Nia Jax Shares Career Reflections on Podcast Interview
Nia Jax, the former two-time WWE Women's Champion, shared candid reflections on her career highs and lows during a recent appearance on the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast. The WWE veteran discussed everything from a life-threatening car accident early in her journey to intense in-ring moments and her renewed perspective after returning to the company in 2023 following a 2021 release.
Jax recounted a harrowing 2014 incident that occurred shortly after she began training at her uncle Afa's wrestling school. Accompanying her aunt to an end-of-year event and award ceremony, the pair was driving to dinner in the evening when their vehicle was struck at full speed by a drunk driver fleeing police pursuit. "It just felt like an explosion happened," Jax said. "We weren't expecting anything. It just felt like a bomb went off." The impact left her ears ringing and unable to breathe or speak, while her collarbone snapped in half. Her aunt was pinned behind the wheel, requiring the jaws of life for extraction. Fortunately, airbags deployed, and emergency services arrived swiftly due to the ongoing chase. Jax credited the quick response with saving their lives, noting the car's...