Lacey Evans is apparently not cleared to compete.
On the July 29 edition of WWE SmackDown, Aliyah was advertised to go one-on-one with recent rival Lacey Evans. When it came time for the match, Aliyah came out to face Shotzi. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee noted on commentary that Evans was “not cleared to compete.” Shotzi went on to defeat Aliyah in a brief match.
It remains to be seen why Lacey Evans was absent from SmackDown. Earlier in the night, the Sassy Southern Belle seemingly promoted the match graphic in a tweet where she used eye emojis and a thinking face.
Shotzi picks up a huge win! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/SIQSNnKgJ5
— WWE (@WWE) July 30, 2022
Related: WWE SmackDown Results (7/29/22)