The first-round brackets for WWE’s King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments roll on next Monday, with two more four-way matches set for the June 8 Raw — both confirmed during Monday’s Italian broadcast, where the opening round got underway.
On the King of the Ring side, the next first-rounder is Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Ricky Saints vs. Talla Tonga, with the winner moving to the semifinals.
The Queen of the Ring side puts Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, and Chelsea Green in a four-way. Morgan enters as reigning Women’s World Champion, which raises the stakes, since the Queen of the Ring winner gets a SummerSlam title shot that could end up being against Morgan herself. Bliss has been teaming with Charlotte Flair lately, and Green remains one of the division’s most reliable character acts.
Both matches follow the opening-round results from the June 1 Italian Raw.
On the men’s side, Oba Femi advanced, beating Solo Sikoa, Penta, and Carmelo Hayes. His semifinal opponent will come from the match between Dominik Mysterio, Bron Breakker, Trick Williams, and Damian Priest. In a post-match promo, Femi kept the Brock Lesnar feud alive too, pointing out they’re 1-1 and that he’ll see Lesnar down the line.
On the women’s side, IYO SKY went over, pinning Giulia in a four-way that also had Roxanne Perez and Lash Legend. The finish was a scramble: Legend took Giulia out with the Lash Extension, SKY came off the top with a double stomp on Legend, then hit Giulia with the moonsault for the win. Her semifinal opponent will be the winner of the Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James match. As a Damage CTRL veteran, SKY has one of the cleaner-looking paths to the final.
Updated King of the Ring bracket
Left side:
- Oba Femi (advanced) vs. winner of Dominik Mysterio vs. Bron Breakker vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest
Right side:
- Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Ricky Saints vs. Talla Tonga (June 8 Raw)
- Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. Royce Keys vs. Finn Balor
Updated Queen of the Ring bracket
Left side:
- Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Liv Morgan vs. Chelsea Green (June 8 Raw)
- Sol Ruca vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
Right side:
- IYO SKY (advanced) vs. winner of Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James
Both tournaments run across Raw and SmackDown over the coming weeks, with the finals at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia on June 27. Both winners earn World title shots at SummerSlam 2026 — the same path Cody Rhodes took last year, winning the 2025 King of the Ring before beating John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
One roster note tied to the bracket: Finn Balor was traded from Raw to SmackDown on Monday’s international broadcast, but he stays in the King of the Ring, slotted in the right-side match with Jey Uso, LA Knight, and Royce Keys.
