Shayna Baszler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shayna Baszler

American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1980

Place of Birth: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Profession: Thai boxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Shayna Andrea Baszler (born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently signed to WWE perfoming on the NXT brand, where she is the current NXT Women's Champion in her second reign, while holding the record for the longest combined reign as NXT Women's Champion with two reigns. Baszler was trained by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and as a certified catch wrestler by Billy Robinson.
She had her first professional fight in 2006 and gained recognition in the following years for the use of her hammerlock submission set-up while on her back; a set-up which she has used to submit several opponents, including Roxanne Modafferi.
In an audio interview with Jordan Breen on the Sherdog Radio Network, she dubbed the submission, which she created in training, as the "Shwing." Baszler was signed in 2013 by the UFC to participate as a part of the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter under Ronda Rousey, she also had two professional bouts (0-2) there beside the series.
She was granted her release by the UFC in 2015 and started her wrestling career the same year, again trained by Josh Barnett.
Baszler has an overall MMA record of 15 wins and 11 losses, with 13 wins by submission.