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Even though she competed at WrestleMania 35, Nia Jax had to sit on the sidelines for most of 2019 owing to torn ACLs in both of her knees. But absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Nia Jax has a chance to make quite the splash when she returns to action again.
So, what would be the best way to bring her back to action, you ask? I have listed down 5 possibilities here and I would like to invite you all to chime in and let me know if you agree or disagree with this list.
Because of her physical attributes and her bloodline, Nia Jax will always be a featured performer in the women's division. It's like you can't relegate Braun Strowman to the mid-card at any point.
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But I'd be okay if Nia Jax returned to action in any of the following ways.
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#5 Returns at the Royal Rumble to win, and challenges Becky Lynch
So, let's assume for a moment that Becky Lynch remains the RAW Women's Champion after her match with Asuka at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. I think the world of Asuka but I just don't think that she's ready to be Asuka 2-belts yet, at this point in time. So, for the sake of this point, let's assume that Becky Lynch comes out on top.
Nia Jax could certainly win the Royal Rumble and challenge Becky Lynch, owing to the fact that she broke Lynch's face not long ago. Jax was accidentally instrumental in the transformation of Becky Lynch into 'The Man', and this storyline could be furthered all the way to WrestleMania.
Even though a lot of people are saying that Shayna Baszler should win the Royal Rumble match and challenge Becky Lynch, I just think that Nia Jax may be a far better option.
#4 Costs Asuka her title opportunity at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view
We know that Asuka and Becky Lynch are on a collision course at the moment and the need of the hour is to protect both women. Even though Becky Lynch has a lot more momentum right now, one must not forget that Asuka is a Champion as well and to see her pinned on TV would water down her appeal.
Nia Jax could just interfere in the match and take both women out leading to an interesting situation. We could have multi-women matches on the road to WrestleMania 36 to determine the fate of the RAW Women's Championship.
Having Jax return during Becky Lynch's match would rekindle their rivalry and it would lead to one of the hottest programs of the year. There is a storyline already in place for this feud, and it's far more interesting than anything WWE could have scripted.
#3 Returns as Rusev's love interest
I know that this will be a very unpopular pick but if you look at the numbers on YouTube, you'll see that the whole Rusev, Lana, and Lashley angle is the hottest thing in WWE at the moment. In fact, spurred on by this angle to close out the night, RAW did a massive jump in viewership for last week's show.
Now that Lana and Rusev are no longer a couple (at least on TV), I can totally imagine Nia Jax being brought in to the picture, to just keep the whole storyline going even longer. It could be an interesting way to keep her on TV while her injuries recover and get her over in a big way before she moves on to an actual pro wrestling program.
In fact, Rusev said the following on the Jerry Lawler Show podcast:
"It’s not about powerbombs, it’s not about arm drags. It’s about entertaining millions and millions of people week in and week out.”
#2 Returns to bolster the SmackDown title picture
Unless Sasha Banks turns on Bayley (which will be weird because Banks is doing so well as a heel), where does the SmackDown Women's Champion go after she's put Lacey Evans away? I think it's pretty obvious that she will because as awesome as Evans is, I don't think her time is right now.
Nia Jax could always return as a babyface because she's going to get a massive pop when she makes her comeback from the injury that she's been battling. And she can use this momentum to challenge Bayley for the title thereafter. Even if Jax were to come up short against Bayley, it would be a pretty massive way to bring her back again.
I suppose that with both Becky Lynch and Charlotte on RAW, SmackDown needs some heavy hitters like Nia Jax to add some firepower to the current women's division.
#1 Returns to NXT to take on Rhea Ripley
If you've come from NXT, then yet another stint in the black and gold brand does not hurt at all. We have all seen how well Finn Balor seems to be doing in NXT and even saw the massive pop that Kevin Owens received at WarGames not very long ago.
Nia Jax could be a very worthy opponent for Rhea Ripley and even put over the young star in a massive way. We all know that Nia Jax has come from NXT and I'm certain that she wouldn't mind yet another stint in the brand either.
NXT needs all the star power that it can get to compete with AEW on Wednesday Nights. They will be glad to have Nia Jax in the mix, to get more eyeballs on their product.
This is one of those situations where everyone concerned wins big.
