Mae Young – A Fierce Fighter In (and Out) of the Ring

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Her life wasn’t perfect; there were brushes with the law along the way — and wrestling was the perfect fit. This is the unforgettable story of Mae Young.

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Mae Young – Just “One of the Boys” Sputnik Monroe met Mae Young in unique circumstances while in Memphis, Tennessee.

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He was standing naked in the dressing room and admiring how good he thought he looked in his new tailor-made boots when Young barged into the dressing room.

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A startled Sputnik quickly covered up with a towel, but she jerked it down and told him, “You ain’t got nothing to scare anybody, and I’m one of the boys!"

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"There is little doubt she was among the toughest of any of the women wrestlers who were in the so-called golden age in the ’40s and early ’50s."

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Mae Young’s first-rate toughness, rough-and-tumble performances coupled with prominent athletic ability and dirty tactics became her calling card.

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