Backstage details have emerged on Nia Jax returning to WWE, following her appearance on Monday’s edition of Raw.
In the main event of the September 11 show, Rhea Ripley defended her Women’s World Championship against Raquel Rodriguez.
In the closing moments of the match, Nia Jax made her return while the referee was distracted, attacking Rodriguez to allow Ripley to retain her gold.
Following the match, Jax attacked Ripley to establish herself as a top title contender.
Per Fightful Select, Jax has been signed to WWE for over a month. The report noted that on recent shows Fightful had heard that she was heading back to WWE.
Jax was reportedly the first signing made following Vince McMahon rejoining the company, indicating that the unofficial ‘hiring freeze’ could be over.
It was noted that several WWE named expected Jax to return before she did.
Jax hasn’t wrestled since her one-off appearance in the 2023 Royal Rumble match. She was released from her WWE contract in November 2021.
In mid-August, Nia Jax confirmed that she had been training, fuelling rumors about her WWE return.
While not confirmed, it seems that Jax was specifically preparing for her WWE return, given the fact that this was a month ago, and Jax has reportedly been back with WWE for a month.
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