Lainey Reid Injured, Unable To Compete At WWE NXT No Mercy

Lainey Reid won’t be challenging for the WWE Speed Championship at WWE NXT No Mercy.

Shawn Michaels informed fans that Reid was injured during training and is not cleared for her Speed Championship match against Sol Ruca.

Michaels said Sol would still defend the title, but did not reveal the replacement.

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Per @ShawnMichaels, @lainey_wwe is not medically cleared to compete. However, @SolRucaWWE will still defend her Women's Speed Championship TONIGHT at #NXTNoMercy against an unknown opponent. pic.twitter.com/AIHHgW5WHB

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 27, 2025

Reid earned her title shot by defeating Faby Apache and Candice LeRae in a number one contenders tournament.

It is unknown how long Lainey Reid will be sidelined. Fightful wishes her the best as she recovers.

Fightful will have coverage of NXT No Mercy beginning at 7 p.m. ET.