Former WWE Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax has had an interesting trajectory when it comes to her wrestling career. She was released from the company a few years ago. Now, she is back in the Stamford-based promotion and is en route to becoming a Women’s Champion once again.
Back in 2021, the Irresistible Force was released from her WWE contract. She was not the only one to have been released from her contract during that time. It was the pandemic era and due to the lack of fans, WWE management apparently had to cut its budget. In response, the company released many wrestlers. Some of the major names that were terminated from their contracts were Braun Strowman, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Andrade, Jeff Hardy, and many more.
During a recent episode of the WWE After the Bell, Jax opened up about her initial WWE release.
“I was pretty shocked too, with my time away, and it happened to become one of the best things that ever happened to me. I was able to really deep dive into finding myself again … When you’re in the bubble for so long, you kind of get lost in the sauce of WWE. It’s a big, I don’t want to say drug, but it’s a bubble. You’re in a bubble and you’re stuck in the WWE world and you don’t really see outside. You have your blinders on. Being released gave me the time to actually dive back into myself and figure out what I want and what I want to do,” Nia Jax said. [H/T Wrestling Inc]
Jax returned to the company earlier this year. She is set to compete in the Fatal Five Way match at Crown Jewel for the WWE Women’s Championship.
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