List of tournaments held by WWE
Under its scripted format,WWE has organized numerousprofessional wrestling tournaments , primarily featuringprofessional wrestlers from its ownroster and occasionally involving talent from otherprofessional wrestling promotions .
Championship tournaments [ edit ] Inaugural championship tournaments [ edit ] No. Championship Winner Finals Ref Event Date Venue 1 WWE European Championship The British Bulldog Raw February 26, 1997 (Aired March 3) Berlin, Germany [ 1] 2 WWF Light Heavyweight Championship [ i] Taka Michinoku D-Generation X: In Your House December 7, 1997 Springfield, MA 3 WWE Tag Team Championship Chris Benoit andKurt Angle No Mercy October 20, 2002 North Little Rock, AR [ 2] 4 [ ii] NXT Championship Seth Rollins NXT July 27, 2012 (Aired August 29) Winter Park, FL [ 3] 5 NXT Tag Team Championship British Ambition (Adrian Neville andOliver Grey ) January 31, 2013 (Aired February 13) [ 4] 6 NXT Women's Championship Paige June 20, 2013 (Aired July 24) [ 5] 7 NXT Cruiserweight Championship T. J. Perkins Cruiserweight Classic September 14, 2016 [ 6] 8 SmackDown Tag Team Championship Heath Slater and Rhyno Backlash September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA 9 United Kingdom Championship Tyler Bate United Kingdom Championship Tournament January 15, 2017 Blackpool ,Lancashire ,England [ 7] 10 NXT UK Women's Championship Rhea Ripley NXT UK August 26, 2018 (Aired November 28) Birmingham ,England 11 NXT UK Tag Team Championship Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake andZack Gibson ) TakeOver: Blackpool January 12, 2019 Blackpool ,Lancashire ,England 12 NXT UK Heritage Cup A-Kid NXT UK November 26, 2020 London, England 13 World Heavyweight Championship Seth "Freakin" Rollins Night of Champions May 27, 2023 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 14 WWE Speed Championship Ricochet Speed April 26, 2024 (Aired May 3) Cincinnati, OH 15 WWE Women's Speed Championship Candice LeRae October 4, 2024 (Aired October 9) Nashville, TN 16 WWE Women's United States Championship Chelsea Green Saturday Night's Main Event December 14, 2024 Uniondale, NY 17 WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Lyra Valkyria Raw January 13, 2025 San Jose, CA
Vacant championship tournaments [ edit ] Color key Tournament winner(s) did not win championship Tournament was for an interim championship
Tournament summary for active championships
No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Mr. Perfect Superstars of Wrestling April 23, 1990(Aired May 19) Austin, TX ChampionUltimate Warrior vacated the title.[ 10] [ 1] [ 11] 2 Marc Mero Monday Night Raw September 23, 1996 Hershey, PA ChampionAhmed Johnson suffered (kayfabe ) kidney injuries afterFaarooq attacked him.[ 1] [ 12] 3 Owen Hart Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 St. Louis, MI ChampionStone Cold Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. 4 Ken Shamrock Raw Is War October 12, 1998 Uniondale, NY ChampionTriple H suffered an injury.[ 1] [ 13] 5 Kofi Kingston SmackDown May 11, 2010(Aired May 14) Buffalo, NY SmackDown General ManagerTeddy Long fired championDrew McIntyre and vacated the title after repeat attacks againstMatt Hardy .Mr. McMahon overturned Long’s decision, nullifying Kingston’s title win.[ 14] 6 AJ Styles June 8, 2020(Aired June 12) Orlando, FL ChampionSami Zayn refrained from competing during theCOVID-19 pandemic ; the title was vacated.[ 15]
Tournament summary for defunct championships
Tournament brackets [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Color key Tournament winner won championship match Tournament winner lost championship match Tournament winner won championship match but not the title Tournament winner did not get their championship match
No. 1 Contender's tournaments for active championshipsNo. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 Stone Cold Steve Austin Raw January 28, 2002 Richmond, VA Lost toChris Jericho atNo Way Out .[ 37] 2 John Cena SmackDown April 15, 2003(Aired April 17) Norfolk, VA Lost toBrock Lesnar atBacklash .[ 38] 3 John Cena No Way Out February 20, 2005 Pittsburgh, PA DefeatedJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield atWrestleMania 21 . 4 John "Bradshaw" Layfield SmackDown April 26, 2005(Aired April 28) Birmingham ,England Lost toJohn Cena in an"I Quit" match atJudgment Day .[ 39] 5 Triple H Raw February 20, 2006 Trenton, NJ Lost toJohn Cena atWrestleMania 22 . 6 AJ Styles SmackDown April 19, 2024 Pittsburgh, PA Lost toCody Rhodes atBacklash . 7 Sami Zayn Saturday Night's Main Event January 24, 2026 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost toDrew McIntyre at theRoyal Rumble .
