Folks, buckle up because Nia Jax isn’t just throwing her weight around in the ring—she’s throwing down career-altering challenges. During the season premiere of WWE SmackDown on USA, Jax made a bombshell announcement. Not only is she defending her WWE Women’s Universal Championship at Bad Blood, but she’s added a little twist to her road to the pay-per-view: if you want the shot, you better be ready to fight like your job depends on it. And for Bayley or Naomi, it quite literally does.
Jax, riding high after her brutal Street Fight victory over Michin, strutted to the ring and laid out a proposition: Bayley and Naomi will face Jax and her partner-in-chaos, Tiffany Stratton, on the next episode of SmackDown. Here’s the kicker: if Bayley or Naomi win by pinning or submitting either Jax or Stratton, the victor earns a title shot at Bad Blood. Sounds straightforward enough, right? Wrong.
Jax, in all her heel glory, also declared that if Bayley or Naomi lose by pinfall or submission, the unlucky one will be banished from SmackDown forever. Yes, Jax just put their careers on the line. It’s like WWE’s version of a reality show—one falls, one rises, and someone’s getting sent home. Permanently.
The drama didn’t end there. Bayley, fresh off her SummerSlam defeat to Jax, stormed the ring demanding a rematch, only to get flanked by Jax and Stratton. Cue Naomi, who stepped up to support her pal Bayley, but with a clear goal in mind: reclaiming singles gold, something she hasn’t held since 2017. The two fan favorites agreed to the match, and now we’re staring down a showdown that could send shockwaves through the women’s division.
Will Bayley or Naomi snatch that golden opportunity? Or will Jax and Stratton crush their dreams and send one of them packing? September 20 on SmackDown will be must-see TV, and Bad Blood could be bad news for one of WWE’s top stars.