Nia Jax

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.

[1][14] After a series of introductory vignettes throughout September,[15][16][17][18] Jax made her debut on October 14 episode of NXT defeating Evie in a singles match.

[19] Following her debut, she was shown slowly turning heel while going on a winning streak, defeating various enhancement talents and NXT Diva Carmella.

[20][21][22] In November, Jax formed an alliance with Eva Marie[20] and started her first feud with Bayley over the NXT Women's Championship, cementing her heel status.

[26] 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.

[27] On the February 10 episode of NXT, Jax assisted Marie in an attack on Bayley and Carmella after their championship match until Asuka made the save[28][29] that led to a tag team match on the February 24 episode of NXT where Jax and Marie scored the victory.

[52] On September 24 at No Mercy, Jax took part of a fatal five-way match for the Raw Women's Championship, but she failed to win the title.

[67] In March, Jax turned face after being insulted and betrayed by former best friend, Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, who body shamed her and made fun of her personality.

[82][83] After a short hiatus due to a minor injury, Jax returned on the September 17 episode of Raw as the mystery tag team partner of Ember Moon, with the two going on to defeat Alicia Fox and Mickie James.

One month later, on October 28, at the WWE Evolution pay-per-view, Jax eliminated Moon as she won a battle royal to earn a future women's championship match.

[90][91][92] The following month, on December 16, at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, Jax failed to regain the Raw Women's Championship from Rousey.

[99] Shortly after, Jax underwent surgery to repair tears on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in both of her knees, which was expected to sideline her from in-ring competition for at least nine months.

[103] In August, she was paired with Shayna Baszler, defeating the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Bayley and Sasha Banks at Payback to win the title.

[105] At Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, Baszler and Jax defeated Asuka and Flair to become record-tying two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

[110] She made her full-time return to WWE on the September 11 episode on Raw, attacking Raquel Rodriguez and Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley.

[123] At Crown Jewel on November 2, Jax faced Women's World Champion Liv Morgan for the inaugural WWE Women's Crown Jewel Championship in a losing effort after interference from Morgan's Judgment Day stablemates, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriguez.

[125] On the January 3, 2025 episode of SmackDown, Jax successfully defended the title against Naomi after interference from LeRae and Stratton.

[126] At Saturday Night's Main Event, Jax faced Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship, but failed again to win the title.

[143] In July 2017, Jax joined the cast of the reality television series Total Divas beginning in its seventh season.

[145] On August 2, 2014, Fanene and her cousin Ata Maivia-Johnson (the mother of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), were hospitalized after being hit head-on by a drunk driver in Clermont, Florida.

Jax in May 2017
Jax is a two-time WWE Women's Champion