Pure Fusion Collective
| Pure Fusion Collective | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | Shayna Baszler Zoey Stark Sonya Deville |
| Name(s) | Pure Fusion Collective |
| Billed heights | Baszler: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Stark: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Deville: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Debut | July 8, 2024 |
| Years active | 2024–present |
Pure Fusion Collective (P.F.C.) is an American villainous professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the Raw brand consisting of Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark, and Sonya Deville.
All members of the group have had championship success prior to the group's formation; Baszler is a two-time NXT Women's Champion, with her second reign lasting 416 days, making her the sixth longest reigning women's champion in WWE history, as well as a three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Stark is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, and Deville is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.
History
[edit]Baszler and Stark's team (2023–2024)
[edit]On the September 4, 2023, episode of Raw, Baszler defeated Stark by technical submission after Stark passed out to the Kirifuda Clutch. After the match, Baszler gave praise to Stark's toughness.[1] In the following week, Stark ran out to save Baszler when Baszler was attacked by Chelsea Green and Piper Niven after Baszler's match with Green.[2] At Crown Jewel on November 4, both Baszler and Stark competed in a fatal five-way match for the Women's World Championship against Jax, Raquel Rodriguez and defending champion Rhea Ripley, but neither one managed to win the title.[3] At Raw: Day 1 on January 1, 2024, Baszler and Stark teamed up for the first time to defeat Tegan Nox and Natalya to become the #1 contenders for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[4]
On the May 6 episode of Raw, both Baszler and Stark entered the Queen of the Ring tournament, defeating Maxxine Dupri and Ivy Nile, respectively, in the first round. The following week, however, both Baszler and Stark were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Iyo Sky and Lyra Valkyria, respectively.[5][6][7][8] On the May 20 episode of Raw, Baszler and Stark won a fatal four-way tag team match to became the number one contenders for Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill's WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[9] They received their title match on the June 4 episode of Raw, but they failed to win the titles after The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) interfered to cause a disqualification.[10] On June 15 at Clash at the Castle: Scotland, Baszler and Stark competed in a triple threat tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which The Unholy Union won by being pinned.[11]
P.F.C. formation (2024–present)
[edit]On the July 8 episode of Raw, Stark and Baszler aligned themselves with the returning Sonya Deville after weeks of declining the latter's offer, turning all three women to heels and later calling themselves the Pure Fusion Collective.[12]
References
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- ^ Powell, Jason (November 4, 2023). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight for the WWE Universal Title, Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Title, Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul for the U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Mueller, Doc-Chris (January 1, 2024). "WWE Raw Day 1 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (May 12, 2024). "Shayna Baszler Advances To Quarterfinals Of Queen Of The Ring Tournament". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 13, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/13): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston, Lyra Valyria vs. Zoey Stark, Iyo Sky vs. Shayna Baszler in King and Queen of the Ring quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 6, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/6): Powell's live review of Gunther vs. Sheamus, Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov, Lyra Valkyria vs. Asuka, Iyo Sky vs. Natalya, and more King and Queen of the Ring matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 13, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/13): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston, Lyra Valyria vs. Zoey Stark, Iyo Sky vs. Shayna Baszler in King and Queen of the Ring quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 20, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/20): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Gunther and Lyra Valyria vs. Iyo Sky in King and Queen of the Ring semifinal matches, Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (June 3, 2024). "WWE Raw results (6/3): Powell's live review of Damian Priest vs. Rey Mysterio in a non-title match, Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser, Bron Breakker vs. Ricochet, Finn Balor vs. Dragon Lee". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (June 15, 2024). "WWE Clash at the Castle results: Powell's live review of Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Thakur, Aaishwary Raj (August 13, 2024). "Another Faction Added To WWE RAW: Explosive Trio Branded". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.