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The WWE King of the Ring event started in 1985, though it was first shown on pay-per-view in 1993. The tournament has bred many a star, with such winners as Bret and Owen Hart, Randy Savage, Mabel, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Edge, Booker T, and perhaps the most famous, Steve Austin. Steve Austin had the most notable win, in 1996, because it was capped by him giving his Austin 3:16 speech. He had defeated Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and this signified the beginning of the Attitude Era. The King of the Ring by itself is a prestigious thing to win, and is quite a feat in itself, but of the winners, only 4 'kings' went on to challenge for the WWF/E Championship at Summerslam, most recently Brock Lesnar in 2002. He was actually awarded a title shot from winning, though is the only one to get such a shot. The tournament has traditionally had 15 or 16 wrestlers, though first had 8 in 1997, when HHH was eventually crowned champ. In 1999, it went back to 16 wrestlers, and in 2000, it had a whopping 32 wrestlers, as Kurt Angle beat the likes of Bradshaw, Bubba Ray Dudley, Chris Jericho, Crash Holly, and Rikishi to win. It returned to 16 the following two years. When it was revived in 2006, Booker T beat Matt Hardy, Kurt Angle(who withdrew with an injury) and Bobby Lashley to win the crown.
This year, the tournament has been rather sudden. It was questionable if it would even be held, as the WWE has a rather irregular schedule with the tournament. It was announced this past week on RAW that the tournament would take place on a special 3 hour RAW this upcoming week, April 21, on RAW. While it is uncertain how many wrestlers will be in the event, and uncertain WHO will be in it, here are some possible contenders.
Finlay is all but confirmed for this event, as he's listed as a name on WWE.com, along with CM Punk and Mr. Kennedy. Finlay doesn't have a strong chance to win this, however, as he's a little old to be in line for a push. There's not a lot of reason for Finlay to win. Most likely, the WWE will use this tournament to elevate a midcard young guy to main event status, though this isn't always the case. Finlay is too old to push, and doesn't have any real reason to win.
The next seemingly confirmed guy is CM Punk, might he become King Punk? He has a pretty strong chance of winning the tournament, probably one of the biggest chances. He recently won the Money in the Bank match at Wrestlemania, and has a title shot in line. It would be a waste for him to use the shot on ECW, so he'll likely be moved to RAW or SmackDown! at the WWE draft, whenever that is. However, the problem with moving him over now is that he has little credibility. He hasn't been a part of any brand other than ECW, which we all know is the 'lesser brand' in the WWE, no matter how much they say it's not. So it would probably be a mistake for Punk to go over to say, RAW, and use the title shot right away. I say RAW because I think it's the most likely brand for Punk to go to. Undertaker is the current champ on SmackDown, and it would seem unlikely that he will lose the belt soon, unless Edge wins it back. It would be odd for the WWE to have a face-face feud over a belt, so it's unlikely Punk would face The Phenom. Thus, it would look like he'll move to RAW, and assuming Orton has the belt for a few more months, Punk could challenge there, and may or may not win. Another thing in Punk's favor is that he and Rey Mysterio seem to be the new faces for the WWE Kids movement, so the two should be in line for pushes and lots of face time in the near future. Punk is a good candidate to win the KOTR because he needs credibility to build him up for a title match in the next year.
The next guy who appears to be confirmed on WWE.com is Mr. Kennedy. On WWE.com, it mentions he might become 'King Kennedy' if he wins, which would be a pretty nice title to have. I don't think Kennedy has much chance to win, however. He is currently filming a movie, which, by the way, is the reason he hasn't been on TV for some time, and I don't know for sure, but I'd think he has another month or so of filming. So unless he's pretty much done filming, there's not a lot of reason to bring him back and have him win this. He could use the push though, as he's lost the momentum he had last year, and is good enough to be a low main eventer. The thing is, he can easily be elevated in other ways, so he doesn't necessarily need this. If the WWE wants, they can always revive the Bastard Son storyline, and have Kennedy revealed to be the son of Mr. McMahon after all, and bam!, Kennedy has some momentum. So due to his movie and to the fact that he can get a push in another way, I say he doesn't have a strong chance to win.
