Nia Jax Says She’s Proud Of Alexa Bliss Bullying Storyline, Talks Learning To Cry On Camera

Nia Jax recently spoke about her bullying storyline with Alexa Bliss, saying that it’s a story that she’s proud to have been a part of. The storyline took place in the lead-up to WrestleMania 34 and featured Bliss as the heel making fun of Jax over her size. Jax defeated Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship to conclude the storyline.

Jax spoke about the feud during her appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. She talked about how relatable the story was and how she had to convince Bliss to say the mean things to her. She also spoke about how she learned to cry on camera for for the arc. You can see the highlights below:

On the Bullying Storyline:

“I mean, it’s something; everybody’s been bullied or hurt at one point in their life, and there’s something you can pull from, I feel like, in those moments. Lexi, I just remember her being like, ‘I don’t really want to say this. This is really mean. I don’t really want to do this.’ She had a hard time because she’s a great human being. I was like, ‘Dude, we got to sell this story. We want this. We want to pitch this like this is supposed to be a major storyline.’ We want this. So, yeah, I have been bullied, my biggest bullies in my life are my brothers. So I really have thick skin, nobody can really hurt my feelings. But there have been times where it’s like, yeah, I’ve been made fun of for the way I look and how big I am and whatnot. So it wasn’t that hard to pull from, but I’m really proud of that storyline, because we both gave it our all, and she’s such a great little actress.”

On If She Knew She’d Be Able to Cry On Camera:

“No, I didn’t. So we had an acting coach, and it was something to where it was like, in NXT they wanted us to have some acting experience before we get out to the main roster. Now, it’s different. I think people on their own go and have acting coaches for their promos and stuff. But he just said, Hey, like, if you’re an emotional thing, like, try to pull from something that really hurts in your life. So I have something in my head that will literally make me cry on cue. So I used it.”