List of WWE tournaments

Under its scripted format, WWE has organized numerous professional wrestling tournaments, primarily featuring professional wrestlers from its own roster and occasionally involving talent from other professional wrestling promotions.

Championship tournaments

Inaugural championship tournaments

No.	Championship	Winner	Finals			Notes
			Event	Date	Location
1	European Championship	The British Bulldog	Raw	February 26, 1997 (aired March 3)	Berlin, Germany	[1]
2	Light Heavyweight Championship	Taka Michinoku	D-Generation X: In Your House	December 7, 1997	Springfield, MA	First introduced for the Universal Wrestling Association, but the WWF recognizes Michinoku as the inaugural champion.
3	WWE Tag Team Championship	Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle	No Mercy	October 20, 2002	North Little Rock, AR	[2]
4	NXT Championship	Seth Rollins	NXT	July 27, 2012 (aired August 29)	Winter Park, FL	Tournament name: Gold Rush Tournament [3]
5	NXT Tag Team Championship	British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)		January 31, 2013 (aired February 13)		[4]
6	NXT Women's Championship	Paige		June 20, 2013 (aired July 24)		[5]
7	Cruiserweight Championship	T. J. Perkins	Cruiserweight Classic	September 14, 2016		[6]
8	SmackDown Tag Team Championship	Heath Slater and Rhyno	Backlash	September 11, 2016	Richmond, VA	[7] [8] [9]
9	United Kingdom Championship	Tyler Bate	United Kingdom Championship Tournament	January 15, 2017	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	[10]
10	NXT UK Women's Championship	Rhea Ripley	NXT UK	August 26, 2018 (aired November 28)	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
11	NXT UK Tag Team Championship	Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson)	TakeOver: Blackpool	January 12, 2019	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
12	NXT UK Heritage Cup	A-Kid	NXT UK	November 26, 2020	London, England
13	World Heavyweight Championship	Seth "Freakin" Rollins	Night of Champions	May 27, 2023	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14	WWE Speed Championship	Ricochet	Speed	April 26, 2024 (aired May 3)	Cincinnati, OH
15	WWE Women's Speed Championship	Candice LeRae	Speed	October 4, 2024 (aired October 9)	Nashville, TN
16	Women's United States Championship	Chelsea Green	Saturday Night's Main Event	December 14, 2024	Uniondale, NY
17	Women's Intercontinental Championship	Lyra Valkyria	Raw	January 13, 2025	San Jose, CA

Vacant championship tournaments

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	Tournament winner(s) did not win championship
	Tournament was for an interim championship

Tournament summary for active championships WWE Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Randy Savage WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Atlantic City, NJ WWF President Jack Tunney refused to recognize Ted DiBiase as champion. [11] 2 The Rock Survivor Series November 15, 1998 St. Louis, MI Tournament name: Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament 3 Rey Mysterio Raw Supershow July 25, 2011 Hampton, VA Champion CM Punk left WWE. [12] 4 Roman Reigns Survivor Series November 22, 2015 Atlanta, GA Champion Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury. Intercontinental Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Mr. Perfect Superstars of Wrestling April 23, 1990 (aired May 19) Austin, TX Champion Ultimate Warrior vacated the title. [13] [1] [14] 2 Marc Mero Monday Night Raw September 23, 1996 Hershey, PA Champion Ahmed Johnson suffered (kayfabe) kidney injuries after Faarooq attacked him. [1] [15] 3 Owen Hart Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 St. Louis, MI Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. 4 Ken Shamrock Raw Is War October 12, 1998 Uniondale, NY Champion Triple H suffered an injury. [1] [16] 5 Kofi Kingston SmackDown May 11, 2010 (aired May 14) Buffalo, NY SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long fired champion Drew McIntyre and vacated the title after repeat attacks against Matt Hardy. Mr. McMahon overturned Long’s decision, nullifying Kingston’s title win. [17] 6 AJ Styles SmackDown June 8, 2020 (aired June 12) Orlando, FL Champion Sami Zayn refrained from competing during the COVID-19 pandemic so the title was vacated. [18] United States Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Eddie Guerrero Vengeance July 27, 2003 Denver, CO Smackdown General Manager Stephanie McMahon revived the title after two years of inactivity. [19] 2 Bobby Roode SmackDown Live January 16, 2018 Laredo, TX Champion Dolph Ziggler proclaimed that the fans did not deserve him and abandoned the title as he walked out. On the night of the semifinals, Roode challenged Jinder Mahal to hold the final that same night. [20] [21] [22] World Tag Team Championship (current) No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy Raw April 16, 2018 Hartford, CT Tournament name: Tag Team Eliminator Champions Braun Strowman and 10-year old Nicholas vacated the titles due to Nicholas' fourth-grade schedule. Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced The Bar vs. the tournament winners for the vacant titles at the Greatest Royal Rumble. [23] NXT Women's Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Charlotte TakeOver May 29, 2014 Winter Park, FL NXT commissioner John Bradshaw Layfield vacated the title because champion Paige could not defend both the NXT Women's and Divas Championship. [24] 2 Tiffany Stratton Battleground May 28, 2023 Lowell, MA Champion Indi Hartwell suffered a leg injury and was drafted to Raw . WWE Women's Tag Team Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez Raw August 29, 2022 Pittsburgh, PA Champions Naomi and Sasha Banks were suspended indefinitely.

