{"id":627518,"date":"2026-04-25T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627518\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:27:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-sees-shocking-debut-amid-recent-talent-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/627518\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SmackDown Sees Shocking Debut Amid Recent Talent Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/news\/1634915-wwe-smackdown-results-review-grades-card-for-apr-24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 24, 2026, episode of WWE SmackDown<\/a> brought a massive surprise that could change the women\u2019s division for a while. While WWE is dealing with several roster exits, Fatal Influence made a shocking debut on Friday nights.<\/p>\n<p>There was already a lot of uncertainty going into the show. Many WWE talents had left, either through releases or contract expiries. The tag team division has been particularly affected. The Wyatt Sicks are gone, and Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) have also reportedly been removed.<\/p>\n<p>WWE\u2019s women\u2019s division has been going through changes with injuries, absences, and now roster exits. Reports also mention names like Zoey Stark and Alba Fyre leaving. So Fatal Influence\u2019s debut feels like a new start.<\/p>\n<p>Fatal Influence debuts on SmackDown and attacks multiple top stars<\/p>\n<p>The debut happened during a Women\u2019s Tag Team Title match on this week\u2019s WWE SmackDown. Current champions Brie Bella and Paige were challenged by Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. At first, it looked like a normal match, but things changed fast.<\/p>\n<p>Just when Paige was about to tag in, Jacy Jayne showed up, pulled her off the apron, and shoved her to the steel steps. The match ended in a disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>Right after that, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid rushed into the ring and attacked everyone. That\u2019s how Fatal Influence officially made their SmackDown debut.<\/p>\n<p>The group is led by Jayne, a two-time NXT Women\u2019s Champion. Fallon Henley is also a former champion, and Lainey Reid has also been crucial to the team\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Their timing is interesting. Instead of slowly building them up, WWE put them straight into a big moment. WWE might again follow a similar storyline before WrestleMania 42, where multiple teams fight for the No. 1 contendership to challenge the tag team title at a PLE.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlezone.com\/news\/1634921-wwe-releases-uncle-howdy-nikki-cross-april-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WWE Releases Multiple Names Including Wyatt Sicks Members<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The April 24, 2026, episode of WWE SmackDown brought a massive surprise that could change the women\u2019s division&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":627519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75,235170,13015,38036],"class_list":["post-627518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-fatal-influence","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-smackdown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}