Lexis King Wants TNA’s Avery Styles In WWE NXT Faction

Lexis King has a new name in mind for his NXT stable, and it belongs to a wrestler who isn’t even signed to WWE. During a conversation with Bully Ray on the Busted Open podcast, King expressed interest in bringing TNA’s Avery Styles into the BirthRight, the NXT faction he currently leads.

Avery Styles, the 19-year-old son of WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles, made his professional wrestling debut in June 2026 and has since signed with TNA Wrestling. He has yet to compete in a televised match for the promotion, meaning his in-ring resume remains almost entirely blank at this stage of his career.

The pitch is notable for a few reasons. For one, it underscores just how much buzz surrounds the younger Styles even before he’s stepped into a nationally televised ring. Given his father’s standing as one of the most respected in-ring performers of his generation, there was always going to be attention on Avery the moment he laced up boots of his own. That King — himself part of a group built around legacy and lineage — is publicly campaigning for him only adds to the intrigue.

It’s also a reminder of how thin the line between WWE and TNA has become in the streaming-era wrestling landscape. TNA operates with a working relationship to WWE through NXT, with talent occasionally appearing across both brands’ programming. A recruitment pitch like King’s, made openly on a podcast rather than through backstage whispers, fits the increasingly blurred boundaries between the two promotions. Whether it’s a genuine long-term plan or simply King generating chatter around his faction and himself remains to be seen, but it’s the kind of crossover conversation that wouldn’t have made sense in wrestling’s more siloed past.

For the BirthRight, adding Avery Styles would be a significant swerve in profile. The faction has built its identity around performers with wrestling pedigree, and pairing King with the son of AJ Styles would instantly raise the group’s visibility — while also raising the stakes for a teenager who hasn’t yet had the chance to establish himself in his own right. There’s a risk in that kind of fast-tracked spotlight, but there’s also a reward: few debuting wrestlers get this level of attention before their first big match even airs.

For now, this is just talk — a wish-list pitch from one NXT star rather than any indication of a move that’s actually in the works. Avery Styles remains under contract to TNA, and nothing suggests that’s changing anytime soon. But given how often storylines in modern wrestling seem to start with a passing comment on a podcast, it’s worth keeping an eye on whether King’s interest in the BirthRight’s newest potential member goes any further than talk.

As Avery Styles prepares for his TNA television debut, all eyes will be on how he performs — and whether the buzz generated by comments like King’s ends up shaping how his early career is booked, whether inside TNA or, eventually, elsewhere.