Women’s tag title match set for WWE King & Queen of the Ring pre-show

A championship match will take place on the pre-show for WWE King & Queen of the Ring.

In their first title defense, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill are facing off against Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell. It will be part of the two-hour Countdown to King & Queen of the Ring broadcast that streams live starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time this Saturday. Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Big E, Kayla Braxton, and Wade Barrett will be panelists for the pre-show.

The Women’s Tag Team title match was set up on Friday’s SmackDown. Belair lost to Nia Jax in the Queen of the Ring semifinals on the episode. Backstage after the match, LeRae & Hartwell approached Belair and mocked her. Cargill then stepped in to defend Belair.

Cargill said she was going to speak with Nick Aldis about getting a tag match against LeRae & Hartwell. Later in the show, it was made official.

The Belair vs. Jax match on SmackDown included Belair selling a storyline knee injury. Belair’s hurt knee caused her to lose, giving out when she went to hit the KOD on Jax.

Cargill & Belair won the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles from Asuka & Kairi Sane at Backlash three weeks ago.

A title defense against Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark will be awaiting the team that leaves King & Queen of the Ring with the Women’s Tag Team titles. On Raw this past Monday, Baszler & Stark won a number one contender’s match.

King & Queen of the Ring is being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The main card begins at 1 p.m. Eastern.

WWE King & Queen of the Ring 2024 (Saturday, May 25) —

  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Logan Paul
  • Women’s World Champion Becky Lynch defends against Liv Morgan
  • King of the Ring tournament finals: Gunther vs. Randy Orton
  • Queen of the Ring tournament finals: Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax
  • Triple threat match: Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn defends against Chad Gable and Bronson Reed
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defend against Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell (pre-show)