Prior to the start of tonight’s WWE house show event in Macon, Georgia, RAW General Manager Adam Pearce announced on Twitter that Zelina Vega had been pulled from this year’s Queen of the Ring tournament due to her recently suffering an injury and not being medically cleared to compete.
Pearce also announced that Maxxine Dupri would be replacing Vega for her scheduled Queen of the Ring First Round match against Shayna Baszler.
🚨BREAKING @WWE NEWS🚨#WWERaw GM Adam Pearce breaks news on tonight’s Queen of the Ring tournament match in Macon, GA.#APHistory #adampearce #wwe #queenofthering #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/kCdqiBsphM
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) May 12, 2024
During tonight’s house show event, Baszler defeated Dupri to advance to the next round of this year’s Queen of the Ring tournament. Baszler will be facing off against IYO SKY in a Quarterfinal Round match at this Monday’s WWE RAW show in Greenville, South Carolina.
QUEEN OF THE RING EXCLUSIVE@QoSBaszler defeats @maxxinedupri to advance in the Queen of the Ring tournament! 👑#WWEKingAndQueen #WWEMacon pic.twitter.com/2CNF3njLOD
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2024
Tonight’s house show event also featured Kofi Kingston defeating Rey Mysterio in a King of the Ring 2024 tournament First Round match to advance to the next round of this year’s tournament. Kingston will be facing off against Gunther in a Quarterfinal Round match at this Monday’s WWE RAW show in Greenville.
EXCLUSIVE from #WWEMacon 👀@TrueKofi defeats @reymysterio to advance in the King of the Ring tournament! 👑#WWEKingAndQueen pic.twitter.com/e1MT5b1R61
— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2024