10 Most Badass Wrestlers In The World Today
9. Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler's dominance and gritty, un-flashy wrestling style make her a divisive figure amongst NXT fans, though these traits are important parts of why she comes across as such a tough fighter.
'The Queen Of Spades' has now ruled NXT's women's division for well over 400 days, defeating everyone from Ember Moon to Kairi Sane with her merciless MMA/catch wrestling influenced arsenal, snapping limbs with her arm stomps then sending challengers to the shadow realm with her Kirifuda Clutch. Her work is never anything less than 100% convincing. These matches look like real fights, not scripted stunt shows, and it helps that she's among WWE's most menacing performers as well.
Some MMA fighters struggle to project real threat in wrestling's kayfabe world, but not Baszler. She has gone the other way, in fact, feeling more imposing today than at any point in her MMA run.
An occasional reliance on Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir's doesn't hinder Baszler's credibility either. It never feels like she needs the duo to win, so when she calls on them, she looks like the biggest !*$% in NXT. Her character is quite capable of blitzing any challenger without them... but she cheats anyway.