Montez Ford and Austin Theory have both been eliminated from the tournament.
On the August 14th episode of WWE Speed, Montez Ford and Austin Theory competed in a Number One Contender's Tournament match. Ford and Theory battled back and forth in a hard-fought bout. Theory gained the upper hand and caught Ford with a dropkick.
Ford rallied with a suplex and a dropkick. They traded blows, and the match came down to the final seconds. They kept battling, and the match ended in a time-limit draw. Theory and Ford kept fighting after the bell, and the referee struggled to break them up.
TODAY on #WWESpeed!@MontezFordWWE faces @_Theory1 in the No. 1 Contender's Tournament! Who will move on to the WWE Speed Quarterfinals and battle @WWEJeVonEvans? -- pic.twitter.com/XVIJjLsA3p
— WWE (@WWE) August 14, 2024
Due to the time-limit draw, both competitors were eliminated from the tournament. As a result, Je’Von Evans advanced to the semi-finals. He will face the winner of the quarterfinal match between Joaquin Wilde and Pete Dunne. The winner of that match will challenge Andrade for the WWE Speed Championship.
Catch up on past episodes of WWE Speed with Fightful's results section.
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