WWE Speed

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WWE Speed
WWE Speed logo.png
Created by Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Presented byBlake Howard (2025-present)
Starring
Opening theme"Conquered It All" by def rebel
(from WWE Music Group)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producer Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Producer Pete Dunne [1]
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Running time3–5 minutes
Original release
Network X
ReleaseApril 3, 2024 (2024-04-03) –
present
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WWE Speed is an American professional wrestling streaming television program produced by WWE. It airs on the social media platform X and premiered with two episodes on April 3, 2024. Speed features wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. Episodes have one match each with a time limit of three minutes for regular episodes and five minutes for special episodes featuring title defenses of the WWE Speed Championship and the WWE Women's Speed Championship. Matches for Speed are taped in conjunction with WWE's main weekly television programs, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown , and generally occur before the start of said programs.

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History

On February 7, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE filed to trademark the name "WWE Speed" for an in-ring program in which the concept would be that the professional wrestling matches would have a five-minute time limit. The concept was first tested as dark matches before the December 15, 2023, taping of SmackDown . [2] On February 8 during the WrestleMania XL Kickoff press conference, WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, which would stream weekly on the social media platform. [3] The deal between WWE and X was confirmed for two years. It was also revealed that the matches for each episode would be exclusive to the platform and would not be repurposed from WWE's other programs, and it would feature wrestlers from all three of WWE's brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. [4]

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. [5] The debut episode, which was uploaded at 12 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. [6] On May 1, 2024, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque confirmed that the program would also eventually feature women's matches; [7] this led to the announcement of the WWE Women's Speed Championship on August 9, 2024, which began on September 4, 2024. [8]

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. [9] [10] During the Speed tapings on October 4, 2024 (aired October 9), Candice LeRae defeated Iyo Sky to become the inaugural Women's Speed Champion. [11] [12]

Champions

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held		Days
rec.		LocationNotesRef.
WWE Speed Championship Dragon Lee II.jpg Dragon Lee †1November 15, 20246257 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Defeated Andrade on Speed .
WWE recognizes Lee's reign as beginning on November 20, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [13] [14]
WWE Women's Speed Championship SHIMMER Volumes 69 & 70 - Candice LeRae 03 (cropped).jpg Candice LeRae ‡1October 4, 202410499 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated Iyo Sky in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion on Speed .
WWE recognizes LeRae's reign as beginning on October 9, 2024, when the match aired on tape delay.		 [15] [16]

On-air personalities

Commentators

CommentatorsTenure
Corey Graves April 3, 2024 – January 8, 2025
Blake Howard [17] January 15, 2025 – present

Ring announcers

Ring announcers Date started
Mike Rome, Samantha Irvin, and Alicia Taylor April 3, 2024 – October 21, 2024
Mike Rome, Lilian Garcia and Alicia Taylor October 21, 2024 – present

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