One week after suffering another Kendo-stick beating at Io Shirai’s hands, Candice LeRae barged into the office of NXT General Manager William Regal in search of answers. Tenacious C demanded to know why The Genius of the Sky, despite her bad behavior, was given a spot in next week’s Triple Threat Match to decide the next contender to NXT Champion Shayna Baszler.

Regal agreed and offered a solution, adding LeRae to next week’s bout and transforming the high-stakes Triple Threat Match into a Fatal 4-Way Match. Regal further said that if Rhea Ripley defeated Baszler in tonight’s non-title main event, she, too, would be added to the mix. That last note barely registered with LeRae, who reiterated that the only thing she cares about is getting her hands on Shirai.