WWE talent is coming to one of WrestleMania week's biggest indie shows.
It was announced today that WWE's Shayna Baszler, a former MMA fighter, will be in action at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 4. The show is being put on by Josh Barnett and Game Changer Wrestling. Baszler's appearance is promoted as her GCW debut.
Bloodsport is a pro wrestling show where matches can only be won by submission or knockout. Baszler's opponent has not been announced yet. The show will air live on TrillerTV+.
Baszler is friends with Barnett and is a long-time student of his. Barnett wrote about her competing at Bloodsport:
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 disciple, 'The Queen of Spades' Shayna Baszler, comes to Josh Barnett's: Bloodsport X.
Baszler tweeted:
You people merely adopted Bloodsport. I was born in it, molded by it. From Billy Robinson the the gene seed of the Warmaster himself…..BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!! #LimbByLimb
A former NXT Women's Champion and WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, the 43-year-old Baszler is currently part of a tag team with Zoey Stark in WWE.
Fightful reports that "multiple" WWE wrestlers are scheduled to compete at Bloodsport X. The show has a 4 p.m. Eastern start time on April 4. Nic Nemeth vs. Mike Bailey, Josh Barnett vs. Johnny Bloodsport (John Hennigan), and Minoru Suzuki vs. Royce Isaacs are among the matches that have been confirmed.
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