Tournament summary for defunct championships WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010) No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Alundra Blayze All American Wrestling December 13, 1993 (aired December 26) Poughkeepsie, NY The title was reinstated after three years of inactivity. [25] [26] [27] 2 Lita Cyber Sunday November 5, 2006 Cincinnati, OH Champion Trish Stratus retired from wrestling. [26] [28] World Tag Team Championship (1971–2010) No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Royal Rumble January 22, 1995 Tampa, FL Champions Diesel and Shawn Michaels disbanded as a tag team. [29] 2 The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) WrestleMania XII March 31, 1996 Anaheim, CA Billy Gunn of champions The Smokin' Gunns suffered a neck injury. [30] 3 Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Raw Is War July 7, 1997 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Failed to win the championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dude Love on the July 14 episode of Raw Is War. ECW World Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Johnny Nitro Vengeance: Night of Champions June 24, 2007 Houston, TX Champion Bobby Lashley vacated the title after being drafted to Raw . The final was supposed to be Chris Benoit vs. CM Punk but Benoit no showed the event and was replaced by Nitro. His absence was due to the Chris Benoit double murder and suicide. [31] World Heavyweight Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Edge SmackDown May 6, 2008 (aired May 9) London, Ontario, Canada Tournament name: Championship Chase Tournament Failed to win title against The Undertaker at Judgment Day. [32] Divas Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Maryse Raw February 22, 2010 Indianapolis, IN Champion Melina suffered an injury. [33] NXT Cruiserweight Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Cedric Alexander WrestleMania 34 April 8, 2018 New Orleans, LA Champion Enzo Amore was suspended and released due to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, the title was vacated. [34] [35] [36] 2 El Hijo del Fantasma NXT May 27, 2020 (aired June 3) Winter Park, FL This round-robin tournament was for the interim title after champion Jordan Devlin was unable to defend the title due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. [37] NXT United Kingdom Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Tyler Bate NXT UK July 7, 2022 London, England Champion Ilja Dragunov suffered an injury.

Tournament brackets

WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1990)

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Superstars April 4–23, 1990 (aired April 28 – May 5–12) Wrestling Challenge April 24, 1990 (aired May 13) Semifinals Finals Superstars April 23, 1990 (aired May 19) Tito Santana Count-out Akeem 4:05 Tito Santana — Brutus Beefcake Count-out (5:17) Dino Bravo Count-out (5:17) Tito Santana 7:30 Mr. Perfect Pin Mr. Perfect Pin Jimmy Snuka 3:44 Mr. Perfect — Roddy Piper Disqualified (5:25) Rick Martel Disqualified (5:25)

WWF Women's Championship Tournament (1993)

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First Round Wrestling Challenge November 30, 1993 Semifinals Superstars December 1, 1993 Finals All American Wrestling December 13, 1993 (aired December 26) Alundra Blayze Pin Allison Royal — Alundra Blayze Pin Heidi Lee Morgan Pin Heidi Lee Morgan (6:29) Black Venus — Heidi Lee Morgan Pin Rusty Thomas — Rusty Thomas Pin Angie Marino —

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1996)

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Quarterfinals Monday Night Raw August 19, 1996 (aired August 9 and September 9) Raw Championship Friday August 19, 1996 (aired September 6) Semifinals Monday Night Raw August 19, 1996 (aired September 16) Final Monday Night Raw September 23, 1996                   Owen Hart Count-out The British Bulldog 8:55 Owen Hart 9:26 Marc Mero Pin Marc Mero Disqualification Stone Cold Steve Austin 8:39 Marc Mero Pin Faarooq 14:50 Sycho Sid Pin Hunter Hearst Helmsley 3:39 Sycho Sid 7:15 Faarooq Disqualification Faarooq Pin Savio Vega 13:37

WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)

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1st Round Raw Is War June 16–23, 1997 Semifinals Raw Is War June 30, 1997 Finals Raw Is War July 7, 1997 Championship match Raw Is War July 14, 1997 Nation of Domination (Faarooq and D'Lo Brown) Pin Vader and The Undertaker 6:00 Nation of Domination Pin The Legion of Doom 3:02 The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) 3:42 Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dude Love Pin The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) Pin Nation of Domination 6:50 Owen Hart and The British Bulldog 9:00 Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Count-out New Blackjacks (Blackjack Windham and Blackjack Bradshaw) 3:35 Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Pin Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Pin The Headbangers 4:07 Jerry Lawler and Rob Van Dam 3:37 The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) Pin

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)

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First Round Raw Is War October 12, 1988 Semifinals Raw Is War October 12, 1988 Final Raw Is War October 12, 1988                   Ken Shamrock Submit Steve Blackman 2:30 Ken Shamrock Submit Val Venis 4:36 Val Venis Pin Marc Mero 2:15 Ken Shamrock Submit X-Pac 3:56 X-Pac Pin Jeff Jarrett 3:09 X-Pac Pin Mankind 3:16 Mankind Submit Mark Henry 3:18

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)

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Semifinals SmackDown May 4, 2010 (aired May 7) Final SmackDown May 11, 2010 (aired May 14)         Kofi Kingston Pin Dolph Ziggler 11:15 Kofi Kingston Pin Christian 8:43 Christian Pin Cody Rhodes 12:15

WWE Championship Tournament (2011)

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First Round Raw July 18, 2011 Semifinals Raw July 18, 2011 Final Raw July 25, 2011                   Rey Mysterio Pin Dolph Ziggler 08:00 Rey Mysterio Pin R-Truth 09:52 Jack Swagger 05:47 R-Truth Pin Rey Mysterio Pin The Miz 13:10 Kofi Kingston Pin Alberto Del Rio 04:24 Kofi Kingston 12:47 The Miz Pin Alex Riley 04:58 The Miz Pin

WWE United States Championship Tournament (2017–18)

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First Round SmackDown Live December 26, 2017 – January 9, 2018 Semifinals SmackDown Live January 16, 2018 Final SmackDown Live January 16, 2018                   Bobby Roode Pin Baron Corbin 10:44 [21] Bobby Roode Pin Mojo Rawley 13:41 [22] Zack Ryder 5:44 [38] Mojo Rawley Pin Bobby Roode Pin Jinder Mahal 14:49 [22] Tye Dillinger 8:41 [21] Jinder Mahal Pin Jinder Mahal Pin Xavier Woods 16:33 [22] Xavier Woods Pin Aiden English 7:31 [39]

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2020)

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First Round SmackDown May 15–22, 2020 Semifinals SmackDown May 29, 2020 Final SmackDown June 8, 2020 (aired June 12)                   Daniel Bryan Sub Drew Gulak 12:47 [40] Daniel Bryan Pin Sheamus† 11:59 [41] Jeff Hardy Pin Sheamus 14:05 [42] Daniel Bryan 38:10 [43] AJ Styles Pin Elias Pin King Corbin 16:07 [40] Bye† AJ Styles AJ Styles Pin Shinsuke Nakamura 13:15 [42] † Jeff Hardy and Elias were unable to compete in the semifinals because Elias was (kayfabe) injured in a car crash and Hardy was accused of causing it and arrested. AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan were given the option of having a bye in the tournament. Styles opted for the bye while Bryan opted to have a new opponent; Sheamus won a battle royal to face Bryan that night.