No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 The New Day (Big E ,Kofi Kingston , andXavier Woods ) SmackDown Live August 7, 2018 Orlando, FL Lost to theBludgeon Brothers atSummerSlam . 2 Braun Strowman andRicochet SmackDown February 3, 2023 Greenville, SC Lost toThe Usos onSmackDown on February 10. 3 The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins andMontez Ford ) August 16, 2024 Orlando, FL Lost toThe Bloodline (Tama Tonga andTonga Loa ) onSmackDown on August 23. 4 Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley andChris Sabin ) October 25, 2024 New York City, NY DefeatedThe Bloodline (Tama Tonga andTonga Loa ) that same night.
No. Tournament Winner Finals Notes Event Date Location 1 [ viii] Velveteen Dream Worlds Collide January 27, 2019(Aired February 2) Phoenix, AZ The winner received a match for a championship of their choice. Dream chose to challenge forJohnny Gargano 's NXT North American Championship onNXT on February 20 and won the title.
No. 1 Contender's tournaments for defunct championships
Tournament brackets [ edit ] [ edit ] SmackDown World Cup [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Standalone tournaments [ edit ] The Wrestling Classic [ edit ] The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was apay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from theRosemont Horizon inRosemont, Illinois . It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and also featured aWWF Championship match.Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeatingRandy "Macho Man" Savage .
Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament [ edit ] Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament [ edit ] The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was held atMaple Leaf Gardens inToronto , Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987.[ 68] [ 69]
[ edit ] The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a five-dayhouse show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996, inKuwait .[ 70]
The Middle East Cup took place inDubai on December 2, 1996.[ 71] [ 70]
[ edit ] The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a 1997house show tour inKuwait .[ 70] Vader andThe Undertaker appeared onGood Morning Kuwait where Vader attacked the host of the show when he asked about the legitimacy of professional wrestling; Vader was fined $164 by Kuwaiti authorities for the incident as well as being held in custody for several days.[ 72] [ 73]
The WWF Brawl for All was ashoot fighting tournament that occurred from June 29 to August 24, 1998.
[ edit ] The Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament was a four-man tournament held atVengeance on December 9, 2001. The tournament was created tounify theWWF andWorld Championships .
Royal Rumble Entry Tournament [ edit ] The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament onNXT where the winner entered the2013 Royal Rumble Match .[ 74] Bo Dallas won the tournament.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament [ edit ] The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament atWrestleMania Axxess for a spot in theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal .[ 75]
The WWE World Cup took place on November 2, 2018, atCrown Jewel inSaudi Arabia . Four participants came fromRaw and four participants came fromSmackDown .[ 76] Shane McMahon defeatedDolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World".[ 77] 2019 Crown Jewel , another World Cup was held, however; it did not take place in the form of a tournament.[ 78]
The Last Time Is Now Tournament [ edit ] The Last Time Is Now Tournament was a 16-man tournament held to determineJohn Cena 's opponent in Cena'sretirement match atSaturday Night's Main Event Raw Boston ,Massachusetts , and featured wrestlers from WWE'sRaw ,SmackDown , andNXT brands.Gunther won the tournament by defeatingLA Knight in the tournament final on the December 5, 2025, episode ofSmackDown
King of the Ring is aprofessional wrestling single-elimination tournament held byWWE . It was held annually from 1985 to 2002 (excluding 1990 and 1992) and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as apay-per-view event. Tournaments have since been held periodically - in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024
Dates and venues of finals [ edit ] In 2002, in addition to being crowned "King of the Ring", the winner also earned a match for theWWE Undisputed Championship atSummerSlam . A world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the world championship of their respective brand at the event.
