WWE NXT (2014–2016) Jax was signed by
WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to their
developmental territory NXT, based at the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida. She made her in-ring debut on May 7, 2015, at an NXT
house show under the
ring name Zada teaming with
Devin Taylor in a defeat to
Bayley and
Carmella in a
tag team match. In August, her ring name was changed to
Nia Jax. After a series of introductory vignettes throughout September, Jax made her debut on October 14 episode of
NXT defeating
Evie in a
singles match. Following her debut, she was shown slowly turning
heel while going on a winning streak, defeating various
enhancement talents and
NXT Diva Carmella. In November, Jax formed an
alliance with
Eva Marie Jax earned a title match on December 16 at
NXT TakeOver: London, yet she was unsuccessful in winning the
title. 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. 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 that led to a tag team match on the February 24 episode of
NXT where Jax and Marie scored the victory. On the May 25 episode of
NXT, Jax won a
triple threat match over
Alexa Bliss and Carmella to become the number one contender to Asuka's NXT Women's Championship. On June 8, Jax lost her title match at
NXT TakeOver: The End. On July 20 episode of
NXT, Jax was defeated by Bayley. On December 28 episode of NXT, Jax lost to Asuka for the
NXT Women's Championship in her last match in NXT.
Main roster beginnings (2016–2018) Shortly after being
drafted from
NXT to the
Raw brand as part of the
2016 WWE draft, which took place on July 19, 2016, Jax started a winning streak against various
competitors. In September, Jax was placed in her first
feud with
Alicia Fox, which led to a match between the two on the September 12 episode of
Raw that ended in a
no contest after she performed a
spear on Fox through the ringside barricade. In a rematch between the two that took place at the
Clash of Champions pre-show on September 25, Jax defeated Fox via
pinfall. On November 20 at
Survivor Series, Jax was a part of Team Raw in a
five-on-five elimination tag team match and was eliminated via submission by
Becky Lynch. In December, Jax started a feud with her mentor
Sasha Banks, whom she injured as part of the storyline. This led to two matches between the two, where Jax was first victorious at the
Royal Rumble pre-show on January 29, 2017, but lost on March 5 at
Fastlane. On April 3 at
WrestleMania 33, Jax competed in a
fatal four-way elimination match against Banks, Bayley and
Charlotte Flair for the
Raw Women's Championship, but she was eliminated first. On the June 26 episode of
Raw, Jax competed in a
gauntlet match to determine a number one contender for
Alexa Bliss's Raw Women's Championship, eliminating Bayley,
Mickie James,
Dana Brooke and
Emma consecutively before being defeated by Banks. 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. On November 19 at
Survivor Series, Jax once again was a part of Team Raw in a five-on-five elimination tag team match from which she was eliminated by countout. Starting from December 4 episode of
Raw, Jax was placed in an on-screen relationship with then
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore, which was dropped when Amore was released from the WWE in January 2018. On January 28 at the
Royal Rumble, Jax participated in the first
women's royal rumble match where she entered at number 22 and eliminated
Jacqueline,
Kelly Kelly,
Ruby Riott and
Naomi before being eliminated by six women. Throughout January and February, Jax started a feud with the undefeated Asuka, whom she failed to defeat on February 25 at
Elimination Chamber and a week later on
Raw.
Raw Women's Champion and alliance with Tamina (2018–2019) at
WrestleMania 34 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. This led to a title match between the two on April 8, 2018, at
WrestleMania 34, where she won the match to capture the Raw Women's Championship, marking the first title win of her career. In a rematch between the two, that took place a month later at
Backlash on May 6, Jax went on to defeat Bliss and retain her title. In May, Jax started a feud with
Ronda Rousey whom she challenged to a title match at
Money in the Bank pay-per-view. During that feud, Jax briefly returned to her
villainous theatrics. At
Money in the Bank, on June 17, Jax lost her championship back to Bliss, who interfered in her match and attacked both Jax and Rousey, cashing in her
Money in the Bank contract (which she won earlier that night). A month later, on July 15, Jax invoked her rematch clause at
Extreme Rules, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title in an
extreme rules match. 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. On the November 5 episode of
Raw, shortly after defeating Moon in a singles match, Jax once again turned heel as she aligned herself with
Tamina (with whom she had multiple confrontations the past few weeks, forming the Samoan Slaughterhouse) and attacked Moon. On November 18, at
Survivor Series, Jax was the sole survivor for Team Raw against Team SmackDown in an interbrand women's traditional five-on-five tag team elimination match. The following month, on December 16, at the
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, Jax failed to regain the Raw Women's Championship from Rousey. On January 27, 2019, at the
Royal Rumble event, Jax competed in the women's
Royal Rumble match, entering at number 29 and lasting for over 11 minutes before she herself was eliminated by the eventual winner
Becky Lynch. Later that night, Jax made history as she became the first person to ever compete in two Royal Rumble matches on the same night and the fourth woman to ever compete in a men's Royal Rumble match, after she attacked
R-Truth and took his number 30 spot. Despite eliminating
Mustafa Ali, Jax was ganged up by
Dolph Ziggler,
Rey Mysterio and
Randy Orton with their finishers, before being eliminated by Mysterio. On February 17, 2019, Jax and Tamina competed in a six-team
Elimination Chamber match at the
namesake pay-per-view to determine the inaugural holders of the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, where they eliminated two teams before they themselves were eliminated. In April, at
WrestleMania 35, Jax and Tamina took part of a
fatal four-way match for the Women's Tag Team Championship, however, the match was won by
The IIconics (
Billie Kay and
Peyton Royce). 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.
Teaming with Shayna Baszler (2020–2021) Jax returned from injury on the April 6, 2020, episode of
Raw, defeating
Deonna Purrazzo in a
squash match. On the May 25 episode of
Raw, Jax defeated Charlotte Flair and
Natalya in a
triple threat match to challenge Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship at
Backlash. At Backlash, Jax and Asuka wrestled to a double
countout, therefore Asuka retained the title. The next night on
Raw, Jax challenged Asuka again for the title. During the match, Jax became upset with the referee and pushed him down. The referee was going to disqualify Jax, however, Asuka rolled up the distracted Jax for a fast count to retain the title. 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. They lost the title at
TLC against the team of Asuka and Charlotte Flair. 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. During their second reign as tag team champions, they had simultaneous feuds with the teams of Naomi and
Lana,
Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke, and Natalya and Tamina. They defended the title against all of them on different occasions but were victorious in every bout. At
WrestleMania 37, Jax and Baszler retained the tag team championship against Natalya and Tamina. On the May 14 episode of
SmackDown, they lost the title to Natalya and Tamina, ending their second reign at 103 days. On the September 20 episode of
Raw, Jax's alliance with Shayna Baszler ended when her partner attacked her. After the team disbanded, she asked WWE for time off to take care of her mental health, but on November 4, Jax was released from her WWE contract.
Return to WWE Queen of the Ring and WWE Women's Champion (2023–2025) Jax returned in the
2023 Women's Royal Rumble for a one-off appearance as the 30th entrant and was eliminated by the combined efforts of the remaining 11 women in the ring. Jax made her full-time return to WWE on the September 11 episode on
Raw, attacking
Raquel Rodriguez and
Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley. At
Crown Jewel on November 4, Jax failed to win the title from Ripley in a
fatal five-way match also involving Rodriguez,
Zoey Stark, and
Shayna Baszler, who Ripley pinned to retain. Over the next few months, Jax went on a winning streak, defeating Baszler, Rodriguez, and Stark in several matches. Jax reignited her feud with
Becky Lynch, culminating in a match at
Day 1 where Jax was victorious. At the
Royal Rumble on January 27, Jax entered the women's
Royal Rumble match at #19, scoring a record-tying eight eliminations before being eliminated by the debuting
Jade Cargill. After the Royal Rumble, Jax continued feuding with Ripley, culminating in a title match in the main event of
Elimination Chamber: Perth, but Jax failed to win the title from Ripley. at the
2024 SummerSlam, with her then-friend
Tiffany Stratton. After being drafted to the
SmackDown brand as part of the
2024 WWE Draft, Jax participated in the
Queen of the Ring tournament defeating
Naomi in the first round. Jax went on to defeat
Jade Cargill in the quarterfinals by disqualification after Cargill attacked Jax with a steel chair in response to Jax taunting Cargill's daughter at ringside,
Bianca Belair in the semifinals, and
Lyra Valkyria in the finals at
King and Queen of the Ring to win the tournament, earning a
WWE Women's Championship match at
SummerSlam. At the event on August 3, Jax defeated
Bayley to win the title after interference from her new ally,
Tiffany Stratton. On the August 30 episode of
SmackDown, Jax defeated
Michin to retain her title in a
street fight in her first title defense. At
Bad Blood on October 5, Jax retained her title against Bayley after interference from Stratton. 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. At
Survivor Series WarGames on November 30, Jax participated in her first
WarGames match alongside Stratton, Morgan, Rodriguez and
Candice LeRae against Bayley, Belair,
Naomi,
Iyo Sky and
Rhea Ripley in a losing effort. On the January 3, 2025 episode of
SmackDown, Jax successfully defended the title against Naomi after interference from LeRae and Stratton. After the match, Stratton turned on Jax and successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase, ending Jax's reign at 153 days.
Various feuds; The Irresistible Forces (2025–present) At
Saturday Night's Main Event, Jax faced
Rhea Ripley for the
Women's World Championship, but failed again to win the title. At
Royal Rumble on February 1, Jax entered the
namesake match at #29, scoring a record-setting nine eliminations. Jax finished in third place, being eliminated by eventual winner
Charlotte Flair. At
Elimination Chamber: Toronto, Jax and LeRae were defeated by Stratton and
Trish Stratus in a tag team match. Jax returned on the April 25 episode of
SmackDown, where she attacked Stratton. On the May 16 episode of
SmackDown, Jax failed to win the WWE Women' s Championship from Stratton. On the June 27 episode of
SmackDown, Jax once again failed to win the WWE Women's Championship from Stratton in a Last Women's Standing match. At
Evolution on July 13, Jax participated in a battle royal, which was won by
Stephanie Vaquer.On the July 29 episode of
NXT Jax returned and attacked
Lash Legend. On the August 5 episode, she defeated
Thea Hail. Jax defeated Legend on the August 15 episode. On the November 7 episode of
SmackDown, Jax aligned herself with the debuting
Lash Legend. At
Survivor Series: WarGames, Jax and Legend teamed with Becky Lynch and
The Kabuki Warriors (
Asuka and
Kairi Sane) to face
AJ Lee,
Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, and
Rhiyo (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky) in the
WarGames match in a losing effort. At the
Royal Rumble on January 31, 2026, Jax entered the match at #4 being eliminated by Flair. On the February 27 episode of
SmackDown, Jax and Legend, now known as The Irresistible Forces, defeated Rhiyo to win the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for the first time as a team and Jax's third time individually. ==Professional wrestling style, persona, and reception==