[2016-09-25-WWE-Clash of the Champions] Nia Jax vs Alicia Fox

[GOTNW]

Interesting an enjoyable match, and the first time Jax worked a more "normal" WWE match. As much as I would love her to just squash everyone in her way that's just not going to happen so they're going to have to have her work as a vulnerable monster. And a vulnerable monster is monster that can reach the highest artistic peak in wrestling and a natural progression to what she's been doing. Outside of Jax eating a Jawbreaker on the ropes I thought all of Fox's attempted comebacks made sense and that Jax nailed the amount of selling needed for this type of match and she's already got the presence, cut-offs, offence etc. you'd want from someone in her role. **3/4

[DMJ]

I'm a bit of a Fox mark, but I also had this at slightly over 2-stars. With Fox, I just feel like, heel or face, she carries herself in the ring as if winning and losing matters and while she knows she's not the most "gifted" athlete, she's scrappy and capable. Her Scissors Kick is rarely pretty and her forearms don't always connect with the right part of a person's head - but that almost makes me love her more because, in a real life, not every jab connects with the jaw and not every kick to the gut hits the exact right spot of the midsection (for example, Fox's Scissors Kick doesn't always hit the intended back-of-the-neck target, but she hits the move with enough force that you know, wherever it lands, it doesn't feel good).

 

Nia Jax, meanwhile, is as good in her role as one could ask, especially considering that according to Wiki, she's only been wrestling for 2-3 years. Good "monster" selling, more than sufficient offense, and seems to know the fundamentals well enough to hang with more experienced grapplers like Fox and Bayley.