Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s championship inside a steel cage aired this week on NXT. Baszler was able to retain her championship against Shirai, causing the challenger to turn on Candice LeRae after the match was over.
Former RAW Women’s champion Ronda Rousey offered up the following praise for her stablemate’s performance on social media:
4-Horsewomen of MMA members Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir also got involved in the match.
Rousey sent out the following before the match as well:
Shayna Baszler and the NXT Women’s Championship
Baszler is the only 2x champion in the lineage of the NXT Women’s championship. The 376+ days she has spent with the title across her two reigns is good for second all-time. Asuka is the leader in the days spent as
Baszler’s current reign sits at 243+ days, already 4th all-time for a single reign. Asuka’s 510-day title reign leads the category. Paige’s inaugural run with the belt lasted 308 days. In two weeks, Baszler will top Charlotte Flair’s 258-day title reign.
Baszler has defeated Io Shirai, Kairi Sane, and Bianca Belair so far in her current title reign.
