WWE Top Five rumours of the week and analysis: 11th December 2017

#3 Why Nia Jax was paired with Enzo

Why is WWE going this direction?

The Rumour:

Enzo Amore is the WWE Cruiserweight Champion and it turns out he's quite a ladies man as well. After delivering a speech to hype up his Zo Train on Raw this week, Nia Jax approached Amore and looked rather flirty. She looked The Realest Guy In The Room up and down before saying, "how you doing?" and then she walked away. There is an apparent romance brewing between the two and PW Insider reported this is WWE's way of keeping Jax busy on television while separating her from Asuka and Absolution.

The Potential:

Nia Jax is a force to be reckoned with and she's already stated on social media how she would like to "welcome" Absolution to Raw. However, they have been kept separate on television. It's curious that Asuka and Jax have also had some distance created between them. WWE keeping Nia Jax away from Paige's posse and Asuka is a way of keeping heat on The Girl Who's Not Like Most Girls in the meantime and it looks like an on-screen romance with Enzo Amore could fill that void for now.

The Fallout:

When Nia Jax and Absolution or Asuka collide there needs to be a big build-up and a payoff. Besides, Jax and The Empress Of Tomorrow have already tangled in NXT and the match left much to be desired. A feud between Nia Jax and either of these two entities might be in the cards down the line, but WWE needs to book a story like that carefully and give a reason why it took so long getting to that point as well.