Shayna Bazzler, a teammate of Ronda Rousey, attended a WWE tryout at the WWE Performance Centre.
Bazzler, dubbed 'The Queen of Spades', was the first pick in Team Rousey in 2013's Ultimate Fighter Series and a member of the 'Four Horsewoman' MMA stable which also comprises of Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke.
She has a 15-10 record in the Octagon and has squared off against UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes and Bethe Correia. Bazzler has had a 12-year run in MMA but lost both of her UFC fights and was then released by the company.
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But the 36-year old has made the transition to professional wrestling and has been performing on the independent circuits for promotions such as Absolutely Intense Wrestling, Premier Wrestling and all-women's promotion Shimmer.
Yesterday she was one of 40 athletes selected for an invitation only try-out. Bazzler's past training experience includes learning from catch wrestling icon Billy Robinson and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett.
Her MMA teammate and close friend Ronda Rousey has stepped into a WWE ring before, making a cameo appearance alongside the Rock at Wrestlemania and taking down Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
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WWE have dramatically improved the women's division in recent times to the point where the competitors are on the same level as the men when it comes to being a part of featured programming.
Bringing in someone like Bazzler would only legitimise women's wrestling even further.
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