2026 WWE Queen Of The Ring Winner

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As has been the case the past two years, WWE will likely look to crown this year’s Queen of the Ring winner in Saudi Arabia at the upcoming Night of Champions premium live event on June 27.

With this being the fourth Queen of the Ring tournament, there should be any number of stars who will be looking to score a major victory that allows them to get a shot at a world title at WWE SummerSlam 2026.

Considering the number of female stars on both Raw and SmackDown right now, the possibilities are endless for who could potentially challenge for gold in Minnesota this August.

Here are eight potential 2025 WWE Queen of the Ring winners.

8. Charlotte Flair

Upon returning to WWE in 2025, Charlotte Flair immediately won the Women’s Royal Rumble and punched her ticket for WrestleMania 41.

However, Tiffany Stratton defeated Flair to retain the WWE Women’s Championship at Mania and has forced Charlotte down the totem pole.

Since then, Charlotte has mostly been in the tag team division alongside her partner and best friend Alexa Bliss.

With it being more than a year since her last title opportunity and her nickname being “The Queen,” it makes sense for Flair to make her way to another title shot by winning the 2026 Queen of the Ring tournament.

7. Lash Legend

Since making her main roster debut in November 2025, Lash Legend has been a force to be reckoned with.

Working alongside Nia Jax, Legend has showcased her strength and overwhelming power against anyone and everyone in front of her.

Legend and Jax then captured the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships in February, holding onto the titles for 49 days until dropping them at WrestleMania 42.

Now that she does not have tag team gold, WWE should give Lash a huge singles opportunity by winning the Queen of the Ring and going to challenge for the world title for the first time at SummerSlam 2026.

6. Paige

At WrestleMania 42 Night One, Paige made her return to WWE for the first time in four years.

Teaming with Brie Bella, Paige went on to defeat The Irresistible Forces, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria and Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.

Now that she is back in WWE, the company could allow Paige to get a strong showing in the Queen of the Ring tournament.

Paige winning the Queen of the Ring could see her getting one more shot at the top prize in the WWE women’s division on a massive stage like SummerSlam 2026.

5. Jacy Jayne

On the April 14 NXT Revenge special, Lola Vice defeated Jacy Jayne to retain the NXT Women’s Championship.

Following this loss, Jayne bid farewell to the NXT audience, signalling the end of her run on the brand after five years.

Over a week later on the SmackDown after WrestleMania 42, Jayne and Fatal Influence teammates Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley made the jump to the blue brand, making an immediate impact by taking out Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Paige and Brie Bella.

Jayne getting called up and going on to win the 2026 Queen of the Ring would be fitting and a great way to give her the shine in a significant way, and could line her up for a rematch with Rhea Ripley.

4. Tiffany Stratton

At WWE Royal Rumble 2026, Tiffany Stratton made her return to the company as an entrant in the Women’s Royal Rumble Match.

Making it to the final two of the match, Stratton came close to winning there and then again making it to the final two in the Women’s Elimination Chamber Match.

Stratton has not been able to get her opportunity to challenge for the WWE Women’s Championship in the past few months, but did dethrone Giulia for the WWE Women’s United States Title on this past Friday’s SmackDown.

Waiting until the Queen of the Ring, Stratton could win the tournament and go on to challenge for SmackDown’s top title at the WWE SummerSlam 2026 premium live event.

3. IYO SKY

One of the bigger omissions from the WrestleMania 42 cards was IYO SKY.

“The Genius of the Sky” is definitely one of the best in-ring performers in all of WWE today and belongs in the main title picture.

Whether it be for the WWE Women’s Championship or the Women’s World Championship, SKY is more than worthy of getting a title opportunity sometime this year.

IYO winning her first Queen of the Ring could set the stage for a highly anticipated battle with her former tag team partner Rhea Ripley at the WWE SummerSlam 2026 premium live event.

2. Roxanne Perez

Since getting called up to the WWE main roster in 2025, Roxanne Perez has been a workhorse for the women’s division.

Joining forces with The Judgment Day, “The Prodigy” has shown why she is viewed as a future WrestleMania headliner.

At WrestleMania 42 Night One, Perez’s Judgment Day stablemate Liv Morgan defeated Stephanie Vaquer to win the WWE Women’s World Championship.

With Morgan now holding the gold, Roxanne winning the Queen of the Ring would be fitting to set up a battle between the Judgment Day stablemates at SummerSlam 2026 in Minneapolis.

1. Sol Ruca

On the April 20 WWE Raw After WrestleMania 42, Sol Ruca made her main roster debut by confronting WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan.

Ruca proved herself to be one of the most impressive athletes in the ring by taking Morgan to the limit before coming up short thanks to interference from ZARIA.

With the way the main roster audience has responded to her in-ring arsenal, it feels like Sol will be an instant success on the WWE main roster.

Considering the momentum she has after being called up, Ruca seems like a likely candidate to win the entire Queen of the Ring tournament this year.