Below are a couple of top news stories of the day, involving Sasha Banks, Bayley and WWE Speed.
• Bayley posted a photo of her and Sasha Banks / Mercedes Mone holding the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship and wrote:
“And we fought for them for over 6 years. For our division and more opportunity. Grateful for my time with you.”
Mercedes then replied:
“Wait till you see what I’m fighting for next”
Wait till you see what I’m fighting for next 🥹🤭🤭 https://t.co/k4HvsL4sw0
— Mercedes Moné Varnado (@MercedesVarnado) February 17, 2024
Mercedes is rumored to debut on the March 13th episode of AEW Dynamite: Big Business.
• Before an episode of SmackDown in December, a new concept called “WWE Speed” was introduced, featuring 5-minute matches.
The first round of matches included Bronson Reed defeating NXT’s Nathan Frazier and Cedric Alexander defeating Axiom.
During the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff press conference, Michael Cole announced that WWE Speed will debut on Twitter / X in April after WrestleMania XL.
The Hollywood Reporter noted that WWE’s agreement with X for “WWE Speed” is for 2 years.
A couple of matches for WWE Speed were taped before tonight’s SmackDown. Below are the spoilers:
– Dragon Lee def. Cedric Alexander in 4:31 minutes
– Odyssey Jones def. Cameron Grimes in 2:19 minutes
Exact air date for these matches isn’t known yet.
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