Wrestling

WWE King & Queen of the Ring 2024 Predictions

Padraig Fahy

May 25, 2024 — 3 min read

Welcome to Saudi Blood Money XI from the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia. It is WWE's first of 2 trips to the kingdom in 2024 and today is the finals of the King of the Ring Tournament and Queen of the Ring Tournament.

How did we get to the finals?

It was a 16-man and 16-woman tournament that began on May 6th and May 10th's RAW and SmackDown respectively.

On the Men's side:

1st Round on RAW:
- Gunther defeated Sheamus
- Kofi Kingston defeated Rey Mysterio
- Ilja Dragunov defeated Ricochet
- Jey Uso defeated Finn Bálor
1st Round on SmackDown:
- Randy Orton defeated AJ Styles
- Carmelo Hayes defeated Baron Corbin
- LA Knight defeated Santos Escobar
- Tama Tonga defeated Angelo Dawkins
Quarter-finals on RAW
- Gunther defated Kofi Kingston
- Jey Uso defeated Ilja Dragunov
Quarter-finals on SmackDown
- Randy Orton defeated Carmelo Hayes
- Tama Tonga defeated LA Knight
Semi-finals on RAW
- Gunther defeated Jey Uso
Semi-finals on SmackDown
- Randy Orton defeated Tama Tonga

Which now means that Gunther (RAW) will take on Randy Orton (SmackDown) to become King of the Ring.

On the Women's side:

1st Round on RAW
- Shayna Baszler defeated Maxxine Dupri
- Iyo Sky defeated Natalya
- Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai
- Zoey Stark defeated Ivy Nile
1st Round on SmackDown
- Nia Jax defeated Naomi
- Jade Cargill defeated Piper Niven
- Tiffany Stratton defeated Michin
- Bianca Belair defeated Candice LeRae
Quarter-finals on RAW
- Iyo Sky defeated Shayna Baszler
- Lyra Valkyria defeated Zoey Stark
Quarter-finals on SmackDown
- Nia Jax defeated Jade Cargill via DQ
- Bianca Belair defeated Tiffany Stratton.
Semi-finals on RAW
- Lyra Valkyria defeated Iyo Sky
Semi-finals on SmackDown
- Nia Jax defeated Bianca Belair

Which now means that Lyra Valkyria (RAW) will take on Nia Jax (SmackDown) to become Queen of the Ring!

Let's have a look and predict the rest of this card:

Title Matches

Gunther (RAW) vs Randy Orton (SmackDown) in a singles match in the finals of the King of the Ring Tournament. Winner will receive a world title match on their respecitive brand at SummerSlam.
- PREDICTION: I can see this being a match of the night and potentially having "King Gunther" at the of the night is going to be a welcome sight to see. Gunther to win and become King of the Ring.
Lyra Valkyria (RAW) vs Nia Jax (SmackDown) in a singles match in the finals of the Queen of the Ring Tournament. Winner will receive a women's world title match on their respecitive brand at SummerSlam.
- PREDICTION: Never bet against the Irish. Lyra is going to take it home to Ireland. Queen Lyra to win and become Queen of the Ring.
Becky Lynch (C) vs Liv Morgan in a singles match for the Women's World Championship
- PRECICTION: Becky is Irish. See my last point about Lyra. Becky to win and retain the Women's World Championship
Sami Zayn (C) vs Chad Gable vs Bronson Reed in a Triple Threat match for the Intercontinental Championship
- PREDICTION: This may pip Gunther/Orton as these guys can work. Expect some hard hitting wrestling, but I don't think Sami is going to drop the title any time soon. Sami to win and retain the Intercontinental Championship
Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (C) vs Candice LeRae vs Indi Hartwell in a tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
- PREDICTION: Nothing much to say here but Bianca and Jade will retain the WWE Women's World Championship here.
Cody Rhodes (C) vs Logan Paul in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
- PREDICTION: Cody ain't losing the title any time soon. Cody to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.