CURVY Scots wrestling star Kimberley Benson is moving up in the world as she prepares for a special 32-strong WWE tournament.

Grappler Kimberly Benson, 25, - known as Viper - cut her teeth with Insane Championship Wrestling in Scotland before joining Japan’s World Wonder Ring Stardom.

3 Kimberly is making a big name for herself in Japan Credit: Dod Morrison

Now, she is set for a shot at super-stardom after being asked by the wordwide wrestling juggernaut WWE to take part in its first ever Mae Young Classic women’s tournament.

The special tournament will take place on Thursday, July 13, and Friday, July 14, from Full Sail Live in Orlando, Florida..

The tournament, named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars in history, Mae Young, will feature 32 of the top female competitors from around the world.

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The line-up is set to be announced tomorrow and unprecedented event will stream later this summer exclusively on WWE Network.

Former wrestling star and WWE executive vice president Paul “Triple H” Levesque said: “The Mae Young Classic will mark a significant moment in the evolution of WWE,

“We are proud to provide this unique opportunity for the best female talent from around the world.”

3 Kimberley in action

WWE was recently in Scotland as the show's superstars put on a spectacular night of wrestling on at Glasgow's Hydro Arena.

Size 18 and 15-stone Kimberly - who will fight in the tournament under the name Piper Niven - previously told The Scottish Sun she’s proud to be bucking the trend and showing that it’s not only bikini-clad fitness models who can break into the wrestling world.

But the scrapper, of Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, also revealed how she struggled with people staring and taking photos of her when she first arrived in the Far East because of her fuller figure.

3 Kimberley is a big name in Japan

She says: “When you live in Japan, you live the wrestler life — that’s all you think about and there are no other worries. But when you get there at first, it’s very hard.

“It’s such a culture shock and they have no one big like me. The average person is about 5ft tall so I feel like an Amazon giant over there, there are lots of comments from people."

Kimberly previously got a taste of fame on ITV’s World Of Sport programme, which returned on New Year’s Eve and was watched by millions across the UK.

It was an incredible career push after spending eight years working her way up the ladder since making her pro debut in 2009 with the Scottish Wrestling Alliance.

But no matter how much work she does at home to boost her profile, she will always be the biggest draw in Japan.

The Mae Young Classic can be watched exclusively on the WWE Network.

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