[2.0] "Shayna Baszler might just be the human embodiment of a bathroom break in WWE. Every time her music hits, the energy in the arena flatlines like someone pulled the plug on the show. She's got the charisma of a damp towel and the mic skills of a malfunctioning GPS. Her matches feel less like wrestling and more like punishment for the audience. No matter how hard WWE tries to push her as a threat, she delivers every promo like she's reading a hostage letter, and wrestles like she's bored to death with her own performance. It's almost impressive how consistently unwatchable she is -- a true masterclass in anti-entertainment."
[2.0] "In my opinion, she is not a satisfactory character. She repels me with her appearance and behavior. She is not worthy of my watching, she stands out negatively from other wrestlers. It is true that she sometimes has good matches, but in my opinion, most of them are unsatisfactory and not impressive. She is definitely not my favorite when it comes to female wrestlers in WWE. She does not have good playmaking and finishing moves, she is also not very strong in terms of endurance. I tolerate her, but nothing more. She is not worth my attention, but I respect people who like her, although I do not understand it. She is not the worst, so I can not give 0 or 1 in the rating, however, as I mentioned earlier, in my opinion she is simply not worthy of attention. I think she should change her style a little, although I tolerate what she is now, however, it does not satisfy me. A simple 2 and that's it. There is no point in writing and complaining about this opinion."
[3.0] "Not meant to be an entertainer just like Zoey she lack charisma, mic skills and overall is boring. Without those you can't cut it as a pro wrestler. She's passable in the ring and that's that never once saw a match of hers that made me want to see more...if anything it made me want to see less. Majority of her wrestling is submission holds which i get but it gets very tiresome and repetitive. The only move i like of hers is the arm stom where she wrenches the hand and steps on the fingers to lock it and then stomps. I just believe she's not a good entertainer, she's better suited for UFC or perhaps a trainer. I feel a small TNA run where she challenges Masha can benefit her."
[9.0] "Probably one of WWE's biggest fumbles in the women's division.She was an absolute killer in NXT with her women's title reign, but after losing at Wrestlemania to Becky Lynch, everything went down hill. How has Triple H not fixed her yet? Why is she still competing in tag matches and being in either pointless tag teams and factions."
[7.0] "she has incredible submission skills, but basic mic skills, she should go back to when she was a threat in the ring now she feels like he's lost her shine"
[9.0] "One of the best champions in the modern era. I wish her Raw run was even remotely good and that she'd gotten to have major matches with Dakota for the NXT title (dropping it on a Takeover would have been good) but when she left NXT, something about the show did as well. She was a stablising presence and helped transition to the new talent of NXT perfectly."
[4.0] "Shayna Baszler is overrated. She was never been a good wrestler and don't give me that NXT talk because she was awful even then and continues to be awful to this day. She is very believable in the ring that's the only reason I haven't lowered her rating even further."
[9.0] "Great technical wrestler. They just don't use her, like NXT did She was a huge force in NXT and I loved both of her title Reigns and her rivalries with Moon & Ripley! I really hope Baszler takes a small hiatus and returns in full beast mode! She is fantastic in the ring, just not being used like she really should!"
[5.0] "Shayna Baszler gets a 5/10 from me because, while she's technically solid and believable in her role, she hasn't consistently clicked for me. She has moments where she shines, but her character work and presence don't always keep me invested. I can't remember a single promo of hers."
[4.0] "An example of how experience in other combat sports doesn't always translate into good professional wrestlers. Her in-ring work is bland and uninspired, she might as well not use the mic, and her presence amounts to a deafening silence. Even in her NXT days, where there was the most buzzing around her name, she was still bad. Other women from that time deserved the kind of push she got way more."
[3.0] "Once in a while, theres superstars who are under pushed, who had the talent and skills to be become something greater. Shayna is the unique case of a wrestler being over pushed to the moon at the cost of burying other wrestlers while she herself probably benefited the least from her massive pushes, truly bizarre. Back in NXT and her first year on the MR; she was one of the most over pushed people despite nobody really caring; to now where she can beat stars like Ronda Rousey and nobody cares because quite frankly shes a charisma vacuum. Some names that were sacrificed for her legendary push include Io Shirai, Kairi Sane, Bianca Belair, and many more. The 2020 elimination chamber has to be one of the worst examples of burying talent for her."
[5.0] "She's got a great moveset and brutality to her, especially amongst the women's division, but anything revolving around the mic or storytelling and everything Baszler falls flat. Her tag team with Stark hasn't really led to anything, and the entire unit of Pure Fusion Collective just feels like busywork to keep the squad occupied."
[3.0] "Ehrlich gesagt bin ich persönlich kein allzu großer Fan von ihrer Arbeit. Ihre In-Ring Arbeit ist eher durchschnittlich, ihr Mic-Work ist ebenfalls eher unterdurchschnittlich. Natürlich kommt sie sehr real rüber, dass will ich ihr definitiv nicht nehmen. Ich bin mir sicher, in einem realen Kampf hätte kaum eine Dame aus dem Roster eine Chance gegen sie, dies ist jedoch leider nicht das, worauf es sich schließlich im Wrestling Sport ankommt. Daher eine eher negative Meinung von mir, vielleicht liegt ihr der MMA Sport schlicht mehr."
