WWE crowns first-ever Speed Women’s Champion following SmackDown

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The first WWE Speed Women’s Champion has been crowned.

In a match taped following WWE SmackDown on Friday in Nashville, Candice LeRae defeated IYO SKY in the finals of the WWE Speed Women’s tournament to become the first-ever champion. 

candice lerae has finally defeated iyo sky for the first time and is our first ever women’s speed champion!! pic.twitter.com/rcnDUP9C8q

— sammy (@iyosthelimit) October 5, 2024

The tournament to crown the first champion started back in September. The match where IYO SKY advanced to the finals aired this Wednesday on X, defeating Naomi. The other semifinal match between Kairi Sane and LeRae, according to WWE’s X account, will premiere on Saturday.

.@CandiceLeRae has a message for her doubters ahead of tomorrow's #WWESpeed Semifinals Match against @KAIRI_official… 👀 pic.twitter.com/nFgDqN2zXt

— WWE (@WWE) October 4, 2024

SKY defeated Lyra Valkyria in the first round of the tournament, while LeRae defeated Piper Niven.

WWE entered into an agreement with X where they would air Speed every Wednesday exclusively on the social media platform. Ricochet won the first-ever tournament to become the inaugural Speed Champion. He eventually lost the title to Andrade in June, who has held the title ever since. Ricochet has since left WWE to sign with AEW.