Tag: Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler (Backstage fallout NXTTakeover New Orleans)

Time and time again NXTTakeover deliveries and tonight was no different. From opening bell to the very last NXTNewOrleans had something special.

One of the moments that was near and dear to our heart, was when Shayna Baszler captured the NXT Women’s title from Ember Moon by putting her to sleep.

The hesrtfelt moment continued after the match in Baszler’s post interview.

This is not a bandwagon, this is a war wagon. You can’t just jump on and off based on who has this. I know who was there for with me in the beginning and who wasn’t.

In the interview she also talks about what it means to be sharing this weekend with her friend Ronda Rousey. One thing for sure is this weekend truly is a special one for the 4Horsewomen

You can check out Shayna’s interview down below

Shayna Baszler On Why She Signed With WWE (Video)

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As noted, WWE announced on Tuesday that Shayna Baszler has officially signed with the company and reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. There’s speculation that she may make her WWE NXT TV debut at tonight’s Full Sail University tapings. WWE posted this video of The Queen of Spades arriving to the building and talking about her journey.

The former UFC star says she did everything there was to do in fighting as she hit a point where she was just going through the motions when fighting someone. Baszler says it was time to move on to the next step and in wrestling, WWE is the next step. Baszler also says she wants to become the absolute best to represent her coaches in the best way possible.

Source: WrestlingINC

Shayna Baszler Officially Joins The WWE Performance Center

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WWE announced the following:

Shayna Baszler officially joins the WWE Performance CenterShayna Baszler already made history as a finalist in the inaugural WWE Mae Young Classic. Now, The Queen of Spades is ready to embark on her new career in WWE as an official member of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.

Baszler, a former UFC fighter originally from Sioux City, S.D., began training full-time at the Performance Center last week.

“I’m looking forward to getting out there and twisting limbs off and breaking bodies,” she told WWE.com. “I can’t wait.”

The WWE Universe watched this past summer as Baszler used a rear-naked choke to submit four consecutive opponents and advance to the Mae Young Classic Final, where she lost to tournament winner Kairi Sane of Japan.

A member of the MMA Four Horsewomen and former training partner of Ronda Rousey, Baszler brings extensive catch wrestling expertise to the Performance Center. She learned the dangerous and hybrid form of grappling under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett and the late U.K. legend Billy Robinson, continuing a prestigious lineage that also includes Karl Gotch, whom Japanese audiences once dubbed “The God of Wrestling.”

Baszler described WWE as “the next step” in her progression as a combat athlete.

“It’s very serious to me and, in some ways, a lot more important [than MMA] based on where I come from,” Baszler said. “Waving the banner of my coaches is a heavy flag to wield, so it’s something I take very serious. Because of that, I wanted to start at the beginning and show that I’m willing to start at the bottom and prove myself and work my way up, so there’s no excuse when I get here and I’m breaking these girls in half. I didn’t get any ‘gimmes.'”

Shayna Baszler On Why Ronda Rousey And The Four Horsewomen Were At The Mae Young Classic

A pioneer of women’s mixed martial arts, Shayna Baszler is hoping to make a name for herself in pro wrestling when she competes in the upcoming Mae Young Classic. The “Queen Of Spades” spoke to TV Insider about the moment she got the call to join the 32-woman tournament.

“WWE is something I’ve had my eye on,” Baszler said. “After the call, I said to myself, ‘All right, it’s time to get it in gear.’ It fired me up to get into even better shape and get ready to go.”

Baszler competed in MMA for 16 years. She then transitioned to wrestling and worked the independent circuit. Baszler has been trained by former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and Billy Robinson, honing her kills in grappling and catch wrestling. She was also seen on Total Divas as a training partner for Nikki Bella at the WWE Performance Center.

Baszler is known in the MMA world as part of the “Four Horsewomen,” which includes Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke. The four of them were in the front row during SummerSlam 2014. Baszler asked her “stablemates” for their support in the Mae Young Classic, and they obliged with no hesitation.

