The WWE Speed Women’s title tournament is now well under way, but a former champion has been forced to drop out.
WWE Speed is a relatively new concept, built around short matches with a 5-minute time limit. Airing exclusively on the social media platform X, the Women’s division are currently battling it out to dethrone the inaugural Speed Women’s Champion, Candice LeRae. Unfortunately, Zelina Vega will miss out on this opportunity, and could be out for the foreseeable future.
During the latest episode of Speed, Zelina Vega was scheduled to face Natalya. However, B-Fab was announced as a replacement, taking on the veteran instead. It was confirmed on commentary that this was due to an injury Vega had picked up.
with just 22 seconds remaining, Natalya managed to pick up a strategic victory with an inside cradle, sending her through to the next round of the Speed tournament and one step closer to facing Candice LeRae.
TODAY on #WWESpeed!@NatbyNature and @TheVibeBri face off for a spot in the #WWESpeed Semifinals! Who ya got? 💪 pic.twitter.com/dfjqrCS0x6
— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2024
Details on Vega’s injury have not yet been confirmed. The Latin World Order member last competed for a championship on July 1, challenging Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship on Raw. Vega enjoyed a 6-month reign with the Women’s Tag Team Championship alongside Carmella from November 2021 to April 2022, but is yet to pick up singles gold in the company.
The Women’s version of the Speed Championship tournament was announced by Triple H back in August of this year, after the premise was first introduced with the men’s tournament in April. Ricochet became the inaugural champion, before making his move to AEW shortly afterwards. Candice LeRae faced off against Iyo Sky in the Women’s final, with LeRae emerging victorious.
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