#1 Contender's tournaments

Summary

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	Tournament winner won championship match
	Tournament winner lost championship match
	Tournament winner won championship match but not the title
	Tournament winner did not get their championship match

#1 Contender's tournaments for active championships WWE Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Stone Cold Steve Austin Raw January 28, 2002 Richmond, VA Lost to Chris Jericho at No Way Out. [44] 2 John Cena SmackDown April 15, 2003 (aired April 17) Norfolk, VA Lost to Brock Lesnar at Backlash. [45] 3 John Cena No Way Out February 20, 2005 Pittsburgh, PA Defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield at WrestleMania 21. 4 John "Bradshaw" Layfield SmackDown April 26, 2005 (aired April 28) Birmingham, West Midlands, England Lost to John Cena in an "I Quit" match at Judgment Day. [46] 5 Triple H Raw February 20, 2006 Trenton, NJ Lost to John Cena at WrestleMania 22. 6 AJ Styles SmackDown April 19, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA Lost to Cody Rhodes at Backlash. Intercontinental Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 CM Punk Armageddon December 14, 2008 Buffalo, NY Champion William Regal got disqualified on the January 5 episode of Raw . [47] 2 Bad News Barrett Raw April 28, 2014 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Big E at Extreme Rules. [48] 3 Ricochet SmackDown December 2, 2022 Buffalo, NY Tournament name: SmackDown World Cup Lost to Gunther on the December 16 episode of SmackDown. 4 Jey Uso Raw September 9, 2024 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Defeated Bron Breakker on the September 23 episode of Raw. United States Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Santos Escobar SmackDown July 28, 2023 New Orleans, LA Champion Austin Theory attacked Escobar prior to their title match. Rey Mysterio took his place. 2 Kevin Owens SmackDown: New Year's Revolution January 5, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Lost to Logan Paul at the Royal Rumble. 3 LA Knight SmackDown February 28, 2025 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on the March 7 episode of SmackDown. World Tag Team Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes annd Damien Sandow) Raw October 22, 2012 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Team Hell No at Hell in a Cell by disqualification. 2 The Vaudevillains [a] (Aiden English and Simon Gotch Payback May 1, 2016 Rosemont, IL Lost to The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) at Extreme Rules. 3 Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) Raw December 27, 2021 Detroit, MI Tournament name: RK-Bro-nament Lost to RK-Bro at Day 1. 4 War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) Raw October 28, 2024 Hershey, PA Lost to The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) on the November 25 episode of Raw. The finals match ended in a no contest after Enzo Amore suffered a concussion during the match that required immediate medical attention. WWE later awarded the match to The Vaudevillains, naming them the #1 contenders. WWE Tag Team Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) SmackDown Live August 7, 2018 Orlando, FL Lost to the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. 2 Braun Strowman and Ricochet SmackDown February 3, 2023 Greenville, SC Lost to The Usos on the February 10 episode of SmackDown. 3 The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) SmackDown August 16, 2024 Orlando, FL Lost to The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) on the August 23 episode of SmackDown. 4 Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) SmackDown October 25, 2024 New York City, NY Defeated The Bloodline (Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa) on the same night. NXT Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Finn Bálor NXT TakeOver: Rival February 11, 2015 Winter Park, FL Lost to Kevin Owens on the March 25 episode of NXT. NXT Women's Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Jordynne Grace NXT June 24, 2025 Orlando, FL Lost to Jacy Jayne at Evolution. NXT North American Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Velveteen Dream Worlds Collide January 27, 2019 (aired February 2) Phoenix, AZ Tournament name: Worlds Collide Tournament The winner received a match for a championship of their choice. Dream chose to challenge for Johnny Gargano's NXT North American Championship on the February 20 episode of NXT and won the title. NXT Tag Team Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) NXT July 31, 2014 (aired September 4) Winter Park, FL Defeated The Ascension at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way. 2 Axiom and Nathan Frazer NXT April 2, 2024 Orlando, FL Lost to Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker at Stand & Deliver. NXT Heritage Cup No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Noam Dar NXT UK Aired October 7, 2021 London, England Defeated Tyler Bate on the October 28 episode of NXT UK. 2 Butch NXT September 26, 2023 Orlando, FL Lost to Noam Dar (2–1) at No Mercy.

#1 Contender's tournaments for defunct championships World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013) No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Edge Raw May 16, 2005 Omaha, NE Tournament name: Gold Rush Tournament Lost to Batista on the May 23 episode of Raw. 2 Rey Mysterio SmackDown August 28, 2007 (aired August 31) Albany, NY Tournament name: Championship Competition Tournament Lost to new champion Batista and previous champion The Great Khali at Unforgiven. [49] 3 John "Bradshaw" Layfield Raw December 29, 2008 Manchester, NH Tournament name: Race To The Rumble Tournament Lost to John Cena at the Royal Rumble. [50] ECW World Heavyweight Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Ezekiel Jackson ECW January 12, 2010 Green Bay, WI Tournament name: ECW Homecoming Tournament Lost to Christian at the Royal Rumble. [51] United Kingdom Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Zack Gibson United Kingdom Championship Tournament June 18, 2018 (aired June 25) Kensington, London, England Lost to Pete Dunne at the event. Cruiserweight Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Tony Nese 205 Live March 19, 2019 Indianapolis, IN Defeated Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) SmackDown February 9, 2024 Charlotte, NC Tournament name: Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Contender Series Lost to The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) at Elimination Chamber. 2 New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) SmackDown March 29, 2024 Uncasville, CT Failed to win the Raw Tag Team Championship or the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in the Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match on Night 1 of WrestleMania XL. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) SmackDown March 29, 2024 Uncasville, CT Won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in the Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match on Night 1 of WrestleMania XL.

