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Nia Jax’s first few months as a member of the WWE NXT and WWE RAW rosters were very similar, with The Irresistible Force dominating opponents in quick fashion on both shows before earning herself a title opportunity.
In 2015, Nia Jax won five singles matches on NXT television in October and November to become the No.1 contender for Bayley’s NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: London in December.
One year later, it was a familiar story on Monday nights when Nia Jax racked up a series of quick victories over the course of seven months before challenging for Bayley’s RAW Women’s Championship in a Fatal 4-Way match at WrestleMania 33.
While some of the up-and-comers who Nia Jax defeated have still not made a name for themselves in the wrestling business, others have gone on to achieve great success over the last few years.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at five enhancement talents who lost against Nia Jax to find out what they are up to in 2020.
#5 Nia Jax squashed Evie on WWE NXT
After several weeks of vignettes, Nia Jax made her televised debut in a match against independent scene standout Evie on an episode of WWE NXT in October 2015.
Evie attempted to mount some early offense by running towards Nia Jax at great speed, but the future WWE RAW Women’s Champion was just too powerful for her opponent.
In the end, Nia Jax ferociously slammed the New Zealander to the mat to pick up the win in two minutes and 13 seconds.
Where is Evie now?
In July 2017, Evie returned to WWE television with a different name – Dakota Kai – in the Mae Young Classic tournament.
Kai has since become a prominent member of the NXT women’s division, and she competed in the WrestleMania 34 Women’s Battle Royal in 2018 and the Royal Rumble match in 2020.
As of the time of writing, she is preparing to challenge for Io Shirai’s NXT Women’s Championship – a title that Nia Jax never won – in one of the featured matches at NXT TakeOver: XXX.
#4 Nia Jax squashed Britt Baker on WWE RAW
Following her eight-month run in WWE NXT, Nia Jax made an instant impact on WWE RAW in July 2016 by squashing her relatively unknown opponent, Britt Baker, in a match that lasted just 80 seconds.
Nia Jax charged into Baker in the corner of the ring in the early stages of the match. She then followed up with her leg drop finisher before pulling Baker’s head and shoulders off the canvas after a two-count, meaning the referee could not count to three.
Moments later, Nia Jax landed a headbutt and another leg drop to bring an end to her destructive first appearance on RAW.
Where is Britt Baker now?
Britt Baker returned to WWE programming in September 2018, losing against Shayna Baszler in an NXT match that was not too dissimilar to her match against Nia Jax.
Four months later, she was confirmed as the first female wrestler to be signed by new promotion, All Elite Wrestling.
The villainous AEW wrestler, who still combines her in-ring career with working as a dentist, is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery to repair her broken nose.
#3 Nia Jax squashed Aerial Monroe on WWE RAW
One week after her victory against Britt Baker, Nia Jax recorded another dominant win on WWE RAW in August 2016 over Aerial Monroe.
The match, which lasted just 69 seconds, began with Nia Jax launching Monroe onto the top turnbuckle before hitting her with a clothesline.
The Irresistible Force went on to drag Monroe around the ring by her hair, while she picked up the win by placing her foot over her helpless opponent.
Where is Aerial Monroe now?
Like Britt Baker, Aerial Monroe appeared on WWE television again in 2018, this time in the Mae Young Classic tournament, before she signed with AEW in 2019.
Now known as Big Swole, she told an amusing story on the AEW Unrestricted podcast in July 2020 about the time that she jokingly threatened Brock Lesnar backstage on the day of her RAW match against Nia Jax.
She said she could tell that Lesnar was getting fed up with people stopping him 24/7 backstage, so she took a different approach by walking up to him to tell him that she “could whoop [his] a**”.
The Beast saw the funny side and had a laugh with the up-and-coming wrestler before walking away.
#2 Nia Jax squashed Scarlett on WWE RAW
One of the most talked-about squash matches of 2020 actually took place back in December 2016 when Nia Jax quickly defeated Scarlett on an episode of WWE RAW.
Before the match began, Scarlett took part in an interview with Charly Caruso at ringside.
“Nia Jax or not, I’m just thrilled to be having my WWE debut in my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. The only thing that would make it better is if the woman who inspired me to get in the ring was here tonight… Sasha Banks.”
Scarlett, wearing a Sasha Banks shirt, was thrown all over the ring by Nia Jax, who picked up yet another convincing win in just 60 seconds following a Samoan Drop.
Where is Scarlett now?
After spells in IMPACT Wrestling and AAA, Scarlett signed with WWE in November 2019 and debuted in WWE NXT along with her boyfriend, Karrion Kross.
Scarlett is currently preparing to manage Kross in his match against Keith Lee for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: XXX.
#1 Nia Jax squashed Sarah Pierce on WWE RAW
Nia Jax unsuccessfully challenged for the RAW Women’s Championship in a Fatal 4-Way elimination match at WrestleMania 33, with all three of her opponents – Bayley, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks – joining forces to eliminate her.
One month before the event, Nia Jax racked up another quick singles victory when she defeated local Los Angeles talent Sarah Pierce in 35 seconds on RAW.
Where is Sarah Pierce now?
According to wrestling stats database cagematch.net, the name Sarah Pierce was only used on that one occasion on RAW against Nia Jax.
The wrestler is actually named Heather Monroe and she has performed for companies including IMPACT Wrestling, PCW and CWFH in recent years.
The inspiration for this list came from Monroe’s appearance on an August 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, which saw her take on AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida in a non-title match.
Monroe put up a good fight, as you can see in the video above, but Shida ultimately picked up the victory via submission after two minutes and 25 seconds.
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