Shayna Baszler To Make GCW Debut At Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport X

Originally posted on Wrestlezone | By Colin Tessier | Last updated 3/15/24

Shayna Baszler is coming to Bloodsport.

In a tweet, Josh Barnett announced that WWE star Shayna Baszler will compete at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport X on April 4. This will mark Baszler’s GCW debut.

Barnett noted that Shayna Baszler has competed all over the world. He pointed to her background in MMA and her past in UFC. He wrote that she was made for the Bloodsport ring and called her “The Warmaster’s Disciple”. Baszler’s opponent was not announced.

Additionally, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful (via Fightful Select) reports that more WWE names will compete at the Bloodsport event on April 4. The show will be held in Philadelphia on WrestleMania weekend, so the company will be in town.

Nic Nemeth, Johnny Bloodsport (formerly known as John Morrison), and other stars are already set to compete at the show.

What does it mean when a Queen takes up the sword and marches to war?

Blood. Victory. Glory.

From battlefields all over the world – MMA & the @ufc , @WWENXT , @WWE , @wwr_stardom , and more – to now step into a ring she was made for from the beginning.

The Warmaster's… pic.twitter.com/DKBbW2VTh8
— ??? ????????? (@JoshLBarnett) March 15, 2024

All about balance

Shayna Baszler spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about working with Zoey Stark in WWE. The two were originally opponents but now, they’ve moved on to create a formidable tag team on WWE RAW.

Baszler said Stark has some tendencies that rub her the wrong way. However, they share similar backgrounds that complement each other in the ring.

“Well it’s funny. We have some shared history in our [backgrounds], as far as our coaching and our lineage. So there’s this common thread that people maybe don’t know about. However, as far as like — so Zoey impressed me because I beat the snot out of her and she kept getting back up. She would not quit. And that impressed me.

“So I decided — I don’t know how it started, I think I saw something happening and I gave her some advice [on] how to handle it backstage. And when she is not being an annoying… rookie, she’s great. I think we complement each other well in the ring. She does all the cool flying off of stuff and I’ll tear people’s limbs off. So it balances out.”