Giulia and Kiana James break up after losses in Queen of the Ring

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Earlier this week on Raw, Giulia was pinned and eliminated in the opening round of the Queen of the Ring tournament. Would her partner Kiana James fare any better on tonight’s (June 5) episode of SmackDown? James competed in a 4-way match against Raquel Rodriguez, Bayley, and Jacy Jayne, with Giulia there at ringside for support. WWE has been teasing a split between Giulia and Kiana for a while now, which led to another distracting miscommunication between them at the end of the match. Raquel took advantage to hit her finisher and score the pin on James. She now faces IYO SKY in round two of the tournament. .@RaquelWWE saw an opportunity and took it! 👊 pic.twitter.com/tWODif6Gjc — WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2026 Kiana and Giulia finally had their blow up in the ring afterwards. Kiana blamed Giulia for the loss, said they are done, and pushed her away. Giulia reacted by turning babyface in front of her adoring fans in Italy when she pounced on James. She was just trying to help, @kianajames_wwe! 😳@giulia0221g pic.twitter.com/MX4bXp4wZi — WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2026 Do you think this split will serve both Giulia and Kiana James well going forward? What do you think of WWE’s decision for Raquel to advance in the Queen of the Ring rather than Bayley or Jacy Jayne? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders. Catch up on all the results from SmackDown in our live blog right here.