Johnnie Mae Young

Johnnie Mae Young

Birthday: 1923-03-12

Deathday: 2014-01-14

Place of birth: Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA

Also known as: Mae, Mae Young

imdb_id: nm0949848

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

WWE Hall of Fame 2008

Score: 9.0

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

Score: 9.0

WWE Survivor Series 1999

Score: 8.5

WWE WrestleMania XX

Score: 8.4

WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

Score: 8.1

WWE No Mercy 1999

Score: 8.0

WWE WrestleMania XXV

Score: 7.9

WWE Divas: Undressed

Score: 7.7

WWE WrestleMania 2000

Score: 7.4

WWE No Way Out 2000

Score: 7.3

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

Score: 6.5

Lipstick & Dynamite

Score: 6.0

WWE Insurrextion 2000

Score: 5.0

Played in tv shows:

Dark Side of the Ring

Score: 8.2

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

WWE SmackDown

Score: 7.5

WWE SmackDown

Score: 7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

Raw

Score: 6.8

WWE Velocity

Score: 6.2