5 Things you didn't know about AEW debutant Marina Shafir

#4 AEW's Marina Shafir is the first Moldovan-born wrestler to appear in WWE

AEW's Marina Shafir is the first woman from Moldova to appear in North America's two biggest wrestling promotions. Moldova doesn't have any major pro wrestling heritage to speak of so Marina Shafir should rightfully be considered a trailblazer for the country.

Shafir was born in Soroca, Moldovia and throughout her MMA career, Marina was known as "The Supernova from Moldova." But interestingly, Marina Shafir isn't the first-ever Moldovan WWE star since Alex Kozlov was signed to the company back in 2010 under the ring name Carlos Sanchez.

Kozlov only made one appearance on WWE TV, a losing effort to Alberto Del Rio on Smackdown in 2010. He was then released from his FCW developmental contract in 2012.

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WWE has signed female wrestlers from European countries in the past. Aksana became the company's first Lithuanian WWE star, while WWE recently signed their first-ever French female star, Amale Winchester.

For Marina Shafir, AEW is the perfect platform to continue her pro wrestling journey while also flying the Moldovan flag high.

About the author

Farhan is a AEW journalist at Sportskeeda Wrestling, holding a Major in Communications and English. He has close to 9 years of previous experience writing and editing content for reputed websites like Yahoo and AsiaOne. A lifelong fan of wrestling, Farhan found a way to stay connected to the sport through journalism.

Farhan consistently strives to ensure complete accuracy and relevance in his content by only citing credible platforms like Cagematch and ProFightDB. His reporting exploits in the industry have led him to interview two-time WWE United States Champion Samuray Del Sol (aka Kalisto), and the host of the Insight podcast, Chris Van Vliet.

He is a big fan of CM Punk’s oratory skills, and the fact that the veteran is a man of values and vocal about his beliefs. If he could book a storyline, Farhan would like to produce a second chapter of the iconic storyline The Bloodline Civil War, after the success of the first part.

When not writing, Farhan loves to watch football and is a massive fan of Liverpool.

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Edited by Arjun Kumar