WWE King And Queen Of The Ring Finals Set, Pre-Show Match Added To PLE
The finals of the WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are set after two big matches took place on SmackDown.
For the first time ever, WWE Smackdown took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia just one day before the King And Queen Of The Ring PLE is also set to take place in Jeddah.
Since Smackdown was in Saudi Arabia, it took place earlier in the day and was shown on television in parts of Europe and Asia. Thanks to our friends at Inside the Ropes, we know some of the key spoilers on the show.
In the Queen of the Ring Semifinals, Nia Jax was in action against Bianca Belair. During the match, Belair was selling a knee injury and was unable to hit her big moves. Jax won with her Annihilator splash.
The win by Nia Jax means she will face Raw’s Lyra Valkyria in the Finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament.
As for the King of the Ring Semifinals, Randy Orton faced Tama Tonga of The Bloodline in the main event. Solo Sikoa tried to interfere to help Tama, but Orton took care of Solo and Orton hit Tama with an RKO to win.
That victory means that Randy Orton is in the King of the Ring finals against Raw’s GUNTHER, who moved into the final earlier this week on WWE Monday Night Raw.
WWE Adds Tag Team Match To King And Queen Of The Ring Pre-Show
The WWE King and Queen of the Ring PLE will start at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Saturday, May 25th. Prior to the show, there will be a one hour pre-show that WWE used to call the Kickoff Show.
During the Smackdown broadcast, it was announced that Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill will defend the Women’s Tag Team Championships against Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae. That match was set up based on a backstage segment.
That means the King And Queen Of The Ring PLE lineup looks like this:
* Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Logan Paul
* Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed
* Women’s World Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan
* King of the Ring Tournament Finals: GUNTHER vs. Randy Orton
* Queen of the Ring Tournament Finals: Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax
* Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
We will have a full review of WWE Smackdown later tonight.