AEW Star is Already Teasing Major Reunion With Released WWE Superstar
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Days after Shayna Baszler was released from WWE on May 2, 2025, speculation about her next move is already picking up significant traction, fueled by a social media post from current AEW wrestler and former tag team partner Marina Shafir.
Shafir took to her Instagram Stories, sharing a throwback image of herself with Baszler. Accompanied by the provocative caption "Let the galaxy burn," the post immediately ignited fan discussion about the possibility of Baszler joining Shafir in All Elite Wrestling and potentially reuniting their alliance.
▪️Marina Shafir, catcheuse de la All Élite Wrestling sur Instagram avec une photo de Shayna Baszler, récemment virer de la WWE. #AEW #AEWFrance pic.twitter.com/CNQyqzvoxD — AEW Fan France 🇨🇵 (@AEWFrance1) May 4, 2025
The two women share considerable history within the wrestling world. Baszler and Shafir, Jessamyn Duke, and Ronda Rousey were famously known as the 'Four Horsewomen of MMA' before transitioning to WWE.
They were featured as allies during their time in NXT. While a major cross-faction match against WWE's own Four Horsewomen (Bayley, Sasha Banks/Mercedes Moné, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair) was often fantasy booked and teased, it never materialized on television.
Baszler's availability comes after an impactful run with WWE that began in 2017. The former MMA competitor, the "Submission Magician," dominated the NXT women's division, becoming a record-setting two-time NXT Women's Champion.
All Elite Wrestling ALL IN at Wembley Stadium in London on August 27, 2023.
All Elite Wrestling ALL IN at Wembley Stadium in London on August 27, 2023.
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After moving to the main roster in 2020, she achieved further success as a three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, holding the titles twice with Nia Jax and once with Ronda Rousey, before her release last week as part of company-wide cuts.
With Shafir currently active on AEW television as a member of the Death Riders faction (alongside Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), the prospect of Baszler joining her could significantly shake up the AEW women's division. She and Marina could be a notable tag team together.
AEW adds new titles all of the time, and the idea of Women's Tag Team Titles is not warranted because there are not enough women on the roster, but that hasn't stopped AEW or WWE from adding new gold to their list of titles that they carry in the past.
While Baszler's official destination remains unconfirmed, Shafir's pointed social media post strongly suggests that an AEW run could be a very real possibility for the highly credible and intimidating free agent.
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