Two advance in WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournaments
Two wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals of the WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.
Sami Zayn became the first wrestler to move on to the semifinals with a victory in a four-way opening round match on Monday’s WWE Raw, defeating Bron Breakker, Penta, and Dominik Mysterio to move on.
Roxanne Perez became the first Queen of the Ring semifinalist with a victory over Rhea Ripley, Kairi Sane, and Liv Morgan on Monday’s Raw.
Zayn will face the winner of a Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes four-way from the SmackDown brand in the semifinals at a later date.
Perez moves on to face the winner of Jade Cargill vs. Nia Jax vs. Michin vs. Piper Niven from SmackDown in the semifinals.
WWE revealed the full bracket for each tournament earlier in the day on Monday. The tournament finals will be held at Night of Champions on June 28, a show also featuring a John Cena vs. CM Punk Undisputed WWE title match.
The eventual King and Queen of the Ring winners will challenge for their brand’s World titles at SummerSlam set for August 2 and August 3.
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.