[5.0] "Shayna Bazlor had an entertaining run in NXT, has a very believable character and a great finisher; but she is quite clearly not on the level of her peers and hasn't had a good time past her time in NXT. Unfortunately, Ronda Rousey's run seemed to swallow up her momentum now even with Ronda gone it seems Shayna can't quite find her place in the division. She desperately needs a character reset."
[1.0] "I like her run in NXT in the past, dominant, but there came a time when she was completely forced, especially in her feud with Becky Lynch in 2020, I'm talking specifically about the Women's Elimination Chamber match in 2020, booking wasted a triple Riott Squad rivalry that had a lot of potential, to force Shayna even more, and over time from 2020 onwards, to compensate for the forced ones they gave her, she simply had no charisma at all from 2020 to today, her skills in the ring are bad, she is a terrible seller for the moves, watching her wrestle makes you want to yawn, boring character, just no. She is like Ronda Rousey, she is not made for wrestling, but for MMA. Since 2021 she has been a jobber, and when she wins a match, she receives 0 reaction from the crowd, and only participates in tag teams, her decline in WWE really scares me."
[7.0] "Thought she was so cool and badass in NXT, I really thought that shed have a great career in WWE. Shes decent at promos, definitely better in the ring than her friend Ronda. But them having Charlotte win the 2020 RR instead of Shayna was one of the worst things to happen to her career, that was the perfect opportunity to introduce her to the main roster and have her be a dominant force there, and that was the plan until they decided to have that unnecessary win for Charlotte. And then she lost to Becky, just to have Becky later relinquish the title due to pregnancy & give it to Asuka. After that it became clear that Vince had no interest in her and now today shes been put in a boring faction with Zoey & Sonya where she gets no reactions. She had a good match with Lola Vice at Battleground & its a shame Triple H wont just let her go back to being the star she was in NXT."
[10.0] "I love Shayna. She was fantastic in NXT. So refreshing, super bad ass. It's a great shame she floundered on the main roster and had her great theme taken away from her. Thankfully she's had something of a renaissance lately with her main roster team with Stark & Deville, as well as her appearances for Josh Barnett's Bloodsport."
[6.0] "I'm not sure what happened to Shayna Baszler. She was a dominant talent on NXT with an air of legitimacy due to her previous run in mixed martial arts but she seems to have hit a wall on the main roster and is unable to get past a certain threshold. Her main roster started off with incredible promise, she had 8 eliminations in the 2020 Royal Rumble and later won the Elimination Chamber. She seemed poised to take the title from Becky Lynch at that years Wrestlemania until she lost via roll up and she hasn't seemed to recover. Reportedly this was largely due to Vince but she's yet to reach the heights she was able to reach in her early WWE run. She's still a fantastic talent whose a great hand to have on the card but I don't see her becoming any more than that."
[6.0] "Back in the 'Black and Gold' era of NXT, I was a huge fan of Shayna Baszler, she played a damn good heel and had great matches with just about everyone. She was probably THE most feared woman on that roster during that era. A lot of time has passed by since then and it feels as though ever since she's come up to the main roster, Shayna's character and value been watered down and she isn't the same woman she used to be. Basically becoming a jobber has made people care much less for her than ever before. I do think Shayna is still world championship material, and they should tap into that because she could be a really good heel champion one day."
[9.0] "I never understood why they had her tear through Elimination Chamber match like she was an unstoppable force just to lose all of that momentum through bad booking. She is a real athlete with a lot of talent in Wrestling. Her kirifuda clutch is often used for WAYYY too long. She's supposed to be able to put someone to sleep in seconds as a trained MMA fighter but used to regularly have the kirifuda clutch locked in for many minutes at a time before they tapped or passed out. But finishing move aside, she is a great talent and should have had a much better run on the main roster as a dangerous and feared legitimate badass. Instead she was scared of a doll called Lily and got thrown into tag teams with so many random, illogical pairings. Shame."
[6.0] "In NXT she was an 8 or 9. Her promos weren't great but they were good enough that you believed what she was saying. Her matches and the output in them was outstanding and she really never had a bad match there. However, that was now several years ago and everything since then has just...kind of happened? The lowest point was the tag team with Ronda because the latter wasn't into it at all and it showed. I don't know what her career goals are but she's not getting younger and she'd probably benefit from working somewhere else."
[6.0] "It hurts to rate her as low as I have to because I loved her run in Black and Gold as the Queen of Spades, the unstoppable, violent and dominant champion. She doesn't really deliver on this level anymore + she doesn't get booked like that anymore. Sadly, she's just alright at the moment, I hope that can change sooner rather than later."
