Some sad news from the world of wrestling: Johnnie Mae Young, a female wrestler who made her way through the ranks of the WWE at a time that women didn't really have a place in that world, died yesterday at the age of 90. 

A Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, Young began her wrestling career at the tender age of 15. Her first match was in 1939, and her last match was in 2010. In the past few years, however, Young had been gravely ill... in fact, when she passed away, she was at a hospice center in South Carolina. 

According to Fox News, Young had been achieving quite a bit in her career. Amongst her list of accomplishments:

- 2008 Hall of Fame Inductee

- Only wrestler in history with an eight decade career

- Miss Royal Rumble 2000 winner

- First-ever NWA United States Women's Champion

"Young receiver her greatest acclaim -- and greatest following -- in the final decades of her life, particularly when WWE made her and friend and fellow Hall of Famer the Fabulous Moolah the subject of several comedic storylines. Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison) died in 2007 at age 84, born the same year as Young," reports Fox News.

Needless to say, fans from all over the world -- and even wrestling legends, including The Rock -- tweeted their condolences. 

The WWE released a statement about Young's death:

"WWE is greatly saddened by the news that WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young, beloved member of the WWE family and oldest living squared circle personality, has passed at the age of 90. Johnnie Mae Young was truly one of the greatest female competitors to ever lace up a pair of boots. A proud competitor for three quarters of a century and valued part of WWE to her last day, Young truly blazed a path for future female grapplers beginning in the 1940s. From the moment she first stepped through the ropes, Young established herself as one of the most active and successful female Superstars - including becoming the first U.S. Women's Champion, carrying out one of the most storied rivalries of the time with the legendary Mildred Burke in 1954 and being among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan."