Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian American

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. She is signed to

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where she performs on the SmackDown

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under the

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Nia Jax ( ). Fanene signed to WWE in early 2014 and was first assigned to the developmental brand NXT. She debuted in May 2015 under the ring name Zada, which was changed to Nia Jax in August that year. As part of the 2016 WWE Draft, she was promoted to the main roster. Fanene was released from her WWE contract in November 2021, but after a brief appearance at the

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in January 2023, she re-signed with the company, making her return in September.

Early life

Savelina Fanene was born in

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on May 29, 1984, and raised in

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. She is of

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and Samoan descent, and is the second cousin once removed of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as her father Joseph was Johnson's grandfather Peter Maivia’s cousin. She later lived in

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, and attended Carlsbad High School. She attended

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in San Marcos, California, where she played

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, and graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a marketing degree in 2005. Prior to professional wrestling, she worked as a plus-size model.

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2014–2016)

Jax was signed by

in early 2014 and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT, based at the

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. She made her in-ring debut on May 7, 2015, at an NXT

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under the

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

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while going on a winning streak, defeating various enhancement talents and NXT Diva Carmella. In November, Jax formed an

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with Eva Marie and started her first

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with Bayley over the NXT Women's Championship, cementing her heel status. Jax earned a title match on December 16 at NXT TakeOver: London, yet she was unsuccessful in winning the

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. 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

as part of the 2016 WWE draft, which took place on July 19, 2016, Jax started a winning streak against various

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. In September, Jax was placed in her first

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

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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

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, Jax was a part of Team Raw in a five-on-five elimination tag team match and was eliminated via submission by

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. In December, Jax started a feud with her mentor

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, whom she injured as part of the storyline. This led to two matches between the two, where Jax was first victorious at the

pre-show on January 29, 2017, but lost on March 5 at Fastlane. On April 3 at

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, Jax competed in a fatal four-way elimination match against Banks, Bayley and

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for the

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, 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,

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, 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

, 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

, Jax participated in the first women's royal rumble match where she entered at number 22 and eliminated Jacqueline,

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, 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

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and a week later on ''Raw''.

Raw Women's Champion and alliance with Tamina (2018–2019)

In March, Jax turned

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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

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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

. 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

, 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

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

. 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

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and took his number 30 spot. Despite eliminating

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, Jax was ganged up by Dolph Ziggler, Rey Mysterio and

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with their finishers, before being eliminated by Mysterio. On February 17, 2019, Jax and Tamina competed in a six-team

match at the

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pay-per-view to determine the inaugural holders of the

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, 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 (

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and Peyton Royce). Shortly after, Jax underwent surgery to repair tears on the

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(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

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. 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

. 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

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, defeating the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Bayley and Sasha Banks at Payback to win the title. They lost the title at

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against the team of Asuka and Charlotte Flair. At

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

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, 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 (2023–present)

Feud with Rhea Ripley (2023–2024)

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

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. 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

, 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

, culminating in a match at Day 1 where Jax was victorious. At the

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.

Queen of the Ring and WWE Women's Champion (2024–2025)

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. She 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,

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in the semifinals, and Lyra Valkyria in the finals at King and Queen of the Ring to win the tournament, earning a

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match at

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. 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

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stablemates, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriguez. At

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on November 30, Jax participated in her first

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alongside Stratton, Morgan, Rodriguez and Candice LeRae against Bayley, Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky and

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, however, Stratton turned on Jax and successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank briefcase, ending Jax's reign at 153 days.

Various feuds (2025–present)

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, Jax faced

for the Women's World Championship, but failed again to win the title. At

on February 1, Jax entered the namesake match at #29, scoring a record-setting nine eliminations. She 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. On the April 25 episode of Smackdown, Jax returned by attacking Stratton, after which warning Naomi to stay out of her way.

Professional wrestling style, persona, and reception

Jax was given the nickname "The Irresistible Force" during her first run in WWE. She uses a Banzai drop named the ''Annihilator'' as a finisher. Jax received increasing criticism over the years for reports of her being an "unsafe worker". In November 2018, she accidentally punched

in the face during an episode of ''Raw'' and gave Lynch a broken nose, lacerated face, and concussion. In May 2020,

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suffered a cut on her head during a match against Jax after Jax threw her onto the ringside steel steps. Wrestling promoter and manager

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attributed incidents involving Jax to her size, often mockingly referring to her as "Refrigerator Jax", and suggested that she "can hurt people whether she knows it or not", while fellow professional wrestler Deonna Purrazzo stated that she had "never walked away hurt" after wrestling Jax.

Other media

As Nia Jax, Fanene is a playable character in the WWE video games '' WWE 2K17'', ''

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'', '' WWE 2K19'', '' WWE 2K20'', '' WWE 2K22'', '' WWE 2K Battlegrounds'', '' WWE 2K24'' as

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., and '' WWE 2K25''. In July 2017, Jax joined the cast of the reality television series '' Total Divas'' beginning in its seventh season. In August 2017, rapper Magneto Dayo released a song dedicated to her titled "Nia Jax".

Personal life

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

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. The driver was subsequently charged with

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Filmography

Championships and accomplishments

* ''

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'' ** A.N.A.’s #SeeHER Now Award (2018) * ''

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'' ** Rookie of the Year (2016) ** Ranked No. 8 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 100'' in 2018 ** Ranked No. 24 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the '' PWI Tag Team 50'' in 2021– with

** Ranked No. 24 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 250'' in 2024 * ''

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'' ** Most Overdue Yet-to-Be Title Holder of the Year (2017) * ''

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'' ** Most Overrated (2024) *

( 2 times) **

( 2 times) – with

** Queen of the Ring (

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)

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