One of the Female Wrestling Legend Mae Young dies at 90

Mae Young, one of the most famous women in wrestling history, was taken off life support last night and passed away this morning at her home in Columbia, South Carolina at the age of 90.

Young broke into the professional ranks at the age of 15 and was profiled many decades later in a documentary titled "Lipstick and Dynamite.

May young was from Sand Springs, Okla.

Signature Move: Bronco Buster

Career Highlights: First-ever NWA United States Women's Champion; competed in the ring in eight different decades; winner of Miss Royal Rumble 2000 Bikini Contest; 2008 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.

Young is an influential pioneer in women's wrestling, helping to increase its popularity during World War II and training many generations of wrestlers. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada, and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance.

May her soul rest in perfect peace.

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