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#2 Flopped on WWE RAW: Nia Jax

As one-half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions, you are expected to be a dominant force. While Nia Jax is often booked as a strong contender on WWE RAW, the plan rarely comes to fruition on the Red brand. Once again, she lost in a match and then put Lana through a table. Needless to say, neither of those two things made her look like a champion.

Think of it this way. Despite being the tag team champions, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler fail in tag matches unless their title is on the line. In addition to that, a dominant powerhouse puts a rather weak talent through the table for nine weeks, and the latter still manages to come back. This does nothing to make Jax look like a strong and brutal heel. If anything, it makes the viewers feel bad for Lana on some level.

Over the course of the last couple of years, Nia Jax has improved inside the ring and can deliver good matches if booked well. WWE RAW needs more and more convincingly good performers. This would be the right time for the creative to help elevate Jax her in-ring skills and her overall gimmick by booking her in more compelling spots instead of the same old, predictable ones every week.

About the author

Shruti Sadbhav is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. With a triple major in Journalism, English Literature, and Psychology, she has always been drawn to writing. As an avid sports lover, writing about sports was the finest way to combine her passion with her prowess.

Whenever she writes, Shruti puts herself into the shoes of fans to see how she would appreciate an honest account of anything related to something she follows wholeheartedly with engaging and relevant information to cater to the readers' needs.

Shruti has seven years of experience. She previously worked as a content manager at Fox Sports Asia and as an assistant manager and digital marketer at Kickstart FC. Shruti previously worked in multiple roles in Sportskeeda, where she was a WWE features writer, editor, and content manager. She has over 40 million+ reads across all her writer profiles, giving her an immensely diverse audience across WWE and football.

When it comes to pro wrestling, Shruti does not particularly remember the first match she watched. However, she recalls accompanying her brother and getting hooked when she saw The Undertaker – a fascinating wrestler that she, like thousands of others, believed in.
Her views on pro wrestling evolved as she grew older and understood the intricacies of the business. This allows her to appreciate those who dedicate themselves to the craft and, once in a while, it does become what it has always been touted to be – magical. Her favorite wrestler is Finn Balor due to his persistence.

When she is not working as a writer, Shruti loves to read, enjoy a good cup of coffee, and let Manchester City dictate her weekend plans.

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Edited by Kaushik Das