Despite promoting a second annual women’s tournament, WWE has been mum on official details regarding the Mae Young Classic II.
According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is interested in indie talent Xia Brookside, step-daughter of NXT trainer Robbie Brookside.
It was noted in the report that she canceled her summer tour after previously asking for more dates.
Xia is the current IPW UK Women’s Champion and she wrestles for various promotions including STARDOM, Pro-Wrestling EVE, RISE, and more.
She defends her title on June 6 against Kay Lee Ray:
LIVE AT UNIT NINE MATCH ANNOUNCEMENTS (5/7)
Wed 6th June / @UnitNineuk
Returning home champion from her ?? tour, Brookside returns to another huge challenge on home soil
Tickets: https://t.co/r7145FsXk2 pic.twitter.com/niqiKtk7fW
— IPW (@IPWUK) May 30, 2018
Other rumored participants in the tourney include Io Shirai, who is officially departing STARDOM for WWE, and Toni Storm, who has been granted a WWE UK contract, and Deonna Purrazzo.
The taping dates for the WWE Mae Young Classic II tournament will take place August 7th and 8th in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University.
No word yet on air dates for the matches.
What do you think of this rumor? Who else would you like to see in the MYC II this year? Sound off in the comments below.
