“You always remember the first,” Triple H breaks silence on crowning a new WWE champion ahead of Backlash France

Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano in the finals of the Speed Tournament.

“You always remember the first,” Triple H breaks silence on crowning a new WWE champion ahead of Backlash France

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Ricochet adds another title to his name, as he became the first-ever Speed Champion. He defeated Johnny Gargano in the finals of the eight-man knockout tournament with just under one minute of time left. The championship match was given 5 minutes instead of the usual 3 minutes in a normal match.

Triple H took to Instagram and sent a congratulatory message to him. He stated that people always remember the first, as they would now remember The One and Only as the first WWE Speed Champion.
The Game praised Ricochet and called him a true embodiment of ‘Speed’.

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The tournament was first announced on March 27 that an eight-man knockout tournament would take place to crown the inaugural Speed Champion. Top superstars from all three brands participated in the tournament, including Ricochet, JD McDonagh, and Bronson Reed. In the first round, the 35-year-old star defeated Dragon Lee to progress to the semi-finals. Then he picked up the victory over JD McDonagh in just 1 minute and 58 seconds.

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You always remember the first to ever do it. Nobody defines “speed” like Ricochet. Congratulations to kingricochet on adding another title reign to his legacy and becoming the first-ever WWESpeed Champion.
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In the championship match, both superstars tried to end the match quickly with their innovative offenses.
However, The One and Only finally caught the #DIY member with a devastating Recoil to win the title. It will be interesting to see how long he manages to hold the title.

Ricochet broke silence after missing Backlash premium live event

Although he was in good spirits after winning the Speed Championship, he was a little disappointed about one thing. Ricochet expressed his honest feelings on social media about missing the Backlash PLE in France.

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The 35-year-old superstar took to X and stated that he was jealous that he couldn’t travel to France.
Although he didn’t disclose it, he said there were a bunch of reasons he would miss the show. He praised the French crowd and said that France would always be one of his favorite countries to perform in.

I'm really jealous I missed WWEBacklash for a bunch of reasons. But man, the French crowd will always be one of my favorites to perform for!! Always on 100
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Backlash will feature five matches, including four championship matches. While Damian Priest will defend his title against Jey Uso, AJ Styles will try to take the title off of Cody Rhodes‘ shoulder. Veterans Randy Orton and Kevin Owens will feature in a tag match against The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga.
Bayley will battle Naomi and Tiffany Stratton in a Triple Threat match in her very first title defense at a PLE.

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