Okay, so I’ve been digging into something that popped into my head recently, and I figured I’d share what I found. The question was pretty simple: is Jey Uso related to Nia Jax? You hear about the Anoaʻi family all the time in wrestling, this massive dynasty, so it kinda makes sense to wonder, right? They’re both powerhouses, both have that Samoan heritage vibe going on.
My first step was just doing some basic searching. You know how it is, just typing it straight into the search bar. Lots of chatter came up, forums, fan sites, people arguing back and forth. Most places just lump everyone together under the big Anoaʻi umbrella. It gets confusing fast because that family tree has some serious branches.
Figuring Out the Family Lines
So, I realized I needed to go deeper than just surface-level stuff. I had to look at their actual parents and trace it back a bit. Here’s what I did:
- Jey Uso: This one’s pretty straightforward for wrestling fans. Jey Uso, real name Joshua Fatu. His dad is Rikishi (Solofa Fatu Jr.). Rikishi’s father and mother were Solofa Fatu Sr. and Elevera Anoaʻi. Boom, direct line to the core Anoaʻi family through his grandmother. That makes him first cousins with Roman Reigns (Leati Joseph Anoaʻi). Simple enough.
- Nia Jax: Her real name is Savelina Fanene. Her father is Joseph Fanene. Okay, different last name than Anoaʻi or Fatu. That was the first clue they weren’t related in the same way Jey and Roman are.
Now, where does the connection, or the confusion, come from? It comes through Peter Maivia. Peter Maivia was like a ‘blood brother’ to Amituana’i Anoaʻi, who was the father of Afa and Sika (The Wild Samoans), and the grandfather of guys like Roman Reigns, Rikishi (Jey’s dad) and Yokozuna. This blood brother thing is a big deal in Samoan culture, basically making them family even if not by blood.
Nia Jax’s father, Joseph Fanene, is Peter Maivia’s first cousin. And Peter Maivia is, famously, The Rock’s grandfather. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) always calls Roman Reigns his cousin. So, Nia is The Rock’s cousin (actually, once removed – The Rock’s mom Ata is Peter Maivia’s daughter, making Peter her grandfather; Nia’s father Joseph was Peter’s cousin, making Peter her first cousin once removed, I think? See, confusing!).
So, What’s the Verdict?
After running through all that, here’s my take based on what I found:
Are Jey Uso and Nia Jax related by direct Anoaʻi blood? No. Jey gets his connection directly through his grandmother, Elevera Anoaʻi.
Are they part of the same extended wrestling family or dynasty? Yes, absolutely. Nia’s connection comes through the Maivia side of the family, which was brought into the Anoaʻi circle through the blood brotherhood pact between Peter Maivia and Amituana’i Anoaʻi. Think of it like really, really close family friends who became actual family through deep bonds and respect, plus The Rock’s side linking everyone together in the public eye.
So, they aren’t cousins like Jey and Roman are cousins. It’s more distant, linked through this respected historical connection and The Rock’s lineage. It’s easy to see why people just group them all together – it’s a huge, interconnected web built over generations. It took me a bit to untangle it, but that seems to be the story. They’re family, but not in the way you might first assume.
