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Ronda Rousey will compete in her first televised WWE singles match when she challenges Nia Jax for the Raw Women’s Championship at Money In The Bank.
The former UFC champ made her in-ring debut as a professional wrestler at WrestleMania 34 in April, exceeding expectations as she teamed with Kurt Angle to defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in an instant classic.
However, after setting the bar extremely high in her first WWE match, there is an immense amount of expectation on Ronda to produce something special when she takes on Nia, who only recently won the Raw Women’s title by defeating Alexa Bliss at ‘Mania.
Purely from a storyline perspective, the odds of “The Baddest Woman On The Planet” leaving Chicago with the title don’t look good, not only because Nia has just become champion but also because she doesn’t lose in one-on-one matches very often.
In this article, let’s take a look at the only five women who have defeated “The Irresistible Force” in NXT and WWE.
#5 Mickie James
Mickie James felt the wrath of Nia Jax on multiple occasions as Alexa Bliss’ sidekick in the build-up to WrestleMania 34, but the veteran did at least claim one victory against her former rival when the roles were reversed six months earlier.
In October 2017, with Mickie playing a face and Nia playing a heel, the six-time WWE Women’s champion prepared for her title match against Alexa at TLC by facing the current Raw Women’s champion on an episode of Raw.
When it looked like Mickie was about to get a clean win following a DDT from the middle rope, Alexa interfered and broke up the pinfall to save Nia, meaning Mickie picked up the victory via disqualification.
Mickie would go on to have the last laugh, though, as she thwarted an attack from Alexa at ringside following the match and escaped unscathed.
#4 Alexa Bliss
Given the history between Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss, it’s a little surprising that “Little Miss Bliss” has only recorded one singles victory over her former best friend in NXT or WWE.
The outcome of their Raw Women’s Championship match on an episode of Raw in June 2017 saw then-champion Alexa tactically provoke Dana Brooke and Mickie James at ringside.
Mickie then slapped Alexa to cause a disqualification, meaning Nia lost another one-on-one match due to interference.
#3 Sasha Banks
Unlike the previous two names on this list, Sasha Banks has picked up three clean victories over Nia Jax during their time as members of the Raw roster.
“The Boss” first defeated her long-term rival via pinfall at the Fastlane pay-per-view in March 2017, and then she made her submit in two matches on Raw later that summer.
The first submission victory came at the end of the memorable gauntlet match which headlined Raw in June 2017, while the second occurred with Alexa Bliss watching on from a ‘throne’ at ringside as the two battled to become #1 contender for the Raw Women’s Championship.
#2 Bayley
Considering that much of Bayley’s time on the main roster has been spent playing the ultimate underdog who often fails to get the job done, you might be surprised to read that she has actually defeated Nia Jax five times in televised matches.
Her first two victories over “The Irresistible Force” came during their time in NXT, with Bayley winning via submission at TakeOver: London in December 2015 before picking up a pinfall win over her rival again in June 2016.
Once they made their way to the main roster, the rivalry between the two women was revisited and Bayley was able to record three victories over Nia on Raw in 2017 (via pinfall in January, via disqualification in March and via countout in July).
#1 Asuka
Asuka was victorious over almost every member of the NXT and Raw rosters during her two-and-a-half-year undefeated streak, so it’s only natural that she went one-on-one with Nia Jax during that time.
In the five singles matches that the two had against each other, it was “The Empress of Tomorrow” who prevailed on every occasion; twice in NXT and three times on the main roster.
Asuka successfully defended her NXT Women’s Championship against Nia at TakeOver: The End in June 2016 and at a televised show in Osaka, Japan in December 2016, while she won via three different methods – forfeit, pinfall and submission – when they met three times earlier in 2018.
