During the NXT 2.0 era, Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley (who joined in early 2022), and Josh Briggs formed an alliance that got them noticed very quickly. Their vignettes at Henley’s bar made it clear they were just ordinary people looking for some action. Doing so brought them much success. Briggs and Jensen were the final NXT UK Tag Team Champions, holding the belts for 73 days.
Henley had a great rivalry with Kiana James, later joining her as NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions for 55 days. However, at the end of 2023, the group decided to split up. Things have been going well for Henley, as she has been a key member of Fatal Influence.
That said, things haven’t been good for Briggs or Jensen. Controversial remarks by Booker T on the January 20, 2026, episode of NXT illustrated how the trio shouldn’t have split in the first place.
Booker T Recognizes Briggs’ Unfortunate Situation
If you want outlandish remarks and high energy, Booker T is that commentator. But he caught Ricky Starks and Vic Joseph by surprise on Tuesday. When Briggs made his entrance for his match that he lost, he referenced post-WrestleMania cuts, saying the match was important. Many people assumed that he was predicting Briggs would be cut if he didn’t win.
He and Jensen haven’t done much on NXT lately. He had a tag team with Yoshiki Inamura, but that partnership ended in disaster last summer, with him barely on television since then. Jensen has been full-time on Evolve after getting unceremoniously dumped from the Culling. Booker T has accepted that Briggs will likely be in the next wave of cuts. If they stayed a tag team, perhaps they would’ve accomplished more since they went their separate ways.
NXT Has Seemingly Left Him and Jensen Behind
Whenever tag teams split up, the duo can either become singles stars or flounder and get released. For Briggs and Jensen, it’s been the latter. Since their split, we’ve seen Ethan Page, Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, and Trick Williams all become singles stars. In retrospect, that decision to split up is even more confusing. Bringing in a bunch of guys after splitting up a popular tag team had disadvantages from the start.
It also seems they are uninterested in a reunion. After the blowup with Inamura and the rejection from the Culling, the two should’ve reconciled. But they’ve been relegated to losing qualifying matches and wrestling on Tubi. Booker might get some heat for the comments he made. But NXT hasn’t given Briggs, and by extension Jensen, any favors. Their time in NXT is limited.
Were Booker T’s Comments Too Harsh?
Many people will view Booker’s commentary on Briggs as inappropriate and out of line. But since his split with Henley and Jensen, he hasn’t done that much. Outside of a half-year partnership with Inamura, he’s barely been an afterthought to fans. But to counter that statement, he and Jensen have been at a disadvantage since their breakup. When he beat Inamura, NXT should’ve put a rocket on him.
Instead, he’s been floundering, leading to Booker’s comments. Jensen joined the Culling, got dumped without warning, then showed up on Evolve.
NXT not pursuing a tag team reunion that could boost their stock is a horrible idea, as doing so would make for a great reunion. For some, Booker’s comments are what they’ve thought for months. But on the other hand, NXT’s handling of post-breakup Briggs and Jensen has been a great lesson in creative incompetence.
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