Nia Jax made history in 2019 as she became the fourth woman to enter the men's Royal Rumble.
Jax eliminated Mustafa Ali in the match, and took an RKO for her troubles before being eliminated by Rey Mysterio.
Speaking on Stay Busy with Armon Sadler, Jax looked back on her Rumble appearance.
"I was in the men’s Rumble in 2019, and I was told when doors were opening that it was happening. I didn’t get to go through it with the guys. Doors were opening, fans were coming in, we couldn’t rehearse anything. ‘Hey, you’re in the men’s Rumble as well.’ That night, the women’s Rumble was in the beginning. When I was done with that and I went to the back, the guys were sitting in a room just waiting for me to come in, it was such a cool moment because you have Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Dolph Ziggler, Andrade, [Mustafa] Ali. Those guys were so kind and giving. I was nervous, they could tell I was nervous, they all just kind of calmed me down. ‘Don’t worry. I got you here.’ Ali was so willing and amazing to let me eliminate him. Rey Mysterio, he’s a saint walking on Earth. He’s one of the nicest human beings. That moment was huge for me. I remember telling Randy, ‘I’m so sorry if I mess up the RKO. I’m so sorry.’ I just kept repeating it. He just said, ‘Don’t worry, kid. Turn left, you’ll be fine.’ I continue to look back on that moment thinking, wow, that was a huge moment.
"These are big time names that are doing a big favor to me and I still talk to Randy about it every now and then because we talked about me giving him a tackle and him taking a back. I tackled him, and he bumped. My stomach dropped and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I remember saying, ‘I couldn’t believe you bumped for me.’ In the wrestling business, it’s considered a big deal to have somebody like Randy Orton bump for a girl like me. Those are the moments I look back and go, ‘That was so unselfish of them to do for me.’ I’ll never forget that."
Jax is set to compete in the 2025 women's Royal Rumble.
Elsewhere during the interview, Jax commented on the Annihilator she delivered to Lyra Valkyria during the Queen of the Ring finals. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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