WWE reveals Raw King & Queen of the Ring tournament first round matches

First round matches in the King and Queen of the Ring have been revealed. During Saturday’s Backlash event, WWE revealed the opening round matches for both tournaments that will take place on Raw starting this Monday. They include: King of the Ring tournament: Drew McIntyre vs. Finn Balor Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio Gunther vs. Sheamus Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov Queen of the Ring tournament: Zoey Stark vs. Ivy Nile Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega Asuka vs. Lyra Valkyria IYO SKY vs. Natalya Tournament matches are also set to take place on SmackDown this coming Friday. The finals will take place at King & Queen of the Ring on May 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Super Dome. This will be the first King and Queen of the Ring tournaments to be held since 2021 when the finals took place at Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Xavier Woods defeated Balor to become King of the Ring, while Vega defeated Doudrop (Piper Niven) to win the first-ever Queen's Crown.