“We’re such good friends and training partners and teammates,” Baszler said. “I specifically called all three of them and said, ‘Guys, this is the most important thing I’ve ever done in my combat sports career. I’d love for you guys to be there because you were there at the beginning of all of this, and I would like you to be there for this.’ They were like, ‘Yeah, you got it. We’ll drop whatever we are doing. We’re there.'”

Source: WrestlingINC

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WWE’s Four Horsewomen Face-Off With MMA’s Version At Mae Young Classic Taping (VIDEO)

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The unspoken rivalry between The Four Horsewomen of WWE and The Four Horsewomen of MMA escalated on Friday during the Mae Young Classic … and the video is pretty awesome! 

Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Bayley were sitting ringside during last night’s Mae Young Classic taping … and tensions began to flare up during one of Shayna Baszler’s matches while Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke were seated on the opposite side.

Things picked up though after Baszler taunted Lynch, Flair and Bayley — leading to an across the aisle face off, where both sides flashed fours at each other.

It remains to be seen what this will lead to, but a few years ago Ronda was interested in working a WWE match at WrestleMania with her friends — could the seeds be starting to plant here?

Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Former UFC Star Shayna Baszler Added To Mae Young Classic?

Former UFC bantamweight Shayna Baszler, who embarked on a pro wrestling career in 2015, has been added to the Mae Young Classic, according to Squared Circle Sirens.

Shayna Baszler Receives WWE Tryout

Source: Squared Circle Sirens

Squared Circle Sirens has confirm that 36 year old MMA star and wrestling star Shayna Baszler is at the WWE tryouts in Orlando, Florida this week.

Shayna, who just became the AIW Women’s Champion this month is no stranger to the performance center, having helped train Nikki Bella while she was training from her return from injury over the Summer which will be featured on Total Bellas/Total Divas this upcoming season.

Shayna made the transition from MMA to Professional Wrestling on September 26, 2015 where she faced Cheerleader Melissa in a singles bout.

More recently she has worked for STARDOM when they toured the US and SHIMMER Women Athletes.

Ronda Rousey Appears At Wrestling Event To Celebrate With Shayna Baszler (VIDEO)

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Shayna Baszler won the AIW Women’s Title Friday night in Cleveland, and her best bud Ronda Rousey made an appearance afterward to celebrate the big victory.

Ronda was in attendance with Jessamyn Duke to watch Baszler wrestle Heidi Lovelace … and after successfully clinching the title, Rousey met her friend on the ramp to happily hoist her in the air.

The event also featured wrestlers like Matt Riddle, Dan Severn, Grado and Michael Elgin.

The ex-bantamweight champ was in Cleveland for UFC 203  to watch her boyfriend Travis Browne fight. The event also feature the MMA debut of former WWE Champion CM Punk.

Watch the post-match victory video below:

Shayna Baszler to appear on shimmer 

 Shayna Baszler’s journey to conquer the world of professional wrestling continues as she heads to the all women wrestling promotion known as Shimmer.

In a tweet sent out earlier today which you can see here:

Baszler Said:

 And the entire @SHIMMERwomen roster just got put on notice.

Baszler made her professional wrestling in ring debut in September and since then has took on the likes of Nicole Matthews, cheerleader Mellisa and has wrestled for promotions such as Stardom USA, ECCW, quintessential pro, Midwest all Pro and even made an appearance in ROH


It’ll be interesting to see what the Queen of Spades has in store for Shimmer. We’re sure whatever it is though it’s going to be good.

Jessamyn Duke Learns Gutwrench Suplex With Shayna Baszler

UFC Fighter and one of the 4 Horsewomen of MMA Jessamyn Duke posted the following video on Instagram of her learning how to do a gutwrench suplex with fellow 4 Horsewomen Shayna Baszler, who recently made her pro wrestling debut.