Background
Fanene was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is the daughter of Joseph and Renate Fanene.
Fanene was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is the daughter of Joseph and Renate Fanene.
She attended Palomar College in San Marcos, California, where she played college basketball.
In early 2014, Fanene signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to WWE"s Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, where she would form an alliance with Eva Marie (dubbing themselves the Power Alliance) in November 2015. While living in California, Fanene was a plus-size model. WWE
= NXT (2014–present) Fanene was signed by WWE in early 2014 and was assigned to their developmental territory, NXT, based at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
She made her in-ring debut on May 7, 2015 at an NXT house show under the ring name Zada, where she and Devin Taylor were defeated by Bayley and Carmella.
In August, her name was changed to Nia Jax. After a series of introductory vignettes throughout September, Jax made her début on the October 14 episode of NXT, defeating Evie.
After her début, Jax went on a winning streak, defeating various enhancement talents and NXT Diva Carmella, whilst establishing herself as a villainess. In November, Jax formed an alliance with Eva Marie, and started her first rivalry, with Bayley, over the NXT Women"s Championship.
Jax earned a title match on December 16, at NXT TakeOver: London, where she was unsuccessful in winning the title.
On the February 10 episode of NXT, Jax assisted Eva Marie in a attack on Carmella and Bayley after their championship match, until Asuka made the save, which led to a tag team match, on the February 24 episode of NXT, where Jax and Marie scored the victory. Finishing moves
Bearhug release spinebuster — 2015. Used as a signature move thereafter
Standing leg drop, sometimes while running or done repeatedly in succession
Signature moves
Bearhug
Canadian backbreaker rack
Headbutt
Hair-pull whip
Hip attack, to a bent over opponent
Modified cobra clutch
Running body avalanche, to an oncoming or cornered opponent
Samoan drop, sometimes dropped into a popular-up variation
Shoulderbreaker, to an oncoming opponent
Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
Nicknames
"The Queens" — alongside Eva Marie
"All Red And Black Everything" — alongside Eva Marie
Managers
Eva Marie
Wrestlers managed
Eva Marie
Entrance themes
"Force of Greatness" by Chief Financial Officer$ (NXT.
October 14, 2015–present)
"Time To Rise (V2)" by Chief Financial Officer$ (NXT. November 25, 2015-present.
Used while managing Eva Marie).
