WWE News: Nia Jax reacts to being teamed up with Apollo Crews for the Mixed Match Challenge

Nia Jax and Apollo Crews are all set to team up with each other at the MMC
Nia Jax and Apollo Crews are all set to team up with each other at the MMC

What’s the story?

Raw’s most dominant female superstar Nia Jax is now all set to team up with Titus Worldwide’s Apollo Crews for the upcoming WWE Mixed Match Challenge and following the announcement of the official pairing of the duo, Nia decided to post her reactions to the pairing on her social media and it looks like she is pretty confident of her chances of winning the MMC which kicks off later this month.

In case you didn’t know…

WWE is all set to host their first ever WWE Mixed Match Challenge this month and the tournament will feature eight male and female stars from both Raw and Smackdown who will compete for 100,000 which is entitled to be donated to charity by these superstars.

The heart of the matter

Earlier today, Nia Jax and Apollo Crews were announced as the fifth pairing for the upcoming WWE Mixed Match Challenge and following the announcement of the duo, Jax tweeted her thoughts of being teamed up with Crews. Via her tweet, Nia made it pretty much clear that she is not joining Apollo Crews’ faction the Titus Worldwide, despite being teamed up with Crews for the Mixed Match Challenge.

The 33-year-old then stated that she is actually very delighted in being partnered up with Crews and praised the former PCW Heavyweight Champion by labelling him as one of the most talented men in the WWE roster today.

What’s next?

The Mixed Match Challenge will officially begin on the 16th of January following an episode of Smackdown Live and with the addition of Jax and Crews, six teams are now confirmed for the tournament. At one point it seemed like WWE would pair up Nia with current Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore but plans must have been scrapped in the last minute after “The Certified G” got hospitalized due to the flu.

The six teams confirmed for the MMC so far are:

#1 Nia Jax & Apollo Crews

#2 Rusev & Lana

#3 Jimmy Uso & Naomi

#4 Charlotte Flair & Bobby Roode

#5 Finn Balor & Sasha Banks

#6 Alexa Bliss & Braun Strowman

Author’s Take

Nia Jax originally wanted Braun Strowman as her partner for the MMC and I believe that should have been the ideal pairing in the first place. But, this partnership between Crews and Jax will certainly be a very interesting yet reluctant team, however, Apollo Crews can benefit a lot from this pairing.

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Edited by Tanya Rudra