10 WWE Wrestlers HYPED Vince McMahon Is Gone

3. Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler
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Besting Raquel Rodriguez in last week's SmackDown gauntlet set Shayna Baszler up for a SmackDown Women's Title shot at Clash at the Castle, where she'll face Liv Morgan - and will walk in with a great chance of grabbing the gold.

This opportunity would not have existed had Vince not stepped away. Despite her menace, threat level, and real-world credibility from her MMA career, Shayna was never going to conquer her division under the previous regime. Triple H, meanwhile, has already used 'The Queen of Spades' in that exact role down in NXT. It isn't a leap to assume that he will now try to do this on the main roster.

McMahon got Baszler all wrong from day one, even dropping the ball again after her dominant Elimination Chamber victory, which was exactly as it should have been. Shayna is a killer. She's a tough, brutal limb collector who should be pushed as one. Hopefully she'll flourish now that somebody who won't attempt to grind her individuality away is penning the material.

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