5 male Superstars that Nia Jax could face in WWE

Nia Jax
Nia Jax

Former RAW Women's Champion Nia Jax is unlike any other woman Superstar in the WWE roster. She's physically bigger and stronger than most, if not all, the women in WWE. This makes it tough for fans to believe that she could lose to a wrestler smaller than her.

Fans have clamored for her to face men in WWE, especially after her surprising - and impressive - showing at the 2019 Royal Rumble. At that pay-per-view, Jax entered the men's Royal Rumble as the 30th and final competitior, to the shock and surprise of the WWE Universe.

Nia Jax, in an interview with Metro earlier this year, spoke about how intergender wrestling could actually help the women in WWE.

"I feel that can also help women in our fight to be compared to the men as equal. I hope that makes sense? I feel like inter-gender wrestling would help raise our level. The insight and knowledge these men have to give, it would be really incredible."

With Jax interested in going toe-to-toe with men and WWE, let's take a look at five male Superstars that Nia Jax could face in WWE:


#5 Apollo Crews vs. Nia Jax

Apollo Crews and Nia Jax
Apollo Crews and Nia Jax

Apollo Crews, the current United States Champion, has been given a push of sorts recently on RAW. His feud with The Hurt Business has helped him raise his stock in the Red brand, and has helped him become an even more lovable babyface. Crews is supremely athletic in the ring, but his oratory skills has left a lot to be desired.

But, a Superstar like Jax - who is pretty good on the mic and can be quite the bully, much like The Hurt Business's MVP, could mesh well with Crews. There's some history with these two as they were teammates in WWE's Mixed Match Challenge back in 2018.

There's potential for this feud between the two to be interesting, and maybe we could even see the first-ever female United States champion in WWE.

#4 Mustafa Ali vs. Nia Jax

Mustafa Ali being eliminated by Nia Jax at the 2019 men's Royal Rumble match
Mustafa Ali being eliminated by Nia Jax at the 2019 men's Royal Rumble match

This is an easy one to set-up! Mustafa Ali was the Superstar to be eliminated by Nia Jax at the 2019 men's Royal Rumble. Ali, who had had a good Royal Rumble till then, staying in the ring for 30 minutes, was thrown out by Jax, who was the last to enter the match.

Ali was recently moved to RAW from SmackDown, but hasn't had any strong feuds since moving to the Red brand. Ali's stock has fallen considerably over the last year, especially for a Superstar who was only last year set to face Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. He needs an exciting, new feud to reinvigorate his career, and one against Nia Jax would be the perfect way to get him back in the reckoning.

Mustafa Ali is sensational in the ring, thanks to his high-flying ability, while Jax is a powerhouse, and the two contrasting wrestling styles could make this a good feud.

The storyline is already set between Nia Jax and Mustafa Ali, and this could be the perfect way for WWE to venture into intergender wrestling.

#3 Dolph Ziggler vs. Nia Jax

Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler was another Superstar involved in that great moment in the 2019 men's Royal Rumble match. Nia Jax, who picked up Rey Mysterio and was set to eliminate him from the match, was superkicked by Ziggler, following which Mysterio landed a 619 and Randy Orton RKO'd her to eliminate her.

Nia Jax, in that same interview with Metro, revealed that she would want to face Ziggler if intergender matches are introduced in WWE:

"I love Dolph Zigger – I love the way he works. I would have an insane match with him, it’d be incredible."

Dolph Ziggler is regarded as one of the best workers in WWE, as well as being one of the safest. Like Ali, he too has a history with Jax and also possesses the ability to tell a great story.

Ziggler, who is in the latter part of his career, may not be in the running for a world title or even a mid-card title at the moment, but he could help WWE herald a new chapter in the women's revolution by being part of an intergender match.

#2 Kevin Owens vs. Nia Jax

Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens has not had any strong feuds in WWE since his WrestleMania 36 match against Seth Rollins. Owens has been on and off RAW, and has played a bit-part role on the red brand. Perhaps he could engage in a feud with Nia Jax on WWE RAW.

With Randy Orton feuding Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, and Seth Rollins in a feud with Dominik Mysterio, there are too many big names left for Owens to feud with.

Kevin Owens is regarded as one of the top stars on RAW, thanks to his phenomenal ability in the ring and the passion with which he delivers his promos. Owens could perhaps feud with Nia Jax on the Red brand as he doesn't have anything going for him at the moment. The Prizefighter is a babyface which will make the feud with Jax interesting, considering she's a hated heel.

The former Universal Champion also matches Jax in the strength and size department, which would make this a compelling feud. This is a feud that could be off the charts in the ring and on the mic.

#1 Rey Mysterio vs. Nia Jax

Rey Mysterio performing the 619 on Nia Jax
Rey Mysterio performing the 619 on Nia Jax

Another WWE Superstar that Nia Jax tangled with at the 2019 men's Royal Rumble match is Rey Mysterio. Jax double-crossed Mysterio during that match, when she turned on him and tried to eliminate him.

He's another Superstar that Jax praised in the interview with Metro.

"You know, Rey Mysterio in the ring with me – he was so incredible too."

Mysterio has had some memorable feuds with bigger Superstars in his storied history in WWE, and it would be amazing to see him go up against another bigger, stronger Superstar in WWE, once again.

Like the story with Ziggler or Mustafa Ali, there's already some history between Jax and Mysterio, which would make this an easy feud to set-up.

But, that all depends on whether Rey Mysterio intends to extend his stay in WWE, as his current contract has expired. Mysterio is in the last stages of his in-ring career, and having achieved everything there is to achieve in WWE, perhaps the high-flying luchador could have a memorable feud with Nia Jax - and a few others - before he calls time on his career.

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