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Nia Jax Crowned New Number One Contender For Women's Championship On WWE Smackdown

Nia Jax Crowned New Number One Contender For Women's Championship On WWE Smackdown

Nia Jax is the new number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship. Jax defeated Jade Cargill on this week's episode of Smackdown, but not without a significant amount of controversy.

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / May 9

New WWE Women’s Championship number one contender crowned

Tiffany Stratton has a new number one contender to her WWE Women’s Championship. Nia Jax defeated Jade Cargill on Friday’s WWE SmackDown in Dayton, Ohio to become the new top contender to the WWE Women’s title currently held by Stratton.

Wrestling News / WWE Network / May 2
Wrestling News / WWE Network / April 25
Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / April 25
Charlotte Flair Responds To Nia Jax WWE Roast Of WrestleMania Insults

Charlotte Flair Responds To Nia Jax WWE Roast Of WrestleMania Insults

WWE WrestleMania 41 weekend has come and gone, but that doesn't mean there wasn't controversy outside of the show itself. WWE held the inaugural "Roast of WrestleMania," which was intended to be a non-recorded event.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / April 6
Nia Jax Addresses Injury Rumors Amid WWE Absence

Nia Jax Addresses Injury Rumors Amid WWE Absence

Is Nia Jax injured? No. The source? The Irresistible Force herself. The former WWE Women's Champion has not competed in a WWE ring since she and Candice LeRae lost to Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus at Elimination Chamber last month.

Wrestling News / The Sportster / April 5
Charlotte Flair Segments That Went Completely Off The Rails In WWE

Charlotte Flair Segments That Went Completely Off The Rails In WWE

The WWE Women's Championship feud continues to get messy ahead of WrestleMania 41, as Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair's tense chemistry escalates further.

Wrestling News / FirstSportz / April 4
Former Women’s Champion denies injury rumors amidst unexplained absence from WWE programming

Former Women’s Champion denies injury rumors amidst unexplained absence from WWE programming

In 2024, Nia Jax had a strong year, winning the Queen of the Ring tournament and earning a shot at the world title. She made the most of it by defeating Bayley for the WWE Women’s Title at SummerSlam.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / April 2
Rumored Reason For Nia Jax Being Off WWE Television

Rumored Reason For Nia Jax Being Off WWE Television

When will Nia Jax return make her return? The two-time WWE Women's Champion has not appeared on WWE television since teaming with Candice LeRae at Elimination Chamber last month, with the duo losing to Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus.

Wrestling News / Athlon Sports / April 2
Status of 'WWE SmackDown' Superstar Amid Rare Absence Before 'WrestleMania 41'

Status of 'WWE SmackDown' Superstar Amid Rare Absence Before 'WrestleMania 41'

The absence of one prominent member of the "WWE SmackDown" roster has been a talking point as of late. With "WrestleMania 41" drawing closer, it isn't often that key on-air talents aren't seen on TV just prior to WWE's most popular show of the year.

Wrestling News / WWE Network / March 6
Wrestling News / WWE Network / February 28
Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / February 25

Nia Jax hopes NXT GM Ava becomes WWE main roster authority figure

Nia Jax is proud of the work her cousin Ava is doing in NXT — and Jax hopes to see her join the WWE main roster in a similar role one day. Since the start of 2024, Ava (Simone Johnson) has been featured as the on-screen general manager of NXT.

WWE’s Nia Jax Opens Up About Milestone Year, Tiffany Stratton & What Next

WWE’s Nia Jax Opens Up About Milestone Year, Tiffany Stratton & What Next

Nia Jax has been an irresistible force within the women’s division ever since returning to WWE in 2023. She capped off 2024 with an incredible run that

Wrestling News / F4WOnline.com / January 20

Women’s World title match added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax will meet this Saturday. After Jax defeated Bayley on Raw, Ripley came out and the two brawled following the events of earlier in the night when Jax jumped Ripley as she was entering the arena.

Wrestling News / FirstSportz / January 6
35-year-old WWE star breaks character to praise Nia Jax’s recently concluded Women’s Championship reign on SmackDown

35-year-old WWE star breaks character to praise Nia Jax’s recently concluded Women’s Championship reign on SmackDown

On the first SmackDown episode of 2025, Nia Jax‘s WWE Women’s Championship reign came to an end. Following an enthralling encounter against Naomi, Jax’s friend, Tiffany Stratton, cashed in the MITB contract on her.

Wrestling News / FirstSportz / November 13
'No hair and no title,' Former Women’s Champion takes a massive jab at Nia Jax ahead of their anticipated clash this week on SmackDown

'No hair and no title,' Former Women’s Champion takes a massive jab at Nia Jax ahead of their anticipated clash this week on SmackDown

This week’s SmackDown is going to feature an anticipated clash for the WWE Women’s Championship. The champion Nia Jax, with all her might, will try to decimate her long-time rival, Naomi.

Wrestling News / FirstSportz / October 6
‘PROUD’ Nia Jax sends 3-word message after pulling off unexpected move at Bad Blood

‘PROUD’ Nia Jax sends 3-word message after pulling off unexpected move at Bad Blood

Nia Jax had an incredible showing at Bad Blood. She walked in as the Women’s Champion to face Bayley in her second title defense. To secure her championship, she pulled everything from her arsenal, including a high flying maneuver that left fans in shock.

Wrestling News / WWE Network / October 5
Wrestling News / Total Apex Sports / September 29
Bayley vs. Naomi: SmackDown Results for September 27th

Bayley vs. Naomi: SmackDown Results for September 27th

Bayley and Naomi fought in the No.1 Contender Series on SmackDown and the winner would challenge Nia Jax for the title. Nia Jax grabs Tiffany in the locker room where she asks her about the event and things that happened in last week’s event.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / August 14

Who’s Next to Challenge Nia Jax for the WWE Women’s Championship?

Coming off of a win at SummerSlam 2024, Nia Jax is now the WWE Women’s Champion. Who will be the first few people to challenge The Irresistible Force? Jax made her return on Monday Night Raw (09/11/2023), attacking Raquel Rodriguez and the Women’s World Champion at the time, Rhea Ripley.

Wrestling News / Yardbarker / August 4
What WWE championships changed hands during SummerSlam?

What WWE championships changed hands during SummerSlam?

Here are your new champions as we head into a new week of WWE programming. 

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