WWE WrestleMania 33: 3 Predictions for Bayley vs. Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax
By Adam O'Brien
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3. Nia Jax’s Impact Won’t Extend Past WrestleMania
When you look at everybody involved in this match, Nia Jax sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s not because she’s the only one going in without a title reign under her belt, it’s not even because her popularity among the fans is lower than her opponents’ – Nia Jax is the odd woman out because her mere inclusion seems to be out of pity.
Sure, the woman has dominated the ranks of Monday Night Raw ever since her debut last summer, with very few pinfall losses sullying her debut year, but Nia Jax’s introduction into the title picture for WrestleMania was by no means organic.
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Charlotte was owed a championship rematch after both previous affairs against Bayley ended under controversial circumstances, and since Sasha Banks was so heavily invested in the title picture already, she was given the opportunity to wrestle Bayley to insert herself into this one – a match she came out of with her hand raised.
Nia Jax, however, didn’t get included until weeks later, after decimating Bayley and bulldozing her way into the match. This development was understandable given that Nia is the only remaining active women’s wrestler, but that essentially means that her involvement is based on sheer lack of depth.
When you pair this with the notion that Charlotte vs. Dana Brooke and Bayley vs. Sasha Banks will be the premiere female feuds of Raw going forward, it doesn’t seem likely that Nia Jax will be heavily involved in the fallout of this one.
She may be the one to suffer the pinfall, but her odds of winning the title seem to be drastically low up against three of the WWE’s feature female athletes.
That said, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. While it would be great for anyone to have their crowning moment on the grandest stage of them all, it doesn’t do a whole lot for the championship if it’s been held by every member of the division.
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After all, if everyone can carry the title, is it really worth carrying?
If everyone on Raw had a WWE Universal Championship reign under their belt, that title would look relatively worthless, so this is not a whole lot different in comparison.
Nia may get some great offense in as the powerhouse of the match, which may force Charlotte, Sasha and Bayley put their differences aside to eliminate her as a threat, but aside from that, Nia Jax can’t hope to take a whole lot away from this one.