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King and Queen of the Ring
King and Queen of the Ring
	Promotional poster featuring Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Becky Lynch, Jade Cargill, and Bianca Belair
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw; SmackDown
Date	May 25, 2024
City	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Venue	Jeddah Super Dome
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The 2024 King and Queen of the Ring is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the 12th King of the Ring event, but under a new name, and will take place on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and feature wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will host the finals of both the 23rd King of the Ring tournament and the second Queen's Crown tournament, with the last tournaments for each held in 2021.

This will be the 11th event that WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, thus marking the first King of the Ring event held outside of the United States. The event was originally scheduled to be held at the same location in May 2023, but plans were changed and it was replaced by Night of Champions. This will be the first King of the Ring event since 2015, which was livestreamed exclusively on the WWE Network, the first to livestream on Peacock in the United States, the first to air on traditional PPV since 2002, and the first dedicated event for the Queen of the Ring tournament (previously known as Queen's Crown), which was established in 2021.

The tournament begins with the classificatory matches on May 6, 2024 on Raw.

Production

Background

In early 2018, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the Ministry of Sport (formerly General Sports Authority) in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program.^[1]^[2] In March 2023, WWE scheduled a Saudi Arabian event titled King and Queen of the Ring for the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, which would have revived the King of the Ring event series but with a rebranding, but on April 13, it was revealed that these plans were scrapped with the event replaced by Night of Champions.^[3] Fightful later reported that WWE did not have plans to reschedule King and Queen of the Ring for later that year, but that the event could possibly be used for a future Saudi Arabian show.^[4]

On April 7, 2024, during night two of WrestleMania XL, WWE announced plans to go ahead with the King and Queen of the Ring event in Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Super Dome, thus marking the 12th King of the Ring and 11th overall event in the Saudi Arabian partnership. It is scheduled to be held on May 25, 2024. This marks the first King of the Ring event since 2015, which was livestreamed exclusively on the WWE Network, the first to livestream on Peacock in the United States, the first to air on traditional PPV since 2002, and the first King of the Ring event held outside of the United States. It was also confirmed that the May 24 episode of Friday Night SmackDown would take place in Saudi Arabia for the first time.^[5]

The King of the Ring event was originally based around the King of the Ring tournament, a men's single-elimination tournament that was established by WWE in 1985 with the winner being crowned "King of the Ring". It was held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990. These early tournaments were special non-televised house shows.^[6] In 1993, the promotion began to produce the King of the Ring tournament as a self-titled PPV.^[7] It continued as the annual June PPV until the 2002 event, which was the final King of the Ring produced as a PPV.^[8] Following the conclusion of the PPV chronology, the tournament began to be held periodically every few years at other PPVs or on WWE's weekly television programs. WWE then revived the event in 2015, but it was again discontinued with the tournament again being periodically held on WWE's weekly television programs or other PPVs.^[9]^[10] With the event's revival and rebranding as King and Queen of the Ring in 2024, it will see the finals of the 23rd King of the Ring tournament and the second Queen of the Ring tournament (previously known as Queen's Crown), which had been established as the female counterpart in 2021 with the winner crowned "Queen of the Ring", thus being the first dedicated event for the Queen of the Ring. The last King of the Ring tournament was also held in 2021.^[5]

Storylines

The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,^[11]^[12] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.^[13]

On the April 22 episode of Raw, Gunther announced he would take part in the King of the Ring tournament, making him the first official participant. Later that same night 2021 tournament winner Xavier Woods, and Drew McIntyre announced their participation.^[14] 2010 tournament winner Sheamus announced his participation on X a day later.^[15] On the May 3 episode of SmackDown, Carmelo Hayes, LA Knight, and Santos Escobar announced their participation.^[16] During WWE Backlash France, the classificatory matches on the Raw side were announced.

Matches

No.

Matches*

Stipulations

1

TBD vs. TBD

King of the Ring tournament finals

2

TBD vs. TBD

Queen of the Ring tournament finals

*Card subject to change

King of the Ring tournament

First round
(Raw, May 6)
(SmackDown, May 10)

Quaterfinals
(Raw, May 13)
(SmackDown, May 17)

Semifinals
(Raw, May 20)
(SmackDown, May 24)

Final
(King and Queen of the Ring, May 25)

Raw

SmackDown

Queen of the Ring tournament

First round
(Raw, May 6)
(SmackDown, May 10)

Quaterfinals
(Raw, May 13)
(SmackDown, May 17)

Semifinals
(Raw, May 20)
(SmackDown, May 24)

Final
(King and Queen of the Ring, May 25)

Raw

SmackDown

References

^ WWE.com Staff (March 5, 2018). "Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble". WWE. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "National Transformation Program 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2017.
^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 13, 2023). "WWE Changes 'WWE King & Queen Of The Ring' PLE To 'WWE Night Of Champions'". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ Brennan, Corey (June 10, 2023). "WWE Keeping King And Queen Of The Ring For A Future Saudi Arabia Show". BodySlam.net. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tessier, Colin (April 7, 2024). "WWE To Hold 5/24 SmackDown And WWE King And Queen Of The Ring PLE In Saudi Arabia". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
^ "King of the Ring 1993". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
^ "King of the Ring 2002 results". Online World of Wrestling. June 23, 2002. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
^ "Raw: The King of the Ring tournament Returns to Raw – This Monday". WWE. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ Caldwell, James (April 28, 2015). "Caldwell's WWE KOTR Special Report 4/28: Complete "virtual-time coverage" of King of the Ring finals on WWE Network". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
^ Powell, Jason (April 22, 2024). "WWE Raw results (4/22): Powell's live review of the battle royal for the vacant Women's World Championship, R-Truth and The Miz vs. DIY for the World Tag Team Titles, Gunther's return". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ Sheamus announces his participation on X https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/1782810086961729798
^ Powell, Jason (May 3, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (5/3): Powell's review of Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles, A-Town Down Under vs. Street Profits for the WWE Tag Titles, AOP vs. New Catch Republic, RKO Show". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

External links

[1] WWE.com Staff (March 5, 2018). "Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble". WWE. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

[2] "National Transformation Program 2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2017.