A few other possible guys that probably have very little chance are HHH, Batista, and HBK. Triple H has already won the title, 11 years ago, plus he hardly needs any momentum, and is already a constant title contender, so there's little chance for him to win, and even less reason for him to. He'd be best used to help push whoever wins, or help push another young wrestler. Batista and Shawn Michaels are likely to face each other, my guess would be in the first round, and I would think they'd probably have some sort of controversial ending, so as to further their feud, perhaps a double elimination.
Chris Jericho has never won the King of the Ring, and that's probably the main reason as to why he has a shot to win this one. He could use some momentum, as he hasn't really found a feud to elevate him back to the main event scene yet. However, he's already pretty established, and doesn't really need to win this, as he has plenty of other achievements in his career, though it would be nice to see him win and add another achievement to his nice career. Another guy who is on the same route of Jericho who might be in it would be the Big Show. Big Show had a little momentum from the Mayweather feud, though his momentum is shot now with this Khali feud. There's not much reason to push him, though, since he's a veteran and doesn't really need to be a main eventer, and doesn't need this push.
The third to last guy I'm going to mention is Festus. I wouldn't think he'd be in it normally, but when I read the KOTR article on WWE.com I saw a link under 'related content' that led to Festus' page. Though considering the popularity he's been getting, he'd be an interesting champ. I can just see him now, with a crown on his head, looking docile, with a King's robe on. While it would be a funny sight, there's not much reason to push Festus as a singles wrestler. The WWE should give Jesse and Festus the WWE Tag belts, so while Festus might compete, he probably won't win, as he's a tag team wrestler. An interesting thing to note, however, is that in 1999, Mr Ass Billy Gunn won the KOTR tournament, though he was in a tag team. This would appear to mean he would be pushed as a singles wrestler, though it was wasted momentum as the WWF/E inexplicably put him back into his tag team, and his momentum died.
Next we have Umaga. Umaga has basically been a jobber for awhile now. They keep acting like he's a monster, and he's used by Regal constantly as kind've a trump card, like he'll say "And you're in a match against.... *devious smile* YOOMANGA!" But when's the last time "YooManga" actually won? Nothing comes to mind. He keeps getting put in matches against bigger name stars, and losing. Wrestlemania 24: Loses to Batista, last week: Lost to Jericho, and the cycle has gone on and on. It's gotten to the point where when he's announced for a match, I immediately give whoever is facing him a 60% chance to win. The KOTR tournament would be helpful for Umaga, as he needs a momentum boost. They could have him beat a couple popular faces to boost his heat with the audience again, and then have him ready to go again. It's been rumored that he might go to SmackDown! and feud with the Undertaker over this summer, and winning KOTR would be a big boost for him, and enough momentum to get him going against The Phenom.
I finish with one of the most likely guys to win the KOTR. He's a heel who's been waiting in the midcard for awhile now, and has shown that he can hold his own in feuds with main eventers. The main thing he's been waiting for is a certain Hardy brother to come back from injury. I'm talking, of course, about MVP. It's pretty sad, actually, what's happened with MVP. His feud with Matt Hardy has died down, and lost most of its momentum. It would have been nice to see a Wrestlemania match between the two, but that didn't happen. In the next month or two, Hardy should win the US belt from MVP, and then MVP is free again. A win here at the King of the Ring would do wonders for him. If MVP were to win this event, he would have a large boost of momentum. Being that he's one of the better young guys in the WWE, and should probably be around awhile, I think it'd be safe for the WWE to make him the KOTR. A large chunk of the guys that have won the KOTR are no longer employed by the WWE. Billy Gunn and Kurt Angle, for instance, are now in TNA. But MVP is a guy who fits the WWE. He's a future main eventer, and would greatly benefit from winning the KOTR. If he wins this, then he can drop the US belt to Hardy soon, and still have a bit of momentum left and possibly get into the main event scene. It will be interesting to see if he changes brands in the draft.
