During last night's episode of SmackDown, following WWE Money in the Bank, several superstars took significant steps toward becoming this year's King and Queen of the Ring. The show featured "The Viper" Randy Orton, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Alexa Bliss, and Jade Cargill advancing in their respective tournaments for King and Queen of the Ring.
With that now known, here are the updated brackets:
KOTR Quarterfinals:
* "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus vs. Rusev vs. "Big" Bronson Reed vs. "Main Event" Jey Uso
KOTR Semifinals:
* Sami Zayn vs. "The Viper" Randy Orton
* "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. "The Celtic Warror" Sheamus, Rusev, "Big" Bronson Reed or "Main Event" Jey Uso
QOTR Quarterfinals:
* Asuka vs. "The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer vs. The Judgment Day's WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez vs. American Made's Ivy Nile
QOTR Semifinals:
* "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill
* Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka, "The Dark Angel" Stephanie Vaquer, The Judgment Day's WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Raquel Rodriguez or American Made's Ivy Nile
