The Complete A-Z Of Wrestling In 2018

13. N - Nia Jax

Asuka Zack Sabre Jr
WWE

There's not a lot Nia Jax hasn't done in 2018, but it's a shame it took until the very last pay-per-view of the year to provide a performance that justified her spot beyond WWE's saccharine grab for positive PR.

A romance angle with Enzo Amore was dropped when the future rap sensation himself was, and a body-shaming story with former BFF Alexa Bliss collapsed when the bully got to f*cking win. A summer sabbatical was parked when she returned to claim a Women's Title shot at Evolution, before a hastily-thrown-fist at Becky Lynch re-wrote WWE's entire topline ahead of Survivor Series and inadvertently crafted about six brand new matches in the process.

Jax is an imperfect performer in an imperfect organisation. If she even remotely gets good at something, they're liable to offer her everything all over again.

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