After pinning Raw Women’s Champion Bayley on Raw, the imposing Nia Jax is unfazed heading into WWE Fastlane to battle Sasha Banks.

Charlotte and Nia Jax vs Sasha Banks and Bayley

Sasha says she’s tired of Charlotte’s stupid face and that gets a “stupid face” chant going. Sasha is ready for the tag match. Charlotte says they do have a match but Dana isn’t her partner, this woman is… out comes Nia Jax. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Nia is in with Sasha. Nia takes control and wants Bayley. Bayley comes in and gets scope slammed. Bayley slides out of a move and takes Nia to the corner. She mounts her with strikes. Nia sends Bayley to the mat. Bayley dropkicks her. Sasha tags herself in for a double team attempt but Nia takes them both out. Nia takes Bayley to the corner and Charlotte tags back in. Charlotte drops Bayley with a big chop for a 2 count. Sasha comes back in for the double team and a 2 count. Charlotte turns it around and taunts Bayley. Sasha counters a move and sends Charlotte flying with scissors. Sasha keeps control for a 2 count. Sasha talks trash and takes her back to the corner as Bayley tags in. Dana tries to interfere but it backfires. Charlotte ends up on the floor. Bayley goes to the floor and hits the Bayley-to-Belly on Dana before we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Sasha dropkicks Nia a few times. Nia sends her to the corner with a headbutt. Sasha avoids a splash. Sasha unloads and goes for the arm drag out of the corner but Nia blocks it and nails a shoulder to the gut. Nia with two running elbow drops and a 2 count. Charlotte comes back in and sends Sasha to the corner. Sasha stops a double team with boots. Bayley gets the hot tag and unloads on Charlotte. Bayley goes on and covers for a 2 count. Charlotte sends  Bayley to the apron. Bayley fights back and drops Charlotte on the second rope. Bayley goes to the top and doesn’t see Nia tag in. Bayley ends up on Nia’s back with a chinlock. Nia slams her to the mat. Bayley knocks Charlotte off the apron but Nia runs her over. Nia knocks Sasha off the apron.

Sasha comes off the second rope but Nia catches her. Nia slams Sasha on top of Bayley followed by Nia hitting a leg drop on Bayley for the win.  After the match, Nia stands tall over Bayley. Sasha is down on the floor. Charlotte comes in the ring to stand beside Nia as we go to replays. We come back to Bayley checking on Sasha as Nia makes her exit.

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Sasha Banks may have become entangled in the drama surrounding the Raw Women’s Championship in recent weeks, but now she must shift her focus to an entirely different problem — one named Nia Jax.

The Boss goes one-on-one with Nia in a Royal Rumble rematch this Sunday at WWE Fastlane 2017, live on WWE Network, in a match made by Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon. Sasha told Bayley that she wants to be in the corner of Raw Women’s Champion at Fastlane, but she now needs to change her focus to getting past the woman who claims she “broke The Boss.”

Arguably the biggest threat in Raw’s highly competition Women’s division, Jax gave Sasha a drubbing at WWE Royal Rumble, decimating The Boss in less than six minutes. The 6-foot powerhouse followed up with a repeat performance the very next night on Raw, turning Banks into origami and reinjuring Sasha’s left leg in the process.

After weeks of rehab, Sasha says she is back at full health, which wasn’t the case for either of her outings against Jax in January. Yet, with so much of The Boss’ attention being paid to the ongoing rivalry between Raw Women’s Champion Bayley and Charlotte Flair, it is fair to wonder if she is mentally prepared for another slugfest with the rough-and-tumble Jax.

Has Banks become too consumed with the struggles of her best friend, Bayley, to adequately focus on her own battle line? Or can the dynamic and ever-adaptable three-time Raw Women’s Champion prove she’s able to step toe-to-toe with Jax’s freight-train force?

Watch Sasha Banks and Nia Jax throw down this Sunday when WWE Fastlane airs at 8 ET/5 PT, live on WWE Network

Munich – German-born wrestler Nia Jax is on tour with WWE. At SPORT1 she speaks her roots, her prehistory and Tim Wiese.

The wrestling stars of WWE are starting today on Germany tour – among them: an aspiring power woman with German roots.

The 109 kg Nia Jax has a German mother and is also a member of the legendary Samoan show fighting family.

The 32-year-old Hawaiian was formerly a college basketball, bodybuilder and oversized model, before her famous cousin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson inspired her to become a wrestler herself.

