Shayna Baszler is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Baszler is also a coach for the South Dakota-based roller derby team, the Sioux Falls Roller Dollz. She is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Baszler was a key spokesperson in the movement to create a South Dakota athletic commission for combat sports. Baszler made her WWE video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19 and returned for WWE 2K20. She was Ranked No. 4 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 100 in 2019. She has broken the record of NXT Women’s Champion by winning the title twice. Scroll down to know detailed information regarding her full biography, net worth, facts, family, birthday, wiki, body measurements, career, and many more.
Famous for
- Being one of the best woman wrestlers who is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand.
- Being the former mixed martial artist who formerly trained under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett.
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Early Life of Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler was born on August 8, 1980, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. Her real name is Shayna Andrea Baszler. She holds American Nationality and belongs to Multiracial (half German and half Chinese) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Gemini. Her father's name is Skip Baszler and her mother's name is Margaret Baszler. Her father is of German descent, while her mother is of Chinese descent. She grew up in her home country with her family. Baszler majored in religion at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas before beginning her mixed martial arts training. She is a follower of Christianity. As of 2019, she celebrated her 39th birthday.
Career of Shayna Baszler
- Before beginning a wrestling career, Shayna began incorporating Catch Wrestling into her MMA training.
- Baszler debuted for EliteXC at a ShoXC event on July 27, 2007.
- Following EliteXC's closure, Baszler debuted for Strikeforce at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg on June 19, 2009, in a fight against Sarah Kaufman, but lost by Unanimous Decision.
- Baszler faced late replacement Alexis Davis in the second round of the FCF tournament at FCF 40 on March 27, 2010.
- She defeated Davis by unanimous decision.
- In August 2013, it was announced that Baszler was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate.
- On March 1, 2015, at Ring of Honor's 13th Anniversary Show, Baszler accompanied reDRagon to the ring for their ROH World Tag Team Championship defense.
- After training under Josh Barnett, Baszler made her professional wrestling debut on September 26, 2015.
- On July 13, 2017, Baszler entered WWE's Mae Young Classic, defeating Zeda in the first round.
- Baszler made her NXT debut at a house show on August 10, 2017.
- On October 3, WWE officially announced that Baszler had signed with the company and started training at the WWE Performance Center.
- At Evolution, she defeated Sane in a rematch, becoming the first-ever two-time NXT Women's Champion.
- On the November 1 episode of SmackDown, Baszler was the first NXT wrestler to invade the show, when she attacked SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Nikki Cross.
- On the February 10, 2020 episode of Raw, Baszler appeared and attacked Becky Lynch, biting the back of her neck furiously.
- The following week, Baszler was announced as a participant in the Raw brand's women's Elimination Chamber match for a chance at Lynch's WWE Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36.
- At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on March 8, Baszler won the match to become the number one contender for the Raw Women's Championship.
- At WrestleMania 36 on night one of the event, Baszler failed to win the title from Lynch after a roll-up pin.
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Achievement and Awards
Shayna Baszler has won a number of champion titles and accomplishments in her wrestling Journey as well as in Mixed martial arts which are given below:-
- Freestyle Cage Fighting:-FCF Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix Championship (1 time)
- Invicta FC:- Fight of the Night (2 times)
- Absolute Intense Wrestling:-AIW Women's Championship (1 time)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling:-Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
- WWE:-NXT Women's Championship (2 times)
- NXT Year-End Award (1 time)
- Female Competitor of the Year (2019)
Personal Life of Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is an unmarried woman. In 2013, Baszler came out as bisexual. She was seen as a woman prior to this. She described herself as ambiguous, saying that she is both masculine and feminine. So she can choose any gender as her partner according to her preference. Currently, she is single and she is enjoying her present life happily without any disturbances.
Net worth of Shayna Baszler
As of 2020, The net worth of Shayna Baszler is estimated to be around $100,000-$1M USD and earns $202,000 annually as a member of WWE. She has accumulated most of her fortune from her career as a Professional wrestler working for WWE (Source of Wealth) and as a mixed martial artist. She also earns additional income from several endorsements with whom she has a deal with.
Body Measurement of Shayna Baszler
As being a wrestler, Shayna Baszler has heavily built a body like bodybuilders. She has an athletic type body build with a well-maintained body physique. She stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 62 Kg. Her body measurement is 34-32-37 inches. Her eye color is brown and hair color is Black. Overall, she has got a healthy body with a glowing face. Triple H spoke about Baszler on a media call. He was asked whether or not Baszler is now part of the RAW main roster after this. "Well I'm scared to see her here – I don't wanna get bitten. She's got sharp teeth and it's a scary thing and I'm wearing a big collar today just in case," joked Triple H.
