Whatever happened to Shayna Baszler?

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Following the Money In The Bank PPV, she made fun of Becky for becoming pregnant, defeating Natalya for two weeks straight...and then disappearing since the end of May.

It appears that she fell into the dreaded "creative has nothing for you" trap since there doesn't appear to be any news regarding injuries, doghouse, Covid-19 etc. in regards to her.

But even if she reappeared, there should probably be done something to reheat her since she seemed to cool off week after week after week following her loss to Becky at Wrestlemania.

One idea that I read about that could work: when Bayley and Sasha Banks "finally" have their feud, Shayna could become Bayley's hired gun/"Diesel" to protect her from Sasha and they could team as "Baszley". Her being a bodyguard could maybe work.

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Nah.

Creative had something for her, they had big plans for her. Vince wasn't high on her though, felt things were a bust and boom, that's it. It's the Vince thing.

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Apparently, Becky wanted to drop the title to her at WM but Vince wouldn't go with it. I think that first match with Kairi on Raw where the fans chanted "Boring" soured him on her a bit (which is ridiculous because, yes, while the match did suck, everyone has a bad match every now and then)

Shayna still has value and all, but I'm more annoyed by Bianca's absence from Raw.

[Bub (BLM)]

Vince doesn't like her because of her look. No, it's not confirmed, but it doesn't have to be. Vince and Dunn think she's ugly and don't want her on TV. I'll never believe anything to the contrary.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Yeah, from everything I’ve read it’s 100% Vince making the call and he lost faith in her. Doubt that improves with Heyman gone, as he was apparently a huge supporter of her

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If he doesn't have faith in her as a singles competitor, bring her back and put her in an odd couple tag team with someone. Shit, make her the muscle for The IIconics or Zelina.

[dbrussel]

Vince thinks she's absolutely boring. I agree with Vince for once.

[Zone Was Wrong]

Yet again, she fell into the trap of being pushed like hell and looked at as a big deal in NXT only to be brought up and discarded. If I'm Adam Cole, I'm looking real hard at this and other similar situations. Honestly, when she's on it she kicks ass. Her and Asuka would be money, and yet....

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You imagined her, she was never real!

I dunno really, but Shayna was the most boring NXT Champion of all time, and possibly the most boring champion in WWE during any reign she had. I may not be watching WWE at this time, but I'm glad the most boring wrestler ever isn't on it.

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Jul 3, 2020 11:32:09 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

Vince doesn't like her because of her look. No, it's not confirmed, but it doesn't have to be. Vince and Dunn think she's ugly and don't want her on TV. I'll never believe anything to the contrary.

I was going to post this. Only way you get a push in WWE is if you make the creepy old men running it reach for the Viagra.

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Something something something vampire shit.

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Jul 3, 2020 11:57:02 GMT -5 @dax said:

If he doesn't have faith in her as a singles competitor, bring her back and put her in an odd couple tag team with someone. Shit, make her the muscle for The IIconics or Zelina.

Or another idea I heard, call up Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke and have the three chasing the Women's Tag Team Titles and defending it Freebird Style.

[cornettesracket]

Jul 3, 2020 11:32:09 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

Vince doesn't like her because of her look. No, it's not confirmed, but it doesn't have to be. Vince and Dunn think she's ugly and don't want her on TV. I'll never believe anything to the contrary.

Jesus the irony of Kevin Dunn thinking that. 

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Jul 3, 2020 13:49:55 GMT -5 Mandarin Dessert Version 0 said:

Jul 3, 2020 11:57:02 GMT -5 @dax said:

If he doesn't have faith in her as a singles competitor, bring her back and put her in an odd couple tag team with someone. Shit, make her the muscle for The IIconics or Zelina.

Or another idea I heard, call up Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke and have the three chasing the Women's Tag Team Titles and defending it Freebird Style.

But then Shafir and Duke would be wrestling on my TV.

[burdette25159]

I guess the next time we'll be seeing her is in a random jobber match on Main Event

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Jul 3, 2020 11:31:49 GMT -5 @dax said:

Apparently, Becky wanted to drop the title to her at WM but Vince wouldn't go with it. I think that first match with Kairi on Raw where the fans chanted "Boring" soured him on her a bit (which is ridiculous because, yes, while the match did suck, everyone has a bad match every now and then)

Shayna still has value and all, but I'm more annoyed by Bianca's absence from Raw.

I feel like the Belair and Baszler situations are dramatically different at this point somehow. Belair’s still getting booked on Main Event at least, and has racked up a career-best win streak in the process, so her situation is seemingly “We don’t have an angle for her for some reason, so just keep her over here for later and don’t job her out”. Baszler’s just properly gone completely.

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At home biting her tights.

[cabbageboy]

I mean why not just put the belt on Shayna if nothing else for a transition run? Asuka can easily get that MITB and then just beat Shayna anyway, and you don't have to bury Baszler in the process.

With that being said Shayna Baszler is a tough act to book. You really have to do it almost perfectly to get her over. She has to be booked like a dominant killer, but the dilemma is that she's not especially charismatic nor is her style of dominance especially thrilling to watch. It's more like "Beat someone up, beat up, kinda sell, hit a submission for the win" and that's not terribly entertaining if it's not against the right opponent. Even in NXT she'd have clunker matches sometimes without any rhyme or reason.

I don't even think it was the Sane match on Raw that soured Vince. It was that horrible Elimination Chamber match where the entire crowd buried the match. That was so ill advised to be a PPV main event since there was such a lack of action as Shayna killed someone, then we waited 4 minutes, kill someone else, wait 4 minutes. It was so dull and uninteresting. And that one is on Heyman because that seems like the sort of way he would book such a scenario.

[bob]

at home suffering anal bleeding and completing her transformation into a vampire

[BatPunk]

Jul 3, 2020 14:08:50 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Jul 3, 2020 11:31:49 GMT -5 @dax said:

Apparently, Becky wanted to drop the title to her at WM but Vince wouldn't go with it. I think that first match with Kairi on Raw where the fans chanted "Boring" soured him on her a bit (which is ridiculous because, yes, while the match did suck, everyone has a bad match every now and then)

Shayna still has value and all, but I'm more annoyed by Bianca's absence from Raw.

I feel like the Belair and Baszler situations are dramatically different at this point somehow. Belair’s still getting booked on Main Event at least, and has racked up a career-best win streak in the process, so her situation is seemingly “We don’t have an angle for her for some reason, so just keep her over here for later and don’t job her out”. Baszler’s just properly gone completely.

Belair being relegated to Main Event is a tragedy in itself.

NXT does such a great job with the women’s division!