No. Year Winner Runner-up Finals date Finals location 1 1985 Don Muraco The Iron Sheik July 8, 1985 Foxborough, Massachusetts 2 1986 Harley Race Pedro Morales July 14, 1986 3 1987 Randy Savage King Kong Bundy September 4, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island 4 1988 Ted Dibiase Randy Savage October 16, 1988 5 1989 Tito Santana Rick Martel October 14, 1989 6 1991 Bret Hart Irwin R. Schyster September 7, 1991 7 1993 Bam Bam Bigelow June 13, 1993 Dayton, Ohio 8 1994 Owen Hart Razor Ramon June 19, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland 9 1995 Mabel Savio Vega June 25, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 1996 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Jake Roberts June 23, 1996 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11 1997 Hunter Hearst Helmsley Mankind June 8, 1997 Providence, Rhode Island 12 1998 Ken Shamrock The Rock June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 13 1999 Billy Gunn X-Pac June 27, 1999 Greensboro, North Carolina 14 2000 Kurt Angle Rikishi June 25, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts 15 2001 Edge Kurt Angle June 24, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey 16 2002 Brock Lesnar Rob Van Dam June 23, 2002 Columbus, Ohio 17 2006 [ a] Booker T Bobby Lashley May 21, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona 18 2008 William Regal CM Punk April 21, 2008 Greenville, South Carolina 19 2010 Sheamus John Morrison November 29, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 20 2015 Bad News Barrett Neville April 28, 2015 Moline, Illinois 21 2019 Baron Corbin Chad Gable September 16, 2019 Knoxville, Tennessee 22 2021 Xavier Woods Finn Bálor October 21, 2021 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 23 2024 Gunther Randy Orton May 25, 2024 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 24 2025 Cody Rhodes Randy Orton June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
^ The King of the Ring Tournament in 2006 was exclusive to the SmackDown brand. [ edit ] Victory Loss
In 2021, WWE debuted the Queen's Crown tournament for female wrestlers considered to be the counterpart to King of the Ring.Zelina Vega was the inaugural winner, defeatingDoudrop atCrown Jewel 2021 , which took place on October 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 2024, the second edition of the tournament was held, this time under the name Queen of the Ring.
Dates and venues of finals [ edit ] A women's world championship match atSummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the women's world championship of their respective brand at the event.
Notes
[ edit ] – Victory – LossDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic [ edit ] The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annualtag team tournament featured on theNXT brand and is named afterWWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes , who died in 2015. Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.
Year Winners Finals Event Date Venue City 2015 Samoa Joe andFinn Bálor TakeOver: Respect October 7, 2015 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida 2016 The Authors of Pain (Akam andRezar ) TakeOver: Toronto November 19, 2016 Air Canada Centre Toronto , Ontario, Canada2018 The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole andKyle O'Reilly ) TakeOver: New Orleans April 7, 2018 Smoothie King Center New Orleans ,Louisiana 2019 Aleister Black andRicochet NXT March 13, 2019 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida 2020 Pete Dunne andMatt Riddle January 29, 2020 2021 MSK (Nash Carter andWes Lee ) TakeOver: Vengeance Day February 14, 2021 WWE Performance Center Orlando, Florida Dakota Kai andRaquel González 2022 The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed andBrutus Creed ) Vengeance Day February 15, 2022 Io Shirai andKay Lee Ray NXT March 22, 2022 2024 Baron Corbin andBron Breaker Vengeance Day February 4, 2024 F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, Tennessee
[ edit ] Starting with the 2019 edition, every tournament winner has earned a futureNXT Tag Team Championship match.
