Fans Accuse Nia Jax of Throwing Shade at Jade Cargill After ‘Functional Muscles’ Remark

TLDR

Nia Jax commented "We love good FUNCTIONAL muscles" on Rhea Ripley's gym photo on social media, which fans interpreted as shade directed at Jade Cargill amid her ongoing feud with Ripley. The comment sparked backlash from fans who criticized Jax for inserting herself into the Ripley-Cargill rivalry, which has been framed around Ripley's functional strength versus Cargill's bodybuilder-style physique. According to a Fightful Select report, while the social media exchanges between Ripley and Cargill weren't coordinated as part of a storyline, there reportedly isn't concern within WWE about the two stars working together.