Last month, Nia Jax made her WWE return by attacking Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez. Yet, while some fans were pleased to see the former Raw Women’s Champion return to the promotion, others weren’t so happy and would take to social media to express their disapproval. And now, while appearing on After The Bell, Jax has commented on the vitriol she receives from some fans, specifically after the company released her two years ago.
“The internet is really hating what I’m doing right now, and it really, really messed me up. It got me into such a sad place of like when I got released, I’m like, yeah, of course, why not? I suck. Everybody hates me. Like, there’s no need for me to be here anymore. When I got into my therapy, and I’ve said this before, I don’t think anybody who’s a happy person goes online and s*its on other people. I had to put it into perspective, like, okay, this is a character.”
Nia Jax39-year-old Jax signed with WWE in early 2014 and initially trained at the WWE Performance Center before making her in-ring debut in 2015. By mid-2016, she would be drafted to Raw and became a prominent part of the women’s division. However, she did develop a reputation for injuring her opponents, and while the company seemingly never disciplined her for this, she was released while on a mental health break in November 2021 and vowed to quit the business. Nevertheless, that clearly didn’t last, and she would return to the ring at the Royal Rumble earlier this year as a surprise entrant in the women’s Rumble match.