[4.0] "I think anything less than a 4 is a little harsh because she's not awful in-ring. She clearly likes professional wrestling and is pretty good at it, but she just lacks charisma. She's awful on the mic, the worst thing they could ever do is let her talk, her voice doesn't match her appearance nor does it match her persona as an MMA fighter. I know it's pretty wild to say that her voice doesn't match, but it is a genuine criticism and is something WWE should've worked around. She has a ceiling, you could put her in there with a main event talent and she would do well, but other than that she's just quite bland."
[4.0] "Ngl, Shayna Baszler is kinda bad. I mean, she can't really talk, act nor do comedy. She is not very strong, big nor fast. She is technically sound but boring in the ring. Her NXT title reign is probably the worst in the history of the title and lasted for far too long for no reason. Meh."
[4.0] "Her reign in NXT as a former professional MMA submission champion was cool, even if it was a little too long for my tastes. Unfortunately, this kind of reign only works once and she didn't have what it took to reinvent herself. Not enough charisma for the Main Roster, slow, limited in-ring, too little gifted on the microphone to be as intense as she need to be to carry his character. I somewhat believed in the team she formed with Ronda Rousey and thought that her victory against her (even if it was poorly done) would allow her to try something else. False alarm."
[6.0] "A late bloomer in the wrestling word, I admire her ability to take part in any storyline/matchup unlike some of her counterparts. However, she's cooled down for a couple of years and struggled to stay relevant after her dominant run in NXT. She's good in the ring but lacks the charisma to be on top of the card."
[7.0] "I always love seeing Shayna in just about any capacity, and its amazing that she's at such a high workrate for how late into her life she became a wrestler. It's unfortunate that as a member of the main WWE roster she is unable to get the amount of care or presentation that she was once privy to, but as long as she's still an active competitor she will always be one of my favorites."
[3.0] "She sucks on the mic, she's meh in the ring, and I don't like watching her feuds or matches. I think we all know why. She's a very flat heel and shows ZERO character development and minimal charisma. It's dreadful when she's on screen doing offense in a match or cutting a promo or doing basically anything. I don't know how she was in NXT but if it was anything like this than jesus christ send her back. Idk why she's overrated. Idk if people like her because she could be a legit MMA fighter or what but out of all the MMA artist-become-WWE Fighters we've seen like Ken Shamrock, Ronda Rousey, and Dan Severn she's definitely the worst and the least imposing imo."
[5.0] "Baszler is a legit fighter. She has the MMA background, she is very technical in the ring, she has the physicality, the agressive mean streak but unfortunately she hasn't found something that clicks neither as a face nor a heel. She found it in NXT but couldn't replicate that huge success on the main roster."
[9.0] "Shayna in NXT was lit! She still can go with it but WWE never let her do her job. It's such a shame. She is an amazing wrestler with very technic move set and I hope HHH will make her badass once again."
[8.0] "I believe Shayna could have the same run she had in NXT. She has amazing in ring skills that alot of women do not have in WWE. But her booking has been trash since she's been on the main roster. Nevertheless I believe she can pose as an actual threat if she actually had some proper booking that made her a threat."
[7.0] "Decent in the ring, believable catch-wrestling style. Not the best seller, nor is she great on the mic, but she gets the job done as a solid heel in the women's division."
[8.0] "The former MMA practitioner is one of the best submission specialists in WWE, and her run in NXT was her best, where she looked like a proper killer. She hasn't been the same on the main roster, partly due to her atrocious booking at times, but also because it feels she isn't as interested as she used to be, but still, Baszler I think, if handled correctly, can be a proper star on Raw or Smackdown. But right now, she has been reduced to a tag team specialist in a shallow division."
[5.0] "One of the most overpushed wrestlers in NXT, her grip on the women's division was more akin to a reign of terror than Triple H, at a time when NXT was at its peak her matches on takeovers stood out like a sore thumb for being nothing above average. And that's not a knock on the women as they had plenty of talented female competitors I'd have preferred to see them get a reign with the belt over Baszler near two year stranglehold. Her main roster run has been much of the same but at least she hasn't been pushed as a top star, I don't think she's just bad however, and I thought she should have gone over Lynch after a monster run at EC 2020, but since then she's done nothing of note."
[7.0] "NXT Shayna would've easily gotten a 9+ rating from me but she has regressed a lot on the main roster. She's been put in the tag division several times for some reason and her current pairing with Ronda hasn't done anybody favours. If anything, she should be FEUDING with Ronda but they'd rather have her playing second fiddle. Her matches in the past three years have ranged from mediocre to plain bad but that's more so on the booking than her. She may look like a shadow of her past now but a dominant solo run would not only benefit her, but the entire SD women's division. Let's hope we get that soon."
[8.0] "Easily the best of the MMA Horsewomen and one of my favorites in WWE's female roster. Her short indy run prior to WWE was good and I absolutely loved her NXT run. Since moving to the main roster she hasn't been given that many chances to shine but she still has that badass air around her when wrestles. Hopefully her new pairing with Ronda will help move her up the card."
