{"id":149258,"date":"2025-12-24T09:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=149258"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:18:05","slug":"wwe-speed-who-advanced-from-the-mens-tournament-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/24\/wwe-speed-who-advanced-from-the-mens-tournament-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Speed: Who Advanced from the Men&#8217;s Tournament Semi-Finals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE NXT saw a new WWE Speed Men&#8217;s tournament get underway. NXT General Manager Ava managed to squeeze two intriguing semi-final bouts into a packed schedule, with the winners advancing to the tournament final next week.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament winner will be the first contender to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/12\/jasper-troy-defeats-el-grande-americano-to-become-the-new-wwe-speed-champion\/\" target=\"_self\">the new Men&#8217;s WWE Speed Champion, Jasper Troy.<\/a> The Texan native Black Hole Slammed his way to the title last month, defeating Sean Legacy and Axiom before beating El Grande Americano in the championship match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149270\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149270\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic of the tournament bracket for the WWE Men's Speed CHampionship, happenign on NXT on December 23, 2025\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/G8Zxsf_akAEyBar-1536x862.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Semi-Finals<\/h2>\n<p>The first semi-final pitted Eli Knight, making his NXT debut, against Tavion Heights. Knight has been cutting his teeth on the indie circuit, impressing in many matches for Booker T&#8217;s Reality of Wrestling. Booker sang the praises of Knight ahead of the bout, highlighting his unique arsenal of aerial moves.<\/p>\n<p>Eli Knight was full of energy right out of the gate, catching Heights off guard. Heading into the final minute, the high flyer looked good for an upset over NXT&#8217;s resident Olympian. However, Heights turned the tables with a powerful Belly-to-Belly Suplex to get the pin with just under a minute left on the clock.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST. LIKE. THAT. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TavionHeights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TavionHeights<\/a> is moving on!! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KYEazYJZOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KYEazYJZOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2003641970502008871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second semi-final featured two NXT veterans. Academia met Arrogance as Andre Chase and Lexis King duked it out for a spot in the final. Chase&#8217;s in-ring acumen kept him a few steps ahead of King in the early minutes.<\/p>\n<p>As the match entered its final 30 seconds, it seemed as if King would be forced to submit. However, the former Heritage Cup Champion managed to wriggle free from Chase&#8217;s Octopus Hold. In a matter of moments, King delivered the Coronation to book a date with Heights next week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One step closer to the crown. \ud83d\udc51<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LexisKingWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LexisKingWWE<\/a> advances in the Men&#39;s Speed Championship Tournament! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lcOAVVhlXM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/lcOAVVhlXM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2003656036150866078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0for more on MFT, The Wyatt Sicks, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event, as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE NXT saw a new WWE Speed Men&#8217;s tournament get underway. NXT General Manager Ava managed to squeeze two intriguing semi-final bouts into a packed schedule, with the winners advancing to the tournament final next week. The tournament winner will be the first contender to challenge the new Men&#8217;s WWE Speed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5450,"featured_media":149269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,5,3],"tags":[9401,8835],"class_list":["post-149258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-jasper-troy","tag-wwe-speed"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5450"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149258"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149272,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149258\/revisions\/149272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}