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WWE crowns King of the Ring, Queen’s Crown tournament winners

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A king and queen of WWE were crowned at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia.

Xavier Woods became King of the Ring by defeating Finn Balor in the tournament finals. In the Queen’s Crown tournament finals, Zelina Vega defeated Doudrop.

“All hail King Xavier” and “All hail Queen Zelina” were announced after their respective wins.

Woods has called winning King of the Ring a lifelong dream of his. Before Crown Jewel, Woods tweeted that today’s match was the most important of his life: “My entire career I’ve been told to tone it down, don’t be my FULL self. I’m too ridiculous, I don’t fit in. Just be like everyone else. Don’t think outside the box. Tonight, I have a chance to show all of those people they were wrong. This is the most important match of my life”

Woods defeated Ricochet in the first round and Jinder Mahal in the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament, while Vega defeated Toni Storm and Carmella to get to the Queen’s Crown finals.

Woods is WWE’s first King of the Ring since Baron Corbin won the tournament in 2019. Vega is the inaugural Queen’s Crown winner.

Xavier Woods advances to WWE King of the Ring tournament finals

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Xavier Woods is headed to the finals of WWE’s King of the Ring tournament.

On tonight’s episode of Raw, Woods defeated Jinder Mahal in a King of the Ring semifinal match. Woods will face Finn Balor in the tournament finals at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia this Thursday.

Woods pinned Mahal after connecting with a rope-walk elbow drop. Mahal had hit the Khallas on Woods near the end of the match, but Woods was able to reach out and grab the bottom rope for a rope break.

Woods has called winning King of the Ring a lifelong goal of his.

Crown Jewel is taking place at Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh on Thursday. The show will begin at noon Eastern time.

The updated lineup for Crown Jewel is listed below:

  • Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match
  • WWE Champion Big E defends against Drew McIntyre
  • No holds barred match: Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Hell in a Cell match: Edge vs. Seth Rollins
  • Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) defend against AJ Styles & Omos
  • Mansoor vs. Mustafa Ali
  • King of the Ring tournament finals: Finn Balor vs. Xavier Woods
  • Queen’s Crown tournament finals: Zelina Vega vs. Doudrop

Finn Balor advances to WWE King of the Ring tournament finals

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Finn Balor is headed to the King of the Ring finals.

Balor advanced to the finals of WWE’s King of the Ring tournament by defeating Sami Zayn on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. He pinned Zayn after hitting the Coup de Grace.

In the first round of the tournament last week, Balor defeated Cesaro.

Balor’s opponent in the finals will either be Xavier Woods or Jinder Mahal. Woods and Mahal’s semifinal match is taking place on Monday’s episode of Raw.

The finals of both the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments are being held at Crown Jewel next Thursday (October 21). The show is taking place at Mohammed Abdu Arena in Riyadh and will begin at noon Eastern time.

Here’s the updated card for Crown Jewel:

  • Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Brock Lesnar
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match
  • WWE Champion Big E defends against Drew McIntyre
  • No holds barred match: Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Hell in a Cell match: Edge vs. Seth Rollins
  • Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) defend against AJ Styles & Omos
  • Mansoor vs. Mustafa Ali
  • King of the Ring tournament finals: Finn Balor vs. Xavier Woods or Jinder Mahal
  • Queen’s Crown tournament finals: Zelina Vega vs. Shayna Baszler or Doudrop

Xavier Woods, Jinder Mahal advance to WWE King of the Ring semifinals

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The semifinals of this year’s King of the Ring tournament are now set.

Xavier Woods and Jinder Mahal won their respective King of the Ring first-round matches on Raw tonight and will face each other in the semifinals of the tournament next Monday. The winner of Woods vs. Mahal will face either Finn Balor or Sami Zayn in the finals of King of the Ring.

Balor and Zayn’s semifinal match is taking place on SmackDown this Friday.

Woods defeated Ricochet on Raw tonight, while Mahal defeated Kofi Kingston. It would have been a New Day vs. New Day matchup in the semifinals if Kingston won his first-round match.

Woods has said that winning King of the Ring is a lifelong goal of his. For years, he’s lobbied for the return of King of the Ring and to be included in the tournament.

This is WWE’s first King of the Ring tournament since 2019. Baron Corbin defeated Chad Gable in the 2019 finals.

The finals of the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments are both being held at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21.

WWE reveals King of the Ring bracket, first two wrestlers advance

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The bracket for King of the Ring 2021 was revealed as the tournament kicked off on SmackDown tonight.

The eight-man tournament began with Sami Zayn defeating Rey Mysterio and Finn Balor defeating Cesaro on SmackDown. Zayn and Balor will face off in a semifinal match on next Friday’s episode of SmackDown.

Here’s the full bracket for the tournament:

  • Sami Zayn defeated Rey Mysterio
  • Finn Balor defeated Cesaro
  • Kofi Kingston vs. Jinder Mahal
  • Xavier Woods vs. Ricochet

Raw’s side of the bracket will get underway on Monday. If Kingston and Woods both win their first-round matches, it will be a New Day vs. New Day matchup in the semifinals.

The finals of WWE’s King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments will both be taking place at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21.

This is WWE’s first King of the Ring tournament since 2019. In the finals of that tournament, Baron Corbin defeated Chad Gable.

Corbin lost his King of the Ring crown to Shinsuke Nakamura earlier this year. WWE uploaded a video today with Nakamura abdicating the crown ahead of the start of this year’s tournament.