Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring El Grande Americano and Damage CTRL.
• El Grande Americano Wins His 1st Title In WWE (Video)
Before this week’s RAW, WWE taped a Speed match for X. El Grande Americano (Chad Gable under a mask) defeated Dragon Lee to win the WWE Speed Championship.
WWE aired this match today. You can watch it below:
TODAY on #WWESpeed!
The #WWESpeed Championship is on the line! Will @dragonlee95 successfully defend his title, or will @Americano_WWE emerge as your new champ? 👀 pic.twitter.com/OCIiCd78vz
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2025
This is El Grande Americano’s first title win in WWE.
El Grande Americano picked up a win at WrestleMania 41 as well, where he defeated Rey Fenix.
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• Popular WWE Faction Is Done
Dakota Kai was one of the wrestlers released by WWE last week, and her departure has raised eyebrows due to her regular role on RAW in recent months as part of the Damage CTRL faction.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez said Kai’s release may signal the end of Damage CTRL as a group. “Dakota Kai was probably the biggest surprise, I would say,” Alvarez noted. “I don’t know what the story is there other than – and I don’t know if this is ‘official’ – but I was kind of told unofficially that Damage CTRL’s done. The group is done.”
He went on to speculate about what this means for the other members. “That probably means that maybe Asuka and Kairi (Sane) might come back as a tag team, and IYO (SKY)’s obviously a big singles star,” Alvarez said. “And maybe they just figured that Dakota, she’s not gonna be at the level of an IYO, doesn’t have a partner… so she got cut. That one is surprising.”
Alvarez also gave an update on the rest of the group. “Asuka was injured. Kairi, I think, could return at any time. She was injured. Yeah, she’s jacked now. She’s training hard,” he said.
