WWE SmackDown: King and Queen of the Ring semifinal and more set for May 24 episode

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Four WWE Superstars advanced in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments which were underway on the latest episode of WWE SmackDown where the blue brand bracket quarterfinals went down to set up the semifinals, next week.

Randy Orton defeated Carmelo Hayes on this Friday's SmackDown to advance to next week's King of the Ring semifinals bout. Now, he will face Tama Tonga in the SmackDown semifinal since Tonga defeated LA Knight in the other quarterfinal to advance.

Once the main event match between Orton and Hayes was over on SmackDown, The Bloodline came out and Orton had the following to say to Tonga, "Next week in Saudi Arabia, I will introduce my foot directly to you're a**."

Orton has long been involved in a feud with The Bloodline since his return at last year's Survivor Series. He had Kevin Owens as a backup until a couple of weeks ago before the heel faction currently led by Solo Sikoa took out Owens.

In the Queen of the Ring side, Bianca Belair defeated Tiffany Stratton on this week's SmackDown to advance to the semifinals where she will now take on Nia Jax after Jax defeated Belair's tag partner Jade Cargill by disqualification as Jade hit Jax with a chair.

Both the women brawled after the match as the security, referees & producers had to come out to separate them. The winners of next week's matches will advance to the tournament finals set for the King & Queen of the Ring PLE.

The tournament will continue on the coming episode of Raw via the quarterfinals where Gunther faces Jey Uso in the King of the Ring side, while IYO SKY will take on Lyra Valkyria in the Queen of the Ring side.

Two more segments will be there on next week's SmackDown where AJ Styles will meet the General Manager of the show, Adam Pearce to discuss his future. AJ came up short in winning the WWE Title at Backlash on May 5 in France.

Plus, the WWE Women's Champion Bayley will also be in action on the May 24 episode of SmackDown that will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At a glance, the current match card for this international edition of WWE weekly programming goes as follows:

• King of the Ring semifinals: Randy Orton vs. Tama Tonga
• Queen of the Ring semifinals: Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax
• AJ Styles meets with Nick Aldis
• Bayley vs. Chelsea Green