Nia Jax has unfortunately been the victim of internet trolls.
With social media connecting the world more than ever, critics are able to voice their opinions for the world to see, including the person they are criticising. As Jax has noted, she has been the target of keyboard warriors on multiple occasions.
Speaking on After The Bell, the former Women’s Champion acknowledged that she has received a lot of horrible comments online and after a while they started to affect her mentally:
Well, I mean, I obviously can’t deny that I get a lot of hatred online. But in the beginning, I was like, Oh, this will be good, you know, this will be good for you know, like, the character will keep going on. But the end of the day, like, when you’re by yourself, and you’re on your phone, and you’re looking at the constant hate, hate, hate, you’re like, okay, then you’re just constantly second-guessing yourself.
Sadly, the comments continued to the point where Jax did not feel like she belonged in wrestling:
I’m second guessing everything I’ve done, like, you know, I need to improve and I need to do this, and I need to impress them, like the internet is really hating what I’m doing right now. And it really, really messed me up. It got me into such a sad place of like, when I got released, I’m like, Yeah, of course, why not? I suck everybody. Like, there’s no need for me to be here anymore.
Jax concluded by describing how therapy helped her, highlighting that those who are making negative comments are dealing with problems of their own. Also, The Irresistible Force noted that those who make negative comments are aiming their opinions at the wrestler and not the person:
But then, you know, when I got into my therapy, and I’ve always said this before, I don’t think anybody who’s a happy person goes online and sh*ts on other people. I had to put it into perspective. Like, okay, this is a character. And in WWE, like Nia Jax is blended with Lina because it’s not like they run credits like Nia Jax is Lina Fanene. So it’s like, when they see me in the street, people are like, Nia, you suck, or whatever. But Lina over here is actually a good person.
And now when I go online, it’s more of like, okay, they are they’re picking on Nia. They’re not picking on Lina. They’re picking on Nia. And that is a character I am very proud of people that have been picking on.
Former Women’s Champion Defends Nia Jax
Nia Jax made her surprise return to WWE in September, bringing the match between Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez to a no contest. Sadly, some fans online once again decided to aim their anger at the former Women’s Champion. Fellow Superstar Asuka defended Nia Jax on social media by hitting back at the bullies.
During the same interview, Nia Jax revealed how her surprise return came about.
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