Nia Jax On Being A Part Of Total Divas, Her Evolution Dream Match, And Being A Role Model

WWE Superstar Nia Jax spoke with Scott Fishman of TV Insider to promote the latest season of Total Divas along with her upbringing into WWE, working with her insecurities, and being a role model to young girls that want to embrace who they are.

Here are a few highlights from the interview, which can be view in full here:

On how the audience can perceive her due to her size:

“Coming on to the WWE scene, I was different and bigger than everybody, so everyone didn’t know how to take me. I could tell fans were like, ‘Well, she is supposed to be a bad guy. Do we hate her? Do we make fun of her because of her size? She does some cool things the other girls can’t do. Do we cheer that?…I’m bubbly. I ‘m loud. I like to have fun. I am always down for a party, and if there is drama, I like to nip that in the bud. I feel like it opened myself to our current WWE fans to see what my personality was off camera. Then the new fans on Total Divas who see me as a different person. A breath of fresh air and something they don’t see on TV as often. A bigger girl kind of embracing herself and really living life without any apologies.”

On appearing on Curvy Con with Nikki Bella:

“It’s a party of encouraging, inspiring women. It has a lot to do with fashion, but it has a lot to do with encouraging people to be themselves. Last year, I was on such a high from it that I remember talking to Nikki Bella and Brie Bella and saying, ‘You guys need to come here.’ They were starting their Birdiebee line and including plus size. I told them they needed to bring a popup shop to Curvy Con because you don’t understand the reach that it has. It’s during New York Fashion Week, which is huge. But the impact that it has on women. This year when I got to do it with Nikki by my side, it was on another level. We got to be on a panel. It was so cute because we were backstage, and Nikki said, ‘I’m so nervous.’ I said, ‘Why would you be so nervous?’ She said it was out of her comfort zone. It was an honor to join such influential people like Venus Williams and Gabourey Sidibe there.”

Nia on the Mae Young Classic:

“I saw a little of it because I wanted to hear my Renee [Young] and Beth [Phoenix] on there. I’m pretty impressed with Toni Storm. I like her style. The one football marking she puts under her eye. It’s like she is ready to go. She has a cool style about her. It’s so cool to see something like the Mae Young Classic. These women are such a diverse group. I feel like even in WWE it’s the most diverse roster it has ever been.”

On his dream Evolution match being to team with Tamina:

“I thought it would be cool if me and my cousin Tamina teamed up against Beth and Nattie. Four powerful women and two powerhouse teams against each other.”