Nia Jax previews her match with Rhea Ripley.
Jax recently lost the WWE Women's Championship when Tiffany Stratton cashed in on her. She will aim to win gold again at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, where she will challenge Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's World Championship. This will be a rematch of their clash at WWE Elimination Chamber 2024.
Speaking with Adam Barnard for Screen Rant, Nia Jax shared her thoughts on facing Ripley and noted that she would be taking a different approach this time around.
"Rhea is one of our top athletes. Female, male, she's one of our top athletes. I think, previously, when we got into it, we had the main event in Elimination Chamber last year, I tried a different strategy. But this time I feel like I got to match her with some intensity. I think just coming out of the gate, and going pound for pound with her and seeing if I could just wear her down and then pick at her, pick her apart," Jax said.
Jax also commented on competing at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event and highlighted how WWE was good at keeping their history strong. She looked forward to challenging for the WWE Women's World Championship and stated that she would continue her momentum in 2025.
"It's a beautiful history. WWE is so good at keeping our history and our culture so strong. I come from a wrestling family, and I've seen my family throughout the years, the decades, on all these historic shows. Being a part of Saturday Night's Main Event is going to be a cool thing on its own, but competing for this women's World Heavyweight Championship is huge because I haven't held that title. That's something that I want in my accolades. That's something I want when I look back in my history to say that, 'Okay, I got that as one as well.' Rhea thinks that she's at the top of the pyramid for the women's division, but I have a little bit of a rude awakening for her, because last year was my year, and I'm continuing it this year. I'm coming for that title. I don't care what gets in my way," Jax said.
Jesse Ventura has confirmed that he will be at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. Check out his comments here.
Fightful will have coverage of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event as it airs on January 25th.