Tournament brackets

Gold Rush Tournament (2005)

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First Round Raw May 2, 2005 Semifinals Raw May 9, 2005 Finals Raw May 16, 2005                   Kane Pin Christian 4:22 Kane Pin Chris Benoit 9:18 Chris Benoit Submit Triple H 13:34 Kane 12:23 Edge Pin Edge Pin Chris Jericho 8:10 Edge Pin Shawn Michaels 9:52 Shawn Michaels Pin Shelton Benjamin 14:50

SmackDown World Cup

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First Round SmackDown November 11–18, 2022 Semifinals SmackDown November 25, 2022 Final SmackDown December 12, 2022                   Santos Escobar Pin Shinsuke Nakamura 8:20 [52] Santos Escobar Pin Butch 9:55 [53] Sami Zayn 7:30 [54] Butch Pin Santos Escobar 21:34 [55] Ricochet Pin Braun Strowman Pin Jinder Mahal 1:50 [52] Braun Strowman 3:45 [53] Ricochet Pin Ricochet Pin Mustafa Ali 10:45 [54]

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2023)

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First Round SmackDown January 20, 2023 Semifinals SmackDown January 27, 2023 Final SmackDown February 3, 2023                   Drew McIntyre and Sheamus Pin The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) 17:48 [56] Braun Strowman and Ricochet † Pin Hit Row 5:55 [57] Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto) 2:52 [56] Hit Row (Ashante "Thee" Adonis and Top Dolla) Pin Braun Strowman and Ricochet † Pin Imperium 16:16 [58] The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch) 9:17 [56] Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) Pin Imperium Pin Legado Del Fantasma 12:15 [57] Maximum Male Models (Mace and Mansoor) 2:45 [56] Legado Del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) Pin † The Viking Raiders attacked Drew McIntyre and Sheamus. Braun Strowman and Ricochet replaced McIntyre and Sheamus.

United States Championship Invitational (2023)

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Semifinals SmackDown July 14–21, 2023 Final SmackDown July 28, 2025 AJ Styles — Santos Escobar Pin Butch — Grayson Waller 10:41 [59] Santos Escobar Forfeit Rey Mysterio 12:00 [60] Rey Mysterio Pin Cameron Grimes 20:22 [61] Sheamus — LA Knight —

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

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First round SmackDown August 9, 2024 Final SmackDown August 16, 2024             The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) Pin [62] A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) 8:05 The Street Profits Pin [63] #DIY 15:28 #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) Pin [62] Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince) 7:10

WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

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Semifinals Raw August 26, 2024 – September 2, 2024 Final Raw September 9, 2024 The Miz 11:00 Xavier Woods — Pete Dunne Pin [64] Kofi Kingston — Karrion Kross 8:45 Jey Uso Pin [64] Pete Dunne 19:40 Jey Uso Pin [65] Sheamus – Braun Strowman — Braun Strowman Pin [66] Ilja Dragunov — Ludwig Kaiser 7:40 Ilja Dragunov Pin [66] Dragon Lee 10:31 "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio —

World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

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First Round Raw October 14–21, 2024 Finals Raw October 28, 2024 War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) Pin Alpha Academy (Otis and Akira Tozawa) 2:25 [67] War Raiders Pin Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) Pin Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) — The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) 11:00 [68] The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) 17:50 [69] The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) 8:30 [68] The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) Pin

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

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Semifinals SmackDown October 18, 2024 Final SmackDown October 25, 2024 #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) Pin The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) — Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) 8:10 [70] #DIY 11:25 [71] Motor City Machine Guns Pin A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) — Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) Pin Legado Del Fantasma (Angel and Berto) 8:35 [70]

WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2025)

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First Round SmackDown February 28, 2025 Finals SmackDown February 28, 2025 Andrade 8:25 Jacob Fatu Pin [72] Jacob Fatu – LA Knight Pin LA Knight Pin Santos Escobar 11:59 [72] Carmelo Hayes 12:25 [72] Braun Strowman 1:30 [72] Carmelo Hayes DQ

Standalone tournaments

The Wrestling Classic

Main article: The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and also featured a WWF Championship match. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

Main article: Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament

The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tournament held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987. ^{[73] [74]}

Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final                   The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) Pin Kamala and Sika 07:32 The Killer Bees Pin King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff 04:22 King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff Pin Bob Orton and The Magnificent Muraco 06:20 The Killer Bees Pin Demolition 06:16 The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) Pin Danny Spivey and Jerry Allen 10:31 The Can-Am Connection CO Demolition 09:21 Demolition (Ax and Smash) DQ The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) 04:50

Kuwait International Tournament (1996)

The Kuwait International Tournament was a tournament held throughout a five-day house show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996 in Kuwait. ^[75]

Tournament bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                 Bret Hart 11:26 Leif Cassidy pin Bret Hart 15:02 Owen Hart Pin Yokozuna 10:33 Owen Hart CO Owen Hart 14:20 Ahmed Johnson pin Marty Jannetty SUB Stone Cold Steve Austin 6:04 Stone Cold Steve Austin 12:52 Ahmed Johnson pin Ahmed Johnson pin Aldo Montoya 7:12 Ahmed Johnson pin Hunter Hearst Helmsley 20:03 The Undertaker 10:02 Isaac Yankem, D.D.S. pin The Undertaker pin British Bulldog 8:26 Duke Droese 5:16 The British Bulldog pin The Undertaker DQ Hunter Hearst Helmsley 8:30 Savio Vega pin Bob Backlund 5:17 Savio Vega 7:49 Hunter Hearst Helmsley pin Butch 11:56 Hunter Hearst Helmsley pin

Middle East Cup Tournament

The Middle East Cup was a tournament that took place in Dubai on December 2, 1996. ^{[76] [75]}

Tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final                   Bret Hart PIN The British Bulldog Bret Hart BYE Vader DCO Faarooq Bret Hart PIN Stone Cold Steve Austin Owen Hart Stone Cold Steve Austin Stone Cold Steve Austin DQ The Undertaker The Undertaker Mankind

Kuwait International Tournament (1997)

The Kuwait International Tournament was a tournament held throughout a 1997 house show tour in Kuwait. ^[75] During the tour, Vader and The Undertaker appeared on Good Morning Kuwait where Vader attacked the host of the show when he asked about the legitimacy of professional wrestling; Vader was fined $164 by Kuwaiti authorities for the incident as well as being held in custody for several days. ^{[77] [78]}

