WWE Backlash 2020: 10 Things That Must Happen

7. Nia Jax Tries To Injure Asuka

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There's no point in ignoring the obvious: Nia Jax is prone to injuring her coworkers and rarely seems totally in control of her in-ring work. Her latest transgression was throwing an ill-prepared Kairi Sane into the ring steps and nearly braining her. This is slightly controversial, but WWE should use that to their advantage.

It's not like this Raw Women's Title bout has any other USP.

Nia is blatantly filler for Asuka and only in the challenger role to give the Japanese star someone to beat before rolling onto a more important feud later this summer. Shayna Baszler awaits at SummerSlam, or maybe Extreme Rules before that, so let's just get this one out of the way as soon as possible.

It'd give the bout some reason to exist if Jax tried to concuss Asuka the same way she did Sane. Naturally, some fans won't like that blurring of lines between grim reality and kayfabe, though it might be the only way to inject this one with any sense of urgency.

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