[7.0] "NXT Shayna was amazing. Since her main roster call up though she is missing something. She still can have good matches but she is not allowed to be the MMA monster she was on NXT. Was never the most polished on the mic. Booking has also held her down on the main roster."
[3.0] "Very overrated, was supposed to be the brock lesnar of the womens division but that failed, and its not that surprising, bad in ring and horrible at mic, didn't like her even at nxt tbh, she is just a boring dominator"
[5.0] "I loved her at NXT, I loved the building for her match against Becky Linch but After She Lost It She automatically became an undercarder and She Is still only an undcarder, the person you PIN in a fatal four way but that could be a monster. So sad for this. **1/2"
[4.0] "I hate these UFC fighters who come to WWE and just dominate everything. Shayna is a great example of this. She manages to play good games but is always loaded and she just never manages to stand out. It's always someone's shadow like it's been Ronda's and it's been Nia Jax's. She simply shouldn't be there."
[5.0] "Dreadful on the mic. Overhyped in the ring. I don't see the hype around Shayna baszler. Her recent push vs Liv was awful. She can work tho. So 5 is fair."
[5.0] "Ist gut mit ihren MMA still und weiss zu Performan. Hat NxT guten Lauf ging dann im mainroster runter. Ausstrahlung und am Mic gibt sie mir gar nichts. War zwar tagteam Champ man hätte sich nur lieber mehr im Einzel Bereich von ihr was erhofft."
[7.0] "Shayna Baszler is a killer with a legit background and a pretty solid stiff wrestler. I'm not sure if WWE is the best environment for her working style though, as she's been relegated to a lower midcard heel for most of her time on the main roster. What a waste of talent."
[6.0] "She's got a great presence and her promo ability as a badass heel is top notch. She's very believable in the ring as well. However, most of the time it just doesn't click. In NXT even when she was pushed properly, her matches always felt somewhat underwhelming. That's not always the case and great wrestlers like Sane and Shirai have gotten great performances out of her. Consistently though it has been a struggle. Now on the main roster, it's tough to see because her booking hasn't been good. I thought for sure she would be pushed like a monster heel so her booking is certainly one of the bigger headscratchers."
[1.0] "Bei Stardom habe ich ihren MMA Stil schon gehasst, sie hat sich seitdem minimal verbessert, aber ich kann ihre Matches trotzdem noch nicht ertragen. Sonya Deville ist ein gutes Beispiel, dass auch MMA Wrestlerinnen im Ring überzeugen können und ich würde mir wünschen, dass sie den Push anstelle von Baszler bekommen würde."
[8.0] "I adore her inside and outside the ring. I think she's a lot more fun than people give her credit for, she's played so many roles well from comedic to powerful champion."
[8.0] "I like Baszler. She adds a legitimacy that is rare in women's wrestling. I really enjoyed her run as NXT champ. She has a practical shoot style that is meant to hurt her opponents. I think she is easy to book as a viscous, ruthless heel."
[8.0] "Ihre NXT und Independent Zeit haben mir schon sehr gefallen, ebenso ihre ersten Wochen im Main Roster. Nach Wrestlemania gegen Becky ging es aber steil bergab mit ihren Booking. Sie hat sehr starke Fähigkeiten im Ring, kann ihre Submission sehr stark rüberbringen und kann mit fast jeder fähiger Workerin ein sehr intensives und spanendes Match worken. Ich hoffe, man sieht noch einiges interessantes mit ihr."
[8.0] "I initially did not enjoy Shayna's work at all. Her NXT title run dragged hard and all her matches felt plodding and had no heat, with only a few exceptions. I was dreading her inevitable main roster call up and presumed monster push. It ended up being a very brief push, as she would lose to a pregnant Becky Lynch and WrestleMania and then vanish from TV for around two months. When she came back, she entered into a program with Sasha and Bayley, and that is when I began to appreciate her work more. She sped up significantly in order to keep up with Bayley and especially Sasha. Her limb work is second to none, and her strikes usually look real. She has a great look and a very intimidating presence. Her promos are not great though, and her bumping is kinda poor, but besides those issues she is awesome. Hope she wins the women's title before she retires."
[8.0] "Shayna didn? t shine like Ronda, and that? s her only problem. She's a near-perfect in-ring worker who also looks convincing enough. Her title reign at the main roster would look really cool."
[7.0] "She's alright. A good example of a wrestler that when paired with the right opponent who can sell convincingly for her in the ring and cover her weak bases (mostly just momentum based and her lack of real exciting moves beyond slapping a hold) can take her to a fairly strong match quality. Bit weird how people complain about her not being a "silent badass who beats everyone" when.... that was her exact character in NXT and people shit on her then for it, lol. She can't really work as a babyface unless she's a silent badass who beats heels, there's little character versatility, through her team with Jax is fairly funny in some places and it's good to see more odd couple tags around. Strong technically and can really work a ground-based game as per her background in MMA but can also sell quite well for comeback sequences, through I feel like she sometimes overplays the selling to the point where she goes from dominating to being defenceless, which is a bit silly. Her age and wear and tear from MMA makes her unlikely to be a really big mainstay of the woman's roster, however I would like to see at least good run with the belt: she's earned that at least."
