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WWE Women’s Tag Champion Shayna Baszler on Pro Wrestling Vs. MMA and Her Tag Partner Ronda Rousey

Shayna Baszler joins Rosenberg for a conversation about her former life as an MMA fighter and why she left MMA for the world of pro wrestling

By Peter Rosenberg
WrestleMania 39
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville wrestle in Women’s Tag Team Fatal 4 Way during WrestleMania Goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium on April 02, 2023 in Inglewood, California.
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images


On this episode of the Cheap Heat Friday Something, new WWE women’s tag team champion Shayna Baszler joins Rosenberg for a conversation about her former life as an MMA fighter, why she left MMA for the world of pro wrestling, the differences between MMA and pro wrestling, winning the tag team championship alongside Ronda Rousey, and more.

Plus, Rosenberg dives into the mailbag (31:04).

Host: Peter Rosenberg
Guest: Shayna Baszler
Producer: Troy Farkas

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