Dragon Lee defends WWE Speed title against Ivar, new women’s tournament announced

By Joseph Currier
Published: 19 Mar 2025, 09:36

It was a battle of power vs. agility as Dragon Lee made his second defense of the WWE Speed Championship.

Lee retained his title with a win over Ivar on this week’s WWE Speed episode. Filmed earlier this month at a SmackDown episode in Philadelphia, the match went three and a half minutes before Lee was able to reverse a Death Valley Driver attempt into a crucifix pin for the victory. There was a show of respect after with Ivar shaking Lee’s hand despite being disappointed in the loss.

TODAY on #WWESpeed!@dragonlee95 goes head-to-head against @Ivar_WWE! Will @dragonlee95 retain or will @Ivar_WWE be the new WWE Speed Champion? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/c4Taewq9Bo
— WWE (@WWE) March 19, 2025

Following reigns by Ricochet and Andrade, Lee is the third-ever men’s WWE Speed Champion. He’s now made successful title defenses against Chad Gable and Ivar.

Starting next week, WWE will begin the process of finding a new challenger for women’s Speed Champion Candice LeRae. Sol Ruca vs. Katana Chance and Michin vs. Shayna Baszler are the first-round matchups. The Ruca vs. Chance bout premieres next Wednesday (March 26) at noon Eastern. Ruca is part of the NXT women’s division and is making her Speed debut in this match.