Nia Jax: Nepotism Is A Great Thing, They’re Not Getting In The Ring For Me

Nia Jax addresses those that say she is in WWE due to nepotism, noting that her family are not getting in the ring for her.

Since making her debut in WWE, Jax has been a staple of programming not only in WWE NXT but also on the main roster, becoming a multi-time singles and tag team champion in the company. Jax is also a member of the Anoa’i family, something that some fans claim is the reason she is successful in the industry.

While speaking to the Battleground podcast in a new interview, Nia Jax noted that ‘nepotism is a great thing.’

“I mean, people always get upset with, ‘oh, nepotism.’ It’s like, well, nepotism is a great thing. You know what I mean? I don’t like, I’m not going to sit there and negate all the accomplishments my family has made in this business. Like, and I get to be a part of it. It’s incredible, and I’m not like- I got an opportunity to try out just like everybody else does, and I made it. So there’s no reason for me not to be proud of my family and not to be proud of what they’ve accomplished, and, you know, it’s funny. Cause when I came into this business, it was a lot of people like, ‘Oh, you’re only here because of him. You’re only here because of that.’ It’s like, okay. Duh. Of course I’m here because my family’s in it. Like, you know, but I’m also doing it myself and they’re not getting in the ring for me. They’re not traveling for me. They’re not getting injured for me. Like these are all things that I’m going through and that I get, I have to do and make my own path. So I, I actually don’t mind it when I get, I get, you know, the flack of, yeah, it’s because your family. I have an incredible family and you would too, if you were a part of this Bloodline.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Jax spoke about how important a live show can be in creating a new wrestling fan. You can read more about that here.

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