Kofi Kingston & Shayna Baszler advance in WWE King & Queen of the Ring tournaments

The quarterfinals of the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments are now set.

Kofi Kingston defeated Rey Mysterio at a WWE house show in Macon, Georgia on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the King of the Ring. He will now face Gunther on Raw.

EXCLUSIVE from #WWEMacon 👀@TrueKofi defeats @reymysterio to advance in the King of the Ring tournament! 👑#WWEKingAndQueen pic.twitter.com/e1MT5b1R61

— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2024

Shayna Baszler also advanced in the Queen of the Ring tournament Sunday, defeating Maxxine Durpi. As a result, she will now face IYO SKY on Monday. Dupri substituted for Zelina Vega, who was pulled from the tournament earlier in the day due to injury.

anything you say, @QoSBaszler 😅😅😅#WWEKingAndQueen #WWEMacon pic.twitter.com/kuy3x4faYc

— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2024

The quarterfinals of the King of the Ring also include Ilja Dragunov vs. Jey Uso, Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes, and LA Knight facing Tama Tonga. Queen of the Ring quarterfinals has Lyra Valkyria taking on Zoey Stark, Nia Jax facing Jade Cargill, and Tiffany Stratton going against Bianca Belair. Stratton and Knight advanced in house show matches that took place Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Both the King and Queen of the Ring finals will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 25.