7 unpopular decisions made in 2018

#4 Nia Jax briefly turning heel

The storyline ruined what could have been a classic feud.

It was only a matter of time until Nia Jax was going to capture the WWE Raw Women’s Championship so when she did it at WrestleMania 34, it was not only a crowning moment for Jax but also another indicator to the WWE Universe that a woman of any size or shape could be in the WWE, as long as you have all the other attributes to back it up.

After successfully ending her feud with Bliss the following month, Jax needed a new challenge, so when she randomly challenged Ronda Rousey to a title match at Money in the Bank this year, this had all the ingredients of making this a feud for one to remember for many years to come.

Despite Jax offering the challenge to Rousey in a sporting gesture on the 14th May episode of Raw, this storyline turned on its head when Jax starting mocking Rousey’s wrestling ability. What made it more confusing was that all of this happened at the expense of a local wrestler (who appeared to enjoy getting beaten up by Jax) and hindered what could have been a potentially interesting storyline. Even if the WWE had decided to go with this new segment, this storyline could have still been saved.

However, Jax then ‘injured’ Ronda Rousey’s friend, Natalya, the following week causing both Rousey and Jax tending to Natalya afterward, and instead of giving the feud a further boost with a confrontation or a physical fight breaking out, the WWE instead decided to turn Jax into a sympathetic wrestler removing any villainous traits she was portraying the week prior to this. Unfortunately, a calamity of errors buried any potential traction this feud was going to have and ultimately left everyone both confused and uninterested when they finally clashed.