The WWE King and Queen of the Ring tournament of 2026 is fast approaching its final stages. The tournament saw many competitors battle it out in both the men’s and women’s divisions to earn a shot at the top WWE Championship in their respective divisions at WWE SummerSlam in August.
This week, the tournament entered its semi-final stage. The King of the Ring semi-finals included Oba Femi vs. Dominik Mysterio and Je’Von Evans vs. Jey Uso. Oba Femi squashed Dominik Mysterio on RAW to advance to the finals, while Je’Von Evans will face Jey Uso in the other semi-final this Friday on WWE SmackDown.
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In one Queen of the Ring tournament semi-final, Iyo Sky defeated Raquel Rodriguez on RAW to advance to the finals, and the other semi-final between Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan will take place on SmackDown this Friday.
The stage is set, and it’s time for some predictions. Who will win the remaining matches and go on to become the Queen and King of the Ring at Night of Champions on June 27? Let’s break it down.
#4. Charlotte Flair vs. Liv Morgan WWE Queen of the Ring Semi-final
Charlotte Flair defeated Lyra Valkyria to advance to the semi-final of the tournament, but now has a major task on her hands when she faces Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan in it. Liv Morgan is advancing in this tournament despite already being the World Champion, and her winning it could be redundant. Morgan won her World Title when she defeated Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania 42 after a heated feud, and attacked her the following night on RAW.
Vaquer is rehabbing from an injury and is currently off television, but if she can return on time, she could interfere and cost Morgan the Queen of the Ring semi-final and build up to a revenge match between them at Night of Champions. While it remains to be seen whether Vaquer will make a surprise return on SmackDown, my prediction is that Charlotte Flair advances in the Queen of the Ring tournament while Morgan gets a separate match at Night of Champions.
#3. Iyo Sky Vs. Charlotte Flair’s potential WWE Queen of the Ring final match
Both Flair and Sky have faced each other on multiple occasions over the past several months in the tag team division. Both stars have decorated careers and need a big push at the moment, as neither woman has been part of the singles main event picture for quite a while now.
That said, since Iyo Sky did win the Women’s World Title last year at WrestleMania 41, it could be Charlotte who ends up victorious in this tournament and goes on to tell good stories with either of the top WWE Women’s World Champions, Rhea Ripley or Liv Morgan, leading to a blockbuster match at SummerSlam.
So my prediction is that Charlotte Flair wins Queen of the Ring.
#2. Je’Von Evans vs Jey Uso WWE King of the Ring semi-final
Je’Von may be the young OG, but the rising star still has a ways to go before reaching the level of winning a major tournament like King of the Ring and even going on to main event SummerSlam. Jey Uso, on the other hand, is currently over with fans and has all the experience of being a top singles star.
I predict that Uso will defeat Evans cleanly or with the help of the Bloodline members if need be (especially after they showed their heel side on RAW by attacking comedian Eric Andre) and advance to the finals.
#1. Oba Femi vs. Jey Uso, potential WWE King of the Ring Final
Jey Uso, as “Main Event Jay,” managed to make Gunther tap out last year to win the World Title at WrestleMania 41. He is the current World Champion Roman Reigns’ right-hand man. Also, the OTC officially included the Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu in the Bloodline by bestowing an Ula Fala on him on the latest episode of RAW.
The new and improved Bloodline also showed they can be ruthless when provoked. A major example of this was when Roman Reigns had Jacob Fatu brutalize Eric Andre on RAW. Uso will need all the help he can get from his brothers because he will be facing the indestructible Oba Femi in the final of the King of the Ring tournament, as per my prediction. The only way Oba Femi won’t win this tournament is if the Bloodline interferes to thwart his chances, and Brock Lesnar, who could come back to interfere.
My prediction is that first the Bloodline and then Brock interfere to cost Oba Femi the tournament, in turn setting up Brock vs. Oba 3.0 for SummerSlam, while Jey Uso gets a title shot, which could cause tensions between him and his Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
With so many plot threads interwoven, it would be interesting to see how the WWE creative team goes about this tournament.
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Edited by Harikesh Shekhar