| Pure Fusion Collective | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Shayna Baszler Zoey Stark |
| Name(s) | Pure Fusion Collective Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark |
| Billed heights | Baszler: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Stark: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) Baszler: 136 lb (62 kg) Stark: 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Former member(s) | Sonya Deville |
| Debut | September 18, 2023 |
| Years active | 2023–present |
Pure Fusion Collective (P.F.C.) is a women's professional wrestling tag team performing in WWE on the Raw brand, consisting of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. Formerly a stable, the team previously included Sonya Deville.
On the September 4, 2023 episode of Raw , Shayna Baszler defeated Zoey Stark by technical submission after Stark passed out to Baszler's 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] On the September 18 episode of Raw, Baszler and Stark teamed up for the first time to face Green and Niven, however the match ended in a no contest after Nia Jax interrupted match. [3] At Raw: Day 1 on January 1, 2024, Baszler and Stark defeated Tegan Nox and Natalya to become the #1 contenders for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship but they failed to win the titles. [4]
On the May 20 episode of Raw, Sonya Deville, who makes her first appearance since her ACL injury in August 2023, [5] made first contact with Baszler and Stark but was brushed off by the pair. [6] On the July 8, 2024 episode of Raw , Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark aligned themselves with Sonya Deville after weeks of declining the latter's offer, calling themselves Pure Fusion Collective (P.F.C.) while putting the Raw women's roster on notice. [7] On the July 15 episode of Raw, Deville defeated Latino World Order's Zelina Vega in her first match since her return. [8] On the July 29 episode of Raw, P.F.C. teamed up for the first time to defeat Lyra Valkyria, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. [9] On the August 13 episode of Raw, P.F.C. took out Damage CTRL's Dakota Kai backstage in order to write Kai off television due to her legitimate leg injury. [10] On the following week, Baszler and Stark faced Damage CTRL's Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane and WWE Women's Tag Team Champions The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) in a title match where the champions retained their titles. [11] On the November 11 episode of Raw, Kai returned from injury and Damage CTRL defeated P.F.C. in a six-woman tag team match. [12] In December, Baszler and Stark entered the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion, with the pair being knocked out in the first round [13] and the semifinals respectively. [14] [15]
On February 1, 2025, all three members of P.F.C. entered the Royal Rumble match at the titular pay-per-view with Stark entering at #8, Baszler at #11, and Deville at #13. P.F.C. would team up to eliminate Maxxine Dupri, who entered at #14 only for all three women to be eliminated themselves with Stark being eliminated by Bianca Belair and Naomi, Baszler by Bayley, and Deville by Iyo Sky. [16] On February 7, it was reported that WWE will not be renewing Deville's contract, leaving the future of P.F.C. up in the air. [17]