WWE Speed

{{short description|Professional wrestling streaming television program}}

{{Infobox television

| image = WWE Speed logo.png

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| genre =

| creator = Paul "Triple H" Levesque

| screenplay =

| teleplay =

| story =

| director =

| presenter = Corey Graves

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Raw roster
SmackDown roster
NXT roster

}}

| theme_music_composer =

| music =

| open_theme = "Conquered It All" by def rebel
(from WWE Music Group)

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

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| num_episodes = {{#expr:19 + {{age in weeks|June 26, 2024}}}}

| producer = Pete Dunne{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/pete-dunne-produced-recent-wwe-speed-matches|title=Pete Dunne Produced Recent WWE Speed Matches|date=March 31, 2024|last=Sapp|first=Sean Ross|work=Fightful|access-date=April 23, 2024|archive-date=April 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423115009/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/pete-dunne-produced-recent-wwe-speed-matches|url-status=live}}

| executive_producer = Paul "Triple H" Levesque

| list_episodes =

| camera = Multi-camera setup

| runtime = 3–5 minutes

| company =

| network = X

| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|04|03}}

| last_aired = present

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WWE Speed is an American professional wrestling web series produced by WWE. Premiering on April 3, 2024, the series features wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands competing in matches with a three-minute time limit.

The show premiered as part of a two-year deal with X Corp., with new matches posted exclusively to WWE's X account on Wednesdays. The WWE Speed Championship and WWE Women's Speed Championship are contested in matches that air during special editions of the series, which air on Wednesdays or Fridays and have an extended five-minute time limit. Matches for Speed are generally taped prior to live broadcasts of Raw and SmackDown.

History

Prior to the December 15, 2023 broadcast of WWE SmackDown, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE piloted matches with five-minute time limits as dark matches.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Joseph |date=February 8, 2024 |title=WWE Files Trademarks For 'WWE Speed' and 'Je'Von Evans' |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/trademarks-wwe-speed-jevon-evans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328084344/https://411mania.com/wrestling/trademarks-wwe-speed-jevon-evans/ |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=411Mania}} On February 6, 2024, it was reported that WWE had filed trademark applications for the title "WWE Speed"; on February 8 during the WrestleMania XL Kickoff press conference, WWE officially announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, which would stream weekly on the social media platform.{{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|archive-date=March 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328082331/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-speed-air-x-twitter-beginning-spring-2024|url-status=live}} The deal was confirmed for two years. It was also revealed that the matches would be filmed specifically for the program and not be repurposed from WWE's other programs, and that it would feature wrestlers from all three of WWE's brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-wwe-inks-2-year-deal-x-twitter-bring-wwe-speed-platform|title=Report: WWE Inks 2-Year Deal With X (Twitter) To Bring 'WWE Speed' To Platform|date=February 9, 2024|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404005826/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-wwe-inks-2-year-deal-x-twitter-bring-wwe-speed-platform|url-status=live}}

On March 27, WWE commentator Corey Graves announced that Speed would premiere on Wednesday, April 3, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. Also announced was a tournament to crown the inaugural WWE Speed Champion for men.{{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|archive-date=March 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328082331/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-speed-premiering-in-april-tournament-to-crown-champion-announced|url-status=live}} The debut episode, which was uploaded at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), saw Ricochet defeat Dragon Lee. Roughly 30 minutes later, WWE uploaded a second episode in which Bronson Reed defeated Cedric Alexander. Graves served as the sole commentator for the episodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/ricochet-advances-wwe-speed-championship-tournament-jd-mcdonagh-vs-axiom-set-410-wwe-speed|title=Ricochet And Bronson Reed Advance In WWE Speed Championship Tournament, JD McDonagh vs. Axiom Set For 4/10 WWE Speed|date=April 3, 2024|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=April 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403165457/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/ricochet-advances-wwe-speed-championship-tournament-jd-mcdonagh-vs-axiom-set-410-wwe-speed|url-status=live}} On May 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque confirmed that the program would also eventually feature women's matches;{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/wwe-speed-will-feature-womens-division-matches|title=WWE Speed Will Feature Women's Division Matches, Triple H Confirms|date=May 1, 2024|last=Lowson|first=Thomas|work=SE Scoops|access-date=May 2, 2024|archive-date=May 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502031941/https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/wwe-speed-will-feature-womens-division-matches|url-status=live}} this led to the announcement of a tournament for the WWE Women's Speed Championship, which began on September 4.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2024 |title=IYO SKY Advances In WWE Speed Women’s Championship Tournament |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/iyo-sky-advances-wwe-speed-162853552.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=September 5, 2024 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}

