#3 She entered the Mae Young Classic
The inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament took place in 2017 and featured current NXT/WWE Superstars including Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Mia Yim, Rhea Ripley, Sarah Logan, Shayna Baszler, Taynara Conti, Toni Storm, Vanessa Borne and Xia Li.
One of the most popular babyfaces heading into the competition, LeRae was only able to reach the quarter-final stage, where she lost to Baszler, while her journey to the final eight began with a first-round match against Renee Michelle.
Drake Maverick’s new wife mentioned in her pre-match video package that she wanted to prove that women can be just as good, or perhaps even better, than the men, and she claimed that she has the “charisma, sass, athleticism, determination and ambition” to achieve anything she wants.
Michelle went on to lose against LeRae in a match lasting 5 minutes and 36 seconds.