7 WWE Stars Who Should NEVER Turn Babyface Again

6. Nia Jax

Nia Jax
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When Nia Jax socked Becky Lynch right in the eye and robbed fans of the chance to see 'The Man' go up against Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series, she heaped heat on herself. This is the hottest Nia has been as a heel character since debuting on the main roster, and it's only because she had the audacity to legit punch the popular Lynch.

Anyone calling for her to be babyface any time soon should also cast a glance back to her body-proud days.

That storyline with Alexa Bliss was designed to paint bullies as losers in the end. Sadly for WWE, it didn't quite elevate Nia to the forefront of the female ranks like they seemed to believe it might. Within months, she was back to playing the 'physically dominant' villainess who literally threw her weight around. It was like the Bliss story hadn't happened.

Her 'big and proud' days were so worryingly botched, and her current heat is so much more fitting, that Jax needs to remain heel for the foreseeable future. In fact, she never needs to play sympathetic baby again. It's hard to pull off when she's so obviously powerful anyway.

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