[2023NoC-announced-3] Lambert, Jeremy (April 13, 2023). "WWE Changes 'WWE King & Queen Of The Ring' PLE To 'WWE Night Of Champions'". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[4] Brennan, Corey (June 10, 2023). "WWE Keeping King And Queen Of The Ring For A Future Saudi Arabia Show". BodySlam.net. Archived from the original on June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[K&Q2024announced-5] Tessier, Colin (April 7, 2024). "WWE To Hold 5/24 SmackDown And WWE King And Queen Of The Ring PLE In Saudi Arabia". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[KotRHistory-6] Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.

[KotR1993tournament-7] "King of the Ring 1993". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2008.

[KotR2002tournament-8] "King of the Ring 2002 results". Online World of Wrestling. June 23, 2002. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

[9] "Raw: The King of the Ring tournament Returns to Raw – This Monday". WWE. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[10] Caldwell, James (April 28, 2015). "Caldwell's WWE KOTR Special Report 4/28: Complete "virtual-time coverage" of King of the Ring finals on WWE Network". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[11] Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

[12] "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.

[13] Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.

[Raw04222024-14] Powell, Jason (April 22, 2024). "WWE Raw results (4/22): Powell's live review of the battle royal for the vacant Women's World Championship, R-Truth and The Miz vs. DIY for the World Tag Team Titles, Gunther's return". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[15] Sheamus announces his participation on X https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/1782810086961729798

[SmackDown05032024-16] Powell, Jason (May 3, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (5/3): Powell's review of Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles, A-Town Down Under vs. Street Profits for the WWE Tag Titles, AOP vs. New Catch Republic, RKO Show". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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-On the April 22 episode of ''Raw'', [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] announced he would take part in the King of the Ring tournament, making him the first official participant. Later that same night [[King of the Ring (2021)|2021 tournament]] winner [[Xavier Woods]], and [[Drew McIntyre]] announced their participation.<ref name="Raw04222024">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/04/22/wwe-raw-results-4-22-powells-live-review-of-the-battle-royal-for-the-vacant-womens-world-championship-r-truth-and-the-miz-vs-diy-for-the-world-tag-team-titles-gunthers-return/|title=WWE Raw results (4/22): Powell's live review of the battle royal for the vacant Women's World Championship, R-Truth and The Miz vs. DIY for the World Tag Team Titles, Gunther's return|date=April 22, 2024|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> [[King of the Ring (2010)|2010 tournament winner]] [[Sheamus]] announced his participation on X a day later.<ref>Sheamus announces his participation on X https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/1782810086961729798</ref> On the May 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', [[Carmelo Hayes]], [[LA Knight]], and [[Santos Escobar]] announced their participation.<ref name="SmackDown05032024">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/05/03/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-5-3-powells-review-of-cody-rhodes-and-aj-styles-a-town-down-under-vs-street-profits-for-the-wwe-tag-titles-aop-vs-new-catch-republic-rko-show/|title=WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (5/3): Powell’s review of Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles, A-Town Down Under vs. Street Profits for the WWE Tag Titles, AOP vs. New Catch Republic, RKO Show|date=May 3, 2024|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref> During [[WWE Backlash (2024)|WWE Backlash France]], the classificatory matches on the Raw side were announced to be [[Gunther]] vs. [[Sheamus]], [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]] vs. [[Ilja Dragunov]], [[Kofi Kingston]] vs. [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[Drew McIntyre]] vs. [[Finn Bálor]] for the men, and [[Iyo Sky]] vs. [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]], [[Zoey Stark]] vs. [[Ivy Nile]], [[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] vs. [[Lyra Valkyria]], and [[Shayna Baszler]] vs. [[Zelina Vega]] for the women.
+On the April 22 episode of ''Raw'', [[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] announced he would take part in the King of the Ring tournament, making him the first official participant. Later that same night [[King of the Ring (2021)|2021 tournament]] winner [[Xavier Woods]], and [[Drew McIntyre]] announced their participation.<ref name="Raw04222024">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/04/22/wwe-raw-results-4-22-powells-live-review-of-the-battle-royal-for-the-vacant-womens-world-championship-r-truth-and-the-miz-vs-diy-for-the-world-tag-team-titles-gunthers-return/|title=WWE Raw results (4/22): Powell's live review of the battle royal for the vacant Women's World Championship, R-Truth and The Miz vs. DIY for the World Tag Team Titles, Gunther's return|date=April 22, 2024|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> [[King of the Ring (2010)|2010 tournament winner]] [[Sheamus]] announced his participation on X a day later.<ref>Sheamus announces his participation on X https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/1782810086961729798</ref> On the May 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', [[Carmelo Hayes]], [[LA Knight]], and [[Santos Escobar]] announced their participation.<ref name="SmackDown05032024">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/05/03/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-5-3-powells-review-of-cody-rhodes-and-aj-styles-a-town-down-under-vs-street-profits-for-the-wwe-tag-titles-aop-vs-new-catch-republic-rko-show/|title=WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (5/3): Powell’s review of Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles, A-Town Down Under vs. Street Profits for the WWE Tag Titles, AOP vs. New Catch Republic, RKO Show|date=May 3, 2024|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref> During [[WWE Backlash (2024)|WWE Backlash France]], the classificatory matches on the Raw side were announced.
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