Who Made WWE's King Of The Ring & Queens Crown Tournament Finals?

The finals are set for WWE Crown Jewel 2021 this Thursday.

by Andy H Murray
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WWE has determined the finals for its King Of The Ring and Queen's Crown tournaments, with the last two semi-finals playing out on last night's episode of Raw.

Xavier Woods will meet Finn Balor to determine this year's KOTR. This was set when Woods (who has coveted the crown for a long time) felled Jinder Mahal on Raw, doing so after hitting his rope-walk elbow drop, and comes following Balor's win over Sami Zayn on last week's SmackDown semi-final.

Woods and Balor defeated Ricochet and Cesaro in last week's quarter-finals.

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The first ever Queen's Crown, meanwhile, will be contested by Zelina Vega and Doudrop. Vega finalised her spot by defeating Carmella on SmackDown, following up on her quarter-final win over Toni Storm. Doudrop defeated Natalya in the opening round before scoring a surprise pin on Shayna Baszler last night, turning an attempted Kirifuda Clutch around on the former NXT Women's Champion by rolling her shoulders onto the mat.

Queen's Crown has been widely criticised for its lack of ring-time over the past few weeks. This continued last night, with Doudrop vs. Baszler going just 2:50.

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Both finals will be contested at Crown Jewel 2021 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Thursday (21 October).

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.