WWE: Summer Women's Tournament Announced

[Natey]

I hope 32 means Iwatani is coming. As far as I'm concerned, she's the best in the world.

 

[Natey]

 

[SeidoN]

Cross tho

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Typical revisionism from WWE.

I'm still confused.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Kairi Hojo ftw

 

[93gilmour93]

The return of Eva Marie and she wins the tournament

 

[Brodeur]

The return of Eva Marie and she wins the tournament

If they ever wanted to a women's Rumble to get the wrong kind of heat........everybody gets eliminated just as the last participant was gonna enter.

 

[quoipourquoi]

What's wrong with calling it the Mae Young Classic?

Nothing particularly wrong with Mae Young, but she wasn't a big star in wrestling until the Attitude Era. Mildred Burke would have been a good choice if they were to name it after someone.

 

[GKJ]

I hope 32 means Iwatani is coming. As far as I'm concerned, she's the best in the world.

If she isn't signed, I'd be skeptical she would be in it. Is she going to come halfway across the world to put someone over in 5 minutes?

 

[Natey]

If she isn't signed, I'd be skeptical she would be in it. Is she going to come halfway across the world to put someone over in 5 minutes?

They could always put her in the second round. She's a huge name in Women's Wrestling and 2nd or even 3rd round match against Shairi would make the tournament alone.

As for travelling halfway around the world to wrestle for WWE, even if only 5 minutes? Yes. Yes I think she would.

 

[Megahab]

Nothing particularly wrong with Mae Young, but she wasn't a big star in wrestling until the Attitude Era. Mildred Burke would have been a good choice if they were to name it after someone.

Yea, is Mae Young really the pioneer of women's wrestling that WWE makes her out to be? I don't remember ever hearing about her before she became a joke character in the attitude era. I bet nobody in the women's division Young before the attitude era except maybe Natalya and Charlotte.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Ten names confirmed per PWInsider

• Bianca Blair - standout at the WWE Performance Center and signed in April 2016
  
• Danielle Kamela - WWE developmental talent, trained at WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi's school
  
• Julia Ho - WWE developmental talent with MMA background, trained with Brian Kendrick
  
• Kimberly Frankele - WWE NXT talent, formerly known as Kimber Lee on the indies
  
• Lacey Evans - NXT talent and a Marine, formerly known as Macey Estrella
  
• Mary Kate - NXT talent and formerly known as Rosie Lottalove in TNA
  
• Sarah Logan - NXT talent, formerly known as Sarah Bridges in NXT and Crazy Mary Dobson on the indies
  
• Taynara Melo - WWE developmental talent signed last year, black belt from Brazil
  
• Victoria Gonzales - WWE developmental talent signed in 2016, college athlete and daughter of Rudy Boy Gonzales
  
• Zhao Xia - WWE's first female Chinese talent

 

[Kimi]

WWE did an offical announcement today with four names:

Toni Storm - A Kiwi from Stardom, and basically every notable UK promotion
Lacey Evans - NXT (Homegrown)
Sarah Logan - NXT (former Crazy Mary Dobson)
Princesa Sugehit - Luchador from CMLL (I know nothing about her)

 

[quoipourquoi]

Princesa Sugehit - Luchador from CMLL (I know nothing about her)

She's legit. And given the other names, a little surprising.

 

[Disclose]

if its the same Princesa Sujei? shes been there for a while she must be 40.

 

[Natey]

Toni Storm is ****ing great. Second favourite to Mayu.

 

[offkilter]

Man I hope my local girl Alexxis Nevaeh makes the cut for this tournament. I know she had a tryout recently and really impressed the NXT brass.

[EDIT]OOPS! Nevermind, I just found out Alexxis is signed with Impact under her real name.

 

[GKJ]

I would guess that they each have good showings in the tournament if they're being singled out like that.

 

[Kimi]

if its the same Princesa Sujei? shes been there for a while she must be 40.

She'll be 37 next week.

That's what surprised me about her. Didn't expect WWE to bring in people who were older than their usual age for women.

 

[Kimi]

I would guess that they each have good showings in the tournament if they're being singled out like that.

Depends, they might just be announcing everyone like this between now and the taping.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Another round of names confirmed from WWE

• Abbey Laith (f.k.a. Kimber Lee)
• Tessa Blanchard
• Jazzy Gabert
• Taynara Conti
• Kavita Devi

http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/...newly-announced-competitors-mae-young-classic

 

[JackSlater]

Getting in on the ground floor and predicting Mike Kanellis to get the winning pin, or at least lay the winning woman on top of her prone opponent.

 

[SeidoN]

Getting in on the ground floor and predicting Mike Kanellis to get the winning pin, or at least lay the winning woman on top of her prone opponent.

 

[quoipourquoi]

Another round of names confirmed from WWE

• Abbey Laith (f.k.a. Kimber Lee)
• Tessa Blanchard
• Jazzy Gabert
• Taynara Conti
• Kavita Devi

http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/...newly-announced-competitors-mae-young-classic

Did they sign Tessa Blanchard? I guess I shouldn't expect her to retain her tag title in two weeks.

 

[Kimi]

Did they sign Tessa Blanchard? I guess I shouldn't expect her to retain her tag title in two weeks.

She isn't signed. Yet.