WWE star picks up first ever victory just a month after debut

A WWE star was able to win her first match in the company. This happened just a month after her debut.

Lainey Reid has been competing in NXT Level Up for the past year. She has impressed fans with her performances, and hence, a few weeks ago, she showed up on the black and silver brand and challenged Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women's Championship.

She made her televised debut on the June 10, 2025, episode of NXT against Jacy for the NXT Women's Championship. Although she put up a tough fight, she was unable to win gold. Reid has since been in search of her first win.

Tonight on the black and silver brand, Lainey Reid competed in a singles match against Thea Hail. Reid was again impressive, putting up a good performance against the former Chase U student. In the end, she was able to pick up a surprise win over Thea. This marks her first televised win in WWE. Previously, she had only won at house shows and Level Up, but never on TV.

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With tonight's impressive performance, it's only a matter of time before she becomes a champion. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Lainey Reid in NXT.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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