In an audio interview on the Sherdog Radio Network, she dubbed the submission, which she created in training, as the 'Shwing.' Baszler was signed in 2013 by the UFC to participate on their reality television series The Ultimate Fighter – she would go on to have two professional bouts (0-2) in the company.
She had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and gained recognition in the following years for the use of her hammerlock submission set-up while on her back a set-up which she has used to submit several opponents, including Roxanne Modafferi. Baszler is a former two-time and longest combined-reigning NXT Women's Champion and a two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Nia Jax.īaszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand.
Shayna Andrea Baszler ( / ˈ b eɪ z l ər/ BAYZ-ler born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.
