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Shayna Baszler

The Queen of Spades is ready to make her opponents submit!!

4 attires, logic, and parameters.

(2017 - 2018)

On July 13, 2017, Baszler entered WWE's Mae Young Classic, defeating Zeda in the first round. The following day, Baszler first defeated Mia Yim in the second round, then Candice LeRae in the quarterfinals and finally Mercedes Martinez in the semifinals to advance to the finals of the tournament. She defeated Candice LeRae by submission in the quarterfinals; afterward, she kept applying the hold until the bell had been rung multiple times, then kicked Candice as she was attended by doctors and her husband Johnny Gargano while also berating the fans, cementing Baszler's heel persona. On September 12, Baszler was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Kairi Sane.

Baszler made her NXT debut at a house show on August 10, 2017, where she teamed with Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, they were against the team of Kairi Sane, Aliyah and Dakota Kai, in a six-woman tag team match, which Baszler's team lost. On August 12, she made her singles debut, defeating Zeda and then defeating Taynara Conti in another match. On October 3, WWE officially announced that Baszler had signed with the company and started training at the WWE Performance Center. On the December 6 episode of NXT, a vignette aired teasing Baszler's televised debut. On December 27, 2017 edition, she made her televised debut as a heel, attacking Kairi Sane. On the January 10, 2018 edition, Baszler made in-ring debut, defeating Dakota Kai by referee stoppage. Afterwards, Baszler continued to attack Kai until NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon made the save. That led to a title match at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, where Moon defeated Baszler to retain the title. Baszler received another title match against Moon at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7, where Baszler defeated Moon by technical submission to win the title.

Music: Shayna Baszler - Loyalty is Everything.mp3