10 Wrestlers Who Should Have REAL Beef With WWE Right Now

9. Shayna Baszler

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When you think about some of the most dominant champions in NXT history, the name Shayna Baszler is bound to appear. The chokehold that she had over the women's division of the developmental brand was tight enough to stifle any competition. This was a dominance many were hoping to see on the main roster, but as is the way with most call-ups, fans didn't get what they had hoped for.

The former MMA star's run on Raw started exactly as fans were hoping. She was instantly inserted into the main title picture, with a dominant performance inside the Elimination Chamber that was akin to a squash match. Her loss to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania wasn't too problematic, as the reigning champion was well-established and Baszler was only defeated by a roll-up. However, her time with the company post-defeat would feel like a shell of her former self.

A somewhat decent title run alongside Nia Jax with the Women's Tag Team Titles was perfectly respectable, but this lone wolf deserved a much more significant spotlight, and after losing the belts recently to Charlotte Flair and Asuka, it seems like there is no direction planned for Baszler.

For presenting her as the next big thing in the division, and then allowing her to fade into irrelevancy, Baszler should have some grade-A beef right now.

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