Heading into Crown Jewel, Jax said the women in the locker room have only seen a “little taste” of what she can do. She’s aware that all the girls are trying to give her their best shot. “I think that all of these girls going for the title, I definitely feel like I’m the one to dethrone Rhea. She needs to be put in her place. She has her little Dom Dom that’s over there talking his s***. All it does take is one simple Banzai Drop off the top where I squish [Ripley], and it’s done.”

While Ripley is her main focus in the fatal five-way, Jax said she’s not taking any opponent in the match for granted. She called Zoey Stark an athletic, strong powerhouse. Shayna Baszler, she said, is impressive, because she “gave Ronda Rousey her walking papers.” Baszler also broke Jax’s arm in storyline a few years ago. Out of all of her opponents, Jax is looking forward the most to Rodriguez.

“She is a muscular bada** b**** and I cannot wait until we actually have a one-on-one moment where we just totally go at each other and see who comes out victorious. Which will be me,” she said.

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