Mae Young Classic (2017)

The 2017 Mae Young Classic was a multi-night special event and tournament promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It was constituted by a 32-competitor tournament exclusively for women from WWE's NXT brand division and wrestlers from the independent circuit. The inaugural tournament took place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and was taped on July 13–14, 2017 and aired on the WWE Network on August 28 (round 1) and September 4 (round 2, quarterfinals, and semifinals); the tournament final match aired live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada on September 12, also on the WWE Network. The event was named in honor of Mae Young. The winner of the inaugural tournament was Kairi Sane.

Mae Young Classic (2017)

The 2017 Mae Young Classic was a multi-night special event and tournament promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, WWE. It was constituted by a 32-competitor tournament exclusively for women from WWE's NXT brand division and wrestlers from the independent circuit. The inaugural tournament took place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and was taped on July 13–14, 2017 and aired on the WWE Network on August 28 (round 1) and September 4 (round 2, quarterfinals, and semifinals); the tournament final match aired live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada on September 12, also on the WWE Network. The event was named in honor of Mae Young. The winner of the inaugural tournament was Kairi Sane.