{"id":169763,"date":"2025-04-23T11:12:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=169763"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:12:46","slug":"wwe-speed-erik-vs-el-grande-americano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/04\/23\/wwe-speed-erik-vs-el-grande-americano\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Speed &#8211; Erik vs. El Grande Americano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-198150034\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>WWE Speed streamed Wednesday on social media with Erik vs. El Grande Americano in the first round of a four-man tournament for a shot at the WWE Speed Championship held by Dragon Lee. Spoiler Warning: The match result is listed in the POV section.<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TODAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWESpeed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWESpeed<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Who will punch their ticket to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWESpeed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWESpeed<\/a> Semifinals? Will it be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Erik_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Erik_WWE<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Americano_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Americano_WWE<\/a>?  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6YImmqC0OY\">pic.twitter.com\/6YImmqC0OY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1915074433943040074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> El Grande Americano won the match and will face Alex Shelley next Wednesday to earn the right to challenge Dragon Lee for the WWE Speed Championship. 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