Nia Jax claims she is happy with 33-year-old star's departure from WWE
Nia Jax is one of the top heel performers on the WWE SmackDown's women roster. The Queen of the Ring recently expressed happiness over Kayla Braxton's departure from the Stamford-based company.
The backstage interviewer's appearance on the most recent edition of the blue brand's show was her last on WWE television. Kayla Braxton decided to part ways with the wrestling promotion, after being in the company for over seven years. The 33-year-old signed with the global juggernaut in October 2016.
In a recent video posted by WWE on YouTube, several top superstars, including The Miz, LA Knight, and Bayley, can be seen joking around and making fun of Kayla Braxton. Former Women's Champion Nia Jax also joined in as the former NXT ring announcer informed Jax about her departure, asking the latter to say some nice things about her. The 40-year-old, however, stayed in character and claimed she was happy with Kayla leaving the wrestling promotion:
”It’s your last day? Hallelujah! Finally! Gosh, get rid of her. I’m sick of her. BYE. This is great,” she said. [From 2:00 to 2:18]
You can watch the entire video below:
WWE veteran credits Triple H for Nia Jax's improvement
Nia Jax returned to the company last September, attacking Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez during their championship match on Monday Night RAW. She appears to be more confident and assured inside the ring compared to her previous run, in which she accidentally injured some of her opponents.
Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk, former WWE manager Dutch Mantell pointed out that Triple H valued the SmackDown Superstar's talent and helped her refine her in-ring skills. The veteran added that considering the work put into helping her improve, Nia was unlikely to fail:
"See, her big criticism was that she hurt people. But Triple H said, 'We gotta fix that. We can't have this specimen of a talent just sitting there doing nothing. So we can correct that.' So you can tell they have done a lot of work on her. If this [is] Triple H's stamp is on her, the last thing he wants is for her to fail. And she's not gonna fail. You can tell how much work they put into her," he said. [From 13:00 onwards]
Nia Jax is currently involved in a rivalry with Michin. The Irresistible Force defeated The OC member in a singles match on the June 14 edition of the blue brand. Michin demanded Nick Aldis for a rematch last Friday. It remains to be seen if the two will lock horns once again in the coming weeks.