WWE Changes King & Queen Of The Ring Main Event Stipulation

Anyone looking forward to a proper WWE 'Champ vs. Champ' match might be disappointed!

by Jamie Kennedy
Cody Rhodes Logan Paul Nick Aldis
WWE.com

WWE clarified the main event stipulation for King & Queen Of The Ring on this week's episode of SmackDown. It turns out that this won't be a proper 'Title vs. Title' effort.

Initially, it seemed that both the WWE and United States belts would be up for grabs, but that won't the case following Friday's TV. Logan Paul brought a fresh contract with him and outright said he just didn't feel like defending his gold over in Saudi Arabia vs. Cody Rhodes.

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So, their match at King & Queen will be exclusively for Cody's WWE prize.

That'll alleviate fears some fans had that Triple H planned to book Rhodes as a double champ. A few other folks on social media liked the thought of this, but critics pointed out that holding the US Title at the same time might water down his WWE Championship reign.

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Trips decided to remove Paul's secondary strap from the equation in the end. Now, Cody vs. Logan is for the WWE Title and that's it - WWE put the storyline blame on LP and had him heel it up on SmackDown, as you'd expect.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.