The WWE’s women’s roster is getting just as crowded as the men’s these days, but there are a couple recent signees without much pro wrestling experience who will likely be fast-tracked into the spotlight. One of them made her WWE in-ring debut last night (July 26) at NXT’s house show in Largo, Florida.
Behold, the third horsewoman of MMA...
#NXTLargo Marina Shafir NXT debut pic.twitter.com/9WIW8GYYLy
— Beachin Niner Girl (@NinersBoo) July 27, 2018
M5 - @MarinaShafir and @NikkiCrossWWE beat @WWE_Aliyah and @RheaRipley_WWE when Shafir tapped out Aliyah. #NXTLargo pic.twitter.com/TcI5zzG8wZ
— Florida Wrestling Fan (@FLWrestlingFan) July 27, 2018
Marina Shafir was supposed to debut along with the final member of Ronda Rousey’s clique, Jessamyn Duke. Duke didn’t work the show, and there’s no word on why that didn’t happen. but Shafir teamed with Nikki Cross (who sure does get around these days) to defeat Rhea Ripley and Aliyah.
Marina made Aliyah tap to earn the win for her team, despite attempted interference by Aliyah ally Reina González. Luckily, Nikki and Shafir had Xia Li there to counter the numbers game...
Congrats to @MarinaShafir on making her @WWENXT debut tonight at #NXTLargo! pic.twitter.com/NSkuE8KevW
— Florida Wrestling Fan (@FLWrestlingFan) July 27, 2018
How long until we see Roderick Strong’s better half on our screens? When will Duke show up? Will they be alongside Shayna Baszler and Rousey?
Evolution is a mystery...