WWE Speed

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(from WWE Music Group)Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes5ProductionExecutive producerPaul "Triple H" LevesqueProducerPete Dunne^[1]Camera setupMulti-camera setupRunning time3 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkXReleaseApril 3, 2024 (2024-04-03) –
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WWE Speed is an American professional wrestling streaming television program produced by WWE. It airs on the social media platform X. Speed features wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. Episodes have one match each with a time limit of three minutes which are taped on the weekdays prior to Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown. The series premiered on April 3, 2024, with two episodes.

History

On February 7, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE filed to trademark the name "WWE Speed" for an in-ring program in which the concept would be that the professional wrestling matches would have a five-minute time limit. The concept was first tested as dark matches before the December 15, 2023, taping of SmackDown.^[2] On February 8 during the WrestleMania XL Kickoff press conference, WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, which would stream weekly on the social media platform.^[3] The deal between WWE and X was confirmed for two years. It was also revealed that the matches for each episode would be exclusive to the platform and would not be repurposed from WWE's other programs, and it would feature wrestlers from all three of WWE's brands: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.^[4]

On March 27, WWE commentator Corey Graves announced that Speed would premiere on Wednesday, April 3, but matches would instead be three minutes in length. Also announced was a tournament to crown the inaugural WWE Speed Champion for men.^[5] The debut episode, which was uploaded at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), saw Ricochet defeat Dragon Lee. Roughly 30 minutes later, WWE uploaded a second episode in which Bronson Reed defeated Cedric Alexander. Graves served as the sole commentator for the episodes.^[6]

On-air personalities

Commentators

Commentators	Tenure
Corey Graves	April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03) – present

Ring announcers

Ring announcers	Date started
Mike Rome	April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03) – present

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