This week on WWE SmackDown, Nia Jax appeared on screen, but FOX blacked her out for several seconds. Now, a report has revealed the reason for this.

As Nia Jax made her way to the ring on SmackDown, fans saw the screen go black for no apparent reason. The screen also stayed black for longer than they thought until eventually, the feed came back on. This wasn’t the only time there was such an issue during the show, as on several other occasions the FOX feed appeared to be censored and the sound was muted as well.

According to a report by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this is due to the fact that FOX has made a change where it has decided to crack down on anything that is deemed offensive. This includes fan chants and this was the reason why the audio was muted multiple times and the screen was also blacked out. However, the reason why it was blacked out during Nia Jax’s segment was because a fan was on-screen and was seen making an obscene gesture at her.

With the changes coming to WWE, SmackDown will soon be leaving FOX and returning to USA Network to begin its new deal. It remains to be seen if USA Network will also follow the same policies.

Jax appears to have a new friend in WWE and that was on display on last week’s episode of SmackDown.

The lone star appeared in the middle of the Triple Threat match between Candice LeRae, Jade Cargill, and Tiffany Stratton to help her friend. She and Stratton have been seen backstage several times and Jax’s distraction allowed Tiffany to get the win again, especially with Indi Hartwell also interfering. However,  Liv Morgan  also got involved during the chaos and played a role in Stratton’s victory.