Lainey Reid Advances In WWE Speed Women’s Title Number One Contenders Tournament, Natalya Causes Distraction
Lainey Reid is moving on in the WWE Speed Women’s Title number one contender’s tournament.
Reid defeated Faby Apache, with some help from Natalya, who caused a distraction in the match as Apache was on the top rope.
Apache missed a swanton off the top and Reid connected with a running knee for the victory.
What an ending! 😱
A slight distraction by @NatbyNature, and @lainey_wwe is moving on in the Women's Speed Championship Tournament! pic.twitter.com/TDl8qdTRtL
— WWE (@WWE) September 10, 2025
With this victory, Reid will face Candice LeRae in the finals of the number one contenders tournament on the September 23rd episode of NXT. The winner will challenge Sol Ruca for the Women’s Speed Title at NXT No Mercy.
Natalya is set to face Apache at WWE x AAA Worlds Collide: Las Vegas.
It was announced at NXT Heatwave that the WWE Speed Championships would be defended on NXT moving forward.
Speed matches have a three-minute time limit, but title matches have a five-minute time limit. Speed match previously aired exclusively on X/Twitter, but stopped on July 9th. The program debuted in April 2024.
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