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WWE has revealed the brackets for the 2026 King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments.
The brackets were shown Sunday on the WWE Clash in Italy post-show. Each tournament will feature 16 competitors, with the first round consisting of four Fatal Four-Way matches and the winners advancing directly to the semifinals.
WWE also announced that the first King of the Ring match will take place on Monday’s episode of Raw. That match will feature Penta, Oba Femi, Solo Sikoa and Carmelo Hayes.
The tournament finals are set for Night of Champions on June 27 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King of the Ring tournament
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The King of the Ring first-round matches are:
Penta vs. Oba Femi vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Carmelo Hayes
Dominik Mysterio vs. Bron Breakker vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest
Seth Rollins vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Tama Tonga vs. Ricky Saints
Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. Royce Keys vs. Finn Bálor
The winner of Penta/Femi/Sikoa/Hayes will face the winner of Mysterio/Breakker/Williams/Priest in the semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, the winner of Rollins/Evans/Tonga/Saints will meet the winner of Uso/Knight/Keys/Bálor.
Queen of the Ring tournament
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The Queen of the Ring first-round matches are:
Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green
Sol Ruca vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill
Roxanne Perez vs. IYO SKY vs. Giulia vs. Lash Legend
Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James
The winner of Morgan/Lynch/Bliss/Green will face the winner of Ruca/Valkyria/Flair/Cargill in the semifinals.
On the opposite side, the winner of Perez/SKY/Giulia/Legend will advance to face the winner of Bayley/Rodriguez/Jayne/James.