WWE Announces King And Queen Of The Ring Brackets
Brackets pit 16 men, 16 women against each other with SummerSlam title matches on the line.
WWE unveiled the brackets for its annual King and Queen of the Ring tournaments Sunday, with matches scheduled to begin on Raw later today.
The brackets revealed that the 25th King of the Ring and fourth Queen of the Ring tournaments will follow last year's pattern of starting with four quarter-final four-way matches, leading to the two semifinals, and then each respective tournament final. The winner of each tournament will receive a championship match at SummerSlam.
The brackets break down as follows:
Queen of the Ring:
- Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green
- Sol Ruca vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
- Roxanne Perez vs. Iyo Sky vs. Giulia vs. Lash Legend
- Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James
King of the Ring:
- Penta vs. Oba Femi vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Carmelo Hayes
- Dominik Mysterio vs. Bron Breakker vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest
- Seth Rollins vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Talla Tonga vs. Ricky Saints
- Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. Royce Keys vs. Finn Balor
Unlike last year, each of the four-way matches has two Raw wrestlers and two SmackDown superstars, as opposed to all four hailing from the same brand.
Interestingly, all three Judgment Day women - including current Women's World Champion Liv Morgan - have entered the tournament. Should Morgan win, she could challenge the WWE Women's Champion and try to consolidate the top two women's titles.
On the men's side, Bron Breakker and Trick Williams present fun dynamic, as does the prospect of Breakker and Oba Femi advancing to the semifinals and potentially facing each other.
The finals will be held at the Night of Champions PLE in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The WWF launched the King of the Ring tournament in 1985, though the actual tournament didn't find its way to television until 1993. It was held annually through 2002 before it went on hiatus. During the next 20 years, it underwent a series of brief revivals before returning in 2024 as an annual tourney.
WWE created the Queen's Crown tournament in 2021 and rebooted it as the Queen of the Ring in 2024 as a parallel tourney to King of the Ring.