WWE Calls Up 7 NXT Stars to Raw and SmackDown Including Fatal Influence, Ethan Page, and Sol Ruca
WrestleMania 42 is in the rearview mirror — and WWE is wasting no time reshaping its roster.
In the days following the company's biggest event of the year, WWE has moved on two fronts simultaneously: releasing a wave of talent while also promoting seven NXT stars to the main roster. The callups were announced across both Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, with SmackDown GM Nick Aldis officially welcoming several of the new arrivals to the blue brand.
Who is Coming to Raw and Who is Joining SmackDown
On the Raw side, three NXT stars are making the jump: Ethan Page, Sol Ruca and Joe Hendry. All three were announced for the red brand following WrestleMania 42.
SmackDown is getting four additions. Ricky Saints, the former NXT Champion, will make his SmackDown debut next week after wrestling one final match in NXT on Tuesday. Blake Monroe is also headed to the brand after a vignette aired during Friday's show. And then there's Fatal Influence.
Fatal Infuence Makes a Big Statement During SmackDown Debut
The trio of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid didn't ease into their SmackDown debut, they announced themselves in the most emphatic way possible. On their first night, Fatal Influence attacked Paige, Brie Bella, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair before later setting their sights on Rhea Ripley, with Jayne and Ripley ultimately squaring off in a match. A singles bout between Jayne and Charlotte Flair has already been booked for next week — a sign that SmackDown's women's division is about to get a lot more chaotic.
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Aldis officially welcomed the group to SmackDown during the broadcast.
The NXT Callups Happen After Significant Roster Shake-Up
The callups are one half of a significant post-WrestleMania roster shake-up. WWE also released a number of talent following the event, which is a pattern that has become familiar in the weeks after WrestleMania, as the company evaluates its roster heading into a new creative cycle.
For the seven NXT stars now on the main roster, the opportunity couldn't be bigger. Raw and SmackDown represent the highest stage in professional wrestling, and based on Fatal Influence's debut, at least some of them have no intention of going unnoticed.