During the Backlash broadcast on May 4, four women’s first round qualifying matches were confirmed to start the Queen of the Ring tournament. They will take place this Monday on Raw. The finals are set to take place at the King and Queen of the Ring premium live event on May 25.
The matches are:
- Zoey Stark vs. Ivy Nile
- Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega
- Asuka vs. Lyra Valkyria
- Natalya vs. IYO SKY
Commentary mentioned SmackDown will have their own first round matches and it will be announced later.
WWE has only previously crowned one woman as Queen of the Ring in the past and that was Zelina Vega. She went on to win the tag team titles with Carmella as Queen Zelina.
