Dragon Lee to challenge for WWE Speed Championship
Dragon Lee has the chance to bring championship gold to the LWO.
By winning a tournament, Lee is now the number one contender to the WWE Speed Championship. He will challenge Andrade for the title on the episode of Speed that premieres on X/Twitter at noon Eastern time next Wednesday (November 20).
The finals of the number one contender’s tournament aired today with Lee defeating Akira Tozawa. Lee got the victory with Operation Dragon, pinning Tozawa with 23 seconds remaining on the clock. Lee then helped Tozawa up after the match as the two showed respect to each other.
Lee defeated NXT wrestler Tavion Heights in the first round of the tournament and then got a bye with Sheamus and Bron Breakker both being eliminated due to a time limit draw.
Next week’s match will be Andrade’s fourth title defense since becoming WWE Speed Champion in June. He’s retained the belt with victories over Xavier Woods, Baron Corbin, and Pete Dunne. Title matches on Speed have a five-minute time limit, an increase from the usual three minutes for non-title bouts.