Tournament bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final                 Tiger Ali Singh pin Leif Cassidy 6:47 Tiger Ali Singh PIN Billy Gunn 11:04 Billy Gunn pin Bob Holly 5:06 Tiger Ali Singh PIN Mankind 9:08 Fake Diesel pin The British Bulldog 10:53 Davey Boy Smith DQ Mankind 12:26 Phineas I. Godwinn sub Mankind 8:43 Tiger Ali Singh PIN Owen Hart 13:48 Vader pin Bart Gunn 4:40 Vader PIN Freddie Joe Floyd 3:02 Sycho Sid forfeit Freddie Joe Floyd Vader Forfeit Owen Hart Stone Cold Steve Austin CO Bret Hart 15:58 Stone Cold Steve Austin 14:30 Owen Hart PIN Henry O. Godwinn SUB Owen Hart 7:52

Brawl for All

Main article: WWF Brawl for All

The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29, 1998, to August 24, 1998.

Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament (2001)

Main article: Vengeance (2001) § Tournament bracket

The Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament was a four-man tournament held at Vengeance on December 9, 2001. The tournament was created to unify the WWF and World Championships.

Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

Main article: Royal Rumble (2013) § Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament on NXT where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match. ^[79] Bo Dallas won the tournament.

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament

Main article: WrestleMania 31 § Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for a spot in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. ^[80]

WWE World Cup

Main article: Crown Jewel (2018) § WWE World Cup

The WWE World Cup was a tournament that took place on November 2, 2018, at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown. ^[81] In the tournament finals, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World". ^[82]

The Last Time Is Now Tournament

This is an ongoing 16-man tournament that will determine who will face John Cena in Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event XLII on December 13, 2025. The tournament began on the November 10 episode of Raw in Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts and is featuring wrestlers from WWE’s Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

No.	Matches*	Stipulations	Times [83] [84] [85]
1	Rusev (Raw) defeated Damian Priest (SmackDown) by pinfall	First round match ( Raw – November 10, 2025)	8:50
2	Sheamus (Raw) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (SmackDown) by pinfall	First round match (Raw – November 10, 2025)	10:40
3	Jey Uso (Raw) defeated The Miz (SmackDown) by pinfall	First round match ( SmackDown – November 14, 2025)	10:11
4	LA Knight (Raw) defeated Zack Ryder (Free Agent) by pinfall	First round match (SmackDown – November 14, 2025)	8:32
5	Solo Sikoa (with Talla Tonga) (SmackDown) defeated Dolph Ziggler (TNA) by pinfall	First round match (Raw – November 17, 2025)	8:50
6	Gunther (Raw) defeated Je'Von Evans (NXT) by submission	First round match (Raw – November 17, 2025)	15:00
7	Carmelo Hayes (SmackDown) vs. Bronson Reed (Raw)	First round match (SmackDown – November 21, 2025)	—
8	Penta (Raw) vs. Finn Bálor (Raw)	First round match (SmackDown – November 21, 2025)	—
9	Gunther (Raw) vs. Carmelo Hayes (SmackDown) or Bronson Reed (Raw)	Quarterfinals match (Raw – November 24, 2025)	—
10	Solo Sikoa (SmackDown) vs. Penta or Finn Bálor (Raw)	Quarterfinals match (Raw – November 24, 2025)	—
11	TBA vs. TBA [a]	Quarterfinals match (TBA)	—
12	TBA vs. TBA [a]	Quarterfinals match (TBA)	—
*Card subject to change

1. This match will consists of two of four of the following wrestlers: Rusev, Sheamus, Jey Uso, LA Knight

King of the Ring

Main article: King of the Ring tournament

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. It was held annually from 1985 to 2002 (excluding 1990 and 1992) and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event.

Tournaments have since been held periodically - in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024

Dates and venues of finals

This section is transcluded from King of the Ring tournament. (edit | history)

In 2002, in addition to being crowned "King of the Ring", the winner also earned a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam. A world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the world championship of their respective brand at the event.

†

Winner from Raw brand

‡

Winner from SmackDown brand

	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Finals date	Finals location
1	1985	Don Muraco	The Iron Sheik	July 8, 1985	Foxborough, Massachusetts
2	1986	Harley Race	Pedro Morales	July 14, 1986
3	1987	Randy Savage	King Kong Bundy	September 4, 1987	Providence, Rhode Island
4	1988	Ted DiBiase	Randy Savage	October 16, 1988
5	1989	Tito Santana	Rick Martel	October 14, 1989
6	1991	Bret Hart	Irwin R. Schyster	September 7, 1991
7	1993		Bam Bam Bigelow	June 13, 1993	Dayton, Ohio
8	1994	Owen Hart	Razor Ramon	June 19, 1994	Baltimore, Maryland
9	1995	Mabel	Savio Vega	June 25, 1995	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	1996	"Stone Cold" Steve Austin	Jake Roberts	June 23, 1996	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11	1997	Hunter Hearst Helmsley	Mankind	June 8, 1997	Providence, Rhode Island
12	1998	Ken Shamrock	The Rock	June 28, 1998	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
13	1999	Billy Gunn	X-Pac	June 27, 1999	Greensboro, North Carolina
14	2000	Kurt Angle	Rikishi	June 25, 2000	Boston, Massachusetts
15	2001	Edge	Kurt Angle	June 24, 2001	East Rutherford, New Jersey
16	2002	Brock Lesnar	Rob Van Dam	June 23, 2002	Columbus, Ohio
17	2006 [a]	Booker T	Bobby Lashley	May 21, 2006	Phoenix, Arizona
18	2008	William Regal	CM Punk	April 21, 2008	Greenville, South Carolina
19	2010	Sheamus	John Morrison	November 29, 2010	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20	2015	Bad News Barrett	Neville	April 28, 2015	Moline, Illinois
21	2019	Baron Corbin	Chad Gable	September 16, 2019	Knoxville, Tennessee
22	2021	Xavier Woods	Finn Bálor	October 21, 2021	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23	2024	Gunther	Randy Orton	May 25, 2024	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
24	2025	Cody Rhodes	Randy Orton	June 28, 2025	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1. The King of the Ring Tournament in 2006 was exclusive to the SmackDown brand.

