WWE Speed Championship

WWE Speed Championship
The WWE Speed Championship belt with default side plates
Details
PromotionWWE
BrandNXT
Date establishedMarch 27, 2024
Date retiredSeptember 1, 2026
Statistics
First championRicochet
Final championLexis King
Longest reignEl Grande Americano
(190 days)
Shortest reignElio LeFleur
(35 days)
Oldest championEl Grande Americano
(39 years, 58 days)
Youngest championElio LeFleur
(27 years, 5 days)
Heaviest championJasper Troy
(340 lb (150 kg))
Lightest championDragon Lee
(165 lb (75 kg))

The WWE Speed Championship was a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. Established on March 27, 2024, it was a specialized championship in which matches had a five-minute time limit. The inaugural champion was Ricochet. The title was retired on the September 1, 2026, episode of NXT in conjunction with the retirement of the WWE Women's Speed Championship two days prior. The final champion was Lexis King.

When the title was originally introduced, it was regarded as an internet championship and it was open to wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands as the title was exclusively defended on the online program Speed. Following the cancellation of Speed, the title was officially moved to the NXT brand on August 24, 2025, but still open to challengers from Raw and SmackDown, as well as the Evolve brand and WWE ID program, and wrestlers from partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Mexican sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Contendership for the championship was determined by single-elimination tournaments, the matches of which had a three-minute time limit. Title matches were typically contested as singles matches.

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