More/All Mae Young Classic Competitors This Week + Participant Injured

WWE will announce all 32 competitors for the Mae Young Classic this Thursday on YouTube and Facebook Live at 6:30 PM ET in a “Parade of Champions”:

The WWE Universe can get its first look at the likes of Toni Storm, Princesa Sugehit, Jazzy Gabert, Rhea Ripley and all 32 Mae Young Classic competitors when they take part in the Mae Young Classic Parade of Champions. Watch this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT at Facebook.com/WWE and on YouTube to see who will take part in this historic tournament!

The Mae Young Classic begins Monday, Aug. 28, when the first four episodes will be available on demand, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network. And be sure to tune into WWE Network on Sunday, Aug. 20, immediately following WWE SummerSlam, for Mae Young Classic: Bracketology, a special look at the inagural 32-woman tournament.

The tournament will be taped this Thursday and Friday.

15 names have already been announced:

Tessa Blanchard
Abbey Laith
Taynara Conti
Jazzy Gabert
Kavita Devi
Toni Storm
Lacey Evans
Sarah Logan
Princesa Sugehit
Kairi Sane
Dakota Kai
Piper Niven
Bianca Belair
Rhea Ripley
Sage Beckett

One wrestler who was set to be in the tournament, WWE developmental wrestler Nixon Newell, is out due to an ACL injury which required surgery at the end of June, according to Squared Circle Sirens.

These wrestlers are also expected to be in the tournament, according to Squared Circle Sirens and F4Wonline:

Shayna Baszler, Rachael Ellering, Santana Garrett, Renee Michelle, Barbi Hayden, Nicole Savoy, Mercedes Martinez, Marti Belle, Ayesha Ray