Winner's championship opportunity

  Victory

  Loss

Year	Winner	Brand	Event	Championship match
1994	Owen Hart	—	SummerSlam	Lost to Bret hart in a steel cage match for the WWF championship
1995	Mabel	—	SummerSlam	Lost to Diesel for the WWF championship
2002	Brock Lesnar	Raw	SummerSlam	Defeated The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Championship
2024	Gunther	Raw	SummerSlam	Defeated Damian Priest to win the World Heavyweight Championship
2025	Cody Rhodes	SmackDown	SummerSlam	Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight to win the Undisputed WWE Championship

Queen of the Ring

Main article: Queen of the Ring tournament

In 2021, WWE debuted the Queen's Crown tournament for female wrestlers considered to be the counterpart to King of the Ring. Zelina Vega was the inaugural winner, defeating Doudrop at Crown Jewel 2021, which took place on October 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In 2024, the second edition of the tournament was held, this time under the name Queen of the Ring.

Dates and venues of finals

This section is transcluded from Queen of the Ring tournament. (edit | history)

A women's world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the women's world championship of their respective brand at the event.

#	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Finals date	Finals location	Ref.
1	2021	Zelina Vega	Doudrop	October 21, 2021	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[86]
2	2024	Nia Jax	Lyra Valkyria	May 25, 2024	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	[87]
3	2025	Jade Cargill	Asuka	June 28, 2025	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	[88]

Notes

Queen of the Ring winner's championship opportunity

  – Victory

  – Loss

	Winner	Event	Year	Championship match
1	Nia Jax	SummerSlam	2024	Jax defeated Bayley to win the WWE Women's Championship.
2	Jade Cargill	SummerSlam	2025	Cargill lost to WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton.

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Main article: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual tag team tournament featured on the NXT brand and is named after WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who died in 2015.

Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.

Summary

Year	Winners	Finals
		Event	Date	Venue	City
2015	Samoa Joe and Finn Bálor	TakeOver: Respect	October 7, 2015	Full Sail University	Winter Park, Florida
2016	The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar)	TakeOver: Toronto	November 19, 2016	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2018	The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly)	TakeOver: New Orleans	April 7, 2018	Smoothie King Center	New Orleans, Louisiana
2019	Aleister Black and Ricochet	NXT	March 13, 2019	Full Sail University	Winter Park, Florida
2020	Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle		January 29, 2020
2021	MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee)	TakeOver: Vengeance Day	February 14, 2021	WWE Performance Center	Orlando, Florida
	Dakota Kai and Raquel González
2022	The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed)	Vengeance Day	February 15, 2022
	Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray	NXT	March 22, 2022
2024	Baron Corbin and Bron Breaker	Vengeance Day	February 4, 2024	F&M Bank Arena	Clarksville, Tennessee

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner's championship opportunity

This section is transcluded from Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. (edit | history)

Men's

Starting with the 2019 edition, every tournament winner has earned a future NXT Tag Team Championship match.

  – Victory

  – Loss

	Winner	Event	Year	Championship match
1	Aleister Black and Ricochet	NXT TakeOver: New York	2019	Lost to defending champions The War Raiders (Hanson and Ivar).
2	The Broserweights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)	NXT TakeOver: Portland	2020	Defeated defending champions The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).
3	MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee)	NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1	2021	Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza in a Triple threat tag team match for the vacant titles.
4	The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed)	Stand & Deliver	2022	Lost to MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in a Triple threat tag team match for the also involving defending champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel).
5	Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker	NXT (February 13, 2024)	2024	Defeated defending champions The Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Tony D'Angelo).

Women's

Every tournament winner has earned a future title match either for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship or NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.

  – Victory

  – Loss

	Winner	Event	Year	Championship match
1	Dakota Kai and Raquel González	NXT (March 3, 2021)	2021	Lost to defending WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. However, the finish was controversial due to Kai, who was not the legal participant, submitting to Baszler after a new referee sent by WWE Official Adam Pearce called the match. The next week, NXT General Manager William Regal awarded the new NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Kai and González after the controversial finish to their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match.
2	Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai	Stand & Deliver	2022	Ray and Shirai opted to challenge for NXT Women's Championship as individuals instead of the intended prize of an NXT Women's Tag Team Championship match. Lost to defending champion Mandy Rose in a fatal four-way match also involving Cora Jade.

Mae Young Classic

Main article: Mae Young Classic

The Mae Young Classic was an all-women's tournament produced by WWE. The event was named of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young.

Summary

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Date	City	Venue	Source
2017	Kairi Sane	Shayna Baszler	July 13, 2017	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	[89]
			July 14, 2017
			September 27, 2017	Paradise, Nevada	Thomas & Mack Center
2018	Toni Storm	Io Shirai	August 8, 2018	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University
			August 9, 2018
			October 28, 2018	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Mixed Match Challenge

Main article: WWE Mixed Match Challenge

The Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal mixed tag team tournament produced by WWE that was streamed on Facebook Watch.

Summary

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Finals date
1	The Miz and Asuka	Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair	April 3, 2018
2	R-Truth and Carmella	Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox	December 16, 2018

NXT Breakout Tournament

Main article: NXT Breakout Tournament

The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament featured on the NXT brand, consisting of eight wrestlers who are new to NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their NXT television debuts). The winner of the tournament receives a championship match of their choice which they can cash in anytime.

Originally introduced in 2019 for male wrestlers, a female version was created in 2022.

Summary

Year	Winner	Finals
		Event	Date	Venue	City
2019	Jordan Myles	NXT	August 10, 2019	Scotiabank Arena	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2021	Carmelo Hayes		August 23, 2021	WWE Performance Center	Orlando, Florida
2022	Roxanne Perez		June 7, 2022
2023	Lola Vice	Halloween Havoc	October 31, 2023
2024	Oba Femi	New Year's Evil	January 2, 2024

WWE Speed

Main article: WWE Speed

WWE Speed is a streaming television program produced by WWE that aired on X from April 2024 to July 2025. It follows a bracket-style format featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and eventually Evolve brands, with matches contested under a three-minute time limit. However, matches contested for the WWE Speed Championship or WWE Women's Speed Championship were held under a five-minute time limit.