– Victory – LossEvery tournament winner has earned a future title match either for theWWE Women's Tag Team Championship orNXT Women's Tag Team Championship .
– Victory – LossThe Mae Young Classic was an all-women's tournament produced by WWE. The event was named ofWWE Hall of Famer Mae Young .
Year Winner Runner-up Date City Venue Source 2017 Kairi Sane Shayna Baszler July 13, 2017 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University [ 82] July 14, 2017 September 27, 2017 Paradise, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center 2018 Toni Storm Io Shirai August 8, 2018 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University August 9, 2018 October 28, 2018 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mixed Match Challenge [ edit ] The Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonalmixed tag team tournament produced by WWE that was streamed onFacebook Watch .
NXT Breakout Tournament [ edit ] The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament featured on theNXT brand, consisting of eight wrestlers who are new to NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their NXT television debuts). The winner of the tournament receives a championship match of their choice which they can cash in anytime. Originally introduced in 2019 for male wrestlers, a female version was created in 2022.
[ edit ] Color key Won championship match Lost championship match
WWE Speed is a streaming television program produced by WWE that aired onX from April 2024 to July 2025. It follows a bracket-style format featuring wrestlers from theRaw ,SmackDown ,NXT , and eventuallyEvolve brands, with matches contested under a three-minute time limit. However, matches contested for theWWE Speed Championship orWWE Women's Speed Championship were held under a five-minute time limit. Following the cancellation ofWWE Speed , the championships were moved to the NXT brand, with the first tournament broadcast onWWE NXT Total Nonstop Action Wrestling andLucha Libre AAA Worldwide .
Results of WWE Speed Championship matches [ edit ] All matches took place onSpeed NXT
Color key Won title by defeating the reigning champion Won vacant title Failed to win title
WWE Speed Championship Tournaments [ edit ] No. Tournament winner No. Championship match Opponent Event Filming date Broadcast date 1 Ricochet 1 Johnny Gargano Speed April 26, 2024 May 3, 2024 2 Tyler Bate 1 Ricochet (c) May 20, 2024 May 24, 2024 3 Andrade 1 June 7, 2024 June 14, 2024 4 Xavier Woods 1 Andrade (c) June 28, 2024 July 5, 2024 5 Baron Corbin 1 July 19, 2024 July 24, 2024 6 Pete Dunne 1 August 23, 2024 August 30, 2024 7 Dragon Lee 1 November 15, 2024 November 20, 2024 8 Chad Gable 1 Dragon Lee (c) January 31, 2025 February 1, 2025 9 Ivar 1 March 7, 2025 March 19, 2025 10 El Grande Americano [ a] 2 May 5, 2025 May 7, 2025 11 Berto 1 El Grande Americano (c)[ a] June 17, 2025 June 18, 2025 12 Jasper Troy 1 El Grande Americano (c)[ b] NXT November 11, 2025 13 Tavion Heights 1 Jasper Troy (c) January 13, 2026 14 TBD — TBA TBA (c) – the reigning champion
^a b El Grande Americano was portrayed by Chad Gable at the time, who previously won the tournament as himself. ^ El Grande Americano was portrayed byLudwig Kaiser , who replaced Chad Gable in the role on June 30 due to injury. [ edit ] No. Tournament winner No. Championship match Opponent Event Filming date Broadcast date 1 Candice LeRae 1 Iyo Sky Speed October 4, 2024 October 9, 2024 2 Natalya 1 Candice LeRae (c) January 3, 2025 January 8, 2025 3 Zoey Stark 1 February 21, 2025 February 26, 2025 4 Sol Ruca 1 April 11, 2025 April 16, 2025 5 Ivy Nile 1 Sol Ruca (c) May 23, 2025 May 28, 2025 6 Alba Fyre 1 July 8, 2025 July 9, 2025 7 Jaida Parker [ a] — No Mercy September 27, 2025 8 Fallon Henley 1 Zaria Gold Rush November 18, 2025 November 25, 2025 (c) – the reigning champion
^ Jaida Parker replaced Lainey Reid, the original tournament winner, who suffered an injury during training and did not win the tournament herself. WWE Speed Championship [ edit ] Inaugural WWE Speed Championship Tournament [ edit ] The WWE Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Speed Champion, the flagship championship ofWWE Speed . It concluded on April 26, 2024, withRicochet defeatingJohnny Gargano .[ 83]
[ edit ] Tournament brackets May 8–24, 2024
Note:^ Apollo Crews replaced the injured Ivar.
