WWE Raw: Women’s Division Ranking After Hell in a Cell
By Tim Sherry
WWE.com
5. Nia Jax
Nia Jax is having a good year, no doubt about it. Her promotion to RAW via the brand split draft in July seemed to be massive confidence booster for the 32-year-old Hawaiian. Since coming to the RAW brand she’s run roughshod over the majority of the competition and it seems the massive potential that was never realized completely in NXT would come to fruition. There’s just one big problem with her success—she hasn’t beaten anyone of note. Other than a 5-minute destruction of Alicia Fox at the Clash of the Champions kick off show last month, the majority of her wins have been over enhancement talent.
Jax has a legitimate chance to figure into the title picture very soon. With her sheer size and brooding demeanor, she is the perfect heel to challenge any babyface champion. She came up short in NXT against Bailey and Asuka in title pursuits but she seems to be as good as ever. Jax is a signature win away from jumping up a few spots in the rankings and potentially reaching the top of the mountain for the first time in her WWE career.