Following the cancellation of WWE Speed, the championships were moved to the NXT brand, with the first tournament broadcast on WWE NXT additionally featuring wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

Results of WWE Speed Championship matches

All matches took place on Speed until July 9, 2025. Then, matches took place on NXT or NXT Premium Live Events. The #1 contenders have been determined in tournaments.

WWE Speed Championship Tournaments

Won title

Failed to win title

No.	Tournament winner	#	Date	Event	Championship match opponent	Method
1	Ricochet	1	May 3, 2024	Speed	Johnny Gargano	Pinfall
2	Tyler Bate	1	May 24, 2024	Speed	Ricochet	Pinfall
3	Andrade	1	June 14, 2024	Speed	Ricochet	Pinfall
4	Xavier Woods	1	July 5, 2024	Speed	Andrade	Pinfall
5	Baron Corbin	1	July 24, 2024	Speed	Andrade	Pinfall
6	Pete Dunne	1	August 30, 2024	Speed	Andrade	Pinfall
7	Dragon Lee	1	November 20, 2024	Speed	Andrade	Pinfall
8	Chad Gable	1	February 1, 2025	Speed	Dragon Lee	Pinfall
9	Ivar	1	March 19, 2025	Speed	Dragon Lee	Pinfall
10	El Grande Americano	2 [a]	April 7, 2025	Speed	Dragon Lee	Pinfall
11	Berto	1	June 11, 2025	Speed	El Grande Americano	Pinfall
12	Jasper Troy	1	November 11, 2025	NXT	El Grande Americano [b]	Pinfall

1. Americano was portrayed by Chad Gable at the time, who previously won the tournament as himself.
2. Americano was portrayed by Ludwig Kaiser, who replaced Chad Gable in the role on June 30 due to injury.

WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournaments

No.	Tournament winner	#	Date	Event	Championship match opponent	Method
1	Candice LeRae	1	October 9, 2024	Speed	Iyo Sky	Pinfall
2	Natalya	1	January 8, 2025	Speed	Candice LeRae	Draw
3	Zoey Stark	1	February 26, 2025	Speed	Candice LeRae	Draw
4	Sol Ruca	1	April 16, 2025	Speed	Candice LeRae	Pinfall
5	Ivy Nile	1	May 28, 2025	Speed	Sol Ruca	Pinfall
6	Alba Fyre	1	July 9, 2025	Speed	Sol Ruca	Pinfall
7	Jaida Parker	N/A [a]	September 27, 2025	NXT No Mercy	Sol Ruca	Pinfall
8	Fallon Henley	1	November 25, 2025	NXT Gold Rush	Zaria	Pinfall

1. Parker replaced Lainey Reid, the original tournament winner, who suffered an injury during training and did not win the tournament herself.

WWE Speed Championship

Inaugural WWE Speed Championship Tournament

Main article: WWE Speed Championship § Inaugural tournament

The WWE Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Speed Champion, the flagship championship of WWE Speed. It concluded on April 26, 2024, with Ricochet defeating Johnny Gargano. ^[90]

WWE Speed Championship #1 Contender's tournaments

Tournament brackets May 8–24, 2024 First round Speed (aired May 8–15, 2024) Final Speed (aired May 22, 2024) Championship match Speed (aired May 24, 2024) SmackDown Apollo Crews 1:56 [91] Raw Ricochet (c) Pin Raw Ivar Pin SmackDown Apollo Crews † 2:05 [92] Raw Tyler Bate 3:09 Raw Tyler Bate Pin Raw Tyler Bate Pin SmackDown Berto 2:55 [93] † Apollo Crews replaced the injured Ivar. June 19 – July 5, 2024 First round Speed (aired June 19–26, 2024) Final Speed (aired July 3, 2024) Championship match Speed (aired July 5, 2024) Raw Xavier Woods Pin [94] SmackDown Andrade (c) Pin Raw Dijak 2:50 Raw Xavier Woods Pin Raw Xavier Woods 4:25 NXT Nathan Frazer 2:48 NXT Nathan Frazer Pin Raw Akira Tozawa 2:20 July 10–24, 2024 First round Speed (aired July 10–17, 2024) Final Championship match Speed (aired July 24, 2024) SmackDown Baron Corbin Pin SmackDown Andrade (c) Pin SmackDown Angelo Dawkins 2:49 SmackDown Baron Corbin SmackDown Baron Corbin 4:12 Bye Raw Ilja Dragunov Draw SmackDown Carmelo Hayes 3:00 July 31 – August 30, 2024 Quarterfinals Speed (aired July 31–August 14, 2024) Semifinals Speed (aired August 21, 2024) Final Speed (aired August 28, 2024)                   Raw Joaquin Wilde Pin NXT Axiom 2:57 Raw Joaquin Wilde 2:37 Raw Pete Dunne Pin Raw Pete Dunne Pin Raw Julius Creed 2:36 Raw Pete Dunne Pin NXT Je'Von Evans 2:23 SmackDown Austin Theory Draw SmackDown Montez Ford 3:00 Bye Championship match Speed (aired August 30, 2024) NXT Je'Von Evans NXT Je'Von Evans Pin SmackDown Andrade (c) Pin NXT Ashante "Thee" Adonis 2:34 Raw Pete Dunne 4:12 October 16 – November 20, 2024 Quarterfinals Speed (aired October 16–November 1, 2024) Semifinals Speed (aired November 6–13, 2024) Final Speed                   Raw Sheamus Pin SmackDown Giovanni Vinci 2:27 Raw Sheamus Draw Raw Bron Breakker 3:00 Raw Bron Breakker Pin Raw Cruz Del Toro 1:04 Bye Raw Dragon Lee Raw Dragon Lee Pin NXT Tavion Heights 2:10 Raw Dragon Lee Pin Championship match Speed (aired November 20, 2024) Raw Akira Tozawa 2:39 Raw Akira Tozawa Pin SmackDown Andrade (c) Pin NXT Riley Osborne 1:46 Raw Dragon Lee 4:26 January 15 – February 1, 2025 First round Speed (aired January 15-22, 2025) Final Speed (aired January 29, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired February 1, 2025) NXT Charlie Dempsey 2:57 Raw Dragon Lee (c) Pin Raw Chad Gable Pin Raw Chad Gable Pin Raw Chad Gable 4:23 SmackDown Chris Sabin 2:42 SmackDown Chris Sabin Pin SmackDown Grayson Waller 2:37 February 28 – March 19, 2025 First round Speed (aired February 28–March 5, 2025) Final Speed (aired March 12, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired March 19, 2025) SmackDown Chris Sabin 2:16 Raw Dragon Lee (c) Pin Raw Dominik Mysterio Pin Raw Dominik Mysterio 1:40 Raw Ivar 3:30 Raw Ivar Pin Raw Ivar Pin NXT Yoshiki Inamura 2:22 April 18 – May 7, 2025 First round Speed (aired April 18–23, 2025) Final Speed (aired April 30, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired May 7, 2025) SmackDown Alex Shelley Pin Raw Dragon Lee (c) 3:53 NXT Wes Lee 2:01 SmackDown Alex Shelley 2:21 Raw El Grande Americano Pin Raw El Grande Americano Pin Raw El Grande Americano Pin Raw Erik 2:19 June 4–18, 2025 First round Speed (aired June 4–6, 2025) Final Speed (aired June 11, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired June 18, 2025) SmackDown Kit Wilson 2:14 Raw El Grande Americano (c) Pin SmackDown Berto Pin SmackDown Berto Pin SmackDown Berto 3:44 NXT Noam Dar 2:34 NXT Noam Dar † Pin NXT Lexis King 2:43 † Joaquin Wilde originally faced Lexis King at the June 2 Speed taping, but the match was stopped after Wilde was concussed. King would instead face Noam Dar before the June 3 NXT . October 21 – November 11, 2025 First round NXT (October 21, 2025) Final NXT (October 28, 2025) Championship match NXT (November 11, 2025) SmackDown Axiom Pin Raw El Grande Americano (c) 4:42 Evolve Sean Legacy 2:57 SmackDown Axiom 2:54 NXT Jasper Troy Pin NXT Jasper Troy Pin NXT Jasper Troy Pin TNA Zachary Wentz 2:04