[5.0] "Her reigns as NXT women's champion were very underwhelming and made everyone she had a program with less over. I appreciate wanting to do the MMA stuff but it's a boring gimmick with very little shelf life."
[9.0] "I don't understand why WWE is not pushing this girl to the moon. She has more instinct than anybody on the roster, she has the presence, the wrestling, the punchlines and most importantly she is credible in almost everything she does. WAR BASZLER !"
[8.0] "Man Shayna is super underrated. She is the most believable performer in whole women's division, she is super charismatic and almost natural on the mic. Too bad that WWE are using her that way. She's capable of being one of the best in women's roster but they're keeping her as tag team wrestler paired with Nia Jax smh"
[10.0] "Shayna sieht so aus, als könnte sie jedem den Kopf abreißen, was sich in ihrem Auftreten in und außerhalb des Rings widerspiegelt. War bei NXT zurecht an der Spitze, bevor man sie im Main Roster komplett verbookt hat."
[3.0] "A very overrated and boring performer. Shayna is the epitome of a broken record. The only role she can play well is that of a bully, but she? s honestly not amazing in that role either. It? s the same shit every time with her, all of her matches tell the same story, it? s just her dominating an opponent and eventually beating them or losing via rollup (with some very limited exceptions). Some people might find that interesting, but I don? t. Absolutely no charisma and very little in-ring skill. Yes, she? s had some great matches, but only against top-tier talents that can drag her to a decent performance. She? s never been the standout performer in any of her matches honestly. Very mediocre performer, but I did enjoy some of her work in NXT (before it got unmitigatedly stale), so I? ll give her a 3. But she? s not even close to the 7. 32 rating she currently has on this site."
[9.0] "People talk a lot about Ronda Rousey, but in terms of fast-learning, Shayna Baszler is really impressive. She learned everything a wrestler need to know and handles it perfectly. A sure talent, with who we know what to expect, even if she's not the most technical of them all. Negative point, her voice is too sweet and really doesn't fit her character"
[8.0] "the embodiment of bad ass. she is so good at mic and has SO MUCH charisma, I absolutely love everything she does. also her ring work isnt on for example on io shirai level, that is obvious but the way she works is so earnestly. she has not look that vince would like but she is a real WRESTLER."
[9.0] "It's amazing how fast she evolved to one of the best female wrestlers. She's one of the very few who could apply her MMA experience to her growing understanding of the wrestling world. Amazing storyteller, she uses every second to give the match more meaning. It seems like she has become a more safer worker in the last years. Ironically now a lot of wrestlers can learn from her."
[2.0] "Sie ist ziemlich unterdurchschnittlich bisher und muss sich noch um einiges verbessern. Dennoch ist sie besser als Ronda Rousey und wird zum glück auch langsamer aufgebaut und ist in NXT, auch wenn sie dort auch noch kein Champion Material ist, da die Division doch deutlich stärkere Wrestlerinnen bietet. Bisher hat sie sich aber wirklich noch nicht bewiesen. Trotz dass sie gegen die zwei vielleicht technisch besten Wrestlerinnen der WWE, nämlich Kairi Sane und Ember Moon, jeweils mehrere Matches hatte, war leider keines davon gut und alle wurden stark durch Baszler runtergezogen. Wer nichtmal gegen solche Wrestler gute Matches haben kann, ist wirklich kein Championmaterial. EDIT: Ich muss nochmal runtergehen, weil sie einfach nur noch langweilt. 2018 und 2019 stand sie nun in jedem Women's Titlematch bei NXT und welches davon war gut? Keines. Vor ihr waren die WOmen's Matches hervorragend, MOTN, MOTY Contenders, doch seit zwei Jahren nun sind sie jedes mal Stinker und noch dazu immer gleich. Jedes mal die gleiche Story und das Konzept Cena: Einer zieht, der schlechtere macht eins zwei Moves und sellt und gewinnt nach dem OP Finisher trotzdem. Die Spannung kommt nur daraus dass man so sehr hofft, dass sie endlich verliert. Das hat Cena 15 Jahrelang gemacht und nun macht sie es bei NXT und beides hat nichts mit gutem Wrestling zu tun. Noch dazu finde ich sie als gesamtpaket schwach, am Mic unerträglich und es gab seit einem jahr keine Weiterentwicklung. Was gäb es für großartige Wrestlerinnen bei NXT, doch nein wir bekommen ewig lange Shayna, die einfach suckt. Sorry aber wer mit Io Shirai, Kairi Sane, Ember Moon, Nikki Cross, Mia Yim Stinker raushaut, ist einfach schlecht, da gibt es nichts zu entschuldigen. Cena hat immerhin mit der Creme de'la Creme ordentliche Matches worken können, aber sie bringt immer den gleichen Schund zusammen und das mit den besten Wrestlern der Welt. Das ist einfach nicht ausreichend."