July 31 – August 30, 2024
October 16 – November 20, 2024
January 15 – February 1, 2025
February 28 – March 19, 2025
June 4–18, 2025
Note:^ Joaquin Wilde originally faced Lexis King in the first round at the June 2, 2025, taping ofSpeed , but the match was stopped after Wilde was concussed. King would instead face Noam Dar in the first round.
October 21 – November 11, 2025
December 17, 2025 – January 13, 2026
[ edit ] [ edit ] The WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Women's Speed Championship. It concluded on October 4, 2024, withCandice LeRae defeatingIyo Sky .[ 88]
[ edit ] This tournament was held to determine the newWWE Women's Speed Champion after championSol Ruca relinquished the title on the October 28, 2025, episode ofNXT .[ 89] NXT and is scheduled to conclude atNXT Gold Rush on November 25.WWE LFG season 2 winner Dani Sekelsky, under the ring name Skylar Raye, made herNXT in-ring debut in this tournament.
[ edit ] Tournament brackets November 27, 2024 – January 8, 2025
Note:^ B-Fab replaced the injured Zelina Vega in the semifinals.
March 26 – April 16, 2025
June 25 – July 9, 2025
1st RoundSpeed June 20, 2025 (Aired : June 25–27) SemifinalsSpeed June 30, 2025 (Aired: July 2) SmackDown B-Fab 2:32 SmackDown Alba Fyre Pinfall SmackDown Alba Fyre Pinfall NXT Thea Hail 2:23 NXT Thea Hail Pinfall Evolve Nikkita Lyons 2:41 Championship matchSpeed July 8, 2025 (Aired: July 9) NXT Sol Ruca (c)Pinfall SmackDown Alba Fyre 4:12
September 2–27, 2025
^ Jaida Parker replaced the injured Lainey Reid.[ 90]
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RetrievedAugust 9, 2024 . ^ Barnett, Jake (August 16, 2024)."WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (8/16): Barnett's review of Roman Reigns' appearance, Street Profits vs. DIY for a shot at the WWE Tag Titles, Kevin Owens vs. Grayson Waller" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedAugust 17, 2024 . ^a b Powell, Jason (August 26, 2024)."WWE Raw results (8/26): Powell's live review of Uncle Howdy vs. Chad Gable, Braun Strowman vs. Bronson Reed, Triple Threat tournament matches for a shot at the Intercontinental Title" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedAugust 26, 2024 . ^a b Powell, Jason (September 2, 2024)."WWE Raw results (9/2): Powell's live review of Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser vs. TBA, and Ilja Draguov vs. Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio in tourney matches for a shot at the IC Title, Joe Tessitore's debut" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2024 . ^ Powell, Jason (September 9, 2024)."WWE Raw results (9/9): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Pete Dunne vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Braun Strowman for a shot at the Intercontinental Title, Bret Hart appears, WWE Women's Tag Team Title match" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedSeptember 9, 2024 . ^ Powell, Jason (October 14, 2024)."WWE Raw results (10/14): Powell's live review of Gunther and Cody Rhodes meeting, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill vs. Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, Bron Breakker vs. Kofi Kingston" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 19, 2024 . ^a b Powell, Jason (October 21, 2024)."WWE Raw results (10/21): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title, New Day vs. AOP and The Creeds vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee in tourney matches for a shot at the WWE Tag Titles" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 . ^ Powell, Jason (October 28, 2024)."WWE Raw results (10/28): Powell's live review of Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee vs. New Day vs. War Raiders for a shot at the World Tag Titles, Dominik Mysterio faces a former world champion" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 29, 2024 . ^a b Powell, Jason (October 18, 2024)."WWE Smackdown results (10/18): Powell's review of Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, Cody Rhodes on facing Gunther, Motor City Machine Guns debut in one of two Triple Threat qualifiers for a future WWE Tag Title match" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 19, 2024 . ^ Powell, Jason (October 25, 2024)."WWE Smackdown results (10/25): Powell's review of Motor City Machine Guns vs. DIY