The main roster has been full of “NXT” call-ups in the immediate post-WrestleMania season, but none of them have come even close to the magnitude and magnificence of Jacy Jayne and Fatal Influence’s port to the blue brand. On Friday’s episode of “WWE SmackDown,” Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid put the entire “SmackDown” women’s locker room on notice — and I truly mean on notice.

First, Jayne’s main roster debut has been a long-time coming. Love her or hate her, she’s been holding down the fort in “NXT.” She has survived several stablemates, the incredible booms of “NXT” upstarts — many of which were her juniors — and multiple “NXT” eras. She is one of the most deserving “NXT” call-ups in recent memory, and after years of incubating in “NXT,” she showed it — no, surpassed all expectations — Friday.

You don’t just get handed the opportunity to beat down WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, recent WWE return and former WWE Divas and “NXT” Women’s Champion Paige, fourteen-time world champion Charlotte Flair, and five-time world champion Alexa Bliss. Unless, that is, you’re Jayne and Fatal Influence. I could not imagine a stronger debut on “SmackDown” than beating up some veritable industry icons — I could not even begin to imagine looking so good while doing it. Jayne walked into her debut with the confidence of a veteran who had been there for years. There was no awkward period, no wait time for her greatness. You could tell, almost immediately, just how in her element Jayne was. For a person who finds competency sexy, I was immediately enamored with Jayne as a blue brand superstar (especially considering the state of “SmackDown’s” female roster, which is…yeah).

You don’t just get handed a match with newly-crowned WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley. Unless, that is, you’re Jacy freakin’ Jayne. Jayne and Fatal Influence re-emerged later in the evening to confront “Mami’s” post-WrestleMania celebration, and Jayne was getting Dominik Mysterio-level boos. While other wrestlers would’ve frozen up at the sudden influx of attention, Jayne relished in it. She heckled the crowd right back, and even Ripley couldn’t hold back her smile. Jayne is already so comfortable in this position, and she hasn’t even been on the main roster for a full 24 hours. Imagine how much further she’ll go!

Jayne’s subsequent match with Ripley was a highlight of the night. Jayne and Ripley clicked immediately, and the two of them had a great match that, yes, ended in a disqualification. Still! For Jayne to not take a pin tonight is the cherry on top for an incredibly dominant main roster debut. 

This is the type of explosiveness we need in the women’s division. Jayne has got it.

Written by Angeline Phu