WWE reveals King & Queen of the Ring tournament brackets, Asuka to return

WWE has officially revealed the brackets for this year’s King and Queen of the Ring.

This year’s tournaments will have fatal four way opening rounds. The winners will advance to the semifinals, which will pit a Raw brand star against a SmackDown star. The finals will take place at Night of Champions on June 28 in Saudi Arabia.

Notably, Asuka will be making a return in the women’s tournament after being gone over a year due to a knee injury. On the men’s side, a mystery competitor has been announced.

The first side of the women’s bracket will have Rhea Ripley take on Kairi Sane, Liv Morgan, and Roxanne Perez. The winner of that match will face the winner of the SmackDown match between Jade Cargill, Michin, Piper Niven, and Nia Jax. On the other side, Charlotte Flair will face Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, and Candice LeRae. The winner of that match will take on the winner between Stephanie Vaquer, Raquel Rodriguez, Ivy Nile, and the returning Asuka.

For the men’s bracket, the first side has Sami Zayn facing Penta, Bron Breakker, and Dominik Mysterio. The winner will face whoever wins the match between Randy Orton, LA Knight, Aleister Black, and Carmelo Hayes. On the other side, Cody Rhodes will face Damian Priest, Andrade, and Shinsuke Nakamura. Whoever wins will then face Sheamus, Rusev, Bronson Reed, or a mystery competitor in the semifinals.

The winners of this year’s touranments will earn the right to face their brand’s world champion at SummerSlam on August 2 and 3.