Australian-samoan professional wrestler (born 1984)
Nia Jax
Jax in 2018
Birth name
Savelina Fanene
Born
(1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 39) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater
Cal State San Marcos
Relatives
Dwayne Johnson (second cousin)
Family
Anoaʻi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Lina[1] Lina Fanene[2] Nia Jax Zada[1]
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Billed weight
240 lb (109 kg)[4]
Billed from
San Diego, California[3]
Trained by
WWE Performance Center[3]
Debut
May 7, 2015[1]
Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian-American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax. She is a former one-time Raw Women's Champion and a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (both times with Shayna Baszler).
Fanene signed with WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to the developmental brand NXT. She made her debut in May 2015 under the ring name Zada, which was changed to Nia Jax in August that year. As part of the 2016 WWE Draft, she was promoted to the main roster. Fanene was released from her WWE contract in November 2021, but after a brief appearance at the Royal Rumble in January 2023, she re-signed with the company, making her return in September.
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^Keegan, Rebecca (June 8, 2018). "Ex-WWE star Nia Jax looks unrecognisable after losing over 3 stone in epic body transformation". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name NiaJax. She is a former one-time Raw Women's Champion and a former two-time WWE...
her first match back, she teamed with Dana Brooke against Ember Moon and NiaJax. During the match, it was announced that Tamina will be take part of the...
due to her push being cancelled. At Payback on August 30, Baszler and NiaJax defeated Bayley and Sasha Banks to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship...
interference from the returning NiaJax, who also attacked Ripley after the match. At Crown Jewel on 4 November, Ripley defeated Jax, Rodriguez, Zoey Stark and...
lost the title to NiaJax, ending her reign at 223 days. On May 6 at Backlash, Bliss invoked her rematch clause and challenged NiaJax for the title; however...
Afterwards, Lynch reignited her feud with NiaJax, which culminated in a match at Day 1 where Lynch was defeated by Jax. At the Royal Rumble on 27 January 2024...
Ripley vs. Ivy Nile for the Women's World Championship, Becky Lynch vs. NiaJax". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 1, 2024. Powell, Jason (January...
from ringside. Following the match, Ripley was attacked by the returning NiaJax, sidelining her for two weeks. At NXT No Mercy on September 30, Dominik...
promotion stated that several wrestlers wouldn't appear as the reason. NiaJax and Aiden English, who were booked to appear on the show, criticized the...
SmackDown Male wrestler 6 Bron Breakker SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 4 7 NiaJax Raw SmackDown Female wrestler 8 Liv Morgan Raw Raw Female wrestler 3 5...
Elimination Chamber matches, Ronda Rousey contract signing, Asuka vs. NiaJax, Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt, Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Titus O'Neil and Apollo...
Banks, and NiaJax, being the last woman eliminated by eventual winner Bayley. On the April 10 episode of Raw, Flair was defeated by Jax in her final...
Elimination Chamber matches, Ronda Rousey contract signing, Asuka vs. NiaJax, Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt, Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Titus O'Neil and Apollo...
worked with NiaJax, where Jax performed a Samoan drop on Lana through the commentator's table. That would become a recurring theme, as Jax would Samoan...
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