With less than three weeks until the WWE King and Queen of the Ring premium live event, the tournaments continue with quarterfinal matches tonight on WWE Raw and this Friday on WWE SmackDown.
The latest round of tournament matches were held over the weekend at WWE’s non-televised live events. Kofi Kingston and LA Knight advanced in the King of the Ring, while Shayna Baszler and Tiffany Stratton took steps closer to the throne on the women’s side. A schedule of this week’s tournament matches can be found below.
WWE’s King and Queen of the Ring PLE takes place Saturday, May 25 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Super Dome. In addition to crowning a new King and Queen, WWE has also signed three championship matches:
- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Logan Paul (c)
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed
Royal Report: Schedule, Injuries & Footsge
This week’s Raw and SmackDown will each feature 4 tournament matches:
WWE Raw – Monday, May 13
KOTR Quarterfinals:
- Jey Uso v Ilja Dragunov
- Gunther v Kofi Kingston
QOTR Quarterfinals
- IYO SKY v Shayna Baszler
- Lyra Valkyria v Zoey Stark
WWE SmackDown – Friday, May 17
KOTR Quarterfinals:
- Randy Orton v Carmelo Hayes
- Tama Tonga v LA Knight
QOTR Quarterfinals
- Bianca Belair v Tiffany Stratton
- Jade Cargill v Nia Jax
Weekend Results
Results from King and Queen of the Ring tournament matches held over the weekend at WWE live events:
Saturday (Chattanooga, TN):
LA Knight defeated Santos Escoba to advance and face on SmackDown.
.@RealLAKnight advances in the #WWEKingAndQueen Tournament! ? #WWEChattanooga pic.twitter.com/FF34QMob16
— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2024
Tiffany Stratton defeated Mia Yim and will face Bianca Belair on SmackDown.
.@tiffstrattonwwe has defeated @MiaYim, advancing in the #WWEKingAndQueen Tournament! ? #WWWChattanooga pic.twitter.com/n3QWRvldEv
— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2024
Sunday (Macon, GA):
Kofi Kingston defeated Rey Mysterio to advance and face Gunther on Raw.
EXCLUSIVE from #WWEMacon ?@TrueKofi defeats @reymysterio to advance in the King of the Ring tournament! ?#WWEKingAndQueen pic.twitter.com/e1MT5b1R61
— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2024
Shayna Baszler defeated Maxxine Dupri, who had stepped in for reigning Queen Zelina Vega, who had to withdraw due to injury. She’ll face IYO SKY on Raw.
anything you say, @QoSBaszler ???#WWEKingAndQueen #WWEMacon pic.twitter.com/kuy3x4faYc
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2024