WWE crowns new number one contender to Speed Championship
Legado del Fantasma member Berto is first in line to challenge El Grande Americano for the WWE Speed Championship.
On a new episode of Speed that premiered today, Berto defeated Noam Dar in the finals of a number one contender’s tournament. The two went back and forth in an evenly contested match until Berto was able to hit a flying kick and land a sit-out powerbomb, pinning Dar with 26 seconds remaining on the three-minute clock.
TODAY on #WWESpeed!@NoamDar and @humberto_wwe go head-to-head for a #WWESpeed Championship opportunity. Who will challenge @Americano_WWE? 👊 pic.twitter.com/Btc0CuvwRo
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2025
El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) vs. Berto for the WWE Speed Championship will air on X/Twitter at noon Eastern time next Wednesday. It’s the first title defense for Americano since he defeated Dragon Lee for the belt.
The title match will continue Gable’s ongoing feud with the luchadors of WWE. In a post-match promo after securing the title shot, Berto called El Grande Americano a disgrace to lucha culture and said he’ll prove next week that Americano is nothing.
.@humberto_wwe’s looking to show @Americano_WWE how it’s done in the #WWESpeed Championship 😤 pic.twitter.com/G4WwNWOfHD
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2025
Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel & Berto) were victorious at Worlds Collide last weekend, defeating the Lucha Libre AAA team of Psycho Clown, Pagano & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a trios match.
This coming Sunday, Angel & Berto will be in action in Mexico when they compete in a four-way tag match for the AAA Tag Team titles at Triplemania Regia. It will be Sanson & Forastero defending the belts against Angel & Berto, Psycho Clown & Pagano, and Nic & Ryan Nemeth.