Jey Uso Replaces Drew McIntyre In King Of The Ring Tournament, Set To Face Finn Balor On 5/6 WWE Raw

McIntyre out, Uso in.

Just hours before the May 6 edition of Raw went live, Adam Pearce took to social media to announce that Drew McIntyre was not medically cleared to compete, which resulted in him being pulled from the tournament.

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WWE then sent out a Raw preview email announcing that Jey Uso will be replacing McIntyre in the tournament. Uso will now take on Finn Balor in a first round tournament matchup on Raw. This news was first reported by our premium service, Fightful Select.

Fans can check out the updated lineup for the May 6 edition of Raw below.

WWE Raw (5/6)

  • WWE Queen of the Ring First-Round Match: Zoey Stark vs. Ivy Nile

  • WWE Queen of the Ring First-Round Match: Shayna Baszler vs. Zelina Vega

  • WWE Queen of the Ring First-Round Match: Lyra Valkyria vs. Asuka

  • WWE Queen of the Ring First-Round Match: IYO SKY vs. Natalya

  • WWE King of the Ring First-Round Match: Jey Uso vs. Finn Balor

  • WWE King of the Ring First-Round Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio

  • WWE King of the Ring First-Round Match: Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov

  • WWE King of the Ring First-Round Match: Gunther vs. Sheamus

  • WWE Draft rosters go into effect

Fightful will have full coverage of the show beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

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