The first two entrants in the King of the Ring quarterfinals are set.
Both Samoa Joe and Cedric Alexander picked up wins in their respective first round matchups in the King of the Ring tournament, which began on Raw tonight.
In the first match to kick off the entire tournament, Joe defeated Cesaro after Cesaro nearly picked up the win following an uppercut at the start of the match. As for Alexander, he defeated Sami Zayn to advance to the top eight of the tournament.
Now THIS is how you kick off the #KingOfTheRing tournament!#RAW @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/q6SJO3OyBZ
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2019
.@SamoaJoe is IN CONTROL as he sends @WWECesaro flying into the @WWEUniverse in this #KingOfTheRing Tournament matchup on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/dL3sIvbL9z
— WWE (@WWE) August 20, 2019
Think that uppercut made @SamoaJoe a little mad? #RAW #KingOfTheRing pic.twitter.com/ET1HVNPnqw
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2019
ANOTHER ONE.#RAW #KingOfTheRing @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/9Zs5RVcdjP
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2019
.@CedricAlexander is pulling out all the stops against @SamiZayn as he looks to advance in the #KingOfTheRing Tournament! #RAW pic.twitter.com/SR1INxHID7
— WWE (@WWE) August 20, 2019
Becoming #KingOfTheRing requires pulling out ALL the stops.#RAW @SamiZayn @CedricAlexander pic.twitter.com/5l4ctQexBS
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2019
How's your bracket lookin'? #KingOfTheRing #RAW pic.twitter.com/GXO9EI2VkM
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 20, 2019
Joe will take on the winner of the Drew McIntyre vs. Ricochet match in the quarterfinals while Alexander will face the winner of Baron Corbin vs. The Miz. The SmackDown side of the bracket will have the following matches:
- Kevin Owens vs. Elias
- Ali vs. Murphy
- Chad Gable vs. Shelton Benjamin
- Apollo Crew vs. Andrade
In related news, Booker T made an appearance on Raw via Skype and was asked about his prediction as to who would win the tournament. The former WCW champion said his pick to win it all is McIntyre.
