If these are the two reasons, I'd hope it was the Askua thing over pay.
I completely understand wanting to face Askua. Yes, she would've taken an L. But she wouldn't get squashed. If anything, Askua would've had to play the baby face in peril and over come here. So she would've gotten a fair share of offense in. I can understand the frustration there.
Pay? Hard to demand more pay when you haven't really done anything. I like Jax, a lot, but you haven't proven to move the needle so you can't expect more.