WWE SummerSlam 2026: 12 Things That NEED To Happen
10. Fatal Influence Beats Team Bella
Speaking of acts that have cooled off since debuting, it's Fatal Influence.
Thankfully, WWE came back around for Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid by sticking the Women's Tag-Team belts on the latter pairing back on the latest Saturday Night's Main Event. That brought an end to the pretty flimsy reign Brie Bella and Paige had been working since WrestleMania 42. Nobody was particularly gutted to see that happen, being honest.
Saturday's 6-woman bout won't involve the titles, but it will include the recently-returned Nikki Bella. There are real concerns that she and Brie will launch into a series of matches against Henley and Reid, then take the titles back from them. If that's the case, then Influence could be toast going forwards.
No. No, no, no, no, no. This writer is about to deliver a Christian circa 2002 temper tantrum. He'll stamp his feet and mouth off about how Jayne, Henley and Reid should be the prime focus in 2026, not The Bellas or Paige. Can that trio help Fatal Influence ascend? Of course they can, but not by ripping the titles away from them after winning a 6-woman tag effort at SummerSlam.
If anything, having Jayne score the pin over Paige would potentially help the Brit distance herself from Nikki and Brie, then Influence can take down twins in a standard tag match. Meanwhile, Jacy can brag about pinning a legend and thus 'ending the myth of Paige being a revolutionary'.
That'd give the heel something to talk about on TV and help her faction rebuild.