IWE Speed Championship
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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE Speed Championship'''</span><br> | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE Speed Championship'''</span><br> | ||
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current<br>champion(s)''' | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Current<br>champion(s)''' | ||
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |El Grande Americano |
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won''' | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won''' | ||
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 5, 2025<br>(aired May 7, 2025) |
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| bgcolor="#D8D8D8" align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics''' | | bgcolor="#D8D8D8" align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics''' | ||
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| - | The '''IWE Speed Championship''' is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]]. The title was announced on March 27, 2024, where the inaugural champion will be determined in a tournament on a new weekly live series, ''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'', airing exclusively on the social media platform, [[Twitter|X]]. Matches for ''Speed'' have a three-minute time limit. | + | The '''IWE Speed Championship''' is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]]. The title was announced on March 27, 2024, where the inaugural champion will be determined in a tournament on a new weekly live series, ''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'', airing exclusively on the social media platform, [[Twitter|X]]. Matches for ''Speed'' have a three-minute time limit. The title is named after IWE's online program ''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'', which is where the matches exclusively air. The current champion is [[Ricochet<!--Trevor Joaquin Jaschke (2006, pg. 76)--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]], who defeated [[Stephen Honzel<!--(1999, pg. 97)-->|Johnny Gargano]] to become the inaugural champion during the ''Speed'' [[Broadcast delay|tapings]] on April 26, 2024, which aired on May 3, 2024, the date WWE officially recognizes as the beginning of Ricochet's reign. |
== History == | == History == | ||
| + | [[File:Ricochet April 2019.jpg|thumb|right|Inaugural and current champion [[Ricochet<!--Trevor Joaquin Jaschke (2006, pg. 76)--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]]; IWE officially began recognizing him as champion on May 3, 2024, when the match in which he won the title aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].]] | ||
On February 9, 2024, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[IWE]] announced a partnership with [[Twitter|X]] to introduce ''[[IWE Speed]]'', a weekly video series to stream on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit. The following month on March 27, IWE commentator [[Mitchell Pieratt<!--(2004, pg. 37)-->|Corey Graves]] announced that ''Speed'' would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. A tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural IWE Speed Champion. | On February 9, 2024, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[IWE]] announced a partnership with [[Twitter|X]] to introduce ''[[IWE Speed]]'', a weekly video series to stream on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit. The following month on March 27, IWE commentator [[Mitchell Pieratt<!--(2004, pg. 37)-->|Corey Graves]] announced that ''Speed'' would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. A tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural IWE Speed Champion. | ||
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| + | === Inaugural tournament === | ||
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| + | === Further tournaments === | ||
| + | :''Main article: [[List of IWE tournaments#IWE Speed Championship|List of IWE tournaments § IWE Speed Championship]]'' | ||
===Reigns=== | ===Reigns=== | ||
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. | As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}. | ||
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="3%"|Champion | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="3%"|Champion | ||
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Championship change | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Championship change | ||
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="9%" class="unsortable"|Notes | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="9%" class="unsortable"|Notes | ||
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign | ||
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days | ||
| + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days<br>recog. | ||
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| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=10 align=center|'''[[IWE]]: [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]], [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]], and [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]''' | ||
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|1 | !style="background: #e3e3e3;"|1 | ||
|[[Ricochet<!--Trevor Joaquin Jaschke (2006, pg. 76)--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]] | |[[Ricochet<!--Trevor Joaquin Jaschke (2006, pg. 76)--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]] | ||
|April 26, 2024 | |April 26, 2024 | ||
| - | |''[[IWE Speed|Speed]] | + | |''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'' |
