On Saturday, WWE will be crowning a new King and Queen of the Ring. The event streams live on Peacock at 1pm ET;10am PT on Saturday with a kickoff show beginning one hour before. The finals in both tournaments will take place at the King and Queen of the Ring event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the time of writing this we don’t know the official final matches in the tournaments. Gunther claimed his spot, defeating Jey Uso on Monday. Lyra Valkyria got the big upset win over Iyo Sky and claimed her spot. On SmackDown, Randy Orton will face Tama Tonga and Nia Jax will battle Bianca Belair to determine the other half of the finals. My Picks when the Tournament began were Tama Tonga and Lyra Valkyria so I’m very happy to see how far my picks made it.
In the main event, we will see Cody Rhodes defend the undisputed WWE championship against United States champion Logan Paul. Paul managed to BS his way around having to put his belt on the line. He’s a weasel and the Champ is going to put him down. Two more title matches round out the card. Becky Lynch will be putting the women’s world championship on the line against Liv Morgan. Sami Zayn will be defending his intercontinental championship in a triple threat match against Chad Gable and Bronson Reed.
2024 WWE King and Queen of the Ring predictions
Undisputed WWE Championship-Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Logan Paul
This match has always been a foregone conclusion. Just Like Paul’s title match against Roman in Saudi Arabia. Logan will undoubtedly produce a few viral moments. But he stands no real threat to the Champ. There is no possible way that Logan Paul defeats Cody Rhodes.
Prediction: And Still Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes(Reaf his story HERE)
King of the Ring Finals — Gunther vs. Randy Orton or Tama Tonga
When it comes to this final match I am having a hard time predicting the outcome, because I don’t yet have the finalists. I have been rooting for Tama Tonga since the beginning. I think it would go a long way to legitimize the “New Bloodline”. They need a big win, and with the story as is, they cant afford a big loss. I do think that If Tama Tonga can get the job done against Randy Orton he will become the new King of The Ring. Tama vs Gunther only makes sense if Tama is going to win. It could be exactly what that story needs. That being said. They could just have Tama vs Randy be an epic match, and have Randy come out victorious. I do not think Randy will be the new king of the ring, but I do feel that whoever beats him will get a huge boost from it.
If Randy takes out Tama Tonga, then we’ll get Randy Vs Gunther in the Finals, If its Randy vs Gunther. Gunther HAS to win. If Gunther wins that means he beat 3 former wwe champions and the top babyface on Raw in his journey to become king of the ring. That is an impressive set of wins. I do think if Randy wins tonight that Gunther will rightfully become the King of The Ring
Prediction: My Heart Says Tama Tonga My Brain says Gunther
Queen of the Ring Finals — Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax or Bianca Belair
First let’s look at the Smackdown Matchup. Nia vs Bianca. I don’t see why they would make Bianca the queen of the ring, and if they did, it would have been against Iyo in the finals. Bianca vs Lyra makes no sense. So I think we can all agree Nia Jax is going to win tonight and go into the finals against Lyra.
Lyra Valkyria vs Nia Jax could go either way. I would like to see what Queen Nia could do. I feel that Nia would be able to live the gimmick, she could do the full crown, cloak and scepter, she could get some good heat with the queen gimmick. I do think she needs something to give her character a little more oomph so it could be a good match. Lyra Is a superstar, from the first match I saw her in, I realized she was a huge star, when Becky dropped the title to her, I knew Becky agreed with me. Lyra is a star of tomorrow. She will be Women’s champion within a few years. I think that she needs to survive the match with Nia. It needs to get to the point that Micheal Cole is begging her to stay down. I want to see Nia toss her all over the ring, Maybe bust her nose open, but she just can’t keep her down. This match has so much potential, I think this match could be the highlight of the night. Or its going to be by far the worst, I don’t think there will be an in between.
Prediction: Heart says Lyra , Brain says Nia
Women’s World Championship : Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan
Liv needs to face more adversity. Liv needs to recruit Dominic mysterio, Liv has some character work to do before she can take Rhea’s title. I think leaving the title on a seasoned Vet like Becky is the right decision for now. I expect this match to end with shenanigans. Becky will retain, but Liv will be given a reason to get her rematch. I think Summerslam Liv will finally take the belt off Becky. I do look forward to what these women can put together. I’m sure it will be a fun match to watch.
Prediction: and Still Women’s World Champion Becky Lynch
Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed
Sami is a great IC Champion. He was the right guy to take the belt off Gunther. Bronson Reed is an absolute beast and is perfectly suited to be in the IC title picture. He is a great wildcard in this match. Chad Gable is a superstar. I almost cried when Shorty G became a thing. Alpha Academy is the perfect thing for Gable. I do believe that Tozawa, Otis and Maxxine need to do something else and Chad needs to start up a heel stable. The Creed brothers are an obvious choice for joining Chad. I think Gable has one of the best storylines right now. I love the Sami is still the Great Liberator. This match is going to be incredible. We will see breathtaking athleticism, woven into a beautiful story. This is the match I am most excited for.
Prediction: and Still Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn retains
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