10 Wrestlers We're Most Thankful For In 2020
8. Shotzi Blackheart
She might not be the most complete performer in NXT's stacked women's division, but Shotzi Blackheart's unique energy means she lights up the screen every time WWE turns a camera lens towards ever, even when forcing out awkward Halloween Havoc announcement promos or landing on her head from a sick top-rope move.
Blackheart is punk rock. She's unapologetically brash and ballsy in her approach and an unfiltered personality that can't be restrained by WWE's oft-restrictive booking and writing practices. Granted, such issues aren't as prevalent in NXT as they are on Raw and SmackDown, but that Shotzi feels as raw, rugged, and authentic is a huge triumph, even in the Capitol Wrestling Center, and bodes well for her long-term prospects.
Nobody else is willing to dive headfirst into any situation like Blackheart, who literally took a staplegun to her own chest to fire herself up for an NXT Women's Title fight with Io Shirai. She throws herself around with wild abandon and sometimes takes bumps that she perhaps shouldn't, though this is a product of her approach to professional wrestling. Shotzi goes flat out every single time, no matter her spot on the card. It'll make a star of her someday.