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Post by cjh on Feb 1, 2022 11:33:30 GMT -5
wrestlingheadlines.com/nia-jax-reveals-how-she-turned-down-a-wwe-royal-rumble-spot/Credit: "The Sessions" with Renee Paquette podcast On being WWE contacting her for the Royal Rumble: "I was in the middle of trying to get my stuff back. I had a bunch of crap. You know how it is. You’re just shoving stuff in everybody’s boxes. I’m in the middle of getting my stuff back. They sent me a box and more than half was missing. I’m like, ‘Yo, what is going on?' When I got the call, I thought it was, ‘Where is my stuff?’ It’s my homie in [Talent Relations]. ‘Hey, we’re just calling to see if you’d be interested in participating in the Royal Rumble.’ I started hysterically laughing. I thought it was my friend joking with me. ‘Oh, you’re hilarious.’ ‘Actually, this is an official call.’ ‘Oh, f*** no, I’m not coming back.’ ‘We’d like to offer you this.’ I said, ‘first of all, I’m still under my 90 days. You’re still going to be paying me anyway, so you’re not offering me anything. No, I’m not coming back. Absolutely f***ing not. Is this all it was?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Okay, bye.'” If she felt like if it felt like a slap in the face: "That’s exactly what it was. They were accumulating a list. This is what I was told. They were accumulating a list and wanted to offer me the opportunity, accumulate a list that they send to Vince, then Vince goes through the list and says who he wants and who he doesn’t. I was like, ‘You’re asking me to be part of a list to go to the next step? f*** no. How much more can you shit on me?’ ‘We didn’t want her to feel left out. If it got around that she didn’t get ask, we didn’t want her to feel left out.’ ‘f*** you, that’s such bullshit.’ You needed people, and I definitely [nixed] that.”
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Post by eJm on Feb 1, 2022 11:39:47 GMT -5
The absolute balls to ask her after what we know about when they fired her.
Like, there’s a lot to not like about Nia and I absolutely get it so this makes it a one time thing I’ll say it but…good for her.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Feb 1, 2022 11:40:19 GMT -5
The audacity.
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Post by dav on Feb 1, 2022 11:42:57 GMT -5
The absolute balls to ask her after what we know about when they fired her. Like, there’s a lot to not like about Nia and I absolutely get it so this makes it a one time thing I’ll say it but…good for her. What were the actual circumstances? Something more egregious than normal?
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Post by salz4life on Feb 1, 2022 11:45:38 GMT -5
If not for the fact she needed to get stuff back from them apparently... she should've just hung up on them. This company is scum.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Feb 1, 2022 11:46:47 GMT -5
The absolute balls to ask her after what we know about when they fired her. Like, there’s a lot to not like about Nia and I absolutely get it so this makes it a one time thing I’ll say it but…good for her. What were the actual circumstances? Something more egregious than normal? Fired as (or just after? I'd have to review the timeline) she was taking requested time off.
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Post by eJm on Feb 1, 2022 11:47:12 GMT -5
The absolute balls to ask her after what we know about when they fired her. Like, there’s a lot to not like about Nia and I absolutely get it so this makes it a one time thing I’ll say it but…good for her. What were the actual circumstances? Something more egregious than normal? Basically, she said on Instagram was taken an agreed to mental health break, she asked for an extension, the company agreed and they fired her not long after. It was liked by A LOT of present WWE talent, Charlotte and Sasha included, so I have no reason to think she’s BSing.
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Post by Instant Classic on Feb 1, 2022 11:50:18 GMT -5
I respect her stance but I’m glad she wasn’t in it.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Feb 1, 2022 11:50:44 GMT -5
Geez this year's Rumble Match(s) were a literal comedy of errors.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 11:51:16 GMT -5
Yeah, f*** WWE for that. Same with all these others they asked back. Like nah, yall fired a lot of talent. Don't expect them to be begging to be in a match just because.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 1, 2022 11:55:34 GMT -5
What were the actual circumstances? Something more egregious than normal? Basically, she said on Instagram was taken an agreed to mental health break, she asked for an extension, the company agreed and they fired her not long after. It was liked by A LOT of present WWE talent, Charlotte and Sasha included, so I have no reason to think she’s BSing. It was also clear that they had wanted her back to do the Bianca feud that was eventually given to Doudrop which explained why the latter had such an abrupt character switch seemingly out of nowhere. So the timeline all adds up.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 1, 2022 12:05:40 GMT -5
You could put that in an encyclopedia as an example of chutzpah right after "man kills his parents; asks judge for sympathy because he's an orphan"
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 1, 2022 12:28:13 GMT -5
How does this company keep finding new lows to sink to. Are all the freed-up dollars from budget cuts going into drills and shovels?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 12:34:17 GMT -5
How does this company keep finding new lows to sink to. Are all the freed-up dollars from budget cuts going into drills and shovels? You might just be onto something.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Feb 1, 2022 12:42:29 GMT -5
So devils advocate. If Nia Jax had asked for three months or less of mental health break is it ok to let her go as she is still going to be paid for three months? And then she can start working immediately.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 1, 2022 13:03:13 GMT -5
It’s incredible how the open anti-vaccine person (probably the actual reason why she got cut) ends up as the babyface here, it really is.
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Post by eJm on Feb 1, 2022 13:10:27 GMT -5
It’s incredible how the open anti-vaccine person (probably the actual reason why she got cut) ends up as the babyface here, it really is. Honestly, all of that is hard to believe when a) they’d kind of had no room for anything like that for how long they kept BG James and Drake Younger hired considering what they were spewing out and b) the fact that right after they got fired, they dropped their COVID policies which lead to Roman Reigns getting COVID. Also, yes, sure, they got fired for not being vaccinated. And Keith Lee, Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt were all difficult to work with, everyone hates Charlotte backstage and Mickie James was too outspoken backstage. Absolutely all believable things. You cry wolf too many times, nobody is going to believe you when the wolf actually comes.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 1, 2022 13:14:07 GMT -5
It’s incredible how the open anti-vaccine person (probably the actual reason why she got cut) ends up as the babyface here, it really is. If WWE fired her because she was anti-vax and they saw her as a health risk, but then were fine with the idea of bringing her back on a dime to do a one-off with a shitton of people in the ring, that's a kind of irresponsible that totally cedes any high ground WWE may have had.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 13:14:18 GMT -5
I reeeeally hate to side with Nia Jax on ANYTHING, but good for her.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Feb 1, 2022 13:18:54 GMT -5
It’s incredible how the open anti-vaccine person (probably the actual reason why she got cut) ends up as the babyface here, it really is. If WWE fired her because she was anti-vax and they saw her as a health risk, but then were fine with the idea of bringing her back on a dime to do a one-off with a shitton of people in the ring, that's a kind of irresponsible that totally cedes any high ground WWE may have had. Yeah this whole thing is hella sus. I'm starting to doubt vaccines had anything to do with firing her.
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