Nia Jax gave Triple H credit for the investment that she believes took the women to the top of WWE.
During a recent interview with the Pro Wrestling & MMA Interviews with Jimmy V3 YouTube channel, Jax said that she saw that work up close in NXT’s black and gold era. At the time, Triple H began making the talent in the women’s division the focus of the show.
“I was there when in the black and gold when Hunter [Triple H] was really making, like, the women kind of just making the show about how good the women are,” Jax said.
“He really did invest in us and like, prove to the whole wrestling industry that women are just as good as an athlete as the men and if not sometimes better in storytelling in the ring.”
Jax added that it has been about a decade since the investment started to pay off. During that time, women have become part of WWE main events and, in some cases, have put on the best match on the card over the men. Jax feels the women have proven to everyone in the entertainment industry that they can be at the top of the card.
“It’s been about like, I want to say a decade of us women in WWE kind of just like taking over, you know, like being in the main event picture and sometimes being the best match on the card over the men,” she said.
Jax made her NXT TV debut on October 14, 2015, just one week after Bayley and Sasha Banks closed NXT TakeOver: Respect with a 30-minute Iron Man match. It was the first women’s match to headline a major WWE event.
On the main roster, with Triple H leading WWE creative, Jax headlined Elimination Chamber: Perth in February 2024 against Rhea Ripley in front of 52,590 fans.