Nia Jax Biography

Savelina Fanene, better known by her professional ring name Nia Jax, is an American professional wrestler, plus-size model, and bodybuilder. She is currently signed to WWE’s brand RAW. Her trajectory as a wrestler in the women’s division has been remarkable as she has proven to be a fierce and formidable competitor in the ring. 

Similarly, She was a basketball player before she turned to wrestling in 2014. She signed a developmental deal with WWE and was assigned to NXT. Her debut took place at an NXT show in Jacksonville, Florida. Not long after that, she started making waves with her performances and was drafted into the main roster under the RAW brand. With several winning streaks in her kitty, she finally managed to win the Raw Women’s Championship in 2018 and has successfully defended it so far. Let’s know more about her through this article.

What is Nia Jax known for?

• An American professional wrestler and model.

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When was Nia Jax born?

Recalling her early life, Nia was born as Savelina Fanene in Honolulu, Hawaii, the USA in the year 1984. Her nationality is American and ethnicity is mixed with Samoan and German. She was born to Renate and Joseph Fanene. From an early age, she was interested in bodybuilding and modeling. She also enlisted in various activities like karate, kickboxing, and judo. For education, she attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, where she played school ball.

When did Nia Jax begin her sports career?

• Moving towards her career, Nia Jax started her career as a professional wrestler when she was signed to WWE in 2014. She was first assigned in WWE’s developmental territory, NXT. She debuted on 7 May 2015 under the ring name, Zada, which means prosperous.
• In her introduction to the storyline, she teamed up with Devin Taylor and went on to fight Bayley and Carmella in a tag team competition. She decided to change her ring name to her in August 2015.

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• Her singles debut match took place in September 2015, in which she fought against Evie; the subsequent match was aired in October, and Jax won this match. She continued her winning streak by defeating Carmella and established herself as a villainess.
• She embarked on a partnership with Eva Marie and they called themselves The Power Alliance. They started their match against Bayley to contest for the NXT Women’s Championship. However, the storyline included a month of inactivity for Jax. She came back to the ring and won against Liv Morgan in January 2016.
• She went on to win a triple threat match against Alexa Bliss and Carmella to find herself as the main contender for Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship in May 2016. She won her title in the NXT TakeOver: The End game on June 8th, 2016.
• She was unsuccessful in retaining her title as she was defeated by Bayley in the episode aired on July 20th, 2016. It was her last match under NXT.
• She made her main roster debut for WWE in July 2016. In that match, she defeated Britt Baker and began another winning streak by defeating other opponents in the subsequent episodes.
• A backstage encounter with Alicia Fox resulted in a match between the two on September 12th, 2016. However, the match was declared a ‘no contest’ as Jax speared her opponent through the ringside barricade. Later, on September 25th, 2016, she defeated Fox at the Clash of Champions pre-show.
• She defeated Bayley in a singles match on October 21st, 2016, after being declared a member of the Raw Women’s team at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event. However, in November, she was defeated by Becky Lynch.
• In December 2016, She went on to defeat Sasha Banks. Sasha avenged the defeat on March 5th, 2017, at Fastlane and emerged victoriously.

• Jax made her WrestleMania debut on April 2nd, 2017, and competed at WrestleMania 33 in a four-way elimination match against Banks, Bayley, and Charlotte. They were competing for the Raw Women’s Championship, which was eventually won by Bayley.
• Jax competed for the Raw Women’s Championship on June 26th, 2017 defeating Bayley, Mickie James, Dana Brooke, and Emma. However, her winning streak was eventually halted by Banks.
• At the No Mercy pay-per-view event on September 24th, 2017, She participated in a five-way match for the Raw Women’s Championship. Bliss won the title. Later in the Survivor series, Jax participated in the elimination tag-team match, representing Team Raw. They fought against Team Smackdown and won.

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• A new storyline emerged on December 4th, 2017. She was shown to be in a relationship with the Cruiserweight Champion, Enzo Amore, but it was soon dropped when Amore was released from WWE.
• She took part in her first-ever Royal Rumble match in January 2018 in which she defeated Kelly Kelly, Ruby Riott, and Naomi before getting eliminated herself.
• She began a feud with Asuka who was hitherto undefeated. She went on to fight Asuka at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event but failed. She was again defeated by Asuka on Raw in February.
• She shared an amicable relationship with Alexa Bliss who became her enemy when Bliss insulted Jax’s body and mocked her personality in the storyline on March 12. It led to a title match between the two.
• The title match between Bliss and Jax was held at WrestleMania 34. In what would be her first title, Jax went on to emerge victorious over the defending champion and clinched her first title win. It was the beginning of her reign as the WWE Raw Women’s Champion.
• In the April 23rd episode of Raw, she again emerged victorious when she was called to defend her title in a rematch against Bliss at Backlash. It has been announced that she would take on Rowdy Ronda Rousey next for the Raw Women’s Championship at WWE’s ‘Money in the Bank’ pay-per-view event.
• Apart from WWE wrestling, Jax has appeared in two video games as playable characters. She made her debut as a DLC character in WWE 2K17 and later appeared in WWE 2K18.
• In March 2020, she is inactive due to injury. She is a former WWE Raw Women’s Champion.

Who is Nia Jax dating?

Reflecting on her personal life, Nia is in a relationship. She is having an affair with Josh Woods. Her boyfriend Josh is also an American wrestler. The couple is very active on social media and keeps sharing their private pictures with their fans and followers via social media. However, the pair separated as of now. Presently, she seems to be single.

How rich is Nia Jax?

Being a wrestler by profession, Nia earns a decent amount of money and fame through her profession in the field of the entertainment industry. Based on some online reports, her estimated net worth said to be $300 Thousand at present. However, her salary and assets details are yet to be disclosed.

How tall is Nia Jax?

Observing her body physics, Nia stands a height of 6 feet 1 inch and weighs around 123 Kg. Similarly, she has a pair of brown eyes and hair color. Further, her body measures 43-32-45 inches and her bra size is 48F (US).