The WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are returning in 2024. This is the first time since 2021 that WWE has held the prestigious tournament. The 2024 edition will see the finals take place at a premium live event from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 25.
Many of WWE’s biggest superstars have won King of the Ring tournaments since the tournament’s inception in 1985. Notably, Steve Austin’s win in 1996 was one of the stepping stones to him becoming arguably the biggest star in WWE history. The 2021 winner and reigning King of the Ring is Xavier Woods, who is not participating in this year’s tournament.
WWE has only held one Queen of the Ring tournament, which was won by Zelina Vega in 2021.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on Thursday that the winners of both tournaments will earn world championship matches at SummerSlam on Aug. 3.
Those are not the only matches set for the card, of course, and we are already aware of three championship bouts set for the event. Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul headline the card in a champion vs. champion showdown for Rhodes’ undisputed WWE title. Becky Lynch defends the women’s world championship against Liv Morgan and Sami Zayn putting the intercontinental…
