WWE Speed title match taping spoiler
Ricochet is no longer the champion of WWE Speed.
After Friday night’s SmackDown in Louisville, Kentucky, WWE filmed a title change with Andrade defeating Ricochet for the WWE Speed Championship. Andrade is the second-ever wrestler to hold the title. Ricochet was crowned the inaugural champion on April 26 (aired on May 3).
Andrade got the title shot by winning a number one contender’s tournament. He defeated Karl Anderson in the first round and Tommaso Ciampa in the second. Andrade vs. Ciampa, which was also taped last night, will air on Speed next Wednesday (June 12). The episode premieres at noon Eastern time.
If Speed follows its usual format, the Ricochet vs. Andrade title change will air on the Friday, June 14 episode.
WWE Speed premiered this April as part of a deal between WWE and X/Twitter. Matches on the show have a three-minute time limit, which is expanded to five minutes for title bouts.
Andrade moved to SmackDown in the 2024 WWE Draft and is feuding with Legado Del Fantasma on the brand.
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