Early Career (2015–2017) in
SHIMMER in 2016 On March 1, 2015, at
Ring of Honor's
13th Anniversary Show, Baszler accompanied
reDRagon to the ring for their
ROH World Tag Team Championship defense. After they won, she helped cut a celebratory promo, where they described her addition to the team as "[finding] our
Ringo". After training under
Josh Barnett, Baszler made her professional wrestling debut on September 26, 2015, losing to
Cheerleader Melissa for Quintessential Pro Wrestling (QPG) in Reno, Nevada. Baszler was attacked by
Nicole Matthews after the match, setting up a future match between them. On October 30, Baszler defeated Matthews in their first match against each other, but lost in their second meeting, a KO or submission only match in January 2016, won by Matthews via KO in just over nine minutes. On July 17, Baszler defeated Ruby Raze to become the Premier Women's Champion at Premier XIII. Baszler debuted for Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) in April 2016, losing to
Mia Yim. She returned to the promotion in June, defeating
Veda Scott, and then again the following month, defeating Annie Social. On September 9, she defeated
Heidi Lovelace to become the AIW Women's Champion. She made her first successful defense against
Britt Baker on November 5, and again retained the championship against Ray Lyn and Ayzali in a three-way match for Rise Wrestling on November 10. She once again retained the championship against Lovelace in a rematch on November 25. In June 2016, Baszler made her debut for
Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 81, defeating Rhia O'Reilly. She defeated Solo Darling at volume 82, and at volume 83, she unsuccessfully challenged Nicole Savoy for the Heart Of Shimmer Championship. She once again defeated Mia Yim at Volume 85. She returned in November, teaming with
Mercedes Martinez in a loss to The Aussie Squad (
Kellie Skater and Shazza McKenzie) at volume 86. At Volume 87, she faced
Kay Lee Ray, Heidi Lovelace and
Vanessa Kraven in a fatal four-way match, won by Kraven. At Volume 88, she lost to Shazza McKenzie by disqualification. At Volume 89, she once again lost to McKenzie in a no disqualification match. At Volume 90, she once again defeated Heidi Lovelace.
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015, 2017) In October 2015, Baszler worked two events for Japanese promotion
World Wonder Ring Stardom, during their American tour in
Covina, California, first teaming with Brittany Wonder and Datura in a loss to
Oedo Tai (
Act Yasukawa,
Kris Wolf and
Kyoko Kimura), and unsuccessfully challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the GRPW Lady Luck Championship two days later. She returned to the promotion in January 2017, this time touring Japan. She made her debut on January 3, teaming with
Jungle Kyona and
Mayu Iwatani to defeat
Kagetsu, Kyoko Kimura and
Sumie Sakai. The following day, she teamed with
Nixon Newell and Kay Lee Ray to defeat Iwatani,
Kairi Hojo and
Konami. The following day, she faced Himomi Mimura and
Viper in a triple threat match won by Viper. On January 15, she took part in another triple threat match, this time defeating Momo Watanabe and Jungle Kyona. On January 29, she teamed with
Deonna Purrazzo and Christi Jaynes to defeat Kagetsu, Kris Wolf and Viper. On February 23, Baszler unsuccessfully challenged
Io Shirai for the
World of Stardom Championship.
