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== History == |
== History == |
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On February 9, 2024, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[WWE]] announced a partnership with [[Twitter|X]] to introduce ''[[WWE Speed]]'', a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-speed-air-x-twitter-beginning-spring-2024|title=WWE Speed To Air On X (Twitter) Beginning In Spring 2024|date=February 8, 2024|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> The following month on March 27, WWE commentator [[Corey Graves]] announced that ''Speed'' would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. An eight-man tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural WWE Speed Champion that would take place over the first few episodes of the program. It was also revealed that male wrestlers from all three of WWE's [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]—[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]], [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] and the developmental brand [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]]—were eligible to challenge for the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-speed-premiering-in-april-tournament-to-crown-champion-announced|title=WWE Speed premiere date revealed, tournament will crown champion|date=March 27, 2024|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> |
On February 9, 2024, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[WWE]] announced a partnership with [[Twitter|X]] to introduce ''[[WWE Speed]]'', a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-speed-air-x-twitter-beginning-spring-2024|title=WWE Speed To Air On X (Twitter) Beginning In Spring 2024|date=February 8, 2024|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> The following month on March 27, WWE commentator [[Corey Graves]] announced that ''Speed'' would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. An eight-man tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural WWE Speed Champion that would take place over the first few episodes of the program. It was also revealed that male wrestlers from all three of WWE's [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]—[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]], [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]], and the [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]]—were eligible to challenge for the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-speed-premiering-in-april-tournament-to-crown-champion-announced|title=WWE Speed premiere date revealed, tournament will crown champion|date=March 27, 2024|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> |
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=== Inaugural tournament === |
=== Inaugural tournament === |
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Revision as of 02:14, 27 April 2024
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| Date established | March 27, 2024 | ||||
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The WWE Speed Championship is an upcoming professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, available to male wrestlers from all three of WWE's brand divisions. It was announced on March 27, 2024, and it has a stipulation in which matches have a time limit of three minutes. The title is named after WWE's online program Speed, which is where the matches exclusively air. The inaugural champion will be determined from an eight-man tournament with the final to air on May 8, 2024.
History
On February 9, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit.[1] The following month on March 27, WWE commentator Corey Graves announced that Speed would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. An eight-man tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural WWE Speed Champion that would take place over the first few episodes of the program. It was also revealed that male wrestlers from all three of WWE's brand divisions—Raw, SmackDown, and the developmental brand NXT—were eligible to challenge for the title.[2]
Inaugural tournament
| Quarterfinals Speed (April 3–17, 2024) | Semifinals Speed (April 24–May 1, 2024) | Final Speed (May 8, 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dragon Lee | 02:57[3] | |||||||||||||
| Ricochet | Pin | |||||||||||||
| JD McDonagh | 01:58[6] | |||||||||||||
| JD McDonagh | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Axiom | 02:26[4] | |||||||||||||
| Ricochet | ||||||||||||||
| Bronson Reed | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Cedric Alexander | 01:50[3] | |||||||||||||
| Bronson Reed | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Gargano | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Gargano | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Angel | 02:08[5] | |||||||||||||
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | TBD | TBD | Speed | TBD | 1 | — | — | Inaugural champion to be crowned from an eight-man tournament. | |
References
- ^ Defelice, Robert (February 8, 2024). "WWE Speed To Air On X (Twitter) Beginning In Spring 2024". Fightful. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (March 27, 2024). "WWE Speed premiere date revealed, tournament will crown champion". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Nason, Josh (April 3, 2024). "Ricochet, Bronson Reed advance in WWE Speed title tournament on debut episode". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (April 10, 2024). "JD McDonagh advances in WWE Speed title tournament". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (April 17, 2024). "Johnny Gargano Beats Angel To Advance In WWE Speed Title Tournament, Semi-Final Match Set For 4/24". Fightful. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (April 24, 2024). "Ricochet advances to WWE Speed title tournament finals". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 25, 2024.