Shayna Baszler talks about how she and Ronda Rousey would choose to tell a story where they are opponents.
Currently, Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey are the Unified WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. However, they have never wrestled each other one-on-one throughout their years in WWE.
During a new interview with GSM of WrestleRant Radio, Baszler reveals that she and Rousey have discussed it in the past and have a unique perspective on how they would like to tell a story about a match between them. Baszler says they would call upon their Combat Sports backgrounds, saying that it would be disrespectful for one not to face the other for a championship just because they are friends.
I mean, we've talked about — so in Combat Sports, it's kind of this rule in MMA or amateur wrestling, Jujitsu, whatever — It's kind of a thing where if I have the title, and my teammate works their way up through tournament and takes out everyone and earns their spot, as my friend, it would be disrespectful for me to deny them that or to refuse to give them that opportunity," said Shayna. "It's almost offensive if the person bows out like, 'Oh, she's my teammate. I'm not gonna be --' like, 'Wait, you don't think I have I can defend against you, what's up?'
"We have talked about how that story hasn't really been told in a pro wrestling sense," she continued. "It's always like someone angry turning, whatever. A miscue, that's whatever it is, but the story of how combat sports is, I think there's an opportunity and untouched story along that path as well. All that being said, you know, we have these [the Women's Tag Titles] to defend. If that comes along, you know, that comes along. It's not like — I don't know, we'll see what happens. Like I said, we don't want to be stuck in that mode where we have these so we're not looking at the singles titles anymore. So we'll see what happens."
Shayna Baszler is looking to put in the work alongside Ronda Rousey as Tag Team Champions. They're not only looking to work once a week. Learn more here.
Ronda Rousey actually pushed to be in a tag team situation with Baszler. Learn more here.
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