Nia Jax: “Nepotism is a great thing – there’s no reason for me not to be proud of my family”
During an interview on the Battleground podcast, Nia Jax addressed criticism that she benefited from her family’s connections in the wrestling business. Here is what Nia had to say…
“People always get upset like, ‘Oh, nepotism.’ It’s like, well, nepotism is a great thing. You know what I mean? I’m not going to sit there and negate all the accomplishments my family has made in this business. I get to be a part of it. It’s incredible.
I got an opportunity to try out just like everybody else does, and I made it. So there’s no reason for me not to be proud of my family and not to be proud of what they’ve accomplished.
When I came into this business, it was a lot of people like, ‘Oh, you’re only here because of him. You’re only here because of that.’ It’s like, okay, yeah, duh. Of course I’m here because my family’s in it. But I’m also doing it myself, and they’re not getting in the ring for me. They’re not traveling for me. They’re not getting injured for me. These are all things that I’m going through and that I have to do to make my own path.
I actually don’t mind it when I get the flack of, ‘Yeah, it’s because of your family.’ Yeah, I have an incredible family, and you would too if you were a part of this Bloodline.”