Here's the code to check if there is a top element in the stack, decrement the size of the stack by one if there isn't a top element, update the new value for the top node, and return the popped node's data:
```
class Stack:
def __init__(self):
self.top = None
self.size = 0
def pop(self):
# Check if there is a top element
if self.top is None:
return None
else:
popped_node = self.top
# Decrement the size of the stack
self.size -= 1
# Update the new value for the top node
self.top = self.top.next
popped_node.next = None
return popped_node.data
```
This checks if there is a top element in the stack, decrements the size of the stack by one if there isn't a top element, updates the new value for the top node, and returns the popped node's data.