Overview

• Shawn Michaels announced before No Mercy that Lainey Reid was injured in training and not cleared, with Sol Ruca’s opponent to be revealed at bell time.
• Jaida Parker, who was not part of the Speed tournament bracket, replaced Reid and lost to Ruca after a ZARIA–Lash Legend distraction set up the Sol Snatcher finish.
• WWE.com’s initial No Mercy review said Jacy Jayne retained the NXT Women’s Championship with help from Reid, then the line was edited to a more generic note about controversy.
• Lainey Reid appeared on the show in a walking boot and was confronted backstage by Lola Vice, adding to uncertainty around the injury and ongoing angles.
• WWE has announced Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker for Tuesday’s NXT on The CW, following the interference that influenced Ruca’s title defense.