[9.0] "Probably the best pure heel in the business right now. Love the way she's being booked. I don't need to see five star matches with her. Better to play the long game and build her as a dominant force. Her music is badass & it works well for her. She has such an upside & so many programs that could work well into the future. My only critique is I wish her armbreak spot was still seen as a potential career killer like when she used it agains Dakota Kai. Since then it has kind of devolved into a set up spot in her matches which is kind of unfortunate."
[8.0] "In her own way, she's the female Minoru Suzuki. Before you slam me, hear me out: She's trained in Catch-As-Catch-Can, has done MMA and done it well, got into Pro Wrestling later (or in Suzuki's case, returned later), wrestles a style that doesn't have an age-related or wear-and-tear-injury-related cut-off point, is legitimate in approach, and is believable as a dominant performer. She has the potential to be likeable, especially on social media, but isn't babyface material. She will probably be a heel for the rest of her career. And that's okay. Her matches tell good stories, even if they lack the usual excitement that might be expected from many of her peers, and in the process is unlikely to have the match of the night due to inconsistent or consistently slow pacing. She is a very much a shooter, and could control a match to suit herself. She has gotten better since her debut, and I can only hope that she starts to become a little more exciting in future... Like Suzuki himself."
[8.0] "Can't always show all of her qualities because even in NXT she can be booked pretty badly and she rarely has enough time for her matches but she is so good despite being in this business for 3 years. Her MMA experience is obviously an advantage but pro wrestling still is something different. Good presence, legit athlete, great heel... she should always be at the top of the division she is in."
[9.0] "People always talk about how Kurt angle took to pro wrestling faster than anyone else in the business and became a star. I by no means am saying Baszler is on Kurt's level, but she has many of the same tools he had entering the WWE, and she has utilized them effectively while adding to her arsenal with a new bag of tricks. She has greatly improved her selling as shown during the XXV post match beatdown by Shirai, her moveset is varied and mostly crisp, her submission techniques are flawless, that elbow stomp is grade a materials and she is one of the few actual heels in WWE today."
[9.0] "For real the best women's heel in forever. Shanya is brutal, hard hitting, cut throat, and will make you believe the NXT Women's Championship is the most important title on the show."
[8.0] "I'm not sure why she's got such a low rating. Yeah, she isn't a cool heel that you can get behind. And that's great. She's a vicious, mean, and not at all flashy "fight to win" kind of heel. Great."
[5.0] "The gimmick is fine (your archetypal non risky heel) The move set is about as diverse as the one of Lesnar, without the brute force of course. Rises and falls with the level of her competition, can't carry a match."
[7.0] "Wow, she is someone that I completely changed my opinion from bad view to good view. I saw her match with Shirai in 2017 and that was great but it didn't say much because Shirai is a world class performer. Early this year, I still didn't feel anything special about her during the Ember Moon matches. It was still pretty boring to me. And the Nikki Cross match just sucked so bad. However, she impresses me more and more since the Toni Storm match at Uk show. That was the first time I think she got loud heat. And the Sane triology was really great. The Brooklyn match was one of the best women matches in WWE this year easily. She played her heel role well and actually tried to get booed instead of being just another cool heel no 24892509 like Owens, Miz or Lynch. She also focused on limb work and selling which I really appreciate nowadays. Overall a 7 and if she continues to perform like this, I will raise my rating. A huge candidate for Most Improved Wrestler of 2018 and she is already a good wrestler now."
[10.0] "Wrestling fans see MMA and get scared and automatically hate on them, no clue why because they take to it like fish to water most of the time, and Shayna Baszler is a perfect example. Easily the best thing on NXT and maybe in WWE as a whole; she is fantastic. Her character is great and it's not as one dimensional as you would think on TV. Fantastic wrestler with a great grasp on structuring a match, picking apart a limb and attacking it. She proved she can sell excellently and she can make others look great; her matches with Kairi Sane as example. Loads of great matches like her classic with Io Shirai and her few great matches with Kairi Sane. Loads more to boot."
[8.0] "She has a lot to improve but she learned how to carry herself and I love her vicious style mainly made of submissions and limb work, she really gives the idea to be torturing her opponents and she's currently the best pure heel of the WWE when we talk about female performers."
[8.0] "Most fans will never give Shayna the time of day because she is "Ronda's friend" but her tenure in NXT has given her the platform to spotlight her strengths in a way that only NXT can do. Shes carries herself like a big deal both in the ring and on the mic and when if you want to create a clear face/heel dynamic, I truly feel that there are few better at doing that than Baszler herself. In the ring Baszler has a clear understanding of who she is and how to get her character over to even the most unfamiliar of crowds. Old school catch wrestling may not be the most exciting style in US promotions but Baszler injects just enough personality into her matches that I'm never bored of watching them."
