![]() On the January 27, 2016, episode of NXT, Jax returned to the ring after a month of inactivity due to a storyline injury with a win over Liv Morgan. Jax earned a title match on December 16 at NXT TakeOver: London, but she was unsuccessful in winning the title. In November, Jax formed an alliance with Eva Marie and started her first feud with Bayley over the NXT Women's Championship, cementing Jax's heel persona. Following her debut, she was shown slowly turning villainous while going on a winning streak, defeating various enhancement talents and NXT Diva Carmella. ![]() Īfter a series of introductory vignettes throughout September, Jax made her debut on October 14 episode of NXT, defeating Evie in a singles match. In August, her ring name was changed to Nia Jax. She made her in-ring debut on May 7, 2015, at an NXT house show under the ring name Zada, teaming with Devin Taylor in a defeat to Bayley and Carmella in a tag team match. ![]() Professional wrestling career WWE (2014–2021) NXT (2014–2016) įanene was signed by WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT, based at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Prior to professional wrestling, she worked as a plus-size model. She attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, where she played college basketball, and graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a marketing degree in 2005. She later lived in San Diego, California, and attended Carlsbad High School. She is of German and Samoan descent, and is the second cousin once removed of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as her father Joseph was Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia’s cousin. Savelina Fanene was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on May 29, 1984, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. 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. As part of the 2016 WWE Draft, she was promoted to the main roster. She made her debut in May 2015 under the ring name Zada, which was changed to Nia Jax in August that year. 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).įanene signed with WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to the developmental brand NXT. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Nia Jax. Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian-born American professional wrestler.
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