HeelByNature.com is reader-supported. When you click on links or make purchases through our site, we or our affiliated partners may earn a commission. Additionally, our site features Sponsored Content, which helps us maintain and operate the website.
This past Sunday at WWE’s Royal Rumble event, Nia Jax ‘attacked’ R-Truth and took his place in the Men’s Royal Rumble match.
As first reported by Rajah.com, an backstage incident took place following the ‘attack’ angle.
Apparently R-Truth was legitimately upset with Nia Jax claiming that she hurt his ankle when he was thrown into the barricade. The report states that Road Dogg Jesse James, and other agents had to hold R-Truth back he was that upset.
The WWE turned the incident into an angle, with a backstage video of R-Truth looking for Nia Jax.
Jerry Lawler verified the news on the latest edition of the ‘Dinner With The King’ podcast, stating that R-truth was upset about she legitimately hurt him.
Lawler states “The heat was real. She blasted poor R-Truth and knocked him on his face into that wall. He was hot, for real. They were having to hold him back. She made it look good”
Nia Jax has been known in the past for being stiff, and unsafe at times. Luckily R-Truth didn’t sustain any real injuries from the incident.