WWE Reveals The Smackdown Men’s ‘King of the Ring’ Bracket

The full King of the Ring bracket has finally been announced.

At Backlash, the Raw half of the annual tournament was announced. Big stars like Gunther, Ilja Dragunov and Sheamus were all included in the tournament.

The winner of the Raw bracket will face off with the winner of the Smackdown bracket. That second half of the tournament was announced on Raw, with some huge Smackdown stars included in the event.

The full bracket for King of the Ring was revealed on last night’s episode of Raw. It features a mix of former World Champions, new signings and veterans to make for an exciting tournament.

Randy Orton vs AJ Styles is the biggest match on the blue side of the bracket. Both men are coming off losses at Backlash, and will want to build back their momentum en route to Saudi Arabia.

The next match sees Baron Corbin take on Carmelo Hayes. Bot men have been in NXT for the last few months, holding tag team and NXT title, respectively.

LA Knight vs Santos Escobar follows this. These were absent from the Backlash card, but LA Knight’s popularity surely means he will go far in this tournament.

The final match in the bracket sees former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley battle new signing Tama Tonga. Tonga is fresh off a victory over Kevin Owens and Randy Orton at Backlash, and with the help of Tanga Loa and Solo Sikoa will hope to pick up a massive win against Lashley.

The finals for King of the Ring will take place at King and Queen of the Ring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 25th, 2024.

The Smackdown Side Of The King of the Ring bracket

There are four first-round matches announced for King of the Ring so far. These matches are as follows:

• AJ Styles vs Randy Orton
• Baron Corbin vs Carmelo Hayes
• LA Knight vs Santos Escobar
• Bobby Lashley vs Tama Tonga

The winner of Styles/Orton will wrestle either Corbin or Hayes in round two, with Knight or Escobar battling Lashley/Tonga’s winner in the other semi-final of the Smackdown King of the Ring side.