4 ways WWE can use Nia Jax in the upcoming episodes
Nia Jax comes from a long line of wrestling pedigree. It would not be wrong to say that wrestling runs in her blood. While she was a newbie to wrestling when she started in 2012, Nia has come a long way. When she arrived on the scene in 2016, Nia was given a massive push and all signs indicated that she is going to be a force to be reckoned with. One of six NXT wrestlers to make their way to the WWE, Nia Jax had officially arrived.
Making quick work of Britt Baker, Jax was immediately presented as a threat in the WWE women’s division. While all of this is still true, it seems that WWE's creative team is now indecisive about Nia's role in the roster. She is still dominant but her dominance isn't being backed up with any relevant wins or storylines.
Now that 2017 is almost over, here are four ways WWE could salvage Nia and indulge her in relevant story-lines in the coming year.
#4 Monster Heel
This is probably the most discussed and the most obvious way to take with Nia Jax. While some might argue that this is actually the road being taken, the booking so far has been fairly inconsistent. The pace has to be steady or all the destruction she causes will not be enough to cement her place as a mainstay. Most of the women on the roster do not look like they would hold well in a bout against Nia Jax and WWE can work this in their favour by turning her into a monster heel to the tune of Braun Strowman.
Right now, one of the major issues with the Nia Jax character is the lack of any individualization. On the whole, her character feels very generic. A proper heel turn would be a good way to flesh out the character some more. Sure, it can be argued that her turning on Alexa Bliss was a heel turn of a sort, but the booking for that was flimsy at best.
Remember Nia Jax in 2016 Survivor Series? That is the level of dominance and anger that is required to pull her back up into the limelight, even if her exit wasn't that great. Tapping out to an armbar really wasn't how that exit should have been booked. Similarly, the women's survivor series 2017 had so much potential for showing Nia off as a force to be reckoned with. The Tamina/Nia face off started brilliantly with both superstars knocking other teammates off as a power move. The laydown went really well for the next two minutes, but again had a disappointing end in a count-out. WWE really needs to fine-tune their approach to handling this superstar if they want to establish her as a heel.