Shayna Baszler Biography
Shayna Baszler is an American professional wrestler, former kickboxer, and mixed martial artist who was born and brought up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. Baszler is widely known as 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 had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and later gained recognition for her skills as a submission grappler. She 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, Shayna was cut from the UFC and started her professional wrestling career that same year, being trained by Barnett again.
10 Quick Facts About Shayna Baszler
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- Name: Shayna Andrea Baszler
- Age: 44 Years Old.
- Birthday: August 8
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Professional Wrestler, Former Kickboxer, and Mixed Martial Artist
- Marital Status: Single
- Salary: $200,000
- Net Worth: $2 Million
Shayna Baszler Age
Baszler is 44 years old, she was born on August 8, 1980, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. She celebrates her birthday on August 8 every year and her birth sign is Leo.
Shayna Baszler Height
Shayna Baszler stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Shayna Baszler Weight
Baszler Weighs 62 kg.
Early Life and Education
Baszler was born on 8 August 1980, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to parents Skip and Margaret Baszler. She studied at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas from where she graduated with a degree in religion. She began her MMA training soon after.
Rise to Fame
Baszler goes by the moniker “The Queen of Spades” because of her submission techniques and talent. She left her MMA career in 2015 and started exploring the industry of professional wrestling working for companies such as Ring of Honor, Absolute Intense Wrestling, and World Ring Stardom before debuting for the WWE in 2017 for the NXT brand. She has since risen through the ranks and is now working on the main roster for the RAW brand.
Shayna Baszler Family, Parents
Baszler was born to her mother Margaret Baszler and father Skip Braszler. She is of German descent from her father’s side and of Chinese ancestry from her mother’s. She grew up in South Dakota and played a part in bringing a combat sports athletic commission to the state.
Shayna Baszler Partner
Baszler has not gone public with her relationship, it is not publicly known whether she is married or in a relationship. Her partner’s information will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Shayna Baszler and Dakota Kai
Baszler and Dakota Kai currently shares a house in Florida. They are close wrestler friends.
Shayna Baszler Net Worth
Shayna Baszler net worth is estimated at $2 million dollars. This includes her assets, money and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a professional wrestler, former kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. Through her various sources of income, Shayna has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
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Shayna Baszler Bio.
- Full Names: Shayna Andrea Baszler
- Popular As: Shayna
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Professional Wrestler, Former Kickboxer, and Mixed Martial Artist
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Mixed (German and Chinese descent)
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Not Known
Birthday
- Age: 44 Years Old
- Zodiac Sign: Leo
- Date of Birth: August 8, 1980
- Place of Birth: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
- Birthday: August 8
Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: 34-32-37 inches
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters)
- Weight: 136 lbs (62 kg)
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair Color: Black
- Shoe Size: 9 (US)
- Dress Size: Not Available
- Breast Size: 34 inches
- Waist Size: 32 inches
- Hip Size: 37 inches
Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Skip Baszler
- Mother: Margaret Baszler
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): None
- Marital Status: Single
- Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Not Applicable
- Dating / Girlfriend or Dating / Boyfriend: Single
- Children: None
Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $2 Million
- Salary: $200,000
- Source of Income: Professional Wrestler, Former Kickboxer, and Mixed Martial Artist
Career
During the initial period of her MMA training, Shayna Baszler also wanted to incorporate catch wrestling into her training alongside Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, she could not train under Josh Barnett under who she wished to train, as she could not travel to Southern California where Barnett’s training centre is located. At her request, he created a syllabus for her as well as a video on catch wrestling.
It was also Barnett who gave her the suggestion to carry an electric guitar to the cage to demonstrate that she was outspoken. The gimmick helped her to project herself as a rock star-type personality. Besides ‘The Queen of Spades’, Shayna Baszler has also been dubbed as the “submission magician” due to her extended arsenal of submission manoeuvres. She refers to her fans as “Queen’s Army”
Shayna Baszler got her start in MMA at South Dakota-based promotion Reality Cage Fighting against Tina Johnson on October 31, 2003. After winning that, she also came out victorious in her next match, which was against Christy Zimmerman on November 14, 2003. However, she suffered her first defeat against Kelly Kobold in the match after that, which took place on May 15, 2004.
In 2005, she fought for Jungle Madness 2 and won her match against Heather Lobs. For the next three years, she competed at various other independent promotions, including UCS, Ring of Fire, Freestyle Combat Challenge, MFC, Bodogfight, and NFF, winning against Cindy Romero, Julie Kedzie, Roxanne Modafferi, and Samantha Anderson, and losing to Amanda Buckner twice.
Baszler first appeared for EliteXC at a ShoXC event on July 27, 2007, submitting fellow debutant for the promotion, Jan Finney, with an armbar in the first round. She went on register wins against Jennifer Tate within 0.44 seconds in the first round and Keiko Tamai by making her submit with an exceptional twister, also in the first round. After she promoted to the main EliteXC’s cards, she suffered a crushing defeat against Cris Cyborg at the promotion’s Unfinished Business event on July 26, 2008.
In 2015, Baszler made the transition to professional wrestling and went back to train under Barnett. She made her in-ring debut against Cheerleader Melissa at a Quintessential Pro Wrestling (QPG) event on September 26, 2015. She subsequently wrestled for Magnum Pro Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Shimmer Women Athletes, DDT Pro-Wrestling, and the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom.
Taking the next logical step in her career, she tried out for WWE sometime in late 2016. She competed in WWE’s Mae Young Classic, winning back-to-back matches against Mia Yim, Candice LeRae, Mercedes Martinez, and as a heel character, made it to the finals where she lost to Kairi Sane.
On August 10, 2017, Shayna Baszler first appeared in an NXT house show. Two months later, on October 10, WWE revealed that Baszler had signed with them and was training at the WWE’s Performance Center.
UFC
In August 2013, it was announced that Shayna Baszler was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. In her fight to get into the TUF house, Baszler faced Colleen Schneider and won via an armbar submission in the first round.
Baszler was then selected by Ronda Rousey as the first team pick and the first fight of the season against Julianna Peña. Baszler lost to Peña after tapping out due to a rear naked choke in the second round.
Baszler was expected to face Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.However, on April 2, 2014, she pulled out of the bout due to an injury.For her promotional debut, Baszler faced Bethe Correia on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177.She lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Baszler faced Amanda Nunes on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. She lost the fight via TKO in the first round after taking multiple leg kicks. Shayna Baszler was granted her release from the organizational to pursue Professional Wrestling.
Awards and Achievements
- As a mixed martial artist, Shayna Baszler won the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women’s Bantamweight Grand Prix Championship on June 12, 2010.
- She became The Cage Inc. Women’s 140 lbs Champion on November 19, 2010.
- As a professional wrestler, she clenched DDT Pro-Wrestling’s Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship on April 1, 2017.
- She is the current holder of the AIW Women’s Championship.
- Baszler was ranked 12th on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s list of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017.
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