First name advances to WWE Queen of the Ring semifinals
IYO SKY is moving forward in her quest to be crowned WWE’s Queen of the Ring for 2026.
The tournament began on Raw in Turin, Italy today with SKY winning a fatal four-way match to advance to the semifinals. Her opponents in the bout were Giulia, Roxanne Perez, and Lash Legend — and a moonsault onto Giulia got the victory for SKY.
In the next round, it will be SKY facing either Bayley, Raquel Rodriguez, Jacy Jayne, or Kiana James.
SKY is attempting to become the third-ever Queen of the Ring in WWE history, following victories by Jade Cargill and Nia Jax in 2025 and 2024. Zelina Vega also won a similarly named Queen’s Crown tournament in 2021 before WWE secured rights to the Queen of the Ring trademark.
This year’s Queen & King of the Ring are set to conclude at WWE Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on June 27. World title shots at SummerSlam will be awarded to the winner of each tournament.
IYO SKY ADVANCES!!! 🤩
— WWE (@WWE) June 1, 2026
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Updated WWE Queen of the Ring bracket —
Thirteen competitors are still in contention to win Queen of the Ring: SKY, Bayley, Rodriguez, Jayne, James, Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, Sol Ruca, Lyra Valkyria, Charlotte Flair, and Cargill.
The updated bracket can be seen below:
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