10 Most Controversial Wrestling People Of 2018

2. Nia Jax

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The questions raised when Nix Jax divorced Becky Lynch from her face at the apex of her popularity echoed like the Brie Bella controversy.

Inevitably, criticism from certain quarters was magnified through implicit misogyny - now with a side of fat-shaming - but there was one crucial difference: nearly everybody had a point: Jax is a liability.

If Bella deserved leniency for her single errant King Edward to Liv Morgan's mush, so too did Nia merit scrutiny for her repeated history of injuring colleagues. Jax may have received greater clemency had she not scuppered one of the most anticipated WWE matches of the year, but regardless of the circumstances, some serious questions needed to be asked in Stamford. Just how many more superstars can WWE afford to lose at her expense?

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