The Fatal Influence faction received massive heat during the April 24, 2026 episode of SmackDown when its three main members confronted Rhea Ripley in a promo segment. However, some online trolls quickly began claiming that the loud crowd reactions were fake and entirely piped in by WWE.
The heel stable, consisting of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid, was greeted with a huge wave of boos the moment Jacy grabbed the microphone. The vast majority of fans inside Dickies Arena were loudly booing and jeering the group right from the start.
After the segment aired, several well-known IWC troll accounts and habitual WWE critics started pushing the narrative that the boos were artificial sounds added in post-production.
Those claims have now been thoroughly debunked. Raw footage recorded by fans in attendance has surfaced online, clearly showing the live crowd inside the arena loudly booing Fatal Influence. The reactions were 100% genuine.
— ~ZIJ (@IMPACTZJ22) April 25, 2026
This is not the first time such accusations have been made. During the early days of Dominik Mysterio’s heel run, the same trolls claimed his loud negative reactions were piped in. That rumour was later shut down by WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque himself.
No other recent NXT call-ups have received this level of instant heel heat on their main roster debut. Based on the strong reactions Fatal Influence got on their very first night on SmackDown, it is clear that Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid have already arrived as made stars.
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