Last month, WWE went international, bringing its Backlash PLE to Décines-Charpieu, France. Now, the company is heading over the ocean once more, this time for the The King and Queen of the Ring (KAQOTR) event taking place at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The PLE takes place on Saturday, May 25 and for Americans, it will be airing on a Saturday morning and afternoon–a very comfortable part of the day to watch a major WWE event.
What’s really cool about this upcoming PLE is that it includes women in the title of The King and Queen of the Ring. Additionally, it marks the return of this event as its own, standalone PLE. The last time WWE produced a King of the Ring (KOTR) as its own branded event, it was 2015 and ran as a special on the WWE Network, made up of only three matches. Other KOTR events either appeared on WWE television or were worked into other PLE’s, like 2021’s KOTR event happening at that year’s Crown Jewel show.
This year’s event will feature two matches featuring the Raw bracket winners facing off against the Smackdown bracket winners in order to be crowned the King and Queen of the Ring. Additionally, there will be a few other matches on the card as well, including championship defenses. As of this writing, there are five matches booked for the PLE.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about The King and Queen of the Ring PLE from how to watch it, start times, the match card, and even a couple of predictions.
If you’re interested in more about The King of the Ring and its history, check out every tournament winner.
How to watch WWE King and Queen of the Ring
If you want to know who will win the crown, then you’ll have to subscribe to Peacock, which includes other WWE live events and costs $6 a month. There’s also the $12 a month option which allows you to download content for offline viewing and watch movies or TV shows without ads. If you’re a premium subscriber, what you’ll get during WWE PLEs instead of commercials is video recaps of the various feuds leading into matches.
There are multiple ways to watch Peacock. Aside from watching it on mobile devices and PC, you can stream the service on Amazon Fire devices, Android TV, Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xfinity, and more.
Start time for WWE King and Queen of the Ring
10 AM PT12 PM CT1 PM ET6 PM BST8 PM AST3 AM AEST (May 16)
Because the show is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, most people around the world will be able to watch this PLE at a reasonable time, except for people in Australia. Sorry, Australia. One hour prior to the start time for this event, there will be a Kickoff Show. There more-than-likely won’t be a match during this time, but you get a panel of talking heads giving their opinions on the upcoming bouts. You’ll also get Booker T’s Shucky Ducky Quack Quack moment of the night, even though none of us still have any idea what that means.
Match card for WWE King and Queen of the Ring
Below, you’ll find all the matches booked for the upcoming PLE. As we get closer to the event, you’ll find updates for the card, including the final participants for each King and Queen of the Ring matches.
Current match card:
The King of the Ring Finals (TBD)The Queen of the Ring Finals (TBD)Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan (Women’s World Championship)Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul (Champion vs. Champion match, no championship on the line)Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed (Intercontinental Championship)
WWE King and Queen of the Ring Predictions
Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan
Becky Lynch is a fantastic champion on her own, but for this run, she feels like a transitional champ There’s no shade being thrown at Lynch here. She’s great. She’s champion right now because Rhea Ripley got injured and had to vacate the title. Because of that, there was a women’s over-the-top battle royale to determine the new champ, which Lynch won by eliminating the final competitor, Liv Morgan. This has started a rivalry between the two, with it all culminating in a match between the two wrestlers. Morgan is a fan favorite and has been one for years. This is the moment fans have been clamoring for, and it’s going to be, undoubtedly, a fantastic match. Throughout the fight between the two, Morgan will be the one coming on top. However, this won’t be where this story ends. There’s enough fuel in the fire for this feud to keep going for months.
Winner: Liv Morgan
WWE King and Queen of the Ring Predictions
Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul
At first, this seems incredibly laughable. Champion vs. Champion matches feel like it’s going to go to the higher-profile champion. There’s one of two ways this can go: Logan Paul beats Cody Rhodes and it leads to Paul demanding Rhodes put his title on-the-line at the next PLE, which is very plausible or it could lead to Rhodes beating Paul, which in-turn leads to another match at the next PLE. The latter seems more plausible with Paul laying out a match stipulation which gives him the upperhand. But for this match at King and the Queen of the Ring match, Rhodes will win, but there will be a lot of close calls, with Paul nearly beating Rhodes numerous times.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
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