On November 4th, 2021, several superstars released by the WWE and that list includes some big names like Nia Jax, Keith Lee, Karrion Kross and more. Among them Nia Jax’s release came as the biggest surprise due to her family ties to The Rock and Vince McMahon’s fondness for her.
This Raw Superstar Nia Jax is a former Raw Women’s Champion and has also 2-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion. Recently, Nia Jax had been out of action due to injury following Shayna Baszler attacking her using steel steps.
BREAKING: After @QoSBaszler‘s attack on #WWERaw, @NiaJaxWWE will be out for an undisclosed amount of time.#WWETheBump pic.twitter.com/pQKvwPZur3
— WWE’s The Bump (@WWETheBump) September 22, 2021
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that Nia Jax’s release came as a surprise because of her ties to The Rock and The Usos. He also further noted that Vince McMahon always been high on former Raw Women’s Champion Nia Jax and tried to protect her.
”Nia Jax (Savelina Fanene), 37, a big surprise because of her being cousins with Dwayne Johnson and because she was usually featured when on the main roster. The women’s tag team division was built around her and Shayna Baszler for most of the year and Vince McMahon was always high on her which is why in the tag team it was almost always Baszler that would lose if they were going down and she was always protected and kept strong.” said Meltzer