Whoever wins the KOTR tournament, I'm just glad it's back. I love tournaments, and it's a great way to get a fast boost of momentum for some young guys in the WWE. Views: 2,407 
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Comment # 1
rey mysterio vs batista
Posted by paulogetor on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 2
the undertaker is gonna kick ass in the king of the ring tornament. Go Taker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by killak11 on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 3
Is snitsky not in the picture ? It looks like they were setting him up for somthing big by making him look good facing all these no-naming wrestlers that probly we're never going to see again. Anyway, i do see snitsky taking over kanes role when he retires which i predict is pretty soon, and then snitsky will becaome the big monster of wrestling
Posted by King Jogy on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 4
Punk and need it a bit but Kennedy is the man.
Posted by Punked on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 5
yeah i like the idea of festus being king, couldnt see it though. umaga winning it makes sense especially if his meant to go to smackdown. if hbk or hhh win it im gonna crack the shits big time, its kinda like having cena and taker win the rumble? now what push do they need? none, they are able to get away with numerous title shots. i just cant see jericho or finlay winning it but i reckon the crown will go to kennedy or mvp. its their time!
p.s. mvp/hardy rivalry sucks now
PUSH FESTUS PUSH FESTUS
Posted by azuzu on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 6
oh but by the way king of the ring doesnt mean shit!!!! look at mable (bdv) or booker. king of the ring made them suck more. if anything it was the unbelievably irritating angle of "king booker" that got him sacked in the first place!!! all in all stone cold made king of the ring make it look like it actually means something!!!
Posted by azuzu again on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 7
This is obviously the age of Punk.
I would love to see Festus compete and win, though. That would be funny and awesome, and Festus is a great wrestler.
Posted by Hand Hanzo on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 8
None of the entrants will be confirmed until RAW, so anything is possible. WWE may throw a curveball and let a wrestler no one though could win take the crown. A legend may return, an injured superstar may come back, the possibilities are endless. But I would like to see someone I like win and get a world title shot for the future. Maybe Matt Hardy, Y2J, CM Punk, or HBK. A heel could win and set up a rivalry in the future, like Mr. Kennedy, MVP, Umaga, John Morrison, or Carlito. It's extremely intriging.
Posted by hitmanricks on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 9
i agree with azuzu king of the ring doesnt mean jack. if anything john morrison should be the winner!
Posted by rage against the machine on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 10
KING OF THE RING IS GOING AHEAD AND FINLAY EVEN THOUGH HE IS OLD HE STILL CAN WIN IT. AND ALSO CM PUNK HAS HAD RING TIME ON RAW AND SMACKDOWN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
Posted by THE ANIMAL on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 11
I hope Edge will be in the tournament and he'll win
Posted by Rated Radu on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 12
i think hhh will win even though he doesnt need to
Posted by crenshaw on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 13
I personally wouldn't mind seeing 'Taker or Kane as KOTR, neither of em really need's the momentum atm, but still, it'd be interesting to see
Posted by DKM on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Comment # 14
I must say, I really love your articel... nice work.
To the winner of the KOTR... I'm a personal Batista fan but I think its going to be, if he really competes in it, Festus. He was the one who was longer in the triangle choke then anyone. I think he's going up big time... But that's just my oppinion and my feeling in my belly... Wich is mostly wrong so myah.
Your Oberkiller
Posted by Oberkiller on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 15
Hornswoggle will be the winner, I hope. Yeah, he is a little guy, but if he cheat a little bit, I think he can do it..:) But let's see...
Posted by The Black Skeleton on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 16
You people are right. KotR doesn't mean squat now. WWE isn't going to give a world tile shot to the winner like they have in the past. All it will probably do is ruin a perfectly good superstar's pesona. Anyone remember King Booker, or as once called by Big Show, the black Prince Charles? Remember how bad that sucked? It will probably happen again.
Posted by hitmanricks on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 17
In my opinion, I think the winner is going to be someone that will, in the future, become a big time superstar. For example, Stone Cold, when he won in 1996 he started becoming a bigger superstar and won the WWE Championship numerous times. Almost everyone that won the KOTR became a bigger superstar and won a world title, except like Mabel.
I predict either Mr. Kennedy, CM Punk, or Festus will win it to boost up there popularity, but I want lil Horny wins it.
