It has been reported that a special on the King of the Ring will air on Fox during the weekend of October 1- October 3. According to PW Insider, the special is set to build anticipation for its return.
The King of the Ring tournament consists of sixteen superstars in a bracket. Much like any bracket, the superstars battle out until one superstar is remaining. That superstar gains the name “King of the Ring”. The tournament begun in 1980 and was held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990. These tournaments started as non-televised house shows. In 1993, the WWE transformed the non-televised house show into a titled Pay-Per-View. The “King of the Ring” PPV continued annually until 2002. After the 2002 PPV, the show occurred periodically, appearing in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, and 2019.
“The special will air in different timeslots depending on your local market and will be a preview of the return of the King of the Ring tournament,” wrote Mike Johnson of PW Insider.
It has been reported that the final for the King of the Ring will take place in Saudi Arabia, at the WWE Crown Jewel PPV on October 21. The tournaments would begin in October and continue on during episodes of Raw and Smackdown, up until the Crown Jewel PPV.
Stay tuned for more details regarding the King of the Ring dates, and updates.
List of King of the Ring Previous Winners:
Don Muraco (King of the Ring 1985)
Muraco defeated the Iron Sheik in the finals to win the tournament.
Harley Race (King of the Ring 1986)
Race defeated the Pedro Morales in the finals to win the tournament.
Randy Savage (King of the Ring 1987)
Savage defeated the King Kong Bundy in the finals to win the tournament.
Ted DiBiase (King of the Ring 1988)
DiBiase defeated the Randy Savage in the finals to win the tournament.
Tito Santana (King of the Ring 1989)
Santana defeated the Rick Martel in the finals to win the tournament.
Bret Hart (King of the Ring 1991)
Hart defeated the Irwin R. Schyster in the finals to win the tournament.
Bret Hart (King of the Ring 1993)
Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in the finals to win the tournament.
Owen Hart (King of the Ring 1994)
Hart defeated Razor Ramon in the finals to win the tournament.
Mabel (King of the Ring 1995)
Mabel defeated Savio Vega in the finals to win the tournament.
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin (King of the Ring 1996)
Austin defeated Jake Roberts in the finals to win the tournament.
Triple H (King of the Ring 1997)
Triple H defeated Mankind in the finals to win the tournament.
Ken Shamrock (King of the Ring 1998)
Shamrock defeated The Rock in the finals to win the tournament.
Billy Gunn (King of the Ring 1999)
Gunn defeated X-Pac in the finals to win the tournament.
Kurt Angle (King of the Ring 2000)
Angle defeated Rikishi in the finals to win the tournament.
Edge (King of the Ring 2001)
Edge defeated Kurt Angle in the finals to win the tournament.
Brock Lesnar (King of the Ring 2002)
Lesnar defeated Rob Van Dam in the finals to win the tournament.
Booker T (King of the Ring 2006)
Booker defeated Bobby Lashley in the finals to win the tournament.
William Regal (King of the Ring 2008)
Regal defeated CM Punk in the finals to win the tournament.
Sheamus (King of the Ring 2010)
Sheamus defeated John Morrison in the finals to win the tournament.
Wade Barrett (King of the Ring 2015)
Barrett defeated Neville in the finals to win the tournament.
Baron Corbin (King Of The Ring 2019)
Corbin defeated Chad Gable in the finals to win the tournament.