|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] | |[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]] | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
| - | | | + | |42 |
| - | | | + | |42 |
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Stephen Honzel<!--(1999, pg. 97)-->|Johnny Gargano]] in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. IWE recognizes Ricochet's reign as beginning on May 3, 2024, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}} | |align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Stephen Honzel<!--(1999, pg. 97)-->|Johnny Gargano]] in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. IWE recognizes Ricochet's reign as beginning on May 3, 2024, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}} | ||
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| + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;"|2 | ||
| + | |[[Manuel Jesse Gutierrez<!--(McDonald's)--> (wrestler)|Andrade]] | ||
| + | |June 7, 2024 | ||
| + | |''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'' | ||
| + | |[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]] | ||
| + | |1 | ||
| + | |161 | ||
| + | |159 | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|IWE recognizes Andrade's reign as beginning on June 14, 2024, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}} | ||
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| + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;"|3 | ||
| + | |[[Dragon Lee<!--Kevin M (2004 , pg. 77)--> (wrestler)|Dragon Lee]] | ||
| + | |November 15, 2024 | ||
| + | |''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'' | ||
| + | |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]] | ||
| + | |1 | ||
| + | |171 | ||
| + | |167 | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|IWE recognizes Lee's reign as beginning on November 20, 2024, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}} | ||
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| + | |- align="center" | ||
| + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;"|4 | ||
| + | |El Grande Americano<br>([[Jacob Corcoran<!--(2006, pg. 23)-->|Chad Gable]]/[[Marcel George Boyle<!--(2007, pg. 63)-->|Ludwig Kaiser]]) | ||
| + | |May 5, 2025 | ||
| + | |''[[IWE Speed|Speed]]'' | ||
| + | |Omaha, NE | ||
| + | |1<br>(1, 1) | ||
| + | |169+ | ||
| + | |167+ | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|IWE recognizes Americano's reign as beginning on May 7, 2025, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]].}} | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=10 align=center|'''[[IWE]]: [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]''' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | :a. {{note|DragonLeeTapeDelay}} IWE officially recognizes 168 days due to tape delay. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{IWE Championships}} | {{IWE Championships}} | ||
Current revision as of 09:29, 21 October 2025
| IWE Speed Championship | |
| Details | |
| Promotion | IWE |
| Date established | March 27, 2024 |
| Current champion(s) | El Grande Americano |
| Date won | May 5, 2025 (aired May 7, 2025) |
| Statistics | |
The IWE Speed Championship is an upcoming professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion IWE. The title was announced on March 27, 2024, where the inaugural champion will be determined in a tournament on a new weekly live series, Speed, airing exclusively on the social media platform, X. Matches for Speed have a three-minute time limit. The title is named after IWE's online program Speed, which is where the matches exclusively air. The current champion is Ricochet, who defeated Johnny Gargano to become the inaugural champion during the Speed tapings on April 26, 2024, which aired on May 3, 2024, the date WWE officially recognizes as the beginning of Ricochet's reign.
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[edit] History
On February 9, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion IWE announced a partnership with X to introduce IWE Speed, a weekly video series to stream on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit. The following month on March 27, IWE commentator Corey Graves announced that Speed would premiere on April 3, 2024, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. A tournament was also announced to crown the inaugural IWE Speed Champion.
[edit] Inaugural tournament
[edit] Further tournaments
- Main article: List of IWE tournaments § IWE Speed Championship
[edit] Reigns
As of June 12, 2026.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| IWE: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT | |||||||||
| 1 | Ricochet | April 26, 2024 | Speed | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 42 | 42 | Defeated Johnny Gargano in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. IWE recognizes Ricochet's reign as beginning on May 3, 2024, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 2 | Andrade | June 7, 2024 | Speed | Louisville, KY | 1 | 161 | 159 | IWE recognizes Andrade's reign as beginning on June 14, 2024, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 3 | Dragon Lee | November 15, 2024 | Speed | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 171 | 167 | IWE recognizes Lee's reign as beginning on November 20, 2024, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| 4 | El Grande Americano (Chad Gable/Ludwig Kaiser) | May 5, 2025 | Speed | Omaha, NE | 1 (1, 1) | 169+ | 167+ | IWE recognizes Americano's reign as beginning on May 7, 2025, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
| IWE: NXT | |||||||||
[edit] Notes
- a. ^ IWE officially recognizes 168 days due to tape delay.
