Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. As of August 2021, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on SmackDown brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne. She is the leader of Fatal Influence stable and is the current WWE Women's United States Champion in her first reign. Jayne is a former two-time NXT Women's Champion and record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion (with Gigi Dolin). She also made apperances in WWE's partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former one-time TNA Knockouts World Champion.
Prior to joining WWE, Grado began her career under the ring name Avery Taylor and performed for independent promotions such as World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), Shine Wrestling, and Evolve.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career (2017–2021)
Grado began her professional wrestling training at World Wrestling Academy in New Port Richey, Florida in 2017. On May 30, 2018, under the ring name Avery Taylor, she made her debut in American Combat Wrestling (ACW). She went on to establish a career in the Florida wrestling promotions including ACW, Shine Wrestling, Evolve, and Full Impact Pro (FIP). Taylor became a two-time Women's Champion in ACW and a former one-time Women's Champion in World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW).
WWE
Prior to signing to WWE, she appeared on the September 23, 2020 episode of NXT, where she competed in a battle royal, which was won by Candice LeRae. On February 24, 2021, it was announced that Grado signed a developmental contract with WWE. She made her debut under the ring name Jacy Jayne on the July 20 episode of NXT, losing to Franky Monet.
On the debut episode of NXT 2.0 on September 14, Jayne and Gigi Dolin faced Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter in a tag team match, which ended in no contest after Mandy Rose interfered, and they subsequently wrestled Catanzaro, Carter, and Sarray in a six-woman tag team match, in which Rose, Dolin, and Jayne emerged victorious. Jayne quickly joined the stable Toxic Attraction led by Rose, thus establishing herself as a heel. On the September 28 episode of NXT 2.0, Dolin and Jayne wrestled their first in-ring match in a NXT Women's Tag Team Championship match won by Io Shirai and Zoey Stark. At NXT: Halloween Havoc, Dolin and Jayne defeated Shirai and Stark and Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta in a Scareway to Hell Ladder triple threat tag team match for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship wins for both Dolin and Jayne in the company. On the November 16 episode of NXT 2.0, Jayne joined Dolin, Rose, and Dakota Kai in a WarGames match at NXT WarGames to face Raquel González, Kay Lee Ray, Cora Jade, and Io Shirai. At the event, Toxic Attraction and Kai lost the match.
At NXT: Vengeance Day, Dolin and Jayne retained their NXT Women's Tag Team Championship against Hartwell and Pirotta. At NXT Stand & Deliver, Dolin and Jayne lost the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Dakota Kai and Raquel González with the help of Wendy Choo, ending their reign at 158 days. They regained the titles with the help of Rose's distraction three days later. At NXT: The Great American Bash on July 5, 2022, Dolin and Jayne lost the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez. After the titles were vacated, Dolin and Jayne participated in a fatal four-way elimination match on the August 2 episode of NXT 2.0, where Dolin and Jayne were part of the final two teams in the match but eventually lost to Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. On the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Jayne made her main roster debut alongside Dolin as participants in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship tournament. They would win the first match but were forced out of the tournament due to an injury suffered by Dolin. Dolin and Jayne made their return to SmackDown in a losing effort against new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)
On the March 20, 2025, episode of Impact!, Grado, as Jacy Jayne, made her unannounced Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut by attacking TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich from behind. On Impact! the following week, Jayne made her TNA in-ring debut, facing Slamovich in a losing effort. At Slammiversary on July 20, Jayne defeated Slamovich in a Winner Takes All match to retain her NXT Women's Championship and also become the TNA Knockouts World Champion, becoming a double champion and the first wrestler to hold championships in both WWE and TNA simultaneously. At Heatwave, Jacy lost the TNA Knockouts World Championship to Ash by Elegance in a triple threat match also involving Slamovich, whom Elegance pinned, after interference from The Elegance Brand, ending her reign at 36 days.
Other media
Grado, as Jacy Jayne, made her video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K23, and has since appeared in WWE 2K24, WWE 2K25, and WWE 2K26.
Personal life
Grado is a self described animal lover and resides at home with 3 dogs and 1 cat.
Championships and accomplishments
American Combat Wrestling
ACW Women's Championship (2 times)
ACW Women's Title #1 Contendership Tournament (2018)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 49 of the top 150 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022
Ranked No. 14 of the top 100 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 100 in 2022 – with Toxic Attraction
Ranked No. 11 of the top 250 women's wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2025
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
TNA Knockouts World Championship (1 time)
World Xtreme Wrestling
WXW Women's Championship (1 time)
WWE
WWE Women's United States Championship (1 time, current)
NXT Women's Championship (2 times)
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Gigi Dolin