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Cesaro feels this WWE star could win the 2021 King of the Ring tournament 

The 2021 King of the Ring got underway last night on SmackDown Live, and for the first time, Queen’s Crown for the women’s also started with two quarterfinal matches from each compartment.

Cesaro may be getting a title push soon. (Image Credits: WWECesaro on Twitter)
Cesaro may be getting a title push soon. (Image Credits: WWECesaro on Twitter)

One of the first quarterfinals had Finn Balor taking on Cesaro, in which Balor defeated the latter with a Coup de Grace. It was an ideal wrestling match. 

Balor will take on Sami Zayn, who defeated Rey Mysterio in the other quarterfinal in the tournament’s semi-finals. After the loss, Cesaro took to Twitter to comment whose going to win the tournament. 

Antonio tweeted that the loss was quite hurtful but believed about Xavier Woods winning the tournament. 

“This one hurts… let’s go @AustinCreedWins

Woods also shared his reaction to the Tweet with a GIF showing salute 

King of the Ring tournament kicks off on Friday Night SmackDown

King of the Ring is one of the oldest tournaments in WWE history. It started way back in 1985. It is a single who loses a knockout tournament. The winner is named the King of the Ring.

King of the Ring 2021
King of the Ring 2021 (WWE)

WWE recently announced the official table for the tournament, with matches happening at both the red and blue brands. The game kicked off with Rey Mysterio taking on Zayn and Cesaro up against Balor in the first quarterfinals.

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King of the Ring match-ups (Twitter)

Kofi Kingston will take on Jinder Mahal, and Xavier Woods will compete against Ricochet in the 2nd quarterfinals. A fascinating match-up may take place in the semi-finals if Kingston and Woods win their respective quarterfinals match.

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