Theresa Schuessler (born September 25, 1994) is an American

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. , she is signed to

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, where she performs on the NXT

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under the

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Fallon Henley, and is a member of the Fatal Influence

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. She is a former one-time NXT Women's North American Champion and a former one-time

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(with Kiana James). Schuessler, under the ring name Tesha Price, previously performed for various promotions, such as

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(AEW),

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, and

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(WXW).

Early life

Theresa Schuessler was born on September 25, 1994 in

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. Schuessler grew up in

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, graduated from Chelsea High School in 2012 and left when she was 17 years old for college. She attended the

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and graduated with a Bachelors in Criminology and a Business certificate.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2017–2021)

Schuessler made her

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debut on June 24, 2017, under the

Tesha Price, at

. On December 16, Price made her

debut at Shine 47, competing in a

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to determine the number one contender for the

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, which was won by

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. Later that night, she also competed in a

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against Dynamite DiDi, Kikyo, and Robyn Reid, which would be won by DiDi. Price made her

(AEW) debut on the November 6, 2020 episode of ''

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'' in a match against Big Swole, which she lost. She made her ''

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'' debut on December 9, where she lost to Abadon. She went on to have 21 matches in AEW from 2020 to 2021.

WWE

Early appearances (2018–2022)

Schuessler appeared on the July 25, 2018 episode of '' NXT'' under the ring name Tenilla Price, losing to

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. On August 8, now back under the ring name Tesha Price, she lost to

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in a

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held during the second annual Mae Young Classic. On the September 21, 2021 episode of ''NXT'', she appeared under the ring name Anna Scheer, losing to Elektra Lopez. She also appeared under the ring name Fallon Henley on the November 30 episode of ''NXT'', faced

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in a intergender match, which ended in a no contest. Throughout the remainder of late 2021 and into early 2022, Henley competed on '' 205 Live'' and '' NXT 2.0'' in losing efforts against the likes of Ivy Nile,

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, and Lash Legend, she would score her first victory against Tiffany Stratton at

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with the help of Sarray.

Country Grit (2022–2023)

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that she officially signed a developmental contract with

. In April 2022, Henley's backstory was explained as she was a country girl who worked at her family's bar to pay for her wrestling training. She developed a friendship with Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs who had similar

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characters, accompanying them going forward in their matches. Henley entered the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, defeating Sloane Jacobs in the first round before being eliminated by Tiffany Stratton in the semifinals. In early 2023, Henley began being involved in a storyline with Kiana James. James, as part of her businesswoman gimmick, was looking to buy the Henley Family Bar and redevelop the land for condos. After a while, Henley and James developed a grudging respect and formed a tag team. At NXT Vengeance Day, on February 4, 2023, Henley and James defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, the first title in her professional wrestling career. At NXT Stand & Deliver, they lost the tag titles to

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. Later on NXT, Henley and James tried to regain their titles against Dawn and Fyre, but they were unsuccessful. After discovering that James was cheating on Brooks Jensen with a man named Sebastian, Henley parted ways with James while Jensen choose to stay with James. However, on April 25 at Spring Breakin', Henley and Josh Briggs defeated James and Jensen, which caused James to admit to Jensen that she never actually loved him. It led to Jensen ultimately reuniting with Henley and Briggs. On the December 5 episode of ''NXT'', Henley would take the final spot in the women's Iron Survivor Challenge, determined by a last chance fatal four-way match - also including James, Roxanne Perez, and Thea Hail - which she won. At

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, she failed to win the match. On the December 27 episode of ''NXT'', Henley, Briggs, and Jensen agreed to go their separate ways, splitting up the team.

Fatal Influence and The NXT Women's North American Champion (2024–present)

At New Year's Evil on January 2, 2024, Henley's win over Tiffany Stratton made the latter become a "Ranch Hand for a Day”. At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, Henley teamed up with Kelani Jordan and Thea Hail to defeat Kiana James,

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, and

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in a six-woman tag team match. On April 30, at Night 2 of Spring Breakin', Henley turned

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by attacking Hail following Hail's victory over Jayne, frustrated over the lack of respect from her peers along with her career going nowhere after not being called up to the main roster. She emphasized focusing on herself with a goal to win the NXT Women's North American Championship. At NXT Battleground, she participated in a six-women ladder match for the newly created NXT Women's North American Championship but failed to win the title at the event. On the July 9 episode of ''NXT'', Henley, who took issue with wrestlers with no independent wrestling background getting more opportunities in NXT, formed an alliance with Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx. A vignette centered around their dream to become wrestlers revealed that Henley and Jayne had known each other in their past experiences, with both accepting Nyx as a third member who didn't fall in line with the other new Performance Center athlete recruits. The group would eventually go by the name Fatal Influence. The trio teamed up for the first time at Night 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. Fatal Influence had 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

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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. On the November 26 episode of ''NXT'', Henley defended her title against Tatum Paxley, after which she along with Jayne and Nyx would deliver a beatdown to Paxley, until

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came down to even the odds, thus starting a feud with Dolin and Paxley (after which

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would align with Dolin and Paxley a week later). The two teams would face off at NXT: New Year's Evil, 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 Stephanie Vaquer, ending her reign at 111 days.

Other media

Schuessler, as Fallon Henley, made her

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debut as a playable character in '' WWE 2K24'' and has since appeared in ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 152 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 250'' in 2024 *

** NXT Women's North American Championship ( 1 time) ** NXT Women's Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Kiana James

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henley, Fallon 1994 births 21st-century American professional wrestlers 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century American sportswomen American female professional wrestlers Living people Professional wrestlers from Tampa, Florida NXT Women's North American Champions NXT Women's Tag Team Champions