The WWE Women's Speed Championship is a women's professional wrestling internet championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, available to wrestlers from all three of the company's brand divisions. Revealed on August 9, 2024, it has a stipulation in which matches have a five-minute time limit and stream exclusively on WWE's online program Speed. The current champion is Candice LeRae from SmackDown, who defeated Iyo Sky in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion during the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024 (aired October 9).
| WWE Women's Speed Championship | |||||
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 The WWE Women's Speed Championship belt with default side plates | |||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||
| Date established | August 9, 2024 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Candice LeRae | ||||
| Date won | October 4, 2024 (aired October 9, 2024) | ||||
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History
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On April 3, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE launched Speed, a weekly video series that streams exclusively on the social media platform X. The program features matches between wrestlers from all three of WWE's brands—Raw, SmackDown, and the developmental brand NXT—and the matches have a three-minute time limit for regular episodes. Speed originally only featured matches with male wrestlers, with special episodes for the WWE Speed Championship having a five-minute time limit.[1][2]
On May 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque confirmed that the program would also eventually feature women's matches.[3] This led to an official announcement on August 9, 2024, where it was revealed that a tournament for the inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship would begin on September 4, 2024.[4] In the tournament final that occurred during the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024, SmackDown's Candice LeRae defeated Raw's Iyo Sky to become the inaugural champion. Her reign is recognized as having begun on October 9, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay.[5][6]
Inaugural tournament
editThe participants for the inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament were revealed on August 23, 2024.[7]
| Quarterfinals Speed (aired September 4–25) | Semifinals Speed (aired October 2–5) | Final Speed (aired October 9) | |||||||||
| Lyra Valkyria | 2:18 | ||||||||||
| Iyo Sky | Pin[8] | ||||||||||
| Iyo Sky | Pin[12] | ||||||||||
| Naomi | 2:38 | ||||||||||
| Blair Davenport | 2:36 | ||||||||||
| Naomi | Sub[9] | ||||||||||
| Iyo Sky | 3:48 | ||||||||||
| Candice LeRae | Pin[6] | ||||||||||
| Elektra Lopez | 2:33 | ||||||||||
| Kairi Sane | Pin[10] | ||||||||||
| Kairi Sane | 2:28 | ||||||||||
| Candice LeRae | Pin[13] | ||||||||||
| Candice LeRae | Pin[11] | ||||||||||
| Piper Niven | 2:37 | ||||||||||
Reigns
editAs of November 12, 2024.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | Candice LeRae | October 4, 2024 | Speed | Nashville, TN | 1 | 39+ | 34+ | Defeated Iyo Sky in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. WWE recognizes LeRae's reign as beginning on October 9, 2024, when the episode aired on tape delay. |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Weprin, Alex (February 8, 2024). "WWE Inks Deal With X to Stream 'Speed' Matches". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (March 27, 2024). "WWE Speed premiere date revealed, tournament will crown champion". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 1, 2024). "Triple H Says Women Will Eventually Compete In WWE Speed Matches". Fightful. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (August 9, 2024). "WWE Speed Women's Championship tournament to begin next month". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (October 4, 2024). "Spoiler On Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Champion". 411Mania. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Tessier, Colin (October 9, 2024). "Candice LeRae Beats IYO SKY, Wins WWE Speed Women's Championship On WWE Speed". Fightful. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (August 23, 2024). "Competitors Revealed For WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament". 411Mania. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (September 4, 2024). "IYO SKY Beats Lyra Valkyria, Advances In WWE Speed Women's Title Tournament On 9/4 WWE Speed". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (September 11, 2024). "Naomi Beats Blair Davenport On WWE Speed, Advances In WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (September 18, 2024). "Kairi Sane Beats Elektra Lopez On WWE Speed, Advances In WWE Speed Women's Title Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (September 25, 2024). "Candice LeRae Beats Piper Niven, Advances In WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (October 2, 2024). "IYO SKY Beats Naomi, Advances To Finals Of WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament On WWE Speed". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (October 5, 2024). "Candice LeRae Beats Kairi Sane, Will Face IYO Sky In Finals Of WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 4, 2024). "Spoiler: Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Champion Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (October 9, 2024). "Candice LeRae crowned first WWE Speed Women's Champion". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 9, 2024.