First competitor advances in women’s WWE Speed Championship tournament
The first competitor in a four-woman tournament to crown a new Women’s WWE Speed Champion has advanced.
Zaria was able to defeat Wren Sinclair on NXT to advance to the finals, which will take place at NXT Gold Rush later this month. At the 40 second mark, Zaria hit a spear then finished Sinclair with the Zone of Destruction (F5) for the win.
After the match, Zaria’s tag team partner Sol Ruca applauded Zaria’s win. With the victory, Zaria will face the winner between Fallon Henley and Skylar Raye, with their match set for next week’s NXT.
Sol Ruca vacated her Speed Championship after suffering a leg injury last month on SmackDown, where she and Zaria failed to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles from Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. When she was scheduled to defend the Women’s North American title at Halloween Havoc, Ruca allowed Zaria to wrestle in her place. This proved to be costly, as Blake Monroe pinned Zaria to win the title.
When Ruca decided to vacate the Speed title, she chose to do so over the option of having Zaria defend the title for her, causing a source of friction between the two.
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