Former WWE Superstar Nia Jax (Lina Fanene) is receiving some attention on Twitter today for comments she made about athletes paying money to obtain COVID-19 vaccine cards.
Jax spoke with Renee Paquette on her “The Sessions” podcast earlier this week and confirmed that she did not get the COVID-19 vaccine before her WWE release back in November. There had been reports that part of the reason WWE released Jax was due to her vaccination status. She confirmed that she did not get the vaccine, and that she was fully aware of what might happen if she didn’t get it.
“I stood my ground on certain things that I know they weren’t happy about,” Jax said. “I was choosing not to go and get the vaccine. And it was a personal choice, and I remember sitting down with Vince because the whole entire two years I was there we were tested every day. I never popped positive, I never caught COVID the whole time. And it was like ‘well kid, you’re not going to be able to fulfill some of your contractual duties.’ And I was like ‘well if that’s the case, then that’s the case.’ It’s a business and I understand you’ve got to run your business. But I made a decision for myself, and I stood by how I felt. I always go by my gut feeling. If it doesn’t feel right in my stomach, I just can’t force myself to do something I don’t feel good with. That’s just how I’ve lived my entire life.”
Those comments led to Jax receiving social media comments from people for and against the vaccine this week. One fan apparently re-posted older comments Jax had previously made on the vaccine, where she had re-posted an image on the effectiveness, and captioned it with, “God made my immune system and I trust him the most [folded hands emoji] [hands raised emoji]”
The fan captioned that screenshot with, “nah but clearly yk a thing or two about being unsafe”
Jax responded to that fan tweet today and said she knows of people in pro sports that just paid money to get a real COVID-19 vaccine card from a doctor so that they could move on and continue performing without actually getting the shot.
“Hahaha! I stand by that too. Honey, if you really think that all your favorites don’t feel the same as I do, you’re sadly mistaken. I know a lot of people in many professional sports that just paid & got a real card from a doctor..sooooo,” she wrote.
Jax has gone back & forth with fans on Twitter this week and wrote earlier today, “There’s a support group starting for all the trolls who want to give me their opinion, its called ‘Eat shit you loser and get a life’ @StevenMKaye is starting it, please contact him to be included. It’s an exclusive group so spots will fill up quick!!”
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