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 SLAM! Wrestling published a new article "HOFer Mae Young vows to keep wrestling", highlighting the career of now WWE Hall-of-Famer Mae Young. Read below...
HOFer Mae Young vows to keep wrestling
By RYAN NATION - SLAM! Wrestling
At 85, Johnnie Mae Young will become the oldest living female to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this Saturday. However, do not expect her to slow down anytime soon.
Recently, SLAM! Wrestling caught up with Young via telephone from her home in Columbia, South Carolina to discuss her career and upcoming induction. Young exuded a youthful vigor and enthusiasm when discussing the business she has been a part of for so many years.
"It's the greatest thing on earth to me," said a heartfelt Young, already a member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2004). "It's the highest spot in my life. I'm so happy about it. There's no better honor I could ever receive than from WWE because they are the greatest.
"I live to wrestle for the fans because they keep me going," continued Young. "I'm 85 years old, and I still plan on wrestling when I'm a hundred. I look forward to seeing all of the fans. When I look out from the ring and see the fans cheering, hollering, booing, whatever; it's always exciting to me."
Young was born on March 12, 1923 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. She was an amateur wrestler for her high school wrestling team thanks in part to her sibling.
"My brother and I went to school together, and he was on the boys' amateur wrestling team," explained Young. "He taught me all of the amateur wrestling holds so I was a good wrestler. When we went to school, he would go down the street and say, 'I bet my sister could whip you.' So, I was wrestling all of my life." Click Here for the Full Article
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