While the program typically airs on Wednesdays, a special Friday airing occurred on May 3, 2024. This episode, which was the seventh episode overall, saw Ricochet defeat Johnny Gargano to become the inaugural Speed Champion. This episode also confirmed that championship matches would air on Fridays and would have a five-minute time limit instead of the regular three.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/ricochet-first-ever-wwe-speed-champion/|title=Ricochet Becomes First-Ever WWE Speed Champion, Special Friday Episode Airs|date=May 3, 2024|last=Lee|first=Joseph|work=411Mania|access-date=May 3, 2024|archive-date=May 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503170626/https://411mania.com/wrestling/ricochet-first-ever-wwe-speed-champion/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/ricochet-celebrates-wwe-speed-title|title=Ricochet Celebrates WWE Speed Title Win After Becoming First-Ever Champion|date=May 3, 2024|last=Lowson|first=Thomas|work=SE Scoops|access-date=May 3, 2024|archive-date=May 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503215217/https://www.sescoops.com/wwe/ricochet-celebrates-wwe-speed-title|url-status=live}} During the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024 (aired October 9), Candice LeRae defeated Iyo Sky to become the inaugural Women's Speed Champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/spoiler-inaugural-wwe-women-s-speed-champion-crowned|title=Spoiler: Inaugural WWE Women’s Speed Champion Crowned|date=October 4, 2024|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=October 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/candice-lerae-crowned-first-wwe-speed-womens-champion/|title=Candice LeRae crowned first WWE Speed Women’s Champion|date=October 9, 2024|last=Currier|first=Joseph|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=October 9, 2024}}

Champions

The colors and symbols indicate the home brand of the champions.

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style="background:#FBB; width:2em" align=center|{{dagger}}

|Raw

|style="background:#CAE1FF; width:2em" align=center|{{doubledagger}}

|SmackDown

|style="background:silver; width:2em" align=center|§

|NXT

|style="background:#B9FFC5; width:2em" align=center|∞

|Unaffiliated

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Championship !colspan="2" \| Current champion(s) !Reign !Date won !Days held !Days rec. !Location !Notes !{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
align=center \| WWE Speed Championship \|align=center \| 100px \|style="background:#FBB;" align=center \| El Grande Americano {{dagger}} \|align=center \| 1 \|align=center \| May 7, 2025 \|align=center \| {{age in days\|May 5, 2025}} \|align=center \| {{age in days\|May 7, 2025}} \|align=center \| Omaha, Nebraska \|align="left" \| Defeated Dragon Lee on Speed. WWE recognizes Americano's reign as beginning on May 7, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay. \|{{cite web\|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/spoiler-wwe-speed-taping-5-5-25/\|title=Spoiler From WWE Speed Taping\|date=May 5, 2025\|last=Thomas\|first=Jeremy\|work=411Mania\|access-date=May 6, 2025}}
align=center \| WWE Women's Speed Championship \|align=center \| 100px \|style="background:silver;" align=center \| Sol Ruca § \|align=center \| 1 \|align=center \| April 11, 2025 \|align=center \| {{age in days\|April 11, 2025}} \|align=center \| {{age in days\|April 16, 2025}} \|align=center \| Seattle, Washington \|align="left" \| Defeated Candice LeRae on Speed. WWE recognizes Ruca's reign as beginning on April 16, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay. \|{{cite web\|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/wwe-title-change-spoiler-speed-sol-ruca/\|title=WWE Title Change Confirmed\|date=April 11, 2025\|author=Liam\|work=WrestleTalk\|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

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Championship

!colspan="2" | Current champion(s)

!Reign

!Date won

!Days
held

!Days
rec.

!Location

!Notes

!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

align=center | WWE Speed Championship

|align=center | 100px

|style="background:#FBB;" align=center | El Grande Americano {{dagger}}

|align=center | 1

|align=center | May 7, 2025

|align=center | {{age in days|May 5, 2025}}

|align=center | {{age in days|May 7, 2025}}

|align=center | Omaha, Nebraska

|align="left" | Defeated Dragon Lee on Speed.
WWE recognizes Americano's reign as beginning on May 7, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.

|{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/spoiler-wwe-speed-taping-5-5-25/|title=Spoiler From WWE Speed Taping|date=May 5, 2025|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|work=411Mania|access-date=May 6, 2025}}

align=center | WWE Women's Speed Championship

|align=center | 100px

|style="background:silver;" align=center | Sol Ruca §

|align=center | 1

|align=center | April 11, 2025

|align=center | {{age in days|April 11, 2025}}

|align=center | {{age in days|April 16, 2025}}

|align=center | Seattle, Washington

|align="left" | Defeated Candice LeRae on Speed.
WWE recognizes Ruca's reign as beginning on April 16, 2025, when the match aired on tape delay.

|{{cite web|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/wwe-title-change-spoiler-speed-sol-ruca/|title=WWE Title Change Confirmed|date=April 11, 2025|author=Liam|work=WrestleTalk|access-date=April 11, 2025}}