Although she was taken out of the match during Raw this past Monday night, the belief is that Becky Lynch will be facing Ronda Rousey in some fashion during WrestleMania 35 this April. However, that match may not have taken place at “The Greatest Stage of Them All” if it were not for Raw Superstar Nia Jax. Rousey and Lynch were originally set to clash at Survivor Series back in November, but an accidental legitimate punch to the face from Jax days before the event forced WWE to pull “The Man” from the match due to her injuries. Several fans were upset with Nia Jax following the incident, and even Jax herself felt terrible about what she did. Luckily for her, Paige was by her side to cheer her up and encourage her to keep moving forward.
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Paige discussed the incident with Nia Jax and Becky Lynch from a few months ago and some of the words that she shared with “The Irresistible Force” afterwards. According to the former Divas Champion, Jax was very upset with herself for what happened between herself and Lynch, and she was upset with the negative and hostile reaction that grew out of the ordeal. Paige said that she took the time to calm her down and even encourage her to use the crowd heat to her advantage since she was about to undergo a heel turn anyway. Of course, Jax did just that, and she and Tamina are fighting to become the inaugural new Women’s Tag Team Champions during Elimination Chamber tomorrow.
“I had to calm Nia down from that because she was like, ‘I feel like
everyone is mad!’ And I said, ‘You know what? This elevated Becky so
much too. And you’re about to turn heel anyways — so who cares?’” Paige said.
Tomorrow night’s Elimination Chmaber pay-per-view will see several teams from Raw and SmackDown compete to crown the first set of Women’s Tag Team Champions in WWE in over two decades. Although she won’t be competing for the titles tomorrow, Ronda Rousey just revealed who she would like to team up with to win the championships someday. In a video posted on her YouTube channel, the Raw Women’s Champion explained why she would want to win the new titles with Natalya. Nattie played a big role in helping Rousey train for her WWE career, and the two of them have partnered up on Raw in the past. Perhaps these two friends and outstanding competitors will win gold together at some point down the line.