Real Name: Johnnie Mae Young
Nickname: "The Great Mae Young"
Signature wrestling move: corkscrew leg drop

Born in Sand Springs, OK, Johnnie Mae Young was as strong as she was beautiful. With the attitude of an outlaw, and the strength of a giant, Mae Young grew up a tomboy. Ed “Strangler" Lewis, a family friend, taught Mae how to wrestle, while she was taking a break from kicking field goals for the her high school’s men’s football team.

The Great Mae Young is a face familiar to wrestling fans from four generations. She has wrestled in eight decades, and was the first to train The Fabulous Moolah. Young has helped the careers of many talented wrestling stars and was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame for her lifetime achievements.

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