTO: Vince McMahon Thanks Mae Young

Staff - January 15, 2014

Vince McMahon posted the following on Twitter… Thanks for the memories Mae. We loved you. pic.twitter.com/MhKlTuUx72— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) January 15, 2014

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More Talents React To Mae Young’s Passing

Staff - January 15, 2014

UPDATE: Jeff Jarrett, Gail Kim, JBL, Samoa Joe and many others have commented on the passing of Mae Young. Here are those comments… Read...

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The Wrestling World Reacts To Mae Young’s Passing

Staff - January 15, 2014

-- WWE.com posted the following statement from Vince McMahon on the passing of Mae Young… "There will never be another Mae Young. Her longevity in...

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Vince McMahon Comments On Mae Young’s Passing

Staff - January 15, 2014

WWE.com posted the following from Vince McMahon on the passing of Mae Young: "There will never be another Mae Young. Her longevity in sports entertainment...

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WWE Issues Statement On The Passing Of Mae Young

Staff - January 15, 2014

WWE issued the following statement on the passing of Mae Young: WWE is greatly saddened by the news that WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young,...

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Breaking News: Mae Young Passes Away

Staff - January 14, 2014

Stephanie McMahon just tweeted the following: #RIPTheOneandOnlyGreatMaeYoung A true pioneer and legend has passed tonight. Long live the memory of my friend and @WWE Hall...

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Looking At The Extraordinary Career Of Mae Young

Staff - January 12, 2014

Looking At The Extraordinary Career Of Mae Young By Matt Boone (Facebook.com/MattBooneWZR) Johnnie Mae Young, better known to professional wrestling fans as Mae Young, is without...

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The Very Latest Update On Mae Young

Staff - January 9, 2014

Source: The Wrestling Observer According to a new report on the condition of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young, she is currently off life support...

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Updates On Mae Young & The Ultimate Warrior/WWE

Staff - January 9, 2014

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer -- While the specifics have not been revealed, it has been reported that the Ultimate Warrior and the WWE have...