WWE began a tournament to crown the new Speed Women\'s Champion last month and now the name that becomes the inaugural champion has been revealed.
The company taped the finals of the Speed Women\'s tournament alongside this week\'s episode of SmackDown from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
They first taped the Semifinal match between Kairi Sane and Candice LeRae in which the latter picked up the victory and made her way into the finals for the match against IYO SKY.
The former member of The Way faction was able to defeat SKY as well and she was crowned the first-ever Women\'s Speed Champion:
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WWE Speed On X
The concept of WWE Speed was introduced back in April this year in partnership with X. The program airing on the social media platform sees stars from all three brands competing against each other in matches that have a 5-minute time limit.
The inaugural Speed champion was determined with a tournament that ran from April 3 to May 3. Former WWE star Ricochet was crowned the inaugural champion on the men\'s side after he defeated Johnny Gargano in the finals.
The Women\'s Speed championship was first announced by Triple H in early August. A tournament featuring names such as Naomi, Lyra Valkyria, Blair Davenport, Piper Niven and more began on September 4.
The speed title is the first singles championship for Candice LeRae in WWE. The only other championship she has held in the company is the NXT Women\'s Tag Team title with Indi Hartwell.
