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Newsweek
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
AEW Star is Already Teasing Major Reunion With Released WWE Superstar
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. 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 — 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. Courtesy of AEW More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation 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. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
New York Post
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler among WWE cuts in pre-SmackDown stunner
On Friday, WWE underwent its semi-regular spring cleaning, releasing some big names from the roster. The company initiated a series of roster cuts that affected several main roster and NXT talents, marking the most eye-popping wave of releases so far this year — though it's not an uncommon occurrence shortly after WrestleMania, which concluded two weeks ago. Among the most notable names let go from the main roster were mainstays Braun Strowman, Shayna Baszler and Dakota Kai. Additionally, Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, Cora Jade and all of Gallus, which includes Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang. 3 Braun Strowman has been released as part of the WWE's 'spring cleaning' cuts. WWE via Getty Images Strowman is far and away the biggest name being let go from the company. His second run now comes to an end after he re-joined the WWE three years ago. Strowman is a former Universal Champion and Intercontinental Champion who was once on a meteoric rise to seemingly becoming one of WWE's biggest stars. Baszler, a former NXT Women's Champion and two-time Women's Tag Team Champion, had been active on both Raw and SmackDown in recent years. 3 Shayna Baszler is a former MMA fighter and two-time NXT Women's Champion. WWE via Getty Images While Baszler never rose to true stardom on the main roster as she did previously, she is most known for her run on NXT as one of the company's biggest stars in the women's division, and, to this day, the former mixed martial artist held the NXT Women's Title for the most days in company history. 'No one can offer what I have to offer. Reality. Let the Galaxy burn,' Baszler posted on X in response to her release. 3 Cora Jade, 24, was among the youngest wrestlers cut on Friday. WWE via Getty Images Kai was a member of Damage CTRL and was a tag team champion both on the main roster and in NXT. Other names later surfaced, including Gigi Dolin, Oro Mensah and Riley Osborne of NXT. Jade posted her email following news of her release, suggesting she'll be open for bookings. Most released talent are subjected to a 90-day non-compete clause for main roster performers, and 30 days for NXT talent, as standard in WWE contracts.
