On the February 10, 2020 episode of "Raw", Baszler made her official main roster debut and attacked Becky Lynch, biting the back of Lynch's neck furiously. The following week, Baszler was announced as a participant in the Raw brand's women's Elimination Chamber match for a chance at Lynch's WWE Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on March 8, Baszler won the match to become the number one contender for the Raw Women's Championship, and also set a record, eliminating every other woman with the "Kirifuda Clutch", in what was essentially a squash match. On the March 23 episode of Raw, Baszler was brutually assaulted by Becky Lynch with a steel chair during a sit-down interview. The follow week on the March 30 episode of Raw, Baszler attacked Lynch in the middle of the latter's promo.