Zelina Vega Sidelined; Maxxine Dupri Takes Her Place in Queen of the Ring Tournament
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Zelina Vega, the current reigning Queen of the Ring, was all set to be in this year's tournament. Sadly, she will not get to proceed.
WWE SmackDown GM Adam Pearce announced that Vega is out of the tournament. She is not medically cleared, but they did not reveal her injury.
She will be replaced by Maxxine Dupri. The LWO member was set to take on Shayna Baszler in the first round, but now the Alpha Academy representative will take her place at tonight's WWE live event in Machon, Georgia.
This is not the only change that WWE has been forced to make in this year's tournament. Xavier Woods, who is the reigning King of the Ring, was replaced by Kofi Kingston in the tournament. Also, Bobby Lashley had to pull out, and he was replaced by Angelo Dawkins.
In the first round of the Queen of the Ring tournament, several matches concluded with decisive victories. Iyo Sky defeated Natalya, while Lyra Valkyria overcame Dakota Kai. Zoey Stark secured a win against Ivy Nile, and Bianca Belair triumphed over Candice LeRae.
Jade Cargill emerged victorious against Piper Niven, and Nia Jax defeated Naomi. Tiffany Stratton also won her match against Michin.
In the final match of the first round, Shayna Baszler will face Maxxine Dupri after Zelina Vega was replaced by Dupri.
You can check out the quarterfinal matchups for the 2024 Queen of the Ring tournament below.
- Iyo Sky vs. the winner of Shayna Baszler vs. Maxxine Dupri
- Lyra Valkyria vs. Zoey Stark
- Jade Cargill vs Nia Jax
- Bianca Belair vs Tiffany Stratton
