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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.

Doudrop advances to WWE Queen’s Crown tournament finals

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The finals of WWE’s inaugural Queen’s Crown tournament are now set.

At Crown Jewel this Thursday, Zelina Vega and Doudrop will face off in the finals of the Queen’s Crown tournament. Doudrop advanced to the finals by defeating Shayna Baszler on Raw tonight. Vega booked her spot in the finals by defeating Carmella on last week’s SmackDown.

Doudrop defeated Baszler by reversing into a pinning attempt as Baszler had her locked in the Kirifuda Clutch.

The finals of WWE’s Queen’s Crown and King of the Ring tournaments are both taking place at Crown Jewel. Finn Balor vs. Xavier Woods is the final match in King of the Ring.

Crown Jewel will begin at noon Eastern time on Thursday. Here’s the updated card for the show:

  • 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

Zelina Vega advances to WWE Queen’s Crown tournament finals

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Zelina Vega has booked her spot in the finals of WWE’s Queen’s Crown tournament.

On tonight’s SmackDown, Vega defeated Carmella to advance to the finals of the Queen’s Crown tournament. Vega will be facing either Shayna Baszler or Doudrop in the finals.

Vega rolled up Carmella to get the win in tonight’s semifinal match. When Carmella broke their agreement to have a clean and fair match, Vega responded by punching Carmella in the face. Carmella then retreated to the floor to get her protective face mask. After she tried to call a timeout when the referee started his 10 count, Carmella turned back around and saw Liv Morgan holding her mask.

Carmella got scared and returned to the ring when Morgan went to hit her. Vega then immediately rolled up Carmella to get the win.

Baszler and Doudrop’s semifinal match is taking place on Monday’s Raw. Also on Monday, Xavier Woods and Jinder Mahal will face off to determine who will advance to face Finn Balor in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament.

The Queen’s Crown and King of the Ring tournament finals are both being held at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia next Thursday (October 21). 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

WWE Queen’s Crown tournament semifinals set

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Zelina Vega, Carmella, Shayna Baszler, and Doudrop are the final four wrestlers in WWE’s Queen’s Crown tournament.

Baszler and Doudrop advanced to the Queen’s Crown semifinals with first-round wins on Raw tonight. Baszler defeated Dana Brooke, while Doudrop defeated Natalya. Baszler and Doudrop’s semifinal match will take place on Raw next Monday.

Vega will face Carmella in their Queen’s Crown semifinal match on this Friday’s SmackDown. Vega defeated Toni Storm and Carmella defeated Liv Morgan in first-round matches last week.

On Raw last week, Baszler and Doudrop had a confrontation when Doudrop saved Brooke from an attack by Baszler. Baszler gave Doudrop a cheap shot when she turned away, but Doudrop wasn’t intimidated by Baszler.

This is the inaugural edition of the Queen’s Crown tournament. The finals are being held at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21.

The finals of this year’s King of the Ring tournament will also take place at Crown Jewel. Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn and Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal are the King of the Ring semifinal matches.

WWE Queen’s Crown bracket set, first two wrestlers advance

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The first two wrestlers have advanced in WWE’s inaugural Queen’s Crown tournament.

Zelina Vega and Carmella booked their spots in the Queen’s Crown tournament semifinals by winning first-round matches on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. Vega defeated Toni Storm, while Carmella defeated Liv Morgan.

Vega and Carmella’s semifinal match will take place on SmackDown next Friday.

Here’s the full bracket for the Queen’s Crown tournament:

  • Zelina Vega defeated Toni Storm
  • Carmella defeated Liv Morgan
  • Doudrop vs. Natalya
  • Dana Brooke vs. Shayna Baszler

Doudrop vs. Natalya and Brooke vs. Baszler will both be taking place on Raw. The Queen’s Crown finals will be held at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21.

The 2021 King of the Ring tournament will also conclude at Crown Jewel. That tournament kicked off with Sami Zayn defeating Rey Mysterio and Finn Balor defeating Cesaro on SmackDown tonight. Kofi Kingston vs. Jinder Mahal and Xavier Woods vs. Ricochet are the other King of the Ring first-round matches.

KOTR, Queen’s Crown tournament matches set for WWE SmackDown

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Rivals are set to face off in the opening matches of WWE’s King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments.

Both tournaments will kick off on this Friday’s SmackDown. WWE has announced that Rey Mysterio will face Sami Zayn in a King of the Ring first-round match on the episode, while Liv Morgan will take on Carmella in the first round of the Queen’s Crown tournament.

WWE hasn’t revealed any of the other King of the Ring or Queen’s Crown participants. The finals of both tournaments are expected to take place at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, October 21.

WWE’s most recent King of the Ring tournament prior to this took place in 2019 and was won by Baron Corbin.

This is the inaugural Queen’s Crown tournament.

This Friday’s SmackDown is being held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. WWE has also announced that a contract signing for Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, and Sasha Banks’ triple threat SmackDown Women’s Championship match at Crown Jewel will take place on the episode.