8 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Nia Jax
1. Unfinished Business With Bayley And Asuka
Nia Jax made her televised NXT debut in October 2015, and her first Raw appearance on July 25th, 2016, less than 10 months later. She was on developmental TV for a remarkably short period of time considering Bayley, who still hasn’t been called-up full-time, has been wrestling at Full Sail University for three years now.
Some call-ups come when a wrestler has nothing left to prove, and has exhausted all their developmental options (Finn Balor), while others come because WWE has a spot to fill, regardless of how close the wrestler is to their peak abilities. Jax falls into the latter category, and she leaves NXT with clear unfinished business.
Introduced through a series of squash matches shortly after debuting, Nia Jax ran her way through NXT’s lower tiers. After destroying fellow main roster call-up Carmella, Nia earned a Women’s Title shot against Bayley and TakeOver: London last December, but was unsuccessful in her attempts.
Returning to TV a month later, Jax resumed her in-ring dominance and aligned with Eva Marie. After taking-out Bayley and Carmella, Jax entered a program with Asuka, who’d won the Women’s Championship at TakeOver: Dallas in April. Nia defeated Carmella and Alexa Bliss in a triple threat match to earn her shot at TakeOver: The End in June, but again found herself unable to win the belt.
These failings will only drive Nia to improve her game, and sharpen-up for Bayley and Asuka’s inevitable main roster promotions. When they arrive, they’ll find a new, improved Nia Jax who hasn’t forgotten about those defeats, and won’t take another one lying down.