Lexis King wins WWE Speed title on NXT
Lexis King is the new Speed Champion.
King defeated EK Prosper to win the vacant title on Tuesday. The finish had Prosper taking out everyone at ringside, but walked into a King superkick. King then followed that up with the coronation to win his first title in WWE.
After his title win, King posted a picture of himself with the title next to a photo of his father Brian Pillman, doing the same pose after he won the WCW Light Heavyweight title years ago.
The men’s Speed title became vacant recently after the former champion, Elio LeFleur, tore his labrum during a house show match forcing him to take time off. A new tournament was held with Propser, who LeFleur encouraged to enter, and King ended up going to the finals.
King has seen a resurgence in NXT since starting the new Birthright stable, joining forces with the likes of of Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, Stacks, and Arianna Grace. They recently competed in a tournament to crown new number one contenders for the Tag Team titles, but ultimately lost to Los Americanos.
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