It’s the post-Backlash edition of WWE SmackDown! On this week’s episode of everyone’s favorite Friday night sports entertainment show, the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments continue.
If the most recent installment of WWE Raw is something to go by, it will be a night filled with hard-fought battles and superstars wanting to punch their ticket to the big show on May 25th for the WWE King and Queen of the Ring PLE. Without further ado, let’s get right into it. Here’s a preview of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
Let’s run it down.
Full WWE SmackDown Match Card:
- King and Queen of the Ring Tournament – First Round (SmackDown Bracket)
Clawing for the Crown
THIS FRIDAY on #SmackDown
The King and Queen of the Ring qualifying matches!
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On Raw, New Red brand superstar Ilja Dragunov, his arch-nemesis Gunther, and Jey Uso are all moving on to the quarterfinals of this tourney after coming out victorious in their respective matches. This only leaves one spot for the Raw bracket quarterfinals, which will be the winner of the match between Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston.
The ladies on Raw also didn’t let up, with Lyra Valkyria, IYO SKY, and Zoey Stark securing their spot for the next round, leaving Shayna Baszler and former inaugural Queen of the Ring Zelina Vega to scrap for their position in the next phase of this competition.
These matches were some of the absolute best WWE has to offer all year. However, there’s no doubt that the WWE SmackDown crew has a lot in store for the WWE Universe.
On the King of the Ring SmackDown bracket, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, LA Knight, Baron Corbin, Carmelo Hayes, Santos Escobar, Bobby Lashley, and Tama Tonga will all fight tooth and nail to advance and hopefully be the ones coming out on top in the finals.
As for the Queen of the Ring SmackDown bracket, Tiffany Stratton, Blair Davenport, Chelsea Green, Indi Hartwell, Nia Jax, Piper Niven, Naomi, and Candice LeRae all have a shot to steal the crown and bring it back to Friday nights.
Both tournaments have an overwhelming amount of talent, and it won’t be a surprise to anyone if any of these matches end up burning the house down.
Who will progress in this gruelling test of endurance?
Find out on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which you can catch only on Fox!
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