10 WWE Wrestlers Who Must Also Join AEW

9. Shayna Baszler

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'The Queen Of Spades' has faced all the challenges any fan would have expected an NXT icon to struggle through since moving to the main roster in early 2020.

Falling victim to stop/start booking, a notable lack of interest from the creative team and a Tag Team title run alongside Nia Jax doubling as a total fire escape for the pair of them, Shayna Baszler is so far removed from how successful her black-and-gold brand run was that she's the second biggest star from the Shotzi Blackheart battle royal elimination spot back in January.

There's a women's division beyond Raw or SmackDown that would welcome her very specific set of skills. Experienced, unique and absolutely fabulous within the confines of a specific sort of match layout, Baszler could be the monster figure amongst the women they've booked so well for the men. Lance Archer, Brian Cage and Brodie Lee have cornered the market on one side, but only Nyla Rose occupies a similar spot at the moment - and even she'd be powerless to the Kirifuda Clutch.

 
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