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The King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are returning for 2024. That is the primary time since 2021 that WWE has held the distinguished event. The 2024 version will see the finals happen at a premium dwell occasion from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Could 25.

A lot of WWE’s greatest superstars have received King of the Ring tournaments because the event’s inception in 1985. Notably, Steve Austin’s win in 1996 was one of many stepping stones to him changing into arguably the largest star in WWE historical past. The 2021 winner and reigning King of the Ring is Xavier Woods, who shouldn’t be collaborating on this 12 months’s event.

WWE has solely held one Queen of the Ring event, which was received by Zelina Vega in 2021. Vega will take part on this 12 months’s occasion.

Matches within the event will happen weekly till the finals on the King and Queen of the Ring occasion on Could 25.

These usually are not the one matches set for the cardboard, in fact, and we’re already conscious of two championship bouts set for the occasion, with Becky Lynch defending the ladies’s world championship towards Liv Morgan and Sami Zayn placing the intercontinental championship on the road in a triple risk match with Bronson Reed and Chad Gable.

There are nonetheless many extra bouts to be introduced, however let’s get to it and take a look at what we all know — and what we predict — will occur at King and Queen of the Ring, which streams dwell on Peacock on Could 25 starting at midday ET.

Viewing data

Date: Could 25
Location: Jeddah Superdome — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Begin time: Midday ET (countdown present beginning at 11 a.m. ET)
Watch dwell: Peacock

2024 King and Queen of the Ring matches

Girls’s World Championship — Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan: Lynch received the title in a battle royal after Rhea Ripley was compelled to vacate the title after struggling an harm. Morgan was instantly chargeable for that harm throughout a phase that includes Morgan assaulting Ripley backstage. That was a part of the “Liv Morgan revenge tour,” as Morgan put it. Lynch final eradicated Morgan within the battle royal, however Morgan hasn’t taken her eyes off the prize — or Lynch — in trying to proceed her comeback from harm and march to a world title.

Intercontinental Championship — Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed: Reed looks like one thing of an pointless inclusion within the match given Zayn and Gable have a sizzling story already cooking. After developing quick in his personal bid to win the title from Gunther, Gable educated Zayn for WrestleMania 40, the place Zayn received the title and ended Gunther’s 666-day reign. Out of respect, Zayn gave Gable a shot on the title on Uncooked, efficiently defending the title however inflicting Gable to snap and assault the champion after the match. Reed has been round each males and in singles matches that includes pairings of the three, there was exterior interference, resulting in a triple risk match.

King of the Ring finals: The event continues to be happening, although Gunther, Ilja Dragunov and Jey Uso have all received first-round matches to advance to the event quarterfinals. The finals will function the winners from the Uncooked and SmackDown brackets.

Queen of the Ring finals: The event continues to be happening, although Iyo Sky, Lyra Valkyria and Zoey Stark have all received first-round matches to advance to the event quarterfinals. The finals will function the winners from the Uncooked and SmackDown brackets.

2024 King and Queen of the Ring predictions

Girls’s Tag Crew Championship — Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c) vs. Harm CTRL: There is not a lot time to construct new challengers for the just lately topped champions. With that in thoughts, some mixture of Harm CTRL members getting a rematch is smart. Belair and Cargill are on the poster for the occasion, so it solely is smart that they will be on the cardboard.

Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. TBA; United States Championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. TBA: Like Belair and Cargill, each Rhodes and Paul are featured entrance and heart on the occasion poster. With there not having but been a SmackDown since Backlash, it is unimaginable to know the precise course WWE will go for matches for both man.

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