WWE (2017–2025) NXT Women's Champion (2017–2020) in April 2018 On August 28, 2017, Baszler entered the
Mae Young Classic tournament promoted by
WWE, defeating
Zeda in the first round. The following week, Baszler defeated
Mia Yim,
Candice LeRae, and
Mercedes Martinez en route to the final. On September 12, Baszler was defeated in the final of the tournament by
Kairi Sane. 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. On August 12, she made her singles debut by defeating Zeda. 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. She made her televised debut by attacking Kairi Sane on the December 27 episode of
NXT. On the January 10, 2018, episode of
NXT, she made her in-ring debut, defeating
Dakota Kai by referee stoppage. Baszler continued to attack Kai until
NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon made the save, leading to a title match at
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, where Moon defeated Baszler to retain the title, but was attacked by her afterwards. 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 NXT Women's Championship. She then began a feud with
Nikki Cross, culminating in a title match at
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II on June 16, which Baszler won. At
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on August 18, Baszler lost the title to Kairi Sane, ending her first reign at 133 days. 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. Baszler went on to successfully defend her title against Sane at
NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 17,
Bianca Belair at
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix on January 26, 2019, and in a
fatal four-way match against Sane, Belair, and
Io Shirai at
NXT TakeOver: New York on April 5. Baszler then started a feud with Shirai, retaining her title against Shirai at
NXT TakeOver: XXV on June 1 and on the June 26 episode of
NXT in a
steel cage match to end the feud. At
NXT TakeOver: Toronto on August 10, she defeated
Mia Yim to retain her title. On the November 1 episode of
SmackDown, Baszler was the first NXT wrestler to invade the show, when she attacked Nikki Cross,
Sasha Banks, and
SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley; later that night, Baszler joined
Triple H and the rest of the
NXT roster as they declared war on both
Raw and
SmackDown, and vowed to win the
Survivor Series brand warfare. At
NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 23, Baszler and her team lost against
Rhea Ripley and her team in the first ever women's
WarGames match. On the next day at Survivor Series, Baszler won the
triple threat match against
Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch and SmackDown Women's Champion
Bayley to win Survivor Series for the NXT brand. On the December 18 episode of
NXT, Baszler lost the championship to Ripley, ending her second reign at 416 days, making her the sixth longest reigning women's champion after
Sensational Sherri's reign of 441 days. On January 26, 2020, at
Royal Rumble, she would enter the women's
Royal Rumble match at #30 and go on to eliminate 8 contestants, which tied the record for most eliminations in a women's Royal Rumble match, before being the last woman eliminated by
Charlotte Flair, who would win the match. On the January 22 episode of
NXT, Baszler defeated
Shotzi Blackheart in what would be her final match in NXT.
Teaming with Nia Jax (2020–2021) On the February 10 episode of
Raw, Baszler made her main roster debut by attacking Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch, biting the back of Lynch's neck furiously. At
Elimination Chamber on March 8, Baszler won the
Elimination Chamber match to become the #1 contender for the Raw Women's Championship, while also setting a record by eliminating every other woman. On the first night of
WrestleMania 36 on April 4, Baszler failed to win the title from Lynch after a roll-up pin, 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. 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, also reportedly due to her push being cancelled. However, all of these circumstances of Baszler's push being cancelled were contradicted by Shayna Baszler herself during a December 2025 interview with
Chris Van Vliet, stating that her WrestleMania loss was due to the lack of a live crowd and her Money in the Bank loss was due to Becky Lynch's surprise pregnancy. At
Payback on August 30, Baszler and
Nia Jax defeated
Bayley and Sasha Banks to win the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to
Asuka and
Charlotte Flair on December 20 at
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, ending their first reign at 112 days; they later regained the titles from Asuka and Flair on the
Royal Rumble Kickoff show on January 31, 2021. On the second night of
WrestleMania 37 on April 11, Baszler and Jax retained the titles against
Natalya and
Tamina. After multiple singles and tag team matches between the two teams, Baszler and Jax lost the titles to Natalya and Tamina on the May 14 episode of
SmackDown, ending their second reign at 103 days. On the May 31 episode of
Raw, Baszler began feuding with
Alexa Bliss, claiming that the use of Bliss' "powers" were the reason why Baszler and Jax lost the titles. A match between the two was scheduled for
Hell in a Cell on June 20, which Bliss won. Tensions kept rising between Baszler and Jax, and on the September 20 episode of
Raw, their alliance ended when she brutally attacked Jax after their match against each other. As part of the
2021 Draft, Baszler was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. In October, Baszler entered the
Queen's Crown tournament, where she defeated
Dana Brooke in the first round but lost to
Doudrop in the semi-finals. She participated in the 5 on 5
Survivor Series elimination match at
Survivor Series on November 21, eliminating
Rhea Ripley before she was eliminated by
Bianca Belair.
