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NXT Women’s title match set for TakeOver: WarGames

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler will go at it once again at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, this time under a new stipulation.

Baszler, flanked by friends Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir, was being interviewed by Cathy Kelley. She brought up Sane possibly invoking her rematch clause, which Baszler didn’t seem fazed by. NXT GM William Regal then came came in, which caused Duke and Shafir to be on guard. Regal said that in fact Sane had in fact invoked her rematch clause, and this time it would be contested in a 2 out of 3 falls match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames.

Sane lost the title to Baszler at WWE Evolution last month after passing out from the kirifuda lock. The loss wasn’t without controversy as Duke and Shafir made their debut on television, attacking Sane and helping Baszler score the submission win.

NXT TakeOver: WarGames will take place on November 17 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 

NXT St. Augustine, FL, live results: Horsewomen vs. Sane, Yim & Shirai

Posted on by JJ Williams

Last night’s estimated attendance: 250 people.

– Fabian Aichner defeated Stacey Ervin Jr.

– Candice LeRae defeated Aliyah

– Kassius Ohno & Dominik Dijakovic defeated Raul Mendoza & Humberto Carrillo

– Matt Riddle defeated Mars

Riddle made Mars tap fast, which led to Boa challenging him.

– Matt Riddle defeated Boa

After Boa lost, Rocky ran in to challenge Riddle — but the trio jumped Riddle before the match began. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch made the save.

– Matt Riddle, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Rocky, Mars & Boa

– Velveteen Dream defeated Luke Menzies

– Lars Sullivan defeated Dan Matha (w/ Marcel Barthel)

– Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir defeated Mia Yim, Io Shirai & NXT Women’s Champion Kairi Sane

NXT Cocoa, FL, live results: Horsewomen vs. Shirai & Catanzaro

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Last night’s estimated attendance: 200 people.

– Rinku Singh defeated Kona Reeves

– Lacey Evans defeated Jessie Elaban

– Brennan Williams defeated Jeet Rama

– Keith Lee defeated Fabian Aichner

– Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Rocky

– Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke defeated Kacy Catanzaro & Io Shirai

– Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan defeated Raul Mendoza & Humberto Carrillo

NXT Jacksonville, FL, live results: Horsewomen vs. Shirai, Cross & Kai

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Results courtesy of David Santos

Last night’s estimated attendance: 350 people.

– Humberto Carrillo defeated Luke Menzies

– War Raiders defeated Amanpreet Singh & Jason

– Lacey Evans defeated Lacey Lane

– Keith Lee defeated Kona Reeves

– Fabian Aichner & Lars Sullivan defeated Marcel Barthel & Dan Matha

– Velveteen Dream defeated Brennan Williams

– Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke defeated Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross & Io Shirai

– NXT North American Champion Ricochet defeated Shane Thorne to retain his title

Marina Shafir makes her in-ring debut at NXT house show

Posted on by F4W Staff

One of the members of the Four Horsewomen of MMA made their in-ring debut at tonight’s NXT house show in Largo, Florida.

Both Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke were advertised to wrestle in their first matches on the show, but only Shafir ended up debuting. She teamed with Nikki Cross to defeat Rhea Ripley & Aliyah. Shafir got the win for her team by submitting Aliyah.

Shafir and Duke joined Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler in WWE when they reported to the Performance Center in May after signing with the company. With her originally advertised for tonight, Duke’s debut would figure to be imminent.

Here are the full results from tonight’s show:

Estimated attendance: 250 people.

– Raul Mendoza defeated Tian Bing

Mendoza won with a roll-up.

– Reina Gonzalez (w/ Aliyah) defeated Xia Li

Help from Aliyah got Gonzalez the win.

– Eh Nois (Adrian Jaoude & Cezar Bononi) defeated Jeet Rama & Rinku Singh

– Babatunde Aiyegbusi defeated Dan Matha

Aiyegbusi won quickly after interrupting a heel promo from Matha. Matha got big heat from the crowd.

– Marina Shafir & Nikki Cross defeated Rhea Ripley & Aliyah

Shafir started the match and did basic wrestling, armbars, hit strikes from the mount on Ripley, and did a couple of judo tosses. The heels gained control before Shafir made the hot tag to Cross.

Cross cleaned house until the heels took back over. Gonzalez tried to get involved on behalf of Ripley and Aliyah but got taken care of by Li. Cross made the tag to Shafir, who hit a throw and submitted Aliyah with an armbar variation for the win.

– Dominik Dijakovic defeated Fabian Aichner

Dijakovic won in the match of the night.

– Wesley Blake defeated Mars Wang

Blake got the pin after a lariat.

– War Raiders defeated Steve Cutler & Jaxson Ryker

Marina Shafir, Jessamyn Duke to make NXT in-ring debut this week

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke will be making their pro wrestling debuts this week.

The two Four Horsewomen of MMA members will be wrestling at NXT’s house show in Largo, Florida on Thursday. They are friends and training partners of both Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, who have been making waves in WWE and NXT, respectively. Shafir was first to make the announcement on her Twitter, while Duke followed shortly after.

Both signed with WWE back in May and have been training at the Performance Center ever since. Duke, who stands at 5’11, fought in the UFC and participated in the eighteenth season of the Ultimate Fighter. She sported a 1-3 record before being cut in 2015 and stopped fighting a year later.

Shafir, who is engaged to NXT tag team champion Roderick Strong, also has a MMA background. She had a 1-3 record, having fought in Invicta in the past.

All four women were a part of an angle last year during the Mae Young Classic where they had a confrontation with the Four Horsewomen of the WWE: Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Bayley.

Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir report to WWE Performance Center

Posted on by Joseph Currier

All four members of the Four Horsewomen of mixed martial arts are now part of WWE.

WWE.com announced today that Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir have reported to the Performance Center, joining Ronda Rousey and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler in the company.

When Baszler appeared in the Mae Young Classic last summer, Rousey, Duke, and Shafir were involved in a brief angle with WWE’s Four Horsewomen (minus Sasha Banks, who was doing media in Australia). They faced off with Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Bayley in the crowd during Baszler vs. Mia Yim. Rousey then told Flair, Lynch, and Bayley to name the time and place for a match.

Shafir has already had some involvement in NXT storylines where she’s supported her fiance, Roderick Strong.

Baszler and Duke were part of Rousey’s team on The Ultimate Fighter when she coached against Miesha Tate in 2013. Shafir was also a coach on Team Rousey.

Duke has had nine professional fights, with three coming in the UFC. She has three wins, five losses, and one no contest. Shafir is 1-2 in her pro career.