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New WWE Women’s Speed Champion crowned on NXT Gold Rush night two

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A new Women’s Speed Champion has been crowned.

Fallon Henley is the new champion, defeating Zaria at NXT Gold Rush night two which aired on Tuesday. The two initially went the full five minutes, with the bell ringing as they were still wrestling. After the initial confusion, Ava came out and said the match would go into sudden death so a new Speed Champion could be determined. 

Towards the end of the match, Zaria went for a spear on the outside but Laney Reid pulled Fallon out of the way, sending Zaria crashing into the steel steps. Back in the ring, Fallon followed with a shining wizard then landed the famouser to capture the vacant Speed Championship.

The title was vacated when Ruca in storyline decided to relinquish it rather than have Zaria defend it for her, as Zaria lost Ruca’s Women’s North American title to Blake Monroe at Halloween Havoc. A tournament was then held to crown a new champion.

At Gold Rush night one, Zaria threw in the towel for Ruca was she was looking to win the North American title back from Monroe, causing further friction between the two friends.

Title matches and challenges made for WWE NXT Gold Rush

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Title matches and challenges were made for NXT Gold Rush.

Kelani Jordan cemented her heel turn on this week’s NXT, saying she was going to embrace being selfish and wouldn’t defend the title all the time. If that makes her a traitor, then so be it. She then said she knew Lei Ying Lee had called her out, but she is choosing instead to not defend her title at Gold Rush. Later backstage, Jordan told Ava that she isn’t the GM of TNA and can’t make her defend the title.

After defeating Tyra Mae Steel later in the night, Santino Marella appeared and announced Jordan would, in fact, defend the title in a triple threat match against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee later this month.

Blake Monroe noted last week that she was due to defend the North American title at Gold Rush. Meeting with Ava this week, the General Manager of NXT told Monroe that she would be defending the title against Sol Ruca if she is able to get medically cleared ahead of time. Monroe didn’t seem happy about that, but left after hearing from her “significant other” that will interview her next week.

The end of the show saw new AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Ethan Page and Chelsea Green celebrate their title win from over the weekend. Page proclaimed that they would defend the titles against anyone. Green said she wished “Joe” was here, but Page told her not to say his full name. After preparing weapons, they went ahead and said his name, thinking he was in their celebratory cake. But Hendry instead appeared on the ramp and said he wanted to go after the Mixed Tag Team titles. He revealed his tag team partner who in fact was in the cake: Thea Hail.

It was also confirmed that the finals of the tournament to crown a new Women’s Speed Champion would take place at Gold Rush. Zaria won her qualifying match on Tuesday, defeating Wren Sinclair. She will face the winner between Skylar Raye and Falllon Henley, which takes place next week.

Here is the updated lineup for NXT Gold Rush:

WWE NXT Gold Rush (November 11 & 18)

  • Three-way for TNA Knockouts title: Kelani Jordan defends against Lei Ying Lee and Jordynne Grace
  • NXT Women’s North American title: Blake Monroe defends against Sol Ruca (if Ruca is cleared) 
  • AAA Mixed Tag Team titles: Ethan Page & Chelsea Green defend against Joe Hendry & Thea Hail (challenge issued)
  • Speed Women’s Championship: Zaria vs. Winner between Skylar Rae and Fallon Henley

First competitor advances in women’s WWE Speed Championship tournament

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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.

Shawn Michaels announces change to WWE NXT No Mercy card

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Laney Reid is not medically cleared.

Just minutes before Saturday’s No Mercy PLE was set to go on the air, the company posted a video of Shawn Michaels announcing that Reid was injured while training the previous night and as a result, was not medically cleared to compete. Michaels said that Ruca would still defend the Speed title at tonight’s event, but it would be against a mystery competitor instead.

