1. Shayna Andrea Baszler is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
58 Facts About Shayna Baszler
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Shayna Baszler is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand as a member of the Pure Fusion Collective tag team.
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Shayna Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson.
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Shayna Baszler had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and later gained recognition for her skills as a submission grappler.
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Shayna Baszler competed at the 2016 Frank Gotch World Catch Championships in Gotch's hometown of Humboldt, Iowa, winning the women's openweight division.
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Barnett suggested that Shayna Baszler carry an electric guitar to the cage to show that she was outspoken.
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Shayna Baszler reluctantly agreed, and the guitar became a signature of her rockstar-like persona.
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Shayna Baszler faced Amanda Buckner at MFC: USA vs Russia 3 on June 3,2006.
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Shayna Baszler lost the fight by TKO in the third round.
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Shayna Baszler faced Samantha Gavere at NFF: The Breakout on March 10,2007.
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Shayna Baszler won the fight by kimura submission in the first round.
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Shayna Baszler debuted for EliteXC at a ShoXC event on July 27,2007.
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Shayna Baszler next faced Cris Cyborg on CBS television at EliteXC: Unfinished Business on July 26,2008.
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Shayna Baszler lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Shayna Baszler entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30,2010, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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Shayna Baszler submitted Megumi Yabushita with a twister submission in the first round of their quarterfinal bout.
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Shayna Baszler faced late replacement Alexis Davis in the second round of the FCF tournament at FCF 40 on March 27,2010.
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Shayna Baszler was scheduled to face Jan Finney in the tournament final at FCF 43 on June 12,2010.
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However, Finney withdrew in order to compete in Strikeforce and Shayna Baszler faced Adrienna Jenkins instead.
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Shayna Baszler defeated Jenkins by first-round armbar to become FCF Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion.
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On November 19,2010, Shayna Baszler faced Elaina Maxwell at The Cage Inc.
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Shayna Baszler was scheduled to defend her TCI title in a rematch with Alexis Davis at The Cage Inc.
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Shayna Baszler agreed to face Kelly Kobold in a rematch at Cage Fighting Xtreme: Spring Brawl on April 21,2012.
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On February 25,2017, Shayna Baszler was defeated by Reina Miura at Deep Jewels 15.
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Shayna Baszler faced Sarah D'Alelio at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama on October 6,2012.
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Shayna Baszler defeated D'Alelio via submission due to a rear naked choke early in round two.
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Shayna Baszler faced Alexis Davis in a rematch at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs Hyatt on January 5,2013.
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Shayna Baszler was defeated via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in round three.
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Shayna Baszler was then selected by Ronda Rousey as the first team pick and the first fight of the season against Julianna Pena.
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Shayna Baszler lost to Pena after tapping out due to a rear naked choke in the second round.
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Shayna Baszler was expected to face Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.
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Shayna Baszler lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Shayna Baszler faced Amanda Nunes on March 21,2015, at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Shayna Baszler lost the fight via TKO in the first round after taking multiple leg kicks.
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On March 1,2015, at Ring of Honor's 13th Anniversary Show, Shayna Baszler accompanied reDRagon to the ring for their ROH World Tag Team Championship defense.
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Shayna Baszler was attacked by Nicole Matthews after the match, setting up a future match between them.
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On October 30, Shayna Baszler defeated Matthews in their first match against each other, but lost in their second meeting, a KO or submission only match in January 2016, won by Matthews via KO in just over nine minutes.
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Shayna Baszler debuted for Absolute Intense Wrestling in April 2016, losing to Mia Yim.
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In June 2016, Shayna Baszler made her debut for Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 81, defeating Rhia O'Reilly.
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Shayna Baszler defeated Solo Darling at volume 82, and at volume 83, she unsuccessfully challenged Nicole Savoy for the Heart Of Shimmer Championship.
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In October 2015, Shayna Baszler worked two events for Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, during their American tour in Covina, California, first teaming with Brittany Wonder and Datura in a loss to Oedo Tai, and unsuccessfully challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the GRPW Lady Luck Championship two days later.
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Shayna Baszler returned to the promotion in January 2017, this time touring Japan.
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Shayna Baszler made her NXT debut at a house show on August 10,2017, where she teamed with The Iconic Duo to face Kairi Sane, Aliyah, and Dakota Kai in a losing effort.
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Shayna Baszler went on to successfully defend her title against Sane at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 17, Bianca Belair at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix on January 26,2019, and in a fatal four-way match against Sane, Belair, and Io Shirai at NXT TakeOver: New York on April 5.
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On Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, Rousey and Shayna Baszler won the Women's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match despite Rousey barely being involved in the match.
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Shayna Baszler defeated Rousey at SummerSlam, choking her unconscious and winning by technical submission.
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At Raw: Day 1 on January 1,2024, Shayna Baszler teamed up with Stark for the first time to defeat Tegan Nox and Natalya to become the number 1 contender for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
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On Week 1 of the 2024 Spring Breakin' edition of NXT, Shayna Baszler made her return to NXT teaming with Lola Vice against Natalya and Karmen Petrovic.
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Shayna Baszler entered the Queen of the Ring tournament, defeating Maxxine Dupri in the first round but lost to Iyo Sky in the quarterfinals.
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NXT General Manager Ava then announced a match between the two at NXT Battleground, where Shayna Baszler proposed an NXT Underground match, which was made official.
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Shayna Baszler made her WWE video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19, and returned for WWE 2K20.
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Shayna Baszler appeared in WWE 2K22, WWE 2K23, WWE 2K24 and WWE 2K25.
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Shayna Baszler was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Shayna Baszler has German, Hungarian and Sioux ancestry on her father's side and Chinese ancestry on her mother's side.
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Shayna Baszler attended MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, where she majored in religious studies.
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Shayna Baszler was a key spokesperson in the movement to create a South Dakota athletic commission for combat sports.
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Shayna Baszler once delivered a speech that touched opposing Rep.
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Shayna Baszler is a fan of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise and occasionally incorporates the designs of certain Space Marine chapters into her ring gear.