Jade Arianna Gentile (born July 28, 1998) is an American

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and former

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player. She is signed to

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, where she performs on the NXT

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under the

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Jazmyn Nyx and is a member of the Fatal Influence

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Early life

Jade Arianna Gentile was born on July 28, 1998 in

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. Gentile attended Charles W. Baker High School, where she played

and scored 60 goals and 19 assists in her varsity career. Gentile attended

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(WVU) majoring in

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. She also played soccer as part of the WVU sports program and went on to play as a

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for Icelandic club UMF Afturelding.

Professional wrestling career

WWE

Early beginnings (2022–2024)

On November 10, 2022, Gentile was announced as having signed with

as part of the

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Fall 2022 Rookie Class. She made her in-ring debut at a

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on the August 18, 2023, teaming with Elektra Lopez and

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 ...

to defeat

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 ...

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, and

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in a

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. In January 2024, now under the ring name Jazmyn Nyx, she began appearing as a student at

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and befriended fellow student Jacy Jayne, even participating in Jayne's "2024 Ladies of Chase U" calendar sold at NXT Vengeance Day to save Chase U out of debt. On the February 20 episode of '' NXT'', Nyx and

Thea Hail Madison Knisley (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional wrestler and gymnast. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Thea Hail. Early life Madison Knisley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

accompanied Jayne at ringside where Nyx used underhanded tactics to help Jayne win the match to Hail's disdain, thus establishing herself as a

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. Over the following weeks, Nyx and Jayne would mock Hail calling her a "loser" which led to Hail snapping at them on the March 12 episode of ''NXT''. On the following week, Nyx and Jayne turned on Chase U and would cost Riley Osborne the

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match against

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Fatal Influence (2024–present)

On the March 26 episode of ''NXT'', Nyx made her televised in-ring debut against Hail where she was defeated. On April 30 at Week 2 of ''Spring Breakin, Hail defeated Jayne, where Jayne legitimately broke her nose during the match. On the May 14 episode of ''NXT'', Nyx attacked Hail after her match with

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 ...

, vowing to get revenge on Hail for injuring Jayne. On the June 4 episode of ''NXT'', Nyx defeated Hail to earn her first televised singles win. On the July 9 episode of ''NXT'', Jayne and Nyx formed an alliance with Henley, who took issue with rookies getting more opportunities in NXT. Despite Nyx being a rookie herself, she was given an exception by Jayne and Henley, eventually calling themselves Fatal Influence. The trio teamed up for the first time at Week 1 of ''NXT'': The Great American Bash on July 30 where they defeated

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, and Sol Ruca in a six-woman tag team match. Since September, Fatal Influence had set their sights on the

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held by

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. 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. Nyx was the first person in the gauntlet and Henley eventually defeated Jordan to win the title. Soon after, Fatal Influence began feuding with the new alliance of Tatum Paxley,

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and

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, with the two teams facing off at ''NXT'': New Year's Evil, with Fatal Influence coming out on the losing end. In late May 2025, it was reported that Nyx was sidelined for undisclosed reasons. However, she would return on the May 27th episode of ''NXT'', to assist Jacy Jayne in winning the

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