5 NXT Stars who are ideal candidates to be the next Paul Heyman Guy

#3 SHAYNA BASZLER

Enter captio — This is not your average female performer.

If you were looking for the female version of Brock Lesnar, look no further than The Queen of Spades. Like Lesnar, Shayna Baszler is a product of the great state of South Dakota and she too has an extensive background in Mixed Martial Arts. Baszler holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and she's also a very efficient mat technician, with 13 of her professional MMA wins coming by way of submission.

Since arriving in NXT, Shayna has not let anyone down. She made it to the finals of the 2017 Mae Young Classic before losing in the Championship round to Kairi Sane. Since then, things have only gotten better for Baszler, with her NXT run culminating at NXT Takeover: New Orleans, where she defeated Ember Moon to become the new NXT Womens Champion.

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Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.

Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.

Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.

When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.

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