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'''King of the Ring''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Single-Elimination Tournament|single-elimination tournament]] held by [[IWE]]. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992. From 1993 to 2002, the tournament was produced as a [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] event. In 2003, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by [[IWE Bad Blood|Bad Blood]].
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'''King of the Ring''' was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] and [[IWE Network]] [[List of IWE Network events|event]] series held by [[IWE]]. The main focus was the [[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring tournament]] which was previously held annually from 1985 to 1991, with the exception of 1990. In 2003, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by [[IWE Bad Blood|Bad Blood]].
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The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in 2006 as an exclusive event of the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. The tournament returned as an inter-brand event for both SmackDown and [[IWE Raw|Raw]] in 2008, 2010, and 2015. IWE released a best of King of the Ring DVD in late 2011.
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The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in [[IWE King of the Ring (2006)|2006]] as an exclusive tournament of the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. The tournament returned as an inter-brand occurrence for both SmackDown and [[IWE Raw|Raw]] in [[IWE King of the Ring (2010)|2010]] and [[IWE King of the Ring (2019)|2019]]. King of the Ring was a tri-branded tournament, also featuring [[XCW (IWE brand)|XCW]] wrestlers, in [[IWE King of the Ring (2008)|2008]] and a non-branded tournament in [[IWE King of the Ring (2015)|2015]] (the original [[IWE Brand Extension|brand extension]] ended in 2011).
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The King of the Ring was an event in which typically sixteen wrestlers wrestled in a one-on-one [[Tournament|single elimination bracket]]. When a wrestler wins a match in the bracket, he advances to take on another wrestler who has also won. The final few matches would then take place at that year's King of the Ring event. The winner of the final match is officially crowned the King of the Ring. There were also other matches that took place at the King of the Ring event since it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. The King of the Ring pay-per-view was considered one of the IWE's "Big Five" events of the year, along with the [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]] and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], up until its disestablishment after the [[IWE King of the Ring (2002)|2002 event]].
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The King of the Ring was the only one of the IWE's "Big Five" pay-per-view events (The others being the [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]] and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]]) to never be hosted at least once at [[Madison Square Garden]].
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From 1993 through 2002, King of the Ring was produced as a pay-per-view event. In 2006, the tournament final was featured as part of the Judgment Day pay-per-view. In 2008 and 2010, the tournament was featured as a one-night tournament that aired on [[Monday Night RAW]]. In 2015, the tournament was started on Monday Night RAW and then concluded the next night as a [[IWE Network]] exclusive.
 
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Revision as of 07:37, 20 August 2019

King of the Ring
The King of the Ring logo
Promotion IWE
First event King of the Ring (1985)
Last event King of the Ring (2015)

King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and IWE Network event series held by IWE. The main focus was the King of the Ring tournament which was previously held annually from 1985 to 1991, with the exception of 1990. In 2003, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Bad Blood.

The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in 2006 as an exclusive tournament of the SmackDown brand. The tournament returned as an inter-brand occurrence for both SmackDown and Raw in 2010 and 2019. King of the Ring was a tri-branded tournament, also featuring XCW wrestlers, in 2008 and a non-branded tournament in 2015 (the original brand extension ended in 2011).

History

The King of the Ring was an event in which typically sixteen wrestlers wrestled in a one-on-one single elimination bracket. When a wrestler wins a match in the bracket, he advances to take on another wrestler who has also won. The final few matches would then take place at that year's King of the Ring event. The winner of the final match is officially crowned the King of the Ring. There were also other matches that took place at the King of the Ring event since it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. The King of the Ring pay-per-view was considered one of the IWE's "Big Five" events of the year, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series, up until its disestablishment after the 2002 event.

The King of the Ring was the only one of the IWE's "Big Five" pay-per-view events (The others being the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series) to never be hosted at least once at Madison Square Garden.

King of the Ring event dates and venues

Between 1993 and 2002 King of the Ring was produced as a pay-per-view event.

Year Winner Times won Date Runner-up
1985 1 July 8, 1985
1986 1 July 14, 1986
1987 1 September 4, 1987
1988 1 October 16, 1988
1989 1 October 14, 1989
1991 Bret Hart 1 September 7, 1991 Irwin R. Schyster
1993 2 June 13, 1993
1994 June 19, 1994
1995 June 25, 1995
1996 Steve Austin 1 June 23, 1996 Jake Roberts
1997 Kunter Kearst Kelmsley 1 June 8, 1997 Mankind
1998 Ken Shamrock 1 June 28, 1998 The Rock
1999
2000
2001
2002
2006
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2010
2015

References

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Former The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo Tuesday • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
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