[10.0] "Aufwertung von 9 auf 10. Die letzten Wochen haben gezeigt, dass Shayna (neben Becky) aktuell das beste Gesamtpaket im Frauenwrestling ist. Fantastisches Grappling, sehr gute Kondition, mittlerweile auch starkes Selling und am Mic ist sie nun auch die Beste. The sky is the limit für die leider schon 38-jährige."
[10.0] "Shayna Baszler is a fantastic wrestler. She doesn't wrestle to have 5-star classics but to fight, (though Baszler has proven she can have great matches). Out of any women's wrestler in the WWE, no one wrestles a style that is so contrary to the sports entertainment style. Nothing she does is pretty, but it's effective. Her strikes are some of the most brutal in pro wrestling today. Shayna Baszler is a fighter, and that's what she does in a WWE ring. She knows grappling incredibly, from her training with Billy Robinson. She is a master of in-ring psychology and knows how to work a body part in ways that seem realistic, and absolutely painful. Shayna Baszler is incredible."
[9.0] "We all obviously love pro wrestling but we know it can get pretty repetitive, it is not very often that you see a match where you think I have not seen anything similar to this or a wrestler that cannot be classified into a certain mound. This is what makes Shayna so damn great, she is unlike any female(or male) wrestler I have seen in a long while. I find most of her matches different than the norm -and each one is different than the other- and pretty damn good as well. Easily one of my favorite wrestlers in 2018."
[7.0] "The most interesting and unique performer in the women's division today. While still fairly inexperienced and a work in progress, Shayna compensates for her shortcomings (such as mediocre selling) with an abundance of physical presence and a believable heel character. She gives off an aura of danger that none of her peers can match, not even Ronda Rousey. Shayna's ring style is a divisive one. Some find it too slow and boring while others appreciate the realistic brutality of her submissions. For those who like a more grounded style, Shayna is one to keep an eye on. If you're someone who highly values fast paced action and athletic offence, she probably isn't for you. Very much a 'you either love her or hate her' type of wrestler."
[8.0] "Some of yall spewing this "who deserved what" mess are cute. Shayna is a great prospect in nxt where either you're a white meat generic babyface or kewl heel. People don't like her(valid reasons or not) and that shows in the reaction she gets. Her catch wrestling style is solid and intense but not as refined as many others. I like Shayna a lot and see her being a big star for the fed. She's in nxt to develop and she has been doing just that. Love the dorks who take personal offense to her too. Just adds to everything"
[6.0] "Ich finde sie gut. Im Ring ist sie sehr gut. Nur noch an den Promos muss sie arbeiten. Ihr Gimmick bring sie glaubhaft rüber. Sie ist viel besser im Ring aufgehoben als ihre Freundin Ronda Rousey und zudem hat sie eine bessere Ausstrahlung. Von den UFC Horsewomans ist sie derzeit die bessere. Abwarten, wie sich Marina Shafir und Jessamyn Duke schlagen werden."
[0.0] "Has no respect for women's wrestling period. I have to agree that she is the worst NXT Women's Champion. Sasha Banks looks better than her in the ring. The reason being that Sasha Banks tries to get the crowd behind or against her. Nobody gives a damn about her. I lost respect for her & ronda rousey when they both disrespected the women's division. And I hate to break it to you but you are no Asuka. Asuka earned the respect of the WWE Universe. If anyone deserved to beat Ember Moon for the title it should be her next challenger Kairi Sane."
[4.0] "Solange sie mit der richtigen Gegnerin im Ring steht und ihr MMA-Gimmick ausleben darf, ist sie ganz gut. Liegt dies aber nicht vor, sieht es düster aus."
[5.0] "I don't get it... I appreciate that she has been wrestling indies before she was signed, but she signled the invasion of the MMA horsewomen, and I don't want them in the division. If it was just Shayna, I don't think I would mind so much... petty, but that's how I feel about her now. I would love to see more "entertainment" style moves added to her arsenal as she now has two other mma fighters in, not to mention Taynara and Zeda in NXT and Becky on the main roster who use shoot moves, and of course there is Ronda. I have hopes for her though and has an Asuka like tenure in NXT (just not with the title as long. )"
[10.0] "Eine Gute-Laune-Bringerin für mich. Von fies verschlagen bis zu einfach herzlich ein weites Spektrum an Gesichtsausdrücken. Bewertung ausschließlich basierend auf dem (Wrestling) Charakter und da gibt es im WWE Universum nicht eine Person, die auch nur annähernd an das kommt, was ich in Baszler sehe. Hervorragendes Arschlochcharisma, ziemlicher Bully, sorry, ich liebe das einfach. Sehe keinen Grund, irgendjemand für seinen MMA Hintergrund zu verurteilen, weil es für mich einfach gar keinen Sinn ergibt."
