Thanks, Jackie.
I'm standing by backstage with my guest at this time,
he advanced in the King of the Ring tournament.
Please welcome Sami Zayn.
>> I did advance, didn't I?
What a victory.
>> Sami, congratulations- >> Thank you so much.
>> On your victory tonight and I just have to ask what would a King Sami look like?
>> King Sami.
I love hearing the words, because it has a certain story, but quality to it.
Doesn't it?
Somebody overcoming all the obstacles,
somebody who's constantly been oppressed and held down, and
cast aside at every opportunity, drafted dead last in this year's draft mind you,
somebody overcoming everything being put in their way and rising to power as King.
[LAUGH] King Sami.
Let me, before I even go further, let me address what I'm sure you're afraid of,
I'm sure a lot of people were afraid of, as King I will be a benevolent ruler.
Megan, your job, totally safe.
I promise you this.
This whole camera crew, yeah, lighting, you're laughing over there.
Don't worry, laugh off, you'll be safe.
You'll be safe, even though you've been rude to me,
all of you who have been so rude to me for so many years.
I am a man of the people, I will make sure all of your paychecks still come in,
cuz that's the kind of king that I will be, okay?
In fact, I will be so benevolent that maybe I will even anoint a prince.
Yes, Prince Dominik Mysterio.
Does that have a nice ring to it?
Because we already know his father Rey has no chance of being King anymore,
since I beat him.
But Dominik still has a chance at being royalty.
So the first thing that I will do as King is I will free him from his
authoritarian ruler, from his tyrant, his father.
And I will set him free as King Sami, [LAUGH] King Sami.
Just King Sami.
Yeah!
King Sami.
>> All right guys, King Sami, what do you think?
We'll send it back you.
Thanks, Jackie.
Tonight we saw the first ever Queen's Crown Tournament and
advancing is my guess at this time, Zelina Vega.
Zelina, congratulations on your victory tonight.
What would it mean to be crowned Queen?
>> What would it mean?
It would solidify my place in history.
Just say with me, Queen Zelina, say it.
>> Queen Zelina.
>> It sounds amazing.
You see, not only I'm proving myself to the WWE Universe, but
proving to all the Twitter trolls and all the haters that I am gonna force all of
you to kiss the ring, when I get the ring.
It's coming, it's coming with the crown, comes at it.
Is there any other questions that you have?
>> Well, we also saw tonight that Carmella advanced in the Queen's ground
tournament as well.
You two have some history.
How will you prepare for your match next week against Carmella?
>> Well, smarty pants, it doesn't matter who I have to go up against,
even if that's my frenemy.
Carmella, I mean, listen, she's beautiful and
she can have that, but I'm gonna be Queen.
So. >> We'll send it back to you guys
in the studio.
Thanks Jackie, standing by backstage, with Finn Balor,
who advanced to the semi finals of the King in the Ring Tournament.
Finn, congratulations.
Next week you'll take on Sami Zayn, how do you prepare for a match?
>> Well, first of all, let's talk about today.
Cesaro, one of the absolute best in the sport, in my opinion,
as someone who you can never overlook.
And today's victory was a hard fought victory on one of the absolute toughest
matches I've had since I came to SmackDown.
That being said, the night I returned to SmackDown.
I surprised Sami Zayn.
So I'm sure Sami Zayn has plenty of business he wants to take care of with
Finn Balor.
Well, next week, Sami Zayn is your chance.
Remember, you're stepping in the ring with Finn Balor at the absolute
peak of his career.
This King of the Ring, you're looking at the champion.
>> A very confident Finn Balor, we'll send it back to you guys in the studio.
Thanks, Jackie.
Also advancing in the Queen's crown tournament is Carmella.
Carmella congratulations on your victory tonight.
You are already the most beautiful woman in all of WWE.
>> All of WWE, and I'm about to be the most beautiful woman to win the first ever
Queen's Crown Tournament.
I'm so excited, my gosh, we'll make history again.
I don't know if you know this,
but I won the Money in the Bank match, not once, but twice.
I was the first ever Miss Money in the Bank.
And now, I would be the first ever woman to win the Women's,
the Queen Crown Tournament.
It's a little bit of a mouthful, but I'm still beautiful [LAUGH].
>> Well, in the next round, you'll take on Zelina Vega,
someone that you have a lot of history with.
How will you prepare for a match with Zelina?
>> Zelina and I are usually on the same page, but
I am not worried about Zelina Vega.
I am going to do whatever it takes to win.
And that's what a queen does.
Tell me I'm beautiful.
Am I beautiful or what?
Honestly, look at me.
I'm so grateful I have this new secret weapon.
My mask, it protects my precious face from anything happening to it.
So live working the trails she wants, but
she failed [LAUGH] and I love that for her.
Tell me I'm beautiful.
>> Guys, she- >> I know.
>> She is very beautiful.
We'll send it back to you.