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Under its scripted format, WWE has organized numerous professional wrestling tournaments, primarily featuring professional wrestlers from its own roster and occasionally involving talent from other professional wrestling promotions.

Championship tournaments

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Inaugural championship tournaments

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No. Championship Winner Tournament final Ref
Event Date Location
1 WWE European Championship The British Bulldog Raw February 26, 1997
(Aired March 3) 		Berlin, Germany [1]
2 WWF Light Heavyweight Championship[i] Taka Michinoku D-Generation X: In Your House December 7, 1997 Springfield, MA
3 Undisputed WWF Championship[ii] Chris Jericho Vengeance December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA
4 WWE Tag Team Championship Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle No Mercy October 20, 2002 North Little Rock, AR [2]
5[iii] NXT Championship Seth Rollins NXT July 27, 2012
(Aired August 29) 		Winter Park, FL [3]
6 NXT Tag Team Championship British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		January 31, 2013
(Aired February 13) 		[4]
7 NXT Women's Championship Paige June 20, 2013
(Aired July 24) 		[5]
8 NXT Cruiserweight Championship T. J. Perkins Cruiserweight Classic September 14, 2016 [6]
9 SmackDown Tag Team Championship Heath Slater and Rhyno Backlash September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA
10 United Kingdom Championship Tyler Bate United Kingdom Championship Tournament January 15, 2017 Blackpool, Lancashire, England [7]
11 NXT UK Women's Championship Rhea Ripley NXT UK August 26, 2018
(Aired November 28) 		Birmingham, England
12 NXT UK Tag Team Championship Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson) 		TakeOver: Blackpool January 12, 2019 Blackpool, Lancashire, England
13 NXT UK Heritage Cup A-Kid NXT UK November 26, 2020 London, England
14 World Heavyweight Championship Seth "Freakin" Rollins Night of Champions May 27, 2023 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
15 WWE Speed Championship Ricochet Speed April 26, 2024
(Aired May 3) 		Cincinnati, OH
16 WWE Women's Speed Championship Candice LeRae October 4, 2024
(Aired October 9) 		Nashville, TN
17 WWE Women's United States Championship Chelsea Green Saturday Night's Main Event December 14, 2024 Uniondale, NY
18 WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Lyra Valkyria Raw January 13, 2025 San Jose, CA

Vacant championship tournaments

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Legend
  Tournament winner(s) did not win championship
  Tournament was for an interim championship

Active championships

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Tournament summary for active championships

Defunct championships

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Tournament summary for defunct championships

Tournament brackets

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WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)

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WWE Championship Tournament (2011)

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No. 1 Contender's tournaments

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Summary

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Legend
  Tournament winner won championship match
  Tournament winner lost championship match
  Tournament winner won championship match but not the title
  Tournament winner did not get their championship match

Active championships

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No. 1 Contender's tournaments for active championships

Defunct championships

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No. 1 Contender's tournaments for defunct championships

Tournament brackets

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Gold Rush Tournament (2005)

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SmackDown World Cup

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WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2023)

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United States Championship Invitational (2023)

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WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (August 2024)

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WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2024)

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World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2024)

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WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (October 2024)

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WWE United States Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2025)

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WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2026)

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Standalone tournaments

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The Wrestling Classic

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Main article: The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and also featured a WWF Championship match. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

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Main article: Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament

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The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987.[66][67]

Kuwait International Tournament (1996)

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The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a five-day house show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996, in Kuwait.[68]

Middle East Cup

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The Middle East Cup took place in Dubai on December 2, 1996.[69][68]

Kuwait International Tournament (1997)

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The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a 1997 house show tour in Kuwait.[68] During the tour, Vader and The Undertaker appeared on Good Morning Kuwait where Vader attacked the host of the show when he asked about the legitimacy of professional wrestling; Vader was fined $164 by Kuwaiti authorities for the incident as well as being held in custody for several days.[70][71]

Brawl for All

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Main article: WWF Brawl for All § Brawl for All tournament bracket

The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament that occurred from June 29 to August 24, 1998.

Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

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Main article: Royal Rumble (2013) § Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament on NXT where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match.[72] Bo Dallas won the tournament.

