Tag: Night Of Champions

Raw Women’s title match official for WWE Night of Champions

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Raw Women’s Championship match has been confirmed for Night of Champions. 

WWE revealed on Thursday that Bianca Belair will defend her title against Asuka on the show in a rematch from WrestleMania 39.

An angle to set up the match took place on SmackDown last week from Belair’s hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Asuka interrupted Belair’s Championship Celebration segment and spewed a toxic mist into the champion’s face. Belair was later shown in the back receiving medical attention. 

Belair was drafted to SmackDown but still holds the Raw Women’s title. The SmackDown Women’s Champion, Rhea Ripley, is assigned to Raw. In previous years, WWE has held title exchange segments involving the champions switching belts. However, this has yet to happen with Ripley and Belair. 

WWE Night of Champions, Saturday, May 27, 1 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defend against Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa
  • Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defends against Asuka 
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes
  • World Heavyweight Championship tournament finals: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
  • Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch
  • Intercontinental Championship: Gunther defends against Mustafa Ali

WWE renames King and Queen of the Ring PPV

Posted on by Ethan Renner

WWE has changed the name of their next Saudi Arabia show. 

Originally announced as King and Queen of the Ring, the company announced today that the Saturday, May 27 event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will now be called Night of Champions. 

WWE last used the Night of Champions branding for a pay-per-view in 2015, a show headlined by Seth Rollins vs. Sting for the WWE World Heavyweight title. That name was dropped in favor of Clash of Champions in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020.

The company had filed for the King and Queen of the Ring trademarks last December, then announced the event on its programming on March 6. 

Night of Champions will be the second WWE pay-per-view in May, as Backlash is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 in Puerto Rico. 

No announcement has been made as to the future of the King and Queen of the Ring name, nor whether or not Night of Champions will still feature King and Queen of the Ring tournament bouts. 

WWE last held the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments in 2021, with Xavier Woods and Zelina Vega winning those tournaments at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia in October of that year.