for a shot at the WWE Tag Team Titles, Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes "game seven" with LA Knight as special referee" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 25, 2024 . ^a b c d Powell, Jason (February 28, 2025)."WWE Smackdown results (2/28): Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes' final appearance before his meeting with The Rock at Elimination Chamber, tournament for a shot a[sic] the U.S. Title" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedFebruary 28, 2025 . ^a b c d Cite error: The named referenceSmackDown01162026 was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page ). ^ Cite error: The named referenceSNMEXLIIIresults was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page ). ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip."Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . ^ "Fran Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament" . The history of WWE. January 16, 2023.^a b c "WWF Middle East Tournaments" . Prowrestlinghistory.com. December 2, 1996. RetrievedDecember 18, 2015 .^ "1996" .thehistoryofwwe.com . January 16, 2023.^ "Big Van Vader" .Cagematch .^ "Wrestler Vader Fined" .New York Daily News the original on February 7, 2011. RetrievedNovember 12, 2009 .^ Kreikenbohm, Philip."Royal Rumble Entry NXT Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip."Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" . ^ Burdick, Michael (October 8, 2018)."Eight-Man World Cup Tournament to take place at WWE Crown Jewel" .WWE . RetrievedOctober 8, 2018 . ^ Crosby, Jack (November 5, 2018)."WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Survivor Series build kicks in, tag team picture clears up" .CBSSports . RetrievedNovember 6, 2018 . ^ Powell, Jason (October 31, 2019)."WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship, Braun Strowman vs. Tyson Fury, Lacey Evans vs. Natalya" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net .Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. RetrievedOctober 31, 2019 . ^ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2021)."WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Big E vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match, Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley in a No Holds Barred match" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedOctober 21, 2021 . ^ Powell, Jason (May 25, 2024)."WWE King and Queen of the Ring results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul for the WWE Title, Gunther vs. Randy Orton in the KOTR finals, Nia Jax vs. Lyra Valkyria in the QOTR finals" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedMay 25, 2024 . ^ Cite error: The named referenceNOC2025 was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page ). ^ Powell, Jason (September 12, 2017)."9/12 Powell's WWE Mae Young Classic Finals Review: The tournament finals" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedSeptember 12, 2017 . ^ "Ricochet becomes inaugural WWE Speed Champion" .POST Wrestling Forum . May 3, 2024. RetrievedJune 10, 2024 .^ Carey, Ian (May 8, 2024)."Ivar advances in WWE Speed number one contender's tournament" .Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . RetrievedMay 10, 2024 . ^ Carey, Ian (May 15, 2024)."Tyler Bate advances in WWE Speed number one contender's tournament" .Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . RetrievedMay 18, 2024 . ^ Currier, Joseph (April 22, 2024)."Tyler Bate challenging Ricochet for WWE Speed Championship" .Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . RetrievedMay 27, 2024 . ^ Currier, Joseph (June 19, 2024)."Xavier Woods advances in WWE Speed contender's tournament" .Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . RetrievedJune 19, 2024 . ^ Bajpai, Anutosh (October 4, 2024)."Spoilers: Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Champion Crowned" .SE Scoops . RetrievedOctober 5, 2024 . ^ Thompson, Andrew (October 28, 2025)."Sol Ruca Chooses To Relinquish WWE Women's Speed Title Instead Of Letting ZARIA Defend It, Tournament Announced To Crown New Champion" .Fightful . RetrievedOctober 28, 2025 . ^ "Sol Ruca vs. Jaida Parker l NXT Women's Speed Championship Match: NXT No Mercy 2025 highlights" .youtube.com . September 27, 2025.
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