Fatal Influence is a villainous

professional wrestling stable Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of Traveling carnival, carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such term ...

that performs in

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appearing on its NXT brand and also appears in

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(TNA). The group consists of

Jacy Jayne Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne, and is the current NXT Women's Champion in he ...

Fallon Henley Theresa Schuessler (born September 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Fallon Henley, and is a member of the Fatal Influence stable. She is a former one ...

and

Jazmyn Nyx Jade Arianna Gentile (born July 28, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former soccer player. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Jazmyn Nyx and is a member of the Fatal Influence stable. ...

. As a stable, Jayne is the current

NXT Women's Champion The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT (WWE brand), NXT, th ...

and TNA Knockouts World Champion in her

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each, and Henley is a former one-time

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Background

On the March 19, 2024, episode of ''NXT'', Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx, members of

Chase University Chase University, formally known as Andre Chase University and usually shortened as Chase U, is a professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the NXT brand. The stable's gimmick is that of an educational university, with stable founder ...

, turned on fellow group member Riley Osborne, costing him his

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Championship match against

No Quarter Catch Crew No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) is an American professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the NXT brand. The group currently consists of Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, and Wren Sinclair. Dempsey is a former two-time NXT Heritage Cup ...

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, turning both women heel in the process. On the second night of the

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event, Fallon Henley, turned heel by attacking

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following her match against. Following this, Jayne and Nix attempted to forge an alliance with Henley.

History

On the July 9 episode of ''NXT'', Jayne and Nyx formed an alliance with Henley, who took issue with wrestlers with no independent backgrounds getting more opportunities in NXT (Nyx was given an exception by Jayne and Henley despite having never competed in the independent circuit herself) and then began calling themselves Fatal Influence the following month. 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 Monika Klisara (born October 29, 1995) is a Bosnian and Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Karmen Petrovic. After winning national championships in karate, Klisara made ...

Lola Vice Valerie Loureda (born July 19, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Lola Vice. As a mixed martial artist, she competed in the wo ...

, and

Sol Ruca Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Sol Ruca. She is currently a double champion, ...

in a 6-woman tag team match. Beginning in September, Fatal Influence set their sights on the NXT Women's North American Championship held by

Kelani Jordan Lea Mitchell (born October 22, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former artistic gymnast. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Kelani Jordan. She is a former one-time and inaugural NXT Wome ...

. At NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27, Jordan faced Fatal Influence in a

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for the NXT Women's North American Championship. Henley defeated Jordan to win the title as the third person in the gauntlet after interference from Jayne and Nyx, winning her first singles championship in her wrestling career. Fatal Influence would soon after begin feuding with

Tatum Paxley Natalie Holland, better known by her ring name Tatum Paxley, is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand. Background Holland's athletic experience includes cheerleading and powerlifting.

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, and Jayne's former tag team partner and friend

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, with the two teams facing each other at ''NXT'': New Year's Evil in a

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with Fatal Influence coming out on the losing end. At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15, 2025, Henley lost the NXT Women's North American Championship to

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, ending her reign at 111 days. Over the next few months, there were signs of dissension within Fatal Influence, particularly between Jayne and Henley. On the May 27 episode of ''NXT'', Jayne defeated

to win the

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. On July 20, at

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, Jayne defeated

Masha Slamovich Anna Khozina (; born 18 June 1998) is a Russian-American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Masha Slamovich. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is the reigning TNA Knockouts World Champion in her Li ...

in a Winner Takes All match to retain her NXT Women's Championship and also become the 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.

Members

Current

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time, current) – Jayne *

( 1 time, current) – Jayne **

NXT Women's North American Championship The NXT Women's North American Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is the secondary women's championship of the company's development brand, NXT. Established on April 6, 20 ...

( 1 time) – Henley

References

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