Charlotte Flair eliminates Jade Cargill in Queen of the Ring match

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Tonight’s (June 12) episode of SmackDown featured Sol Ruca vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill vs. Lyra Valkyria in an opening round match of WWE’s Queen of the Ring tournament. There are no disqualifications in WWE’s Fatal 4-way matches, which meant B-Fab and Michin gave Cargill a numbers advantage in the early going. However, Charlotte’s best friend Alexa Bliss made her surprise return to take them out, along with an assist from Tiffany Stratton. This was Alexa’s way to pay back Cargill and her henchwomen for recently taking her out. Well this is unexpected! 😱@AlexaBliss_WWE is BACK, and @tiffstrattonwwe is here to take the fight to B-Fab and Michin! 👊@TheVibeBri | @MiaYim pic.twitter.com/Jyh8Og3p5q — WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2026 The finish of the match included an exciting sequence of finishers where Valkyria made multiple saves after Cargill hit Flair with Jaded and then Ruca hit Cargill with Sol Snatcher. However, there was nobody left to save Lyra when she got trapped in Flair’s figure eight leg lock. WHAT. A. FINISH. Charlotte Flair is moving on in the Queen of the Ring Tournament!! 👑@MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/Gn6aAcD2rd — WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2026 Lyra tapped out to The Queen, who now has a date with Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan in the next round. Did you expect Charlotte Flair to win this Queen of the Ring match instead of Jade Cargill? How far will The Queen go in the tournament? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders. Catch up on all the results from SmackDown in our live blog right here.