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WWE superstar goes after YouTuber who body-shamed her

Nia Jax easily scored the pin in this matchup.

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Josh Katzowitz

Nia Jax body shaming Grims Toy Show

Dave Hitchens is a passionate wrestling fan with YouTube channels like Grims Toy Show and sillySUPERPOP that show him reacting in real time to wrestling matches and unboxing wrestling action figures. But during the WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event last Sunday, Hitchens went too far with his rowdiness, body-shaming Nia Jax and calling her fat.

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Jax responded on Twitter to Hitchens, who has a combined 1.7 million subscribers, and blasted him for his insensitivity toward her and young girls in the crowd.

On his video, in which he reacted to the company’s first Women’s Royal Rumble (a match that features 30 wrestlers entering the over-the-top-rope battle royal match in 90-second increments), he called Jax “Nia Fat” and “Battle Cow.”

He deleted the video and apologized, but his remarks can be seen and heard here.

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Jax saw what Hitchens had posted, and she went after him on her Twitter account (where she refers to herself as “Curvy & Self-Love Promoter”).

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Others blasted Hitchens, as well.

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Hitchens apologized for his comments and deleted his original video.

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Jax said she forgave him, but that doesn’t mean she was dropping the subject. She also tweeted photos of herself, writing that she loves that she can show off her body positivity and that “being the perfect size doesn’t necessarily bring security.”

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Jax has never held a title belt in the WWE, but when it comes to defending herself and calling out body-shamers, she’s a champion.

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