[1.0] "Hoffentlich nicht bald das weibliche Gegenstück zu Brock Lesnar. Zuviel MMA, viel zu wenig gutes Wrestling. So jemand hat im Wrestlingbusiness für mich nichts zu suchen. Vielleicht verbessert sie sich ja nochmals minimal und wird eher zur Wrestlerin. Aber momentan kann ich da nicht mehr als einen Punkt geben."
[3.0] "Ursprüngliche Bewertung: Ausreichend als Wrestlerin. Ich mag es nicht, dass sie - zumindest bei WWE - auf ihre Freundschaft mir Ronda Rousey reduziert wurde und schon allein deshalb hat sie einen schweren Stand bei mir. Ich sehe alleridings auch ehrlich gesagt nicht viel Potenzial in ihr als Wrestlerin. Sie könnte bei WWE sehr nützlich sein als Trainerin für MMA basierte Gimmicks wie das von Sonya Deville, oder vielleicht auch selbst einen - kurzen (! ) - Run als MMA-Style Wrestlerin hinlegen. Alles darüber hinaus wäre aber in meinen Augen to much. // 4 Punkte // Update 12. 02. 2018: Nachdem jetzt bereits Titelmatch #2 ansteht muss ich dann bezugnehmend auf die Ursprungsbewertung einen Punkt runter gehen. Es ist zuviel! Vor Allem tut das auch der gesamten Division nicht gut. Statt endlich das Talent zu nutzen, welches man wie Sand am mehr vorhanden hat (Dakota, Kairi, Rhea, Bianca und Co. ) nutzt man einen viel zu alte "Anfängerin" und entwertet nebenbei auch ihren Finisher (wer soll Angst vor einem Submission Hold haben, in dem man minutenlang aushalten kann? ). // -1 Punkt, damit nun 3 Punkte"
[6.0] "I think Baszler gets some flak for her association to UFC and all that comes with but, she did cut her teeth in indies. Nonetheless, she's still going to exhibit some greenness especially in the selling and stamina department (as most combat competitors are prone to) but she's got one of the most intimidating auras. She's a heel's heel, her mannerism, her smugness and her rough style compliment the bully persona she was born to play. At 37, it's a mystery on her overall usefulness in the later years, so it's best to strike while the iron is hot. But Baszler is a natural heat seeker and legitimate badass that make a name in any women's division."
[7.0] "very credible bad woman wrestler! in that category there are actual few of them and yes Nia JAx is not one of them! Shanya must work on her flexibility and mic work that is it! cause she got all the rest in ring, charisma, presence, credibility you name it!"
"SPOILERS/ SPOILERS/ SPOILERS I never saw her wrestle but it's just respond to the comment below. "They don't give a damn about women's wrestling if they're pulling this shit" Yeah they don't give a damn so much that they give one of the best exposition possible to this tournement by having the only us woman catch wrestler who was trained by both Josh Barnett and the legendary Billy Robinson in the finals. If they did it like they did with the CWC, then it would have the same problem: only the indy fans or those who watch other wrestlings companies would cared about it. On the other hand, having a legitimate fighter will bring the attention of many MMA fans who aren't necessary familiar with pro wrestling and then it's basically a win-win case: either WWE book her as the winner and it will definatly left a mark of legitimacy to the tournement or they make her lost and it will greatly boost her opponent's legitimacy and maybe bring even more the attention of the MMA fans comunity. In every cases, WWE and women wrestling wins. So yeah, complaining that WWE doesn't care about women wrestling because they have a woman catch wrestler in the tournement isn't the right thing to do: if she sucks in the ring than it will be appropriate but no just because of her background or the time she past in the indies."
[4.0] "Former UFC fighter but not spectacular in the wrestling ring looks very awkward at times but she is improving although at age 36 how much better can she get ?"
[5.0] "Shayna Baszler versucht sich am Spagat von MMA zum Wrestling und das mit Mitte 30. Dafür schonmal Respekt. Ansonsten konnte mich Baszler noch nicht wirklich überzeugen im Wrestling-Ring. Die Ansätze sind natürlich da durch ihren Ringer-Background, allerdings wirkt der Wrestling-Part, vorallem beim Ansetzen von simpleren Moves noch holprig, was aber auch (noch) ok ist bei dem Mangel an Erfahrung im Pro Wrestling. Als Heel funktioniert sie ganz gut und diese Rolle passt zu ihr nach ihren Auftritten im MMA Bereich, wo sie als Privatperson alles andere als bodenständig und sympathisch rüberkam, wie man auch deutlich bei TUF sehen konnte. Der Umgang mit Rousey schien da charakterlich nicht vom Vorteil zu sein."
[10.0] "She's only in her rookie year as a professional wrestler, but she's already a phenomenon and record breaker in the world of MMA. She has a great pedigree for starters, being the only female catch wrestler in the US, a student of the late great Billy Robinson. Also a master of BJJ and Muay Thai. She's got more going for her than almost any other female wrestler out there. A major federation would have to be CRAZY not to sign her up."
