Nia Jax‘s challenger at WWE Bad Blood will be determined on the September 27 episode of WWE SmackDown. On the September 20 episode of WWE SmackDown, WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton faced Bayley and Naomi in a high-stakes Tornado Tag Team Match.

Knowing a Bayley win would cost her a WWE Women's Title Match at Bad Blood. All was well in the end for both women, as Bayley and Naomi would take advantage of Tiffany being down on the outside. They would catch Nia Jax in a double cradle for the three-count.

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Nia Jax would have an opponent for Bad Blood, where she would defend the women’s championship against either Bayley or Naomi, Either Bayley or Naomi would have to leave SmackDow