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The Rock’s Cousin Responds to Pat McAfee’s Insensitive Comments on WWE SmackDown

Published 12/04/2021, 6:30 AM EST

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On the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, former NFL punter, Pat McAfee, made an insensitive statement during commentary about The Rock’s cousin, Nia Jax. Not only The Rock will be annoyed with it, but also the fans seem disappointed with it. Also, Nia Jax herself took to Twitter to respond to it.

A video package of Shayna Baszler injuring Nia Jax and Eva Marie was shown on the latest episode of WWE SmackDown. After the video ended, Pat McAfee made a controversial comment, referring to WWE recently releasing the superstars from their respective contracts. Though McAfee received backlash for her controversial statement, Nia Jax had a very interesting reply to it.

Nia Jax posted a tweet with a caption, “Who’s Nia Jax?” The former WWE superstar looked very disappointed and annoyed following her WWE release. Following this tweet, it is crystal clear that she no longer wants to keep any connection with WWE.

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Also, Jax recently changed her Twitter display name. It was reported Nia had got herself a new ring name- Lina Fanene. Her new ring name is actually a shortened version of her real name, Savelina Fanene.

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Will Nia Jax’s WWE release ruin the possible dream match between The Rock and Roman Reigns?

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For a long time, there have been rumors about The Rock and Roman Reigns going head-to-head at ‘The Show of Shows’ in the future. Though there has been no confirmation yet, the WWE universe will surely love to see it happen.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a guy who has always given his family priority. So, to see his cousin leaving WWE in such a disappointing manner might not go down well with ‘The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment’. In an Instagram post following her WWE release, Nia Jax seemed absolutely heartbroken and disappointed.

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But we all know how professional Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is. So, if WWE plans for a dream match between him and Roman Reigns, ‘The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment‘ might agree to it. Do you want to see The Rock battle Roman Reigns in WWE in the future?

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Shouvik Nath is a WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his graduation from St.Xavier’s College, Shouvik wished to follow his passion for pro wrestling.
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