WWE Women's Speed Championship

Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament

Main article: WWE Women's Speed Championship § Inaugural tournament

The WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Women's Speed Championship. It concluded on October 4, 2024, with Candice LeRae defeating Iyo Sky. ^[95]

WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament (November 4–25, 2025)

Main article: NXT Gold Rush (2025) § WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament

This tournament was held to determine the new WWE Women's Speed Champion after champion Sol Ruca relinquished the title on the October 28, 2025, episode of NXT. ^[96] The tournament began on the November 4 episode of NXT and is scheduled to conclude at NXT Gold Rush on November 25. WWE LFG season 2 winner Dani Sekelsky, under the ring name Skylar Raye, made her NXT in-ring debut in this tournament.

WWE Women's Speed Championship #1 Contender's tournaments

Tournament brackets November 27, 2024 – January 8, 2025 Quarterfinals Speed (aired November 27–December 11, 2024) Semifinals Speed (aired December 18, 2024–December 25, 2024) Final Speed (aired January 1, 2025)                   Raw Zelina Vega Pin SmackDown Chelsea Green 2:05 SmackDown B-Fab † 2:39 Raw Natalya Pin Raw Natalya Sub SmackDown B-Fab 2:59 Raw Natalya Pin SmackDown Michin 2:14 Raw Katana Chance Pin Raw Alba Fyre 2:26 Raw Katana Chance 2:10 Championship match Speed (aired January 8, 2025) SmackDown Michin Pin SmackDown Michin Pin SmackDown Candice LeRae (c) Draw Raw Ivy Nile 2:39 Raw Natalya 5:00 † B-Fab replaced Zelina Vega due to Vega's injury. February 5–26, 2025 First round Speed (aired February 5-12, 2025) Final Speed (aired February 19, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired February 26, 2025) Raw Kayden Carter 2:24 SmackDown Candice LeRae (c) Draw Raw Zoey Stark Pin Raw Zoey Stark Pin Raw Zoey Stark 5:00 NXT Shotzi 2:36 NXT Shotzi Pin Raw Isla Dawn † 2:41 † Alba Fyre was originally supposed to compete, but was replaced by Isla Dawn. March 26 – April 16, 2025 First round Speed (aired March 26–April 2, 2025) Final Speed (aired April 9, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired April 16, 2025) NXT Sol Ruca Pin SmackDown Candice LeRae (c) 4:01 SmackDown Katana Chance 2:31 NXT Sol Ruca Pin NXT Sol Ruca Pin SmackDown Michin 2:38 Raw Shayna Baszler 2:13 SmackDown Michin Pin May 9–28, 2025 First round Speed (aired May 9–14, 2025) Final Speed (aired May 21, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired May 28, 2025) NXT Kelani Jordan Pin NXT Sol Ruca (c) Pin NXT Wren Sinclair 2:43 NXT Kelani Jordan 2:53 Raw Ivy Nile 4:55 Raw Ivy Nile Pin Raw Maxxine Dupri 2:59 Raw Ivy Nile Pin June 25 – July 9, 2025 First round Speed (aired June 25–27, 2025) Final Speed (aired July 2, 2025) Championship match Speed (aired July 9, 2025) SmackDown B-Fab 2:32 NXT Sol Ruca (c) Pin SmackDown Alba Fyre Pin SmackDown Alba Fyre Pin SmackDown Alba Fyre 4:12 NXT Thea Hail 2:23 NXT Thea Hail Pin Evolve Nikkita Lyons 2:41 September 2–27, 2025 First round NXT (September 2–9, 2025) Final NXT (September 23, 2025) Championship match NXT No Mercy (September 27, 2025) SmackDown Candice LeRae Pin NXT Sol Ruca (c) Pin TNA Xia Brookside 2:36 SmackDown Candice LeRae 2:24 NXT Jaida Parker † 4:48 NXT Lainey Reid Pin AAA Faby Apache 2:41 NXT Lainey Reid Pin † Jaida Parker replaced Lainey Reid due to Reid’s injury. [97]

See also

• List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards

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