Shayna Baszler has been on a tear in the WWE, claiming two tag team belts (WWE and NXT) in the last 30 days along with her tag team partner and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey. Shayna is no stranger to winning belts on the pro-wrestling circuit, having won multiple in both NXT and WWE proper.

As one of the pioneers of women’s MMA, Shayna has a unique perspective on both MMA and pro wrestling. The ‘Queen of Spades’ sat down for an exclusive interview with me a few days ago to talk about the good old days in MMA, what her transition into pro-wrestling has been like, the training environment at CSW where she worked with legends Erik Paulson and Josh Barnett, who she would choose for a tag team partner if Ronda weren’t available and more. Be sure to catch the whole interview on our podcast Substack. It’s completely FREE, the entire thing.

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Francis Ngannou has spent the majority of 2022 and all of 2023 in promotional limbo. After successfully defending his UFC heavyweight title in January of last year, Ngannou parted company with the UFC after multiple rounds at the bargaining table in the months leading to his decision to walk away from the biggest promotion in the world. While many specu…

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In our latest episode, Stephie is joined by documentary filmmaker and Sporting News senior writer Andreas Hale for a quick rundown of all the things you might not know about the WWE side of the merger. Andreas has been embedded in the pro-wrestling landscape for more than a decade, covering it extensively …

EPISODE 35 - GUEST: AARON BRONSTETER 2022 MMA AWARDS

TSN's Aaron Bronsteter joins Crooklyn to share his 2022 Year End MMA Awards with us. His award categories this year include:

*Rookie of the Year *Veteran of the Year *Fight of the Year *Round of the Year *KO of the Year *Submission of the Year *Comeback of the Year *Card of the Year *Coach of the Year *Most Improved Fighter *Least Improved Fighter *Best Microphone Presence *Worst Microphone Presence *Best Walkout *Best Referee *Best Promotion Not Named UFC *Best Commentator *Worst Commentator

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EPISODE 34 - GUEST: ZANE SIMON

2022 MMA AWARDS – PART 2:
Bloody Elbow Fight Analyst, Zane Simon, joins Crooklyn to share his 2022 Year End MMA Awards with us. His award categories this year include:

* Most Improved Fighter

* Least Improved Fighter

* Best Microphone Presence

* Worst Microphone Presence

* Best Walkout

* Best Referee

* Worst Referee

* Best Commentator

* Worst Commentator

* Best Promotion Not Named UFC

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EPISODE 33 - GUEST: ZANE SIMON

Bloody Elbow Fight Analyst, Zane Simon, joins Crooklyn to share his 2022 Year End MMA Awards with us. His award categories this year include:

* Rookie of the Year

* Veteran of the Year

* Fight of the Year

* Comeback of the Year

* Round of the Year

* KO of the Year

* Submission of the Year

* Card of the Year

Be sure to listen in to discover the winners for each category! PART 2 – OUT TOMORROW. SAME BAT TIME. SAME BAT CHANNEL.

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