The Rock: Nia Jax reveals exactly when WWE roster discovered Dwayne Johnson relation

Since leaving WWE last year, Nia Jax has been open with answering questions from both media and fans about her career with the company, all the way up to her release.

Jax was named among a number of other wrestlers who were let go in 2021, including Tegan Nox, Eva Marie, and Ember Moon.

She recently discussed her relation to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the misconceptions over being related to the wrestling legend.

Speaking on the Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette podcast (h/t ewrestlingnews), Jax dismissed the idea of her job within WWE being safe due to The Rock being her cousin.

“It was like, ‘Oh, she’s not going to lose her job because she’s related to Rock.’ You’ve got everybody under the sun ripping me to shreds with all that.

“It’s funny because it’s so far from the truth. So far from the truth.”

Jax, whose real name is Savelina Fanene, is part of the Anoa’i family tree — a well-known and respected family of professional wrestlers.

The likes of The Rock and his grandfather Peter Maivia — who is the cousin of Jax’s father — are considered honorary members of the family. Other honorary members include Roman Reigns, WWE Hall of Fame brothers Afa and Sika Anoa’i, and The Usos.

Tamina is also part of the Anoa’i family, along with Naomi, who is a member by marriage to Jimmy Uso.

Jax has described the lineage as “insane and incredible”, and stressed she will always “pay homage to the family.” However, she also admitted she wanted to go about her wrestling career alone and didn’t tell anyone who she was related to when she first joined the company.

 “I wanted to be like everybody else when I first got signed,” she explained. “Somebody had heard that one of the cousins was there, it was actually Becky [Lynch] who found