4 of Nia Jax's most dangerous botches in WWE

Becky Lynch had a concussion after getting a sucker punch from Nia Jax
Becky Lynch had a concussion after getting a sucker punch from Nia Jax

On the latest episode of WWE RAW, the SmackDown Live women's roster under Becky Lynch invaded RAW to send a message before Survivor Series 2018.

Becky started the proceedings by putting Ronda Rousey in her submission move, dis-arm-her, backstage. She then proceeded to face the RAW women standing in the ring, and this impressive entrance was followed by a massive brawl between the women from both brands.

However, during the brawl, Nia Jax accidentally sucker punched the SmackDown champ on her face - causing a broken nose and concussion. This severe situation forced WWE to scrap the well built-up match between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch at Survivor Series on Sunday.

On the next episode of SmackDown Live, Becky picked Charlotte Flair as her replacement to face Ronda.

This is not the first time Nia Jax did something horrendous inside the arena. Nia has been known for being stiff and unsafe to work with.

The Samoan superstar, even though unintentional, has inflicted injuries and concussions on various female superstars in WWE before the latest incident. On this list, we will be taking a look at five of Jax's most dangerous botches in WWE.


#4 Bayley's shoulder injury

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Before her SummerSlam title match against the then RAW women's champion Alexa Bliss, Bayley was scheduled to face Nia Jax.

However, before her SummerSlam debut, Bayley was sidelined thanks to a shoulder injury. This injury came during the match mentioned above, against Jax. Jax threw Bayley outside of the ring - shoulder first, causing the injury.

However, Bayley finished the match despite the injury. Her best friend Sasha Banks replaced Bayley for SummerSlam, and went on to win the title. As of 2018, Bayley is yet to make her SummerSlam debut.

#3 Zelina Vega's concussion

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This one is a somewhat recent entry to the list. At WWE Evolution, Nia Jax, Zelina Vega, and 18 other female superstars were part of a 20 women over the top rope battle royal. The winner of the battle royale would earn herself a future title opportunity of her choice.

Nia Jax was dominant throughout the match. The last 3 participants of the match were Nia, Vega, and Ember Moon. Thinking she had won the battle royale, Vega began celebrating. However, Nia picked Vega up and threw her outside the ring onto Tamina. The landing was horrible - giving Vega a concussion in the process.


#2 Not catching Charlotte

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On the 10 April 2017 edition of RAW, Nia Jax was scheduled to face Charlotte Flair. Halfway into the match, Charlotte attempted a moonsault from the top rope onto Nia who was outside the ring.

Moonsault is one of the riskiest moves in wrestling, and requires immense coordination from the receiver to break the fall. However, Nia failed to do so - resulting in Charlotte landing face first onto the floor.

#1 Botched shoulder breaker on Charlotte

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This incident also happened in the same match as mentioned earlier. Unlike the previous move, this was a rather simple one to execute, and had lesser chance of an error. However, Nia Jax made a mess of it.

Nia planned to execute a simple shoulder breaker on Charlotte. This move involves lifting your opponent and using your knee to hurt the opponent's shoulder. For a strong woman like Nia, this is a relatively easy task to perform, especially on a lighter opponent like Charlotte.

However, after lifting Charlotte, Nia seemingly had no clue what to do next and ended up executing an awkward move. She lowered her opponent in such a way that her knee hit Charlotte's skull.

Then rather than slowly rotating Charlotte onto the floor, Nia threw her to the floor on her head. That was a dangerous move, and could have potentially sidelined Charlotte forever.

One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE

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