GWF King of the Ring (2012)
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| - | The main competition leading into King of the Ring is the King of the Ring tournament which is a yearly tournament held only the night of the King of the Ring event with sixteen participates will be in the tournament and the winner usually would get a [[GWF World Heavyweight Championship]] shot at the [[GWF Global Warfare|Global Warfare]] pay-per-view. There are currently no participates in the tournament as of yet. | + | The main competition leading into King of the Ring is the King of the Ring tournament which is a yearly tournament held only the night of the King of the Ring event with sixteen participates will be in the tournament and the winner usually would get a [[GWF World Heavyweight Championship]] shot at the [[GWF Global Warfare|Global Warfare]] pay-per-view. There are currently no participates in the tournament as of yet. On Sunday August 11 on GWFWrestling.net the eight participates was announced with [[Randy Orton (AEW)|Randy Orton]] facing [[Gene Snitsky (GWF)|Snitsky]] in the first Quarterfinal match, [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] facing [[Chris Jericho (GWF)|Chris Jericho]] in the second Quarterfinal match, [[CM Punk (GWF)|CM Punk]] facing [[James Storm (GWF)|James Storm]] in the third Quarterfinal match, and [[Richie Steamboat (GWF)|Richie Steamboat]] facing [[GWF Tag Team Championship|GWF World Tag Team Champion]] [[Violent J (GWF)|Violent J]] in the final Quarterfinal match. |
| - | One of the main feuds for King of the Ring is for the [[GWF Intercontinental Championship]] with now current champion [[Jeff Hardy (GWF)|Jeff Hardy]] is set to defend his title against No. 1 Contender [[AJ Styles (GWF)|AJ Styles]]. Styles won a Fatal four way match on the August 1, 2012 addition of GWF Raw which gave him the No. 1 Contenders spot. Styles defeated former Intercontinental Champion's | + | The main event match was a ''Championship Scramble match'' with the current [[GWF World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Matt Murphy (GWF)|Matt Murphy]] defending the World Heavyweight Championship against [[Buff Bagwell (GWF)|Buff Bagwell]], [[John Cena (GWF)|John Cena]], [[Scott Steiner (GWF)|Scott Steiner]], and [[Paul Burchill (GWF)|Paul Burchill]]. On the August 13 episode of Raw Murphy successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Steiner, after the match [[Kevin McDermott|President McDermott]] announced that Matt Murphy would defend the World Heavyweight Championship in a Championship Scramble match against Buff Bagwell, John Cena, Scott Steiner, and Paul Burchill. |
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| + | One of the main feuds for King of the Ring is for the [[GWF Intercontinental Championship]] with now current champion [[Jeff Hardy (GWF)|Jeff Hardy]] is set to defend his title against No. 1 Contender [[AJ Styles (GWF)|AJ Styles]] and former GWF Intercontinental Champion [[Triple H (GWF)|Triple H]]. Styles won a Fatal four way match on the August 1, 2012 addition of GWF Raw which gave him the No. 1 Contenders spot. Styles defeated former Intercontinental Champion's Hollywood Hogan, [[Jeff Hardy (GWF)|Jeff Hardy]] and Chris Jericho to win the No. 1 spot for the Intercontinental Championship. On August 6, 2012 episode of Monday Night Raw, Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H to win the Intercontinental Championship. On the August 13 episode of Raw, Triple H put his rematch clause up at King of the Ring making the Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles a Triple Threat match adding Triple H into the play. | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 15 August 2012
| King of the Ring (2012) | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | Global Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | August 26, 2012 | |
| Venue | Pepsi Center | |
| City | Denver, Colorado | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (2012) | King of the Ring (2012) | Global Warfare (2012) |
| King of the Ring chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (2011) | King of the Ring (2012) | King of the Ring (2013) |
King of the Ring (2012) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by GWF, which will take place on August 26, 2012 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. It will be the fourteenth annual King of the Ring.
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Background
The main competition leading into King of the Ring is the King of the Ring tournament which is a yearly tournament held only the night of the King of the Ring event with sixteen participates will be in the tournament and the winner usually would get a GWF World Heavyweight Championship shot at the Global Warfare pay-per-view. There are currently no participates in the tournament as of yet. On Sunday August 11 on GWFWrestling.net the eight participates was announced with Randy Orton facing Snitsky in the first Quarterfinal match, Hollywood Hogan facing Chris Jericho in the second Quarterfinal match, CM Punk facing James Storm in the third Quarterfinal match, and Richie Steamboat facing GWF World Tag Team Champion Violent J in the final Quarterfinal match.
The main event match was a Championship Scramble match with the current World Heavyweight Champion Matt Murphy defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Buff Bagwell, John Cena, Scott Steiner, and Paul Burchill. On the August 13 episode of Raw Murphy successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Steiner, after the match President McDermott announced that Matt Murphy would defend the World Heavyweight Championship in a Championship Scramble match against Buff Bagwell, John Cena, Scott Steiner, and Paul Burchill.
One of the main feuds for King of the Ring is for the GWF Intercontinental Championship with now current champion Jeff Hardy is set to defend his title against No. 1 Contender AJ Styles and former GWF Intercontinental Champion Triple H. Styles won a Fatal four way match on the August 1, 2012 addition of GWF Raw which gave him the No. 1 Contenders spot. Styles defeated former Intercontinental Champion's Hollywood Hogan, Jeff Hardy and Chris Jericho to win the No. 1 spot for the Intercontinental Championship. On August 6, 2012 episode of Monday Night Raw, Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H to win the Intercontinental Championship. On the August 13 episode of Raw, Triple H put his rematch clause up at King of the Ring making the Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles a Triple Threat match adding Triple H into the play.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
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| 1 | TBA vs. TBA | Semi-final match in the King of the Ring tournament |
| 2 | TBA vs. TBA | Semi-final match in the King of the Ring tournament |
| 3 | Jeff Hardy (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Triple H | Singles match for the GWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 4 | TBA vs. TBA | Final match in the King of the Ring tournament |
| 5 | Matt Murphy (c) vs. Buff Bagwell vs. John Cena vs. Scott Steiner vs. Paul Burchill | Championship Scramble match for the GWF World Heavyweight Championship |
King of the Ring tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals (Raw) | Semifinals (PPV) | Finals (PPV) | |||||||||||
| Randy Orton | |||||||||||||
| Snitsky | |||||||||||||
| Hollywood Hogan | |||||||||||||
| Chris Jericho | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | |||||||||||||
| James Storm | |||||||||||||
| Violent J | |||||||||||||
| Richie Steamboat | |||||||||||||
