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16. Nia's Promo Was Lightly Booed

Nia Jax
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It seems not every member of the WWE Universe is digging this new body-confident version of Nia Jax, because her inspirational post-match promo with Renee Young was undermined by some light booing from fans in New Jersey.

As Nia spoke passionately about believing in yourself, never giving in to bullies and being proud of what you look like, the Newark crowd sprinkled their polite cheering with some jeers. That's the first time this has happened since Jax turned babyface before 'Mania.

Are fans already tiring of her anti-bullying gimmick?

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