The road to royalty continues tonight as WWE SmackDown hosts three crucial first-round qualifying matches for the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. The June 13th edition of SmackDown will emanate from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, with the winners advancing to the tournament semi-finals.
This year’s brackets feature 16 competitors in each tournament, with the opening round contested under fatal four-way rules. Stakes are high—past tournament victors have often parlayed their crowns into world title opportunities.
On Monday’s Raw, Sami Zayn and Roxanne Perez became the first names to punch their tickets to the next round. Tonight, SmackDown looks to add more names to that list with the following matches:
– King of the Ring: Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar
– King of the Ring: Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest
– Queen of the Ring: Charlotte Flair vs. Chelsea Green vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Candice LeRae
The finals of both tournaments are scheduled for WWE Night of Champions, live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, June 28.
In addition to the tournament bouts, the show will also feature John Cena, Naomi, and the highly anticipated appearance of Jacob Fatu.
Stay locked to PWMania.com for complete SmackDown coverage and all updates on the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.
