Bloodsport combines pro wrestling and mixed martial arts.
WWE has begun to open its forbidden door. Earlier this month it was announced that former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler would be competing at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X, a worked-shoot event that combines professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Bloodsport is produced by Game Changer Wrestling, one of the industry's top independent promotions.
"If given the chance to bring other guys in, of course, I've spoken with Malakai Black a few times about coming into Bloodsport," Barnett said."I've spoken to CM Punk." Black's roots are in martial arts, as his in-ring style combines elements of kickboxing and Muay Thai. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling where he regularly competes in the trios division alongside his House of Black stablemates. Punk has also trained in martial arts, holding a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He fought two professional fights in UFC in 2016 and 2018, both of which he came up short in.
"Whoever it is, they have to see this ring for what it is and what we've created and say, 'That's something I've got to do. That's me. I want to show myself and shine myself in a place like this,'" Barnett continued."When you put those two things together, who knows what can happen. "We're not out there thinking about competing with anyone else but ourselves and being capable of making the absolute best shows in the spirit of how I am trying to build Bloodsport to be, that's it. We're focusing on that. It helps to keep your eyes forward, but also demonstrate that whether you're New Japan, AEW, WWE, I'm not here to get into any competition with them.
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