The Rock has been one of the top stars of WWE. The company recently released several stars on 4th November 2021. Big names like Keith Lee, Karrion Kross and Nia Jax have been let go by WWE. Nia Jax’s release came as the biggest surprise due to her family ties to The Rock and Vince McMahon’s fondness for her. WWE Top Name Quits After Thursday Firings
Nia Jax release was shocking despite The Rock’s link
Nia Jax is a former RAW Women’s Champion and has also held the WWE Women’s Tag Team title twice. Jax had been out of action since Shayna Baszler ‘injured’ her by attacking her using steel steps a few weeks back. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has said that Nia Jax’s release was shocking because of her ties to The Rock and The Usos. He also said that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had always been fond of Jax and tried to protect her.
”Nia Jax (Savelina Fanene), 37, a big surprise because of her being cousins with Dwayne Johnson and because she was usually featured when on the main roster. The women’s tag team division was built around her and Shayna Baszler for most of the year and Vince McMahon was always high on her which is why in the tag team it was almost always Baszler that would lose if they were going down and she was always protected and kept strong.” said Meltzer.
The Rock is set to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of his debut in WWE on the day of this year’s Survivor Series and who knows, the fans might get a surprise appearance from ‘The Great One’.