Anyways, GO HOURNSWOGGLE!
Posted by Y2K on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 18
Why is it that everytime WWE "releases," a superstar everyone assumes they were fired? Some Superstars REQUEST their release, other superstars contracts expire and WWE just says they were released. This doesn't mean they were canned, Booker T was not fired. He QUIT, and and he quit because of the politics like Triple H pulls where guys like him can't get anywhere.
Posted by Stu Pitt on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 19
yo stupitt who cares fired or quit. booker out of the wwe was a blessing in disguise
Posted by knower of all on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 20
They won't have a older wrestler win, HHH doesnt need to be there, he's in the main event at the PPV, Batista and Shawn Micheals can be in title contention anytime and they have there own feud going.
Whoever said Edge should be in and win, NO! Edge doesn't need to win, he's always been in the title picture for a while now.
Kane and Undertaker are ALREADY the champs, why do they need to win?
Kennedy, MVP, Matt Hardy, Festus would probly be the best bet. Hell even Wang Yang he needs a push!
The only other guy is... COLIN DELANY!
Posted by Alexrules01 on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 21
rated radu edge wont be in it as he has already won it once before. watch out for edge winning the rumble
Posted by me on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 22
Jimmy Wang Yang getting a push? Why its so crazy, it just might work!
Posted by hitmanricks on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 23
How about Val Venis? He needs the push bad...I hate when a guy comes out and he wins multiple titles and then he becomes a jobber...Val basically came out around the time Edge did...I remember he beat Edge one time. Also the first KOTR with Bret Hart beating Bam Bam Bigelow in the finals was the best in my opinion. You had some great names in there Bret Hart, Razor Ramon or aka Scott Hall, Mr. Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow. Although some sucked such as Tatanka, Mr. Hughes, Lex Luger and Hacksaw Jim Dugan.
If i could put the final 8 guys in it today it would be something like HHH, HBK, Undertaker, Kane, Edge, Batista, CM Punk, MVP and Mr. Kennedy...Also i would love to see Umaga, William Regal, Randy orton in it but thats just me..It would be more exciting like back in the day.
Posted by nutbuuter on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 24
king of the ring SHOULD go like this:
MVP vs Umaga
Chris Jericho vs Jimmy Yang Wang
Big Show VS Mark Hemry
Kennedy vs Festus
Jeff Hardy vs Morrison
CM Punk vs Batista
John Cena vs Triple H
JBL vs HBK
Posted by knowerofall on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 25
knowerofall on
Jeff Hardy's still surspened
Posted by The Bad Guy on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 26
1)king shelton the gold standard 2)king finlay 3)king of the world jericho 4)MRRRRR kennedy.....KING kENNEDY 5)King of somoa UUUMANGA
Posted by KAHN_FUTURE IS HERE on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 27
Wouldn't it be funny if Santino Marella going to win KOTR?
Posted by GameOver on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 28
edge sucks
vicky is a fat ugly mole
Posted by edge sucks on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 29
Its either the age of Punk, or Undertakers year.Punk is being pushed and he is haveing time on all shows soly cause he won MITB. He dosent want to leave ECW. Taker want to stay on smackdown as long as he is champ. He was already getting mad when he wasent champ. Either Taker or Punk this year.
Posted by The Demon on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 30
I mean that this KOTR sucks because HHH'll win it.
PD: SPIDerMAN SPIDERMAN
Posted by Punked on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 31
kennedy will win of course
Posted by Sander on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Comment # 32
i think Mr. Kennedy or MVP will be the KOTR. Just thought of Kennedyy saying "KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGG...................KEENNNNNNEEDDDYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" would be classic.
Kennedy!!!!
Posted by pryankee on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 33
i cant see them putting taker or kane on the tournament, the possible winner is cm punk, hbk is gonna face the animal just to keep their feud, and hardy will face mvp
Posted by manuel taker on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 34
If Hornswoggle wins it, im going to stop watching WWE.
Posted by X2X on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 35
Me too. they've already taken hornswoggle too far. I have to leave the room whenever he's in a match because they are so stupid.
Posted