Nia Jax was a one-time Raw Women's Champion and a two-time Women's Tag Team Champion.
18 Facts About Nia Jax
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Nia Jax is of German and Samoan descent, and is the first cousin once removed of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as her father Joseph was Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia's cousin.
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Nia Jax later lived in San Diego, California, and attended Carlsbad High School.
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Nia Jax attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, where she played college basketball, and graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a marketing degree in 2005.
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Nia Jax made her in-ring debut on May 7,2015, at an NXT house show under the ring name Zada, teaming with Devin Taylor in a defeat to Bayley and Carmella in a tag team match.
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Shortly after being drafted from NXT to the Raw brand as part of the 2016 WWE draft, which took place on July 19,2016, Nia Jax started a winning streak against various competitors.
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On January 27,2019, at the Royal Rumble event, Nia Jax competed in the women's Royal Rumble match, entering at number 29 and lasting for over 11 minutes before she herself was eliminated by the eventual winner Becky Lynch.
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Later that night, Nia Jax made history as she became the first person to ever compete in two Royal Rumble matches on the same night and the fourth woman to ever compete in a men's Royal Rumble match, after she attacked R-Truth and took his number 30 spot.
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Shortly after, Nia Jax underwent surgery to repair tears on the anterior cruciate ligament in both of her knees, which was expected to sideline her from in-ring competition for at least nine months.
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Nia Jax returned from injury on the April 6,2020 episode of Raw, defeating Deonna Purrazzo in a squash match.
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The next night on Raw, Nia Jax challenged Asuka again for the title.
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The referee was going to disqualify Nia Jax Asuka rolled up the distracted Nia Jax for a fast count to retain the title.
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At Royal Rumble on January 31,2021, Baszler and Nia Jax defeated Asuka and Flair to become record-tying two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
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Baszler destroyed her arm by stomping on it while wedged in the steel steps, leaving Nia Jax shrieking and crying while being attended to.
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Nia Jax was nicknamed "The Irresistible Force" during her time in WWE.
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Nia Jax used a Samoan drop named the Annihilator as a finisher.
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Nia Jax received increasing criticism over the years for reports of her being an "unsafe worker".
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In July 2017, Nia Jax joined the cast of the reality television series Total Divas beginning in its seventh season.