Pure Fusion Collective | |
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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 a 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.
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. [11]
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 heel and later calling themselves the Pure Fusion Collective. [12]
* | Founding member(s) |
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Members | Joined |
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Shayna Baszler | July 8, 2024* |
Zoey Stark | |
Sonya Deville | |
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