Current WWE Women's Star Flies Flag For Intergender Wrestling

This current WWE female star says she could easily compete with the men.

Shayna Baszler
WWE.com

WWE's Shayna Baszler loves the thought of stepping between the ropes for more matches against men in the future.

The Raw star recently wrestled gymnast-meets-wine butler Reginald in a short bout on the Monday's night flagship, and she told Daily DDT that she wouldn't be against the thought of doing some more intergender work. In fact, Baszler thinks male vs. female matches are great "when it makes sense".

Shayna went on to discuss the idea that all women can compete with men realistically. This sensitive subject isn't one the WWE star is keen to skirt around; Baszler pointed out that she was the only woman on her fight time in MMA camps, and that hardened her to the idea of intergender combat.

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Baszler doesn't think it'd be a great fit for every female wrestler though.

"I wouldn’t tell Lana to get in there with any male on the roster, but someone like myself who’s a technician and is experienced competing against males...I know how to balance technique against strength, it’s a little more fitting for someone like me".

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What do you think of Shayna's comments? Do you agree with them?

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