Shayna Andrea Baszler (/ˈbeɪzlər/ BAYZ-ler; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson.

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.

Baszler, a khun kru (teacher)[6] in Muay Thai and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, wanted to begin incorporating Josh Barnett's catch wrestling style into her MMA training.

She submitted veteran Jan Finney with a first-round armbar and repeated the feat three months later against Jennifer Tate.

After defeating Keiko Tamai with an impressive Twister submission at a third ShoXC event, Baszler moved up to the main EliteXC cards.

[16] Baszler entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

[19] Baszler defeated Jenkins by first-round armbar to become FCF Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion.

[21] Baszler was scheduled to defend her TCI title in a rematch with Alexis Davis at The Cage Inc.: Battle at the Border 10 on July 30, 2011.

[23] Baszler agreed to face Kelly Kobold in a rematch at Cage Fighting Xtreme: Spring Brawl on April 21, 2012.

[57] She returned in November, teaming with Mercedes Martinez in a loss to The Aussie Squad (Kellie Skater and Shazza McKenzie) at volume 86.

[62] In October 2015, Baszler worked two events for Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, during their American tour in Covina, California,[63] first teaming with Brittany Wonder and Datura in a loss to Oedo Tai (Act Yasukawa, Kris Wolf and Kyoko Kimura),[64] and unsuccessfully challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the GRPW Lady Luck Championship two days later.

She made her debut on January 3, teaming with Jungle Kyona and Mayu Iwatani to defeat Kagetsu, Kyoko Kimura and Sumie Sakai.

[66] The following day, she teamed with Nixon Newell and Kay Lee Ray to defeat Iwatani, Kairi Hojo and Konami.

[71] On August 28, 2017, Baszler entered the Mae Young Classic tournament promoted by WWE, defeating Zeda in the first round.

[72] The following week, Baszler defeated Mia Yim, Candice LeRae, and Mercedes Martinez en route to the final.

[74] Baszler made her NXT debut at a house show on August 10, 2017, where she teamed with The Iconic Duo (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) to face Kairi Sane, Aliyah, and Dakota Kai in a losing effort.

[82] She then began a feud with Nikki Cross, culminating in a title match at NXT TakeOver: Chicago II on June 16, which Baszler won.

[83] At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on August 18, Baszler lost the title to Kairi Sane, ending her reign at 133 days.

[84] At Evolution on October 28, she defeated Sane in a rematch to regain the title, becoming the first-ever two-time NXT Women's Champion.

[100] On the first night of WrestleMania 36 on April 4, Baszler failed to win the title from Lynch after a roll-up pin,[101] with her push reportedly being cancelled by Vince McMahon over criticisms about her MMA style, despite other talents such as Brock Lesnar using the same.

[102][103] At Money in the Bank on May 10, Baszler failed to win the briefcase which contained the Raw Women's Championship instead of the contract,[104] also reportedly due to her push being cancelled.

[102][105] At Payback on August 30, Baszler and Nia Jax defeated Bayley and Sasha Banks to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

[107] On January 31, 2021, at the Royal Rumble, Baszler and Jax defeated Asuka and Flair to became record-tying two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

[115][116] In October, Baszler entered the Queen's Crown tournament, where she defeated Dana Brooke in the first round[117] but lost to Doudrop in the semi-finals.

[132] On July 1, at Money In The Bank, Baszler turned on Rousey by attacking her and walking out of the match, turning face for the first time in her career, allowing Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to take advantage and pinning Rousey to regain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, ending their reign at 32 days.

[137] At Crown Jewel on November 4, Baszler competed in a fatal five-way match for the Women's World Championship against Stark, Jax, Raquel Rodriguez and defending champion Rhea Ripley, but failed to win the title.

[141] Baszler entered the Queen of the Ring tournament, defeating Maxxine Dupri in the first round but lost to Iyo Sky in the quarterfinals.

[149] On the July 8 episode of Raw, Baszler and Stark aligned themselves with the returning Sonya Deville after weeks of declining the latter's offer, turning heel and later calling themselves Pure Fusion Collective.

[11] Baszler is also a fan of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise and occasionally incorporates the designs of certain Space Marine chapters into her ring gear.