{"id":124473,"date":"2024-05-22T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124473"},"modified":"2024-05-22T01:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:32:58","slug":"preview-wwe-smackdown-5-24-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/22\/preview-wwe-smackdown-5-24-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE SmackDown (5\/24\/24) &#8211; Last Stop Before WWE King and Queen of the Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>WWE SmackDown<\/strong><\/em> is a crucial stepping stone leading to the highly anticipated <em><strong>WWE King and Queen of the Ring<\/strong><\/em> event. That night, the finals for both tournaments will be decided, and just 24 hours later, a new King and Queen will ascend to their thrones in the WWE universe.<\/p>\n<p>But before all that,\u00a0<em><strong>WWE Friday Night SmackDown<\/strong><\/em> promises to pack a punch and deliver in more ways than one. Without further ado, here is a preview of the\u00a0<em>King and Queen of the Ring<\/em> &#8220;go-home&#8221; edition of\u00a0<em>WWE SmackDown<\/em>. Let&#8217;s run it down.<\/p>\n<h3>Full WWE SmackDown Match Card:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>King of the Ring &#8211; SmackDown Bracket Semifinals: Tama Tonga vs. Randy Orton<\/li>\n<li>Queen of the Ring &#8211; SmackDown Bracket Semifinals: Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax<\/li>\n<li>The Street Profits vs. Tonga Loa &amp; Solo Sikoa<\/li>\n<li>Bayley vs. Chelsea Green<\/li>\n<li>AJ Styles Confronts SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Queendom<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HkBICuSxDhc?si=A9xpnlHNfybkfa9l\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This past installment of\u00a0<em><strong>WWE Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/em> saw former <strong>NXT<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Champion and recent draftee <strong>Lyra Valkyria<\/strong> overcome\u00a0<strong>IYO SKY<\/strong> to punch her ticket to the finals. It was an exceptional war that saw both competitors throw everything but the kitchen sink.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cuukkaQNwY?si=svfQ0u13JblnZFjV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This Friday night, the\u00a0<em>SmackDown<\/em> semifinals will decide who battles Valkyria in the finals as WWE&#8217;s most destructive forces collide: <strong>Nia Jax<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong>. This contest could go either way, with both women possessing unparalleled strength and great resumes to boot. Watch out for this one, as it promises to be a classic battle between the &#8220;unstoppable force&#8221; and the &#8220;immovable object.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Bloodline Rules<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fse0havwoPA?si=Che5sP3FuSehcOln\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The reign of\u00a0<strong>The Bloodline<\/strong> in this new era has been nothing short of cataclysmic. Just when the WWE Universe thought\u00a0<strong>Solo Sikoa<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Tama Tonga<\/strong> were the pinnacle of dominance, \u00a0<strong>Tonga Loa<\/strong> would enter the scene, fortifying the grip of this already formidable faction.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5z0BL5ucdjM?si=bFkOw_OpXqnG5m9D\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On this latest episode of\u00a0<em>WWE SmackDown<\/em>, The Bloodline will put in the work. Tama has the opportunity not only to advance to the finals of the <em><strong>King of the Ring<\/strong><\/em> tournament but also to beat an iconic figure, <strong>Randy Orton,<\/strong> to get there. As for Sikoa and Tonga, they&#8217;re looking to make an example out of\u00a0<strong>The Street Profits<\/strong> this Friday night fight night.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to be an exciting iteration of this week&#8217;s show. We have Tonga Loa&#8217;s debut, and we find out who will compete in the last matches to crown WWE&#8217;s King and Queen of the Ring! Watch it all go down this Friday night on <strong>Fox<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s\u00a0WWE SmackDown is a crucial stepping stone leading to the highly anticipated WWE King and Queen of the Ring event. That night, the finals for both tournaments will be decided, and just 24 hours later, a new King and Queen will ascend to their thrones in the WWE universe. 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