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WWE NXT notes: New Fatal Influence member, tag team returns

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News and notes coming from Tuesday’s NXT.

OTM made their return on NXT, attacking Chase U, Hank & Tank, and the Culling while they were wrestling a triple threat tag team match. Bronco Nima and Lucien Price laid out all three teams in dominant fashion, cementing themselves as future contenders. It was later announced that they would be back in action next week against Hank & Tank.

The two haven’t teamed together since January of this year, out of action due to injuries.

During Tuesday’s show, a video package aired of Fatal Influence explaining that Jazmyn Nyx was eliminated by someone that wanted to prove their loyalty to them in a way that “the other” never did. It was then revealed that Laney Reid was sitting next to them. Reid said that falling short against Jayne earlier this year made her realize that in order to get like the NXT Women’s Champion, she needs to follow in her direction. Jayne then welcomed Reid as the newest member of Fatal Influence.

The trio eventually returned at the end of the night, when Tatum Paxley won a battle royal to become the new number one contender for Jayne’s title. The show ended with the new trio staring down Paxley, who celebrated with longtime friend Lyra Valkyria.

WWE NXT No Mercy notes: Invasion, Laney Reid, Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

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Notes from Saturday’s NXT No Mercy event.

The big news coming out of No Mercy came from NXT General Manager Ava, who announced the NXT Invasion special for October 7 on The CW. Two Survivor Series-style matches will take place, one with men and the other with women. Stars from both promotions such as Myles Borne, Lash Legend, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Mike Santana all expressed interest in participating.

Lola Vice didn’t end up winning the NXT Women’s Championship on Saturday thanks to a masked person drilling her with a running kneestrike as she was recovering on the outside. Vice managed to enter the ring to avoid a count-out, but ended up walking into a rolling encore by Jacy Jayne, who retained the title. Earlier in the night, Laney Reid was interviewed and revealed that she was wearing a foot cast, putting her out of action. Vice ran into Lane and the two exchanged words.

Ethan Page was also victorious at No Mercy, defeating Tavion Heights to retain the North American title. As he was celebrating in the ring, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. appeared on the video screen. He said that while Page had his eye on the AAA Latin American title, he had his eye on the NXT North American title.

The two met earlier this month at Worlds Collide, where Wagner emerged victorious in a four-way match that was for the Latin American title.

Shawn Michaels announces change to WWE NXT No Mercy card

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Laney Reid is not medically cleared.

Just minutes before Saturday’s No Mercy PLE was set to go on the air, the company posted a video of Shawn Michaels announcing that Reid was injured while training the previous night and as a result, was not medically cleared to compete. Michaels said that Ruca would still defend the Speed title at tonight’s event, but it would be against a mystery competitor instead.

Reid had won a tournament to face Ruca for the Speed Women’s Championship on Saturday, first defeating AAA’s Faby Apache then defeated SmackDown star Candice LeRae to earn the title match. At NXT Battleground, it was announced that the Speed titles would be defended in NXT moving forward, as the status of the show on X is currently in question.

Here is the updated card for No Mercy. Live coverage for the show can be found here:

WWE NXT No Mercy, Saturday, September 27 —

  • NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Ricky Saints
  • NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defends against Lola Vice
  • WWE Women’s Speed Champion Sol Ruca defends against TBA
  • NXT North American Champion Ethan Page defends against Tavion Heights
  • Weaponized Steel Cage match: Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace
  • Josh Briggs vs. Je’Von Evans

Finals set for WWE NXT Women’s Speed Championship tournament

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The finals for the Speed Women’s Championship title shot at No Mercy is now official.

Laney Reid will face Candice LeRae in the finals after she scored a surprising victory over Faby Apache on Tuesday’s NXT. As the match neared its conclusion Natalya, Apache’s opponent for Worlds Collide, came out of the crowd and stared down Apache. The brief distraction allowed Reid to dodge a swanton bomb attempt and connected with a running knee strike for the shock win.

Candice LeRae, the first-ever Women’s Speed Champion, defeated TNA’s Xia Brookside last week to advance. The winner between Reid and LeRae will go on to face Sol Ruca at NXT No Mercy on September 27.

It was announced back at NXT Great American Bash that the Speed titles would be coming to the NXT brand, weeks after Sol Ruca began appearing on television with her title despite winning it earlier in the year. The fate of the men’s title remains unknown, as El Grande Americano has not shown his championship on television nor has he appeared on NXT.

Participants revealed for upcoming WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament

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Competitors have been revealed for the upcoming WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament.

NXT General Manager Ava revealed that Candace LeRae, who will represent WWE’s main roster, will take on TNA’s Xia Brookside next week in the first match of the tournament. AAA’s Faby Apache, meanwhile, will take on NXT’s Laney Reid. The eventual winner of the mini-tournament will then face Sol Ruca for the Speed Women’s Championship at NXT No Mercy on September 27. 

It was announced at NXT’s Heatwave event over the weekend that the Speed titles would be coming to the brand. Ruca has been seen with the championship in recent weeks, but never showed her championship on television until recently. She won the title back on April 11.

The future of the men’s title hasn’t been brought up on NXT programming. That championship is held by El Grande Americano, who has yet to appear on television wearing the title.

New episodes of WWE Speed stopped after July 9, with WWE providing no information on when the series will return. A recent report by Dave Meltzer seemed to indicate that the show had been dropped, despite WWE signing a two-year deal with X to air Speed exclusively on the platform.