WWE Star Earns First Ever TV Title Shot

A WWE star has managed to earn their first-ever televised title shot in the company.

WWE Speed was first announced in February 2024 in partnership with social media platform X to great fanfare. Two months later, the show debuted with a tournament to decide the first-ever Speed Champion.

The show ended up being shelved, leaving the future of the titles up in the air. However, at Heatwave, it was revealed that the Speed titles will be moving to NXT, with a tournament being announced to find the new number one contender for Ruca’s title.

NXT General Manager Ava revealed that SmackDown star Candice LeRae would take on TNA’s Xia Brookside in one semi-final, while AAA’s Faby Apache will clash with NXT’s Laney Reid in the other. The winner of the four-woman tournament will challenge Sol Ruca for the women’s WWE Speed Title at No Mercy.

On the September 2nd edition of NXT, the first of those matches took place as Xia Brookside competed in her first WWE match in three years. Her match with LeRae had a three-minute time limit, as is normal for Speed matches and with just 24 seconds left, LeRae managed to pick up the win after hitting Brookside with a Lionsault.

Natalya Helps WWE Star Defeat Faby Apache

Now, one week later, the second semi-final has taken place, and Natalya had her say in deciding the winner.

Natalya appeared on the show to distract Faby Apache, which allowed Lainey Reid to pick up the victory. The WWE veteran will clash with Apache on the upcoming Worlds Collide show on September 12th.

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