Dragon Lee defeats Andrade for WWE Speed title

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com | By Joseph Currier | Last updated Nov 20, 2024 12:18 PM ET

Dragon Lee is the third-ever wrestler to hold the WWE Speed Championship.

A title change aired on Speed this week with Dragon Lee defeating Andrade to become the new champion. Taped in Milwaukee at last Friday’s SmackDown event, the match took up nearly 4:30 of the extended five-minute time limit that exists for title bouts. Andrade appeared to take advantage of the match by countering Operation Dragon in the closing stretch, but Lee used an inside cradle to get the pinfall victory as Andrade was going for Three Amigos.

The two shook hands after the match and Andrade put the WWE Speed title belt around Lee’s waist.

TODAY on #WWESpeed!

It's @AndradeElIdolo vs. @dragonlee95 for the #WWESpeed Championship! Will @AndradeElIdolo retain, or will we have a new champion? pic.twitter.com/v5I1OVSZi1
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2024

Ricochet, Andrade, and Lee are the first three wrestlers to hold the WWE Speed Championship since the show premiered on X/Twitter this April. Following his win, Lee cut a brief promo thanking everyone who has supported him:

The new #WWESpeed Champion thanks his supporters as he soaks up the big win. This is just the beginning for @dragonlee95! pic.twitter.com/c91aGObqlf
— WWE (@WWE) November 20, 2024

The focus on Speed will now shift back to the women’s division next week with the start of a number one contender’s tournament. The tournament will determine the first challenger for inaugural women’s WWE Speed Champion Candice LeRae.

Zelina Vega vs. Chelsea Green is premiering on Speed at noon Eastern time next Wednesday (November 27). Natalya vs. B-Fab, Katana Chance vs. Alba Fyre, and Michin vs. Ivy Nile are the other first-round matches that will be taking place in the weeks to come.

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