Shayna Baszler has become one of the top talents on WWE SmackDown since Triple H took over as head of creative at the end of July.
She won a WWE SmackDown Women's Title #1 Contendership Gauntlet on the August 5 episode of WWE SmackDown and is now set to challenge Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WWE Clash at the Castle.
Speaking to Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Baszler discussed the regime change in WWE.
“It’s exciting for everyone all around, not just talent,” she said. “Production and crew people. It’s just an overall good energy right now. I think you are seeing girls get more time to tell their stories and do matches. For me, that’s like an answer you won’t hear from a lot of other people. Now I don’t feel rushed [in my matches]. I can go in and take my time and torture Liv as long as I need to.”
Speaking about the recent returns of Dexter Lumis, Karrion Kross, Dakota Kai, and more, Baszler said, "It’s like new players in the game. The top guys are the top guys for a reason and we all look up to the vets that have been there, but now instead of like a slow build to introduce someone new, it’s like, ‘let’s put them on and let’s see.’ Sink or swim. It just happens to be that generation [of NXT] that’s up there and throw us in the water and tell us to sink or swim and we’re gonna swim all the way out of Alcatraz and dance on the shore.”
Fans can check out the current lineup for WWE Clash at the Castle by clicking here.
Fightful will have live coverage of the event on Saturday, September 3.
