Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler
Baszler in 2016
Born
Shayna Andrea Baszler

(1980-08-08) August 8, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Alma materMidAmerica Nazarene University
Ring name(s)Shayna Baszler
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2]
Billed weight136 lb (62 kg)[2]
Billed fromSioux Falls, South Dakota[2]
Trained byJosh Barnett[2]
Billy Robinson[3]
Mercedes Martinez[4]
WWE Performance Center[5]
Debut2015[2]
Martial arts career
Other namesThe Queen of Spades
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
StanceOrthodox
TrainerJosh Barnett[3]
Billy Robinson[3]
RankKhun kru in Muay Thai[6]
3rd degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[7]
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins15
By knockout1
By submission13
By decision1
Losses11
By knockout7
By submission1
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's submission grappling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Fort Lauderdale -63 kg (No-Gi)[8]
Silver medal – second place 2009 Fort Lauderdale -63 kg (Gi)[9]
Women's catch wrestling
Frank Gotch World Catch Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Humboldt Openweight[10]

Shayna Andrea Baszler (/ˈbzlər/ BAYZ-ler; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand as a member of the Pure Fusion Collective stable. Baszler is a former two-time and longest combined-reigning NXT Women's Champion and a former record-tying three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.

Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson. She had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and later gained recognition for her skills as a submission grappler. Baszler was signed by the UFC in 2013 for the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter – she would go on to have two professional bouts (0–2) in the company. In 2015, she was cut from the UFC and started her professional wrestling career that same year, being trained by Barnett again.

  1. ^ "Shayna". Sherdog. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shayna Baszler " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^ a b c Barrasso, Justin (June 24, 2021). "Theatrical Elements of WWE a 'Juggling Act' for Baszler". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Shayna Baszler def. Mercedes Martinez in a Semi-final Match". WWE.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
  5. ^ Clapp, John (October 3, 2017). "Shayna Baszler officially joins the WWE Performance Center". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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  8. ^ Medal round results from Grapp 211177 Team USA
  9. ^ US wins Women's GI Team Title Team USA
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