Ivar advances in WWE Speed number one contender’s tournament

The number one contender’s tournament for the WWE Speed Championship kicked off on Wednesday.

Ivar defeated Apollo Crews in the opening round. With the win, he advances to the semifinals and will face the winner of next week’s Tyler Bate vs. Berto (Humberto Carrillo) match to determine the first challenger for inaugural champion Ricochet.

Ivar needed only two minutes of the three-minute time limit, defeating Crews with a moonsault from the top rope.

Ivar also defeated Crews on two other occasions this year, both on episodes of Main Event.

The winner of the number one contenders’ tournament will challenge Ricochet for the WWE Speed Championship. Ricochet became Speed champion by defeating Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and Johnny Gargano in a tournament to determine the first title holder.

Speed is part of a two-year deal WWE has with X. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the plan is to produce new content 52 weeks a year to air on the social media platform.