Reid had won a tournament to face Ruca for the Speed Women’s Championship on Saturday, first defeating AAA’s Faby Apache then defeated SmackDown star Candice LeRae to earn the title match. At NXT Battleground, it was announced that the Speed titles would be defended in NXT moving forward, as the status of the show on X is currently in question.

Here is the updated card for No Mercy. Live coverage for the show can be found here:

WWE NXT No Mercy, Saturday, September 27 —

  • NXT Champion Oba Femi defends against Ricky Saints
  • NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defends against Lola Vice
  • WWE Women’s Speed Champion Sol Ruca defends against TBA
  • NXT North American Champion Ethan Page defends against Tavion Heights
  • Weaponized Steel Cage match: Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace
  • Josh Briggs vs. Je’Von Evans

Finals set for WWE NXT Women’s Speed Championship tournament

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The finals for the Speed Women’s Championship title shot at No Mercy is now official.

Laney Reid will face Candice LeRae in the finals after she scored a surprising victory over Faby Apache on Tuesday’s NXT. As the match neared its conclusion Natalya, Apache’s opponent for Worlds Collide, came out of the crowd and stared down Apache. The brief distraction allowed Reid to dodge a swanton bomb attempt and connected with a running knee strike for the shock win.

Candice LeRae, the first-ever Women’s Speed Champion, defeated TNA’s Xia Brookside last week to advance. The winner between Reid and LeRae will go on to face Sol Ruca at NXT No Mercy on September 27.

It was announced back at NXT Great American Bash that the Speed titles would be coming to the NXT brand, weeks after Sol Ruca began appearing on television with her title despite winning it earlier in the year. The fate of the men’s title remains unknown, as El Grande Americano has not shown his championship on television nor has he appeared on NXT.

First wrestler advances in WWE Women’s Speed Championship tournament

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Candice LeRae is moving to the next round.

The first-ever Women’s Speed Champion was the first to advance in the tournament to crown a new number one contender on Tuesday, defeating TNA’s Xia Brookside. With around 24 seconds remaining in the three-minute match, LeRae pinned Brookside after a lionsault, moving to the next round. She will face the winner between AAA’s Faby Apache and NXT’s Laney Reid.

Last month it was officially announced that the Speed titles were coming to NXT. Ava revaled a tournament would be held to determine Sol Ruca’s next challenger. The winner of the tournament will get their title shot at NXT’s next PLE, No Mercy on September 27.

The fate of the Speed titles were unclear for a time after the show was dropped from X earlier in the summer. Around the same time, Ruca started to carry around her Speed Championship on NXT television, something she hadn’t done despite winning the title back in April. El Grande Americano, who holds the men’s championship, has yet to be seen with the belt on Raw while no plans have been announced regarding his title.

Participants revealed for upcoming WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament

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Competitors have been revealed for the upcoming WWE Speed Women’s Championship tournament.

NXT General Manager Ava revealed that Candace LeRae, who will represent WWE’s main roster, will take on TNA’s Xia Brookside next week in the first match of the tournament. AAA’s Faby Apache, meanwhile, will take on NXT’s Laney Reid. The eventual winner of the mini-tournament will then face Sol Ruca for the Speed Women’s Championship at NXT No Mercy on September 27. 

It was announced at NXT’s Heatwave event over the weekend that the Speed titles would be coming to the brand. Ruca has been seen with the championship in recent weeks, but never showed her championship on television until recently. She won the title back on April 11.

The future of the men’s title hasn’t been brought up on NXT programming. That championship is held by El Grande Americano, who has yet to appear on television wearing the title.

New episodes of WWE Speed stopped after July 9, with WWE providing no information on when the series will return. A recent report by Dave Meltzer seemed to indicate that the show had been dropped, despite WWE signing a two-year deal with X to air Speed exclusively on the platform.

F4D: Bryan and Filthy talk Smackdown, Women’s Speed tourney

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FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including highlights from Smackdown this week, the first-ever WWE Women’s Speed tournament, a scathing Sponsorship Snackdown, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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