42-Year-Old Former UFC Star Opens Up on the Impact Nia Jax Has Had on Her WWE Career – “It’s Interesting”

WWE is one of the biggest wrestling promotions of all time. Ever since its inception, both professional wrestlers and other athletes have tried their hand at the sport. From former football stars to actors, and even MMA fighters have been a part of WWE. One such name is Shayna Baszler. Current, tag-team partner to another MMA legend Ronda Rousey, Baszler made her WWE debut in 2017. She started off in WWE NXT, and became one of the fearsome names on the roster, before moving to the main roster.

During her promotion in 2019-2020, Baszler was paired alongside Nia Jax. Recently during an interview with ‘Ring the Belle’, Baszler opened up on her partnership with Nia Jax, and how much the Samoan wrestler helped her adapt to the roster.

How did Nia Jax help Shayna Baszler during her early years on the WWE main roster?

Speaking during the interview, Baszler opened up on the early days of her main roster career. She described how Nia Jax helped her adapt to the roster and made her acquaintances with everyone, whereas prior to that she knew no one.

Baszler said, ” It’s interesting because I had a lot of fun teaming up with Nia. She really helped me up, when I didn’t know anyone. I had just come up here, and we decided to team up. She actually really helped me a lot, behind the scenes.”

Further, Jax would use a wrestling metaphor to help make the interviewer understand their relationship. She said, “Knowing the ropes? As they say, a little wrestling metaphor. But yeah, I enjoyed it because I did get to show a different side of me that I really didn’t get to show in NXT.”

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The 42-year-old would show her gratitude to Nia Jax and thanked her for helping build her career.

What is next for Shayna Baszler in WWE?

Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey won the WWE Women’s Tag-team championships recently after Rousey made Shotzi Blackheart tap out in the Fatal 4-way match to crown new champions. As the new tag-team champions, Baszler and Rousey are set to dominate the women’s division with their no nonsense heel antics.

While there are no clear indications of whom their next challengers would be, having Iyo Sky and Bayley go for the titles would be interesting. Both Bayley and Iyo Sky are two of the most talented women on the roster, and having them go for the gold should be interesting.

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