Jasper Troy Wins WWE Men's Speed Championship

On the November 11, 2025 episode of WWE NXT, broadcast live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, Jasper Troy captured the WWE Men's Speed Championship by defeating defending champion El Grande Americano in a high-stakes five-minute time limit match.

The victory marked Troy's first championship in WWE and ended El Grande Americano's 191-day reign, which began on May 5 when the character, initially portrayed by Chad Gable, defeated Dragon Lee for the title. Gable made one successful defense before an injury sidelined him, prompting Ludwig Kaiser to assume the El Grande Americano persona and continue the defenses. The title had been part of WWE Speed programming until that show concluded on August 24, after which the men's and women's Speed Championships transitioned to NXT.

Troy earned his title opportunity by winning a tournament earlier in the fall. As the men's winner of WWE LFG Season 1, a reality competition series that concluded in May, Troy advanced through the bracket with victories over wrestlers including Zachary Wentz and Axiom in the semifinals and final on the October 28 episode. Since signing with WWE in August 2022 and making his in-ring debut at an...