Nia Jax Reveals Her History of Bullying and Body-Shaming Ahead of ‘WrestleMania 34’

Nia Jax was interviewed by The Mirror ahead of her ‘WrestleMania 34‘ match against Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship, where she revealed her history of being bullied and body-shamed.

Jax stands at 6 feet tall, weighing 272 lbs. As such, she has been bullied and body-shamed over the years, away from the ring.

With the storyline against her former ally in Bliss focusing on Jax and her insecurities such as weight and character, many expected the Samoan powerhouse to be against the story.

But she isn’t. At all.

Here is what she had to say when asked by The Mirror what she thought of the storyline, all things considered.

I think it’s amazing. I think it’s something that people know but they don’t want to talk about it, they always want to keep it hidden. I feel like we’re tackling it head-on and it should be [tackled]. Young women and young girls, and boys should actually be hearing this and seeing the conflict that we go through and seeing somebody stand up for themselves and not have to allow somebody to bully them, because of the way they look, what their shape is, or the color of their skin is. You should always stand up for yourself. So I think it’s amazing. I’m very honored to be a part of it.

I am subjected to body shaming & it’s something I have accepted. It sucks when you get it in your own backyard around people you’re changing in front of and trust with your body. I am a HEALTHY bigger woman, I LOVE MY BODY. Body shaming is WRONG! pic.twitter.com/RDeCogjlg9

— Lina Fanene (@LinaFanene) November 26, 2017

Jax was asked if she had encountered bullying of that nature before, to which she explained how it had affected her.

Oh yeah. You know, growing up… it’s crazy how real this storyline is to my real life. And especially with Alexa being such a close, best friend of mine for so long, she has seen it. She [her character] has hurt me [my character], because I’ve confided in a lot of these stories that have happened to me. It surprises me that it has become such a big storyline in WWE, because it relates to me completely.

Growing up I was made fun of for always being bigger. I specifically remember, at one of my junior high basketball games, a man, a grown man was making fun of me and my size, as I was playing basketball. They didn’t realize that my Samoan father [Joseph Fanene, first cousin to Peter Maivia, grandfather of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson of the Anoa?i family] was in the audience. And he, he err… beat the crap out of them, but that’s a whole ‘nother story! But yeah, that’s something I’ve dealt with my whole life, people making fun of me and my size. Everything from having a huge forehead, to the size of my feet, and not being able to wear the same size shoes as my friends, definitely.

She also explained how she is feeling heading into her singles match for the Raw Women’s Championship at ‘WrestleMania 34.’

I’m over the moon. I mean, I can’t even think of the last time women have had a singles match for the title on the WrestleMania card. [WWE Women’s Champion Melina defeated Ashley at WrestleMania 23 in 2007.] Obviously, you think back to Trish and Mickie [Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to capture the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 22 in 2006]. But I’m just sitting here thinking ‘this is crazy, we have two women’s matches for the title on the WrestleMania card’. I’m just blown away. Plus we have a mixed match on the card as well, so it’s pretty amazing.

If you’re excited about the match at ‘WrestleMania’ between Jax and Bliss, check out a previous match between the two to get a taste of what to expect.

Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss: Raw, Sept. 18, 2017

Are you excited for the match? Have you ever been subjected to bullying and/or body shaming?

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