“WWE Speed” has been the corporate’s first foray into X-exclusive programming, providing a single match every week, with a fast closing date and an excellent faster pace. Nevertheless, with no recent episodes since July, some have wondered what the fate of the lads’s and girls’s Speed divisions can be.
During WWE NXT Heatwave, NXT general manager Ava announced that the lads’s and girls’s Speed Championships will probably be coming to the developmental brand, joining other midcard accomplishments in NXT, just like the NXT North American and Women’s North American titles, in addition to the NXT Heritage Cup. The present Speed Champions are El Grande Americano and Sol Ruca. Ruca was readily available for the announcement, where Ava also revealed that there can be a primary contender’s tournament, which is able to determine who will challenge Ruca on the upcoming No Mercy event in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on September 27. Together with being the Women’s Speed Champion, Ruca can be the Women’s North American Champion.
El Grande Americano is the Men’s Speed Champion. The character originally won the title while being portrayed by Chad Gable, but, since Gable’s recent injury, is now played by former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Ludwig Kaiser. Americano won it during his time antagonizing the lucha talent in WWE, following the acquisition of lucha libre promotion AAA. Americano won the title from Dragon Lee. There remains to be no word on WWE’s relationship with the X social media platform, however the announcement suggests that the show will likely not be returning, as had been assumed.