Fatal Influence

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Fatal Influence is an American villainous professional wrestling stable. The stable consists of leader Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid. They are currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown brand. Jayne is a former two-time NXT Women's Champion and a former one-time TNA Knockouts World Champion. She was also the first person to hold both championships simultaneously. Henley is a former one-time NXT Women's North American Champion and WWE Women's Speed Champion.

NameFatal Influence
Former membersJazmyn Nyx
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Fatal Influence
Stable
LeaderJacy Jayne
MembersFallon Henley
Lainey Reid
NameFatal Influence
Former membersJazmyn Nyx
DebutJuly 9, 2024
Years active2024–present
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Background

On the March 19, 2024, episode of NXT, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx, members of the Chase University stable, turned on fellow Chase U member Riley Osborne, costing him his NXT Heritage Cup Championship match against No Quarter Catch Crew's Drew Gulak, turning both women heel in the process.[1] On April 30 at Night 2 of Spring Breakin', longtime babyface, Fallon Henley turned heel by attacking Chase U member Thea Hail following her match against Jayne. Following this, Jayne and Nyx attempted to forge an alliance with Henley.[2][3]

History

NXT (2024–2026)

On the July 9, 2024, episode of NXT, Jayne and Nyx formed an alliance with Henley, who took issue with wrestlers with no independent circuit background getting more opportunities in NXT[4] (Nyx was given an exception despite having never competed in the independent circuit herself)[5] and then began calling themselves Fatal Influence the following month.[6] The trio teamed up for the first time at Week 1 of NXT: The Great American Bash on July 30, where they defeated Karmen Petrovic, Lola Vice, and Sol Ruca in a six-woman tag team match.[7] Beginning in September, Fatal Influence set their sights on the NXT Women's North American Championship held by Kelani Jordan. At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27, Jordan faced Fatal Influence in a gauntlet match for the NXT Women's North American Championship. Henley defeated Jordan to win the title as the third person in the gauntlet (with Nyx and Jayne as the first and second persons in the gauntlet), winning her first singles championship in her wrestling career.[8] Fatal Influence would soon after begin feuding with Shotzi, Tatum Paxley, and Jayne's former tag team partner Gigi Dolin, with the two teams facing each other at NXT: New Year's Evil in a six-woman tag team match with Fatal Influence coming out on the losing end.[9] At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15, 2025, Henley lost the NXT Women's North American Championship to Stephanie Vaquer, ending her reign at 111 days.[10]

Over the next few months, there were signs of dissension within Fatal Influence, particularly between Henley and Jayne. On the May 27 episode of NXT, Jayne defeated Stephanie Vaquer to win the NXT Women's Championship, with Henley's assistance, and resolving any tension between both women.[11] On July 20 at Slammiversary, Jayne defeated Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's (TNA) Masha Slamovich in a Winner Takes All match to retain her NXT Women's Championship and also become the new TNA Knockouts World Champion, becoming a double champion and the first wrestler and the first woman to hold championships in both WWE and TNA simultaneously.[12] At NXT Heatwave on August 24, Jayne lost the TNA Knockouts World Championship to Ash by Elegance in a triple threat match also involving Slamovich, whom Ash pinned, after interference from The Elegance Brand, ending her reign at 35 days.[13] Following this, Nyx was singled out by Jayne as the weakest member of the stable, as Fatal Influence would go on a losing streak, Henley & Jayne would blame her for every loss including Heatwave. On the September 23 episode of NXT, Nyx was found attacked backstage. This led to her expulsion from Fatal Influence after she was abandoned by Henley and Jayne.[14] A day later, Nyx announced that she will not sign a new WWE contract due to injuries suffered during her time there and being unhappy with the new contract offered.[15] At NXT No Mercy on September 27, Jayne successfully defended the NXT Women's Championship from Lola Vice after assistance from a hooded individual[16] later revealed to be Lainey Reid, who was listed as injured and did not compete in her match against Sol Ruca for Women's Speed Championship at the event.[17] Reid also revealed she attacked Nyx believing her to be dead weight to the group. On the October 14 episode of NXT, Reid officially joined the group.[18] At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 25, Jayne lost the NXT Women's Championship to Tatum Paxley, ending her reign at 151 days.[19]

On the November 4 episode of NXT, the new trio defeated Lola Vice and The Culling's Izzi Dame and Paxley in a six-woman tag team match in their first match as a team.[20] At Gold Rush, Jayne regained the title against Paxley after Dame attacked Paxley, and the following week Henley would win the WWE Women's Speed Championship, in the Speed Tournament finals against Zaria.

On January 31, 2026 at Royal Rumble, Jayne made her women's Royal Rumble match debut as the 24th entrant.[21]

On March 17, 2026 episode of NXT, Henley would sacrifice herself during a triple threat with Jayne, Ruca, & Zaria, to help Jayne win, but ultimately leaving herself vulnerable for her Speed title defense later that night, where she would lose the title to Wren Sinclair ending her reign at 112 days.[22] At NXT Stand & Deliver, Jayne lost the title to Vice in a triple threat match also involving Kendal Grey, ending her second reign at 137 days. At NXT: Revenge Night 1 on April 14, Jayne failed to regain the title from Vice despite assistance from her fellow stablemates which would be her final match and their final appearance at NXT.

SmackDown (2026–present)

On the April 24, 2026 episode of SmackDown, Fatal Influence officially moved to the SmackDown brand, interrupting a title match between Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair against WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Brie Bella and Paige. Later that night, Jayne lost to WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley by disqualification after Henley and Reid attacked Ripley during the match.[23]

Members

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Current

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Jacy Jayne
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Fallon Henley
Lainey Reid October 14, 2025
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Former

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Jazmyn Nyx July 9, 2024 * September 23, 2025
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Championships and accomplishments

References

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