Storyline with Ronda Rousey (2022–2023) She also participated in the
Royal Rumble match at the
namesake event on January 19, 2022, entering at #30 but was eliminated by
Charlotte Flair. During this time, Baszler formed a tag team with
Natalya and challenged for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, leading to a fatal four-way tag team match for the titles on the second night of
WrestleMania 38 on April 3, which was won by
Sasha Banks and Naomi. On the June 3 episode of
SmackDown, Baszler competed in a
six-pack challenge to determine the #1 contender for the
SmackDown Women's Championship, which was won by Natalya. Baszler failed to qualify for the
Money in the Bank ladder match after losing to
Raquel Rodriguez on the June 17 episode of
SmackDown, and a six-woman elimination match on the June 27 episode of
Raw. On the August 5 episode of
SmackDown, Baszler won a
gauntlet match for the opportunity to face
Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women's Championship at
Clash at the Castle on September 3, but failed to win the title at the event. On the October 28 episode of
SmackDown, Baszler attacked Natalya in a backstage segment, ending their partnership and aligning with SmackDown Women's Champion and real-life best friend
Ronda Rousey in the process. The following week, with Rousey in her corner, Baszler defeated Natalya. At
Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, Baszler helped Rousey retain her title against
Shotzi. On Night 2 of
WrestleMania 39, Rousey and Baszler won the Women's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match despite Rousey barely being involved in the match. As part of the
2023 WWE Draft, Baszler and Rousey were drafted to the
Raw brand as a team. On the May 29 episode of
Raw, Baszler and Rousey won a fatal four-way tag team match for the vacant
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. On the June 23 episode of
SmackDown, Baszler and Rousey defeated
Alba Fyre and
Isla Dawn for the
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to unify the two tag team titles. 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. On the July 3 episode of
Raw, Baszler confronted Rousey, frustrated as she had to pay her dues to get to the WWE, while Rousey had her first match at
WrestleMania. This led into a brawl between the two, which ended with Baszler kneeing Rousey in the face. Baszler defeated Rousey at SummerSlam, choking her unconscious and winning by technical submission.
Final storylines (2023–2025) On the September 4 episode of
Raw, Baszler defeated
Zoey Stark by technical submission after Stark passed out to the Kirifuda Clutch. After the match, Baszler gave praise to Stark's toughness. In the following week, Stark ran out to save Baszler when Baszler was attacked by
Chelsea Green and
Piper Niven after Baszler's match with Green. 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. At
Raw: Day 1 on January 1, 2024, Baszler teamed up with Stark for the first time to defeat
Tegan Nox and Natalya to become the number 1 contender for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. On Week 1 of the
2024 Spring Breakin' edition of
NXT, Baszler made her return to NXT teaming with
Lola Vice against
Natalya and
Karmen Petrovic. At Week 2 of Spring Breakin', Vice won the match. Baszler entered the
Queen of the Ring tournament, defeating
Maxxine Dupri in the first round but lost to
Iyo Sky in the quarterfinals. On the May 14 episode of
NXT, Natalya and Petrovic challenged Vice and Baszler to a
tag team match on next week's episode, which was made official. On the May 20 episode of
Raw, Baszler and Stark won a
fatal four-way tag team match to became the number one contenders for Bianca Belair and
Jade Cargill's
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. On the May 21 episode of
NXT, Baszler and Vice was defeated by Natalya and Petrovic. After that, Vice turned on Baszler, and a brawl started between the two. NXT General Manager
Ava then announced a match between the two at NXT Battleground, where Baszler proposed an NXT Underground match, which was made official. On June 4 episode of
Raw, Baszler and Stark challenged Belair and Cargill to a title match, but ended in a disqualification win for Belair and Cargill after
Alba Fyre and
Isla Dawn interfered. On June 9 at Battleground, Baszler was defeated by Vice. On June 15 at
Clash at the Castle: Scotland, Baszler and Stark competed in a triple threat tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which
The Unholy Union won. 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. On May 2, WWE informed that Baszler's contract will expire on July 31, ending her eight-year tenure with the company and effectively disbanding Pure Fusion Collective.
Non-wrestling roles and sporadic appearances (2025–present) Despite having been released under a 90-day non-compete clause, Baszler was reported to be listed as a
producer on the July 9 episode of
NXT, where she produced a match alongside
Christopher Girard. On the September 16 episode of
NXT: Homecoming, Baszler made an appearance in a backstage segment, encouraging
Sol Ruca and
Zaria to get back on the same page as a tag team. In a December 2025 interview with
Chris Van Vliet, Baszler reveals she continues to work for WWE on occasion as a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center. She made an appearance in an NXT promo with
Kelani Jordan on March 3, 2026, training Jordan for her
underground match against
Lola Vice (whom Baszler previously had an underground match against) at
NXT Vengeance Day.
Independent circuit (2025–present) On October 5, 2025, Baszler made her first post-WWE appearance at Prestige Wrestling's
Roseland XII, where she defeated
Dani Luna. On November 2, Baszler made her debut for
Boca Raton Championship Wrestling (BRCW) at
November Knockdown, where she defeated
Lacey Lane to win the vacant BRCW Women's Championship. On November 15, Baszler made her debut for
House of Glory (HOG) at
Superclash, where she defeated
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