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament

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Main article: WrestleMania 31 § Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for a spot in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[73]

WWE World Cup

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Main article: Crown Jewel (2018) § WWE World Cup

The WWE World Cup took place on November 2, 2018, at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown.[74] In the final, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World".[75] At the 2019 Crown Jewel, another World Cup was held, however; it did not take place in the form of a tournament.[76]

The Last Time Is Now Tournament

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Main article: Saturday Night's Main Event XLII § The Last Time Is Now tournament

The Last Time Is Now Tournament was a 16-man tournament held to determine John Cena's opponent in Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, 2025. The tournament began on the November 10 episode of Raw in Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, and featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. Gunther won the tournament by defeating LA Knight in the tournament final on the December 5, 2025, episode of SmackDown.

King of the Ring

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Main article: King of the Ring tournament

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. It was held annually from 1985 to 2002 (excluding 1990 and 1992) and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event. Tournaments have since been held periodically - in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024

Dates and venues of finals

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This section is transcluded from King of the Ring tournament. (edit | history)

In 2002, in addition to being crowned "King of the Ring", the winner also earned a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam. A world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the world championship of their respective brand at the event.

† Winner from Raw brand ‡ Winner from SmackDown brand
# Year Winner Tournament final Runner-up
Event Date Location
1 1985 Don Muraco House show July 8, 1985 Foxborough, MA The Iron Sheik
2 1986 Harley Race July 14, 1986 Pedro Morales
3 1987 Randy Savage September 4, 1987 Providence, RI King Kong Bundy
4 1988 Ted Dibiase October 16, 1988 Randy Savage
5 1989 Tito Santana October 14, 1989 Rick Martel
6 1991 Bret Hart September 7, 1991 Irwin R. Schyster
7 1993 Bret Hart King of the Ring June 13, 1993 Dayton, OH Bam Bam Bigelow
8 1994 Owen Hart King of the Ring June 19, 1994 Baltimore, MD Razor Ramon
9 1995 Mabel King of the Ring June 25, 1995 Philadelphia, PA Savio Vega
10 1996 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin King of the Ring June 23, 1996 Milwaukee, WI Jake Roberts
11 1997 Hunter Hearst Helmsley King of the Ring June 8, 1997 Providence, RI Mankind
12 1998 Ken Shamrock King of the Ring June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, PA The Rock
13 1999 Billy Gunn King of the Ring June 27, 1999 Greensboro, NC X-Pac
14 2000 Kurt Angle King of the Ring June 25, 2000 Boston, MA Rikishi
15 2001 Edge King of the Ring June 24, 2001 East Rutherford, NJ Kurt Angle
16 2002 Brock Lesnar King of the Ring June 23, 2002 Columbus, OH Rob Van Dam
17 2006[a] Booker T Judgment Day May 21, 2006 Phoenix, AZ Bobby Lashley
18 2008 William Regal Raw April 21, 2008 Greenville, SC CM Punk
19 2010 Sheamus November 29, 2010 Philadelphia, PA John Morrison
20 2015 Bad News Barrett King of the Ring April 28, 2015 Moline, IL Neville
21 2019 Baron Corbin Raw September 16, 2019 Knoxville, TN Chad Gable
22 2021 Xavier Woods Crown Jewel October 21, 2021 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Finn Bálor
23 2024 Gunther King and Queen of the Ring May 25, 2024 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Randy Orton
24 2025 Cody Rhodes Night of Champions June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
25 2026 TBD Night of Champions June 27, 2026 TBD
  1. ^ The King of the Ring Tournament in 2006 was exclusive to the SmackDown brand.

