Berto advances in WWE Speed tournament
On WWE Speed today, a new number one contender’s tournament kicked off with a member of Legado del Fantasma taking on one half of Pretty Deadly.
Berto (Humberto Carrillo) defeated Kit Wilson, using a sit-out powerbomb to get the victory with 48 seconds remaining of the three-minute time limit. In the next round, it will be Berto vs. either Noam Dar or Lexis King. The winner earns a title shot against WWE Speed Men’s Champion El Grande Americano.
The first round match between NXT wrestlers Dar and King will air on Speed this Friday (June 6). Joaquin Wilde was originally supposed to be King’s opponent, but he suffered an injury while the match was being taped earlier this week. Wilde got knocked out cold but said he’s doing good. Despite that, he’s been pulled from the card for this Saturday’s WWE-AAA Worlds Collide event.
El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) won the Speed title from Dragon Lee last month and will be making his first title defense against the winner of this tournament. An Americano vs. Berto title match would continue the story of Gable feuding with the luchadors of WWE.
After defeating Wilson, Berto cut a promo saying he’s coming after Americano’s title and his mask.