SPORT1: The Germany Tour is also a journey to your personal roots.

Jax: Yes, my mother was born and raised in Germany, near Hamburg. My grandmother (Jax says “my grandmother”, note of the Red) still lives in Germany, also many other relatives, in Bavaria and elsewhere – my grandmother was one of eight children. On the last tour in Munich, my German family was in the audience and saw their first wrestling show.

SPORT1: Another part of your relationship is the great Samoan wrestling family. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is your cousin. How close is the gang?

Jax: Dwayne is not only part of the family, he is also one of my best friends and mentor, he inspired me to become a wrestler myself. We have a close relationship, I talk a lot with him, he is a great person and a hero for me.

SPORT1: At the aforementioned show in Munich, Tim Wiese also made his debut match for WWE . How did you find it?

Jax: It was cool to watch. Tim Wiese had no easy task to compete as a star of another sport a WWE match. He did it well and when it was over, we all came to him in the backstage area and congratulated him.

SPORT1: He is not announced for the start of the tour. Do you hope he’ll come back?

Jax: You have to see that. If he does not enjoy it, he should not, but if he does, he is definitely well equipped, he has shown.

SPORT1: In the past, some wrestlers have also risen against men in the ring. Would that be for you?

Jax: I would not mind. I am strong and I can take care of myself. My father used to play basketball, football and baseball with boys as a kid. It has helped me develop my sporting ambition. I grew up among guys and got along well with the guys at WWE, even behind the scenes.

SPORT1: Her motto at WWE is “I’m not like most girls”. This has a personal history, which is also related to your previous career as an oversize model.

Jax: Yeah, it’s my heart. I grew up with my Samoan-German origin differently than many others, I also look different, I was always big and strong, not like the thin, pretty models on the magazines. When I myself came to modeling, I realized that I am also beautiful in my way and others can see. And that I am athletic and I could fulfill my WWE dream, I finally also noticed. And that is the message I now want to send to the young girls, who are themselves different, that they can do it.

SPORT1: In WWE, jokes were often made at the expense of wrestlers who did not correspond to the classic beauty ideals. Do not you fear that this will happen to you?

Jax: Oh, you know this is part of the job, so I have no problem. The WWE viewers are loyal fans, they can love, hate, mock, I know they have respect for me.

We see Nia Jax backstage walking. Back to commercial.

Nia Jax vs Sara Pierce

Back from the break and Nia Jax comes out as Sara Pierce waits in the ring.

Pierce is on the attack with drop kicks but Nia runs her over. Nia tosses Pierce by the hair followed by a running splash in the corner. After taunting the crowd, Nia hits a big Samoan Drop for the win.

After the match, Charly interviews Nia in the ring. Nia says the only controversy she knows about is her not getting a title shot. She wishes Sasha Banks and Bayley would try what they did last week to her. Nia says she would take that crutch, break it in two, and shove it straight down their throats! The bottom line is that she’s putting Bayley on notice.

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Nia Jax vs Bayley

Back from the break and out first comes Bayley. Nia Jax is out next as Bayley look on with a look of fear.

The bell rings and Bayley immediately goes on the attack. Bayley side steps and goes for offense but Nia turns things around with a take down to Bayley. Bayley fights back with elbows but Nia scoop and slams her hard into the mat. Nia taunts the crowd. Nia keeps up the attack, kicking Bayley and telling her to stay down.

Bayley stuns Nia with a slingshot off the middle rope followed by a series of head slams into the turnbuckle. Nia counters and launches Bayley into the bottom turnbuckle face first. Commercial break

Back from the break and Nia is still in control. Bayley tries to fight back but is unsuccessful. Bayley goes for running maneuver but Nia counters into a clothesline then mocks Bayley. Bayley fights back again. Nia knocks Bayley out causing her to roll out the ring. Nia launches Bayley into the barricade. Nia runs at Bayley but Bayley moves and Nia hits the ring post. Bayley sends her into the post again. Bayley returns to the ring as the referee counts.

Charlotte Flair runs down to the ring. She distracts the referee and Bayley. Bayley hits her, bringing her into the ring. Bayley dropkicks Charlotte to the floor. Bayley turns around to a pop up Samoan Drop from Nia for the win.

After the match, Nia stands tall as we go to replays. Nia makes her exit as Charlotte stands tall over her with the title in the air.

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The imposing Nia Jax boasts about dominating Sasha Banks two nights in a row.