Winner's championship opportunity

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  Victory
  Loss
# Winner Brand Event Date Championship Result
1 Owen Hart Unbranded SummerSlam August 29, 1994 WWF Championship Lost to Bret Hart in a Steel Cage match
2 Mabel Unbranded SummerSlam August 27, 1995 WWF Championship Lost to Diesel
3 Brock Lesnar Raw SummerSlam August 25, 2002 WWE Undisputed Championship Defeated The Rock.
4 Gunther SummerSlam August 3, 2024 World Heavyweight Championship Defeated Damian Priest.
5 Cody Rhodes SmackDown SummerSlam
Night 2		 August 3, 2025 Undisputed WWE Championship Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight.
6 TBD Raw SummerSlam
Night TBD		 TBA TBA

Queen of the Ring

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Main article: Queen of the Ring tournament

In 2021, WWE debuted the Queen's Crown tournament for female wrestlers considered to be the counterpart to King of the Ring. Zelina Vega was the inaugural winner, defeating Doudrop at Crown Jewel 2021, which took place on October 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 2024, the second edition of the tournament was held, this time under the name Queen of the Ring.

Dates and venues of finals

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A women's world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the women's world championship of their respective brand at the event.

† Winner from Raw brand ‡ Winner from SmackDown brand
# Year Winner Tournament final Runner-up Ref
Event Date Location
1 2021 Zelina Vega Crown Jewel October 21, 2021 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Doudrop [77]
2 2024 Nia Jax King and Queen of the Ring May 25, 2024 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Lyra Valkyria [78]
3 2025 Jade Cargill Night of Champions June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Asuka [79]
3 2026 TBD Night of Champions June 27, 2026 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia TBD

Queen of the Ring winner's championship opportunity

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  – Victory
  – Loss
# Winner Brand Event Date Championship Result
1 Nia Jax SmackDown SummerSlam August 3, 2024 WWE Women's Championship Defeated Bayley
2 Jade Cargill SummerSlam
Night 1		 August 2, 2025 Lost to Tiffany Stratton.
3 TBD Raw SummerSlam
Night TBD		 TBA TBA

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

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Main article: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual tag team tournament featured on the NXT brand and is named after WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who died in 2015. Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.

Summary

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Year Winners Finals
Event Date Venue City
2015 Samoa Joe and Finn Bálor TakeOver: Respect October 7, 2015 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida
2016 The Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar) 		TakeOver: Toronto November 19, 2016 Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2018 The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) 		TakeOver: New Orleans April 7, 2018 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana
2019 Aleister Black and Ricochet NXT March 13, 2019 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida
2020 Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle January 29, 2020
2021 MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee) 		TakeOver: Vengeance Day February 14, 2021 WWE Performance Center Orlando, Florida
Dakota Kai and Raquel González
2022 The Creed Brothers
(Julius Creed and Brutus Creed) 		Vengeance Day February 15, 2022
Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray NXT March 22, 2022
2024 Baron Corbin and Bron Breaker Vengeance Day February 4, 2024 F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, Tennessee

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner's championship opportunity

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Men's

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Starting with the 2019 edition, every tournament winner has earned a future NXT Tag Team Championship match.

  – Victory
  – Loss
No. Winner Event Year Championship match
1 Aleister Black and Ricochet NXT TakeOver: New York 2019 Lost to The War Raiders (Hanson and Ivar).
2 The Broserweights
(Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) 		NXT TakeOver: Portland 2020 Defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).
3 MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee) 		NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 2021 Defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) in a Triple threat tag team match for the vacant titles.
4 The Creed Brothers
(Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) 		Stand & Deliver 2022 Lost to new champions MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) and defending champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) in a Triple threat tag team match.
5 Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker NXT
(February 13, 2024) 		2024 Defeated The Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Tony D'Angelo).

Women's

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Every tournament winner has earned a future title match either for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship or NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.

  – Victory
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No. Winners Championship match Notes
Championship Event Date Result
1 Dakota Kai and Raquel González WWE Women's Tag Team Championship NXT March 3, 2021 Lost to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. The finish was controversial due to Kai, who was not the legal participant, submitting to Baszler after a new referee sent by WWE Official Adam Pearce called the match. The following week, NXT General Manager William Regal awarded the new NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Kai and González.
2 Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai NXT Women's Championship Stand & Deliver April 2, 2022 Both lost to defending champion Mandy Rose in a fatal four-way match that also involved Cora Jade.

Mae Young Classic

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Main article: Mae Young Classic

The Mae Young Classic was an all-women's tournament produced by WWE. The event was named of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young.

Summary

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Year Winner Runner-up Date City Venue Source
2017 Kairi Sane Shayna Baszler July 13, 2017 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University [80]
July 14, 2017
September 27, 2017 Paradise, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center
2018 Toni Storm Io Shirai August 8, 2018 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University
August 9, 2018
October 28, 2018 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Mixed Match Challenge

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Main article: WWE Mixed Match Challenge

The Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal mixed tag team tournament produced by WWE that was streamed on Facebook Watch.

Summary

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Season Winner Runner-up Finals date
1 The Miz and Asuka Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair April 3, 2018
2 R-Truth and Carmella Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox December 16, 2018

NXT Breakout Tournament

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Main article: NXT Breakout Tournament

The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament featured on the NXT brand, consisting of eight wrestlers who are new to NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their NXT television debuts). The winner of the tournament receives a championship match of their choice which they can cash in anytime. Originally introduced in 2019 for male wrestlers, a female version was created in 2022.

Summary

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Year Winner Finals
Event Date Venue City
2019 Jordan Myles NXT August 10, 2019 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2021 Carmelo Hayes August 23, 2021 WWE Performance Center Orlando, Florida
2022 Roxanne Perez June 7, 2022
2023 Lola Vice Halloween Havoc October 31, 2023
2024 Oba Femi New Year's Evil January 2, 2024

NXT Breakout Tournament winner's championship opportunity

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Color key
       Won championship match
       Lost championship match

Male

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No. Winner Event Date Championship match
1 Jordan Myles NXT August 15, 2019 Myles lost to Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.
2 Carmelo Hayes NXT October 12, 2021 Hayes cashed in after Isaiah "Swerve" Scott retained the NXT North American Championship against Santos Escobar.
3 Oba Femi NXT January 9, 2024 Femi cashed in after Dragon Lee retained the NXT North American Championship against Lexis King.

Female

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No. Winner Event Date Championship match
1 Roxanne Perez NXT July 12, 2022 Perez lost to Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship.
2 Lola Vice Vengeance Day February 4, 2024 Vice cashed in during a singles match between the defending champion Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship, thus converting it into a triple threat match.

WWE Speed

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Main article: WWE Speed

WWE Speed is a streaming television program produced by WWE that aired on X from April 2024 to July 2025. It follows a bracket-style format featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and eventually Evolve brands, with matches contested under a three-minute time limit. However, matches contested for the WWE Speed Championship or WWE Women's Speed Championship were held under a five-minute time limit. Following the cancellation of WWE Speed, the championships were moved to the NXT brand, with the first tournament broadcast on WWE NXT additionally featuring wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.

Results of WWE Speed Championship matches

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All matches took place on Speed until July 9, 2025. Matches then took place on NXT or NXT Premium Live Events. The No. 1 contenders have been determined in tournaments.

Legend
  Won title by defeating the reigning champion
  Won vacant title
  Failed to win title

WWE Speed Championship Tournaments

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No. Tournament winner No. Championship match
Opponent Event Filming date Broadcast date
1 Ricochet 1 Johnny Gargano Speed April 26, 2024 May 3, 2024
2 Tyler Bate 1 Ricochet (c) May 20, 2024 May 24, 2024
3 Andrade 1 June 7, 2024 June 14, 2024
4 Xavier Woods 1 Andrade (c) June 28, 2024 July 5, 2024
5 Baron Corbin 1 July 19, 2024 July 24, 2024
6 Pete Dunne 1 August 23, 2024 August 30, 2024
7 Dragon Lee 1 November 15, 2024 November 20, 2024
8 Chad Gable 1 Dragon Lee (c) January 31, 2025 February 1, 2025
9 Ivar 1 March 7, 2025 March 19, 2025
10 El Grande Americano[a] 2 May 5, 2025 May 7, 2025
11 Berto 1 El Grande Americano (c)[a] June 17, 2025 June 18, 2025
12 Jasper Troy 1 El Grande Americano (c)[b] NXT November 11, 2025
13 Tavion Heights 1 Jasper Troy (c) January 13, 2026
14 Elio Lefleur[c] 1 February 24, 2026
Eli Knight[c] 1
15 Lexis King 1 EK Prosper NXT: Revenge April 21, 2026
16 Romeo Moreno 1 Lexis King (c) NXT June 2, 2026
(c) – denotes the defending champion
  1. ^ a b El Grande Americano was portrayed by Chad Gable at the time, who previously won the tournament as himself.
  2. ^ El Grande Americano was portrayed by Ludwig Kaiser, who replaced Chad Gable in the role on June 30 due to injury.
  3. ^ a b The tournament final between Elio Lefleur and Eli Knight ended in a time limit draw, making them the co-winners. Interim NXT General Manager Robert Stone announced a triple threat match among defending champion Jasper Troy and the co-winners of the tournament for the WWE Speed Championship.

WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournaments

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No. Tournament winner No. Championship match
Opponent Event Filming date Broadcast date
1 Candice LeRae 1 Iyo Sky Speed October 4, 2024 October 9, 2024
2 Natalya 1 Candice LeRae (c) January 3, 2025 January 8, 2025
3 Zoey Stark 1 February 21, 2025 February 26, 2025
4 Sol Ruca 1 April 11, 2025 April 16, 2025
5 Ivy Nile 1 Sol Ruca (c) May 23, 2025 May 28, 2025
6 Alba Fyre 1 July 8, 2025 July 9, 2025
7 Jaida Parker[a] — No Mercy September 27, 2025
8 Fallon Henley 1 Zaria Gold Rush November 18, 2025 November 25, 2025
9 Wren Sinclair 1 Fallon Henley (c) NXT March 17, 2026
10 Arianna Grace 1 Wren Sinclair (c) The Great American Bash June 28, 2026
(c) – denotes the defending champion
  1. ^ Jaida Parker replaced Lainey Reid, the original tournament winner, who suffered an injury during training and did not win the tournament herself.

WWE Speed Championship

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Inaugural WWE Speed Championship Tournament

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Main article: WWE Speed Championship § Inaugural tournament

The WWE Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Speed Champion, the flagship championship of WWE Speed. It concluded on April 26, 2024, with Ricochet defeating Johnny Gargano.[81]

WWE Speed Championship Tournament (2026)

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This tournament was held to crown the new WWE Speed Champion after champion Elio LeFleur had to vacate the title due to a shoulder injury. The tournament began on the April 7, 2026, episode of NXT.[82]

WWE Speed Championship No. 1 Contender's tournaments

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Tournament brackets

WWE Women's Speed Championship

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Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament

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Main article: WWE Women's Speed Championship § Inaugural tournament

The WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Women's Speed Championship. It concluded on October 4, 2024, with Candice LeRae defeating Iyo Sky.[93]

WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament (November 4–25, 2025)

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Main article: NXT Gold Rush (2025) § WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament

This tournament was held to determine the new WWE Women's Speed Champion after champion Sol Ruca relinquished the title on the October 28, 2025, episode of NXT.[94] The tournament began on the November 4 episode of NXT and is scheduled to conclude at NXT Gold Rush on November 25. WWE LFG season 2 winner Dani Sekelsky, under the ring name Skylar Raye, made her NXT in-ring debut in this tournament.

WWE Women's Speed Championship No. 1 Contender's tournaments

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Tournament brackets

Notes

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  1. ^ First introduced for the Universal Wrestling Association, but the WWF recognizes Michinoku as the inaugural champion.
  2. ^ This was a tournament held to unify the WWF and World Championships.
  3. ^ The tournament was titled, the "Gold Rush Tournament".
  4. ^ The tournament was titled, "Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament".
  5. ^ The tournament was titled, "Tag Team Eliminator".
  6. ^ The tournament was titled, "Championship Chase Tournament".
  7. ^ The tournament was titled, "SmackDown World Cup".
  8. ^ The tournament was titled, "RK-Bro-nament".
  9. ^ The tournament was titled, "Worlds Collide Tournament".
  10. ^ The tournament was titled, "Gold Rush".
  11. ^ The tournament was titled, "Championship Competition".
  12. ^ The tournament was titled, "Race to the Rumble".
  13. ^ The tournament was titled, "ECW Homecoming".
  14. ^ The tournament was titled, "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Contender Series".

See also

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