Facing WWE's Shayna Baszler At Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X Will Be...
Shayna Baszler's Bloodsport X opponent has been revealed.
With WWE's Shayna Baszler somewhat surprisingly announced for Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X next month, it's now been revealed that the Queen of Spades will be facing off against Masha Slamovich.
Barnett himself took to X during Raw last night to announce Baszler vs. Slamovich for Thursday 4 April in what could well prove to be a genuine highlight of a stacked WrestleMania Week.
In a place like Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport, when a name like Shayna Baszler is announced it's like blood in the water of an ocean of nothing but sharks.
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For those maybe not too familiar with Masha Slamovich, she's been on an absolute tear for the past couple of years, cracking skulls in the likes of TNA/IMPACT, GCW, Wrestling Revolver, CZW, Beyond, Tokyo Joshi-Pro, and of course Bloodsport.
Last year in particular was a hell of a year for Russian Dynamite, with her defeating Nick Gage to become the GCW World Champion, being a part of IMPACT Rebellion's ten-person Hardcore War, putting on a belter of a match with Jordynne Grace, delivering a brilliant battle with 'Speedball' Mike Bailey, and embarking on a memorable feud with nowadays tag team partner Killer Kelly; a rivalry that's since seen the pair become two-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions.
By the time all was said and done with 2023, Masha ended up placing high in both the PWI Women's 250 (#13) and the PWI 500 (#15) - making Slamovich the highest-ranked woman in the history of the PWI 500.