Friday’s WWE SmackDown show was taped this afternoon in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and will air in the United States at its usual start time of 8PM EST on FOX.
In regards to notable moments from the tapings, Randy Orton defeated Tama Tonga in a 2024 King of the Ring Semifinals Round match. As a result of his victory, Orton will be facing off against Gunther in the Finals of this year’s King of the Ring tournament.
RANDY ORTON ESTÁ EN LA FINAL DEL KING OF THE RING #SMACKDOWN pic.twitter.com/eb6csliiNb
— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) May 24, 2024
In regards to the Queen of the Ring, Nia Jax defeated Bianca Belair in a 2024 Queen of the Ring Semifinal Round match. As a result of her victory, Jax will be facing off against Lyra Valkyria in the Finals of this year’s Queen of the Ring tournament.
Nia Jax defeats Bianca Belair on WWE Smackdown and advances to the Queen of the Ring finals vs Lyra Valkyria. pic.twitter.com/WRSM67WnXm
— Pro Wrestling Feed (@prowrestlefeed) May 24, 2024
Friday’s tapings also featured one new match officially added to the card of King & Queen of the Ring 2024, which takes place this Saturday at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
This new match announced was a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match of Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae vs. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c). It was also announced that this match will be taking place on the Countdown pre-show.
Oficial. Bianca Belair y Jade Cargill defenderán el Women's Tag Team Championship ante Candice LeRae e Indi Hartwell en el pre-show de #WWEKingAndQueen. Finalmente será una lucha titular. La manera de exhibir a Bianca y a Jade en el PPV. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/acCQL6dMW9
— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) May 24, 2024
Current card for May 25th WWE King & Queen of the Ring 2024:
- 2024 King of the Ring Tournament Finals – Gunther vs. Randy Orton
- 2024 Queen of the Ring Tournament Finals – Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax
- Undisputed WWE Championship – Logan Paul vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
- WWE Women’s World Championship – Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch (c)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat match – Bronson Reed vs. Chad Gable vs. Sami Zayn (c)
- Pre-show: WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match – Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae vs. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c)