Tyler Bate challenging Ricochet for WWE Speed Championship

Tyler Bate is getting the first shot at Ricochet’s WWE Speed Championship. Since Ricochet was crowned the inaugural champion, a tournament has taken place on WWE Speed to decide his first challenger. Bate earned the title shot by defeating Apollo Crews on the Speed episode that premiered today. There will be another new episode at noon Eastern time this Friday (May 24) featuring the Ricochet vs. Bate title match. Crews wasn’t originally supposed to be Bate’s opponent for today’s match. Ivar, who defeated Crews in the first round of the four-man tournament, is out of action due to a serious injury. Because of that, he wasn’t able to compete against Bate. Crews got a second chance as Ivar’s replacement. During the finishing sequence, Crews hit a press slam and a standing moonsault. But when Crews went for the cover, Bate reversed it into a pin of his own for the victory. Bate won with 56 seconds of the three-minute time limit remaining. Bate defeated Berto (Humberto Carrillo) in the first round of the tourname