Published: May 4, 2026 by Liam | Last Updated: May 4, 2026 by Liam
Liam has been reporting & analyzing wrestling news for over eight years, and is currently the Managing Editor at WrestleTalk.com. Immersed in wrestling for 18 years, he has over 11,000 published articles in addition to leading and overseeing WrestleTalk.com's coverage.
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WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles has praised Fatal Influence following their recent arrival to the Friday Night SmackDown roster.
The Fatal Influence trio of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid were all called up together from NXT among all the post-WrestleMania call-ups this year.
They have already made a notable impact with two-time NXT Women’s Champion Jayne working matches against Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair the past two weeks, scoring a win against Flair.
Jacy Jayne is a two-time NXT Women’s Champion and two-time NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion; Fallon Henley is a former NXT Women’s North American Champion, WWE Speed Women’s Champion and NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion
On his Phenomenally Retro Podcast, AJ Styles praised Fatal Influence’s work particularly as heels, noting “they look like the kind of people that would bully my daughter,” which means they’re doing a great job in their role.
He said:
“I think what I like about that group is they look like the kind of people that would bully my daughter, and that makes me mad.
“And so I was like, ‘Oh, they’re doing so good.’ It’s the opposite of how I would feel, but knowing what they’re doing – they’re doing their job, and they’re doing it well.
“And so I’m like, ‘Alright, keep doing what you’re doing, this is good, this is good stuff.'”
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The Potential Of Fatal Influence In WWE
As they’ve already done a great job establishing, there is obvious potential with Fatal Influence on the WWE main roster, and management clearly sees that as well – particularly with Jacy Jayne and her outings so far.
The question is whether Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid will have their chance to shine as well, or whether their role will just be to support Jayne if she’s positioned as the top attraction of the three.
It would be one thing for Henley and Reid to work in the tag team division and even become champions, but hopefully at some point, they’re also afforded the opportunity to break out as top singles stars.
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