Andrade and Elias won their respective matches to advance to the next round of the King of the Ring tournament.
One day after the tournament kicked off on Raw with two first round matches, SmackDown Live got its two matches to close out the first week. In the first match of the night, Andrade pinned Apollo Crews while the main event saw Elias beat Kevin Owens after Shane McMahon made a fast three-count.
.@WWEApollo's SPEED and POWER are on display as he looks to take down @AndradeCienWWE in the first round of the #KingOfTheRing Tournament! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/gKatJl7leW
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019
BEAUTIFUL DROPKICK! ---- #SDLive #KingOfTheRing @WWEApollo @AndradeCienWWE pic.twitter.com/OE4mQPLQNB
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019
.@AndradeCienWWE defeats @WWEApollo to advance in the #KingOfTheRing Tournament! #SDLive @Zelina_VegaWWE pic.twitter.com/NJpKxAmDi1
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019
"It was HIM, Kevin! It was HIM all along!"
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019
Special guest referee @ShaneMcMahon guarantees @IAmEliasWWE the victory in the #KingOfRing tournament! #SDLive @FightOwensFIght pic.twitter.com/VuxAc4oQ4a
.@IAmEliasWWE is pushing @FightOwensFight to the limit in this #KingOfTheRing Tournament battle on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/EOdMaj9JlN
— WWE (@WWE) August 21, 2019
In the quarterfinals, Andrade will take on the winner of the Shelton Benjamin vs. Chad Gable match while Elias will face the winner of the Ali vs. Murphy match. The other two first-round matches remaining on the Raw side bracket are Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre and The Miz vs. Baron Corbin.
