King Of The Ring Tournament Matches Announced For WWE Raw And SmackDown
King of the Ring matches announced.
WWE has announced the first set of King of the Ring matches for Monday’s Raw and Tuesday’s SmackDown. On Raw, Cesaro takes on Samoa Joe, and Sami Zayn meets Cedric Alexander in first-round bouts. The following night on SmackDown, the first round will continue with Kevin Owens battling Elias, and Apollo Crews squaring off with Andrade.
Also this Monday on #RAW, a FIGHT will go down when @WWECesaro battles @SamoaJoe in the #KingOfTheRing Tournament! https://t.co/P2d7ecPF4w pic.twitter.com/Xlao7npNUx
— WWE (@WWE) August 17, 2019
And finally, @FightOwensFight will have retribution on his mind when he collides with @IAmEliasWWE in the first round of the #KingOfTheRing Tournament! #SDLive https://t.co/lPwV5G6TeF pic.twitter.com/5Kaa4lo2nj
— WWE (@WWE) August 17, 2019
The 2019 King of the Ring tournament will run for multiple weeks with the semi-finals taking place on Sept. 9 and 10 at Madison Square Garden and the finals being held on Sept. 15 at WWE Clash of Champions.
Former King of the Ring winner Triple H recently discussed how the tournament could impact the winner’s career. You can read his comments by clicking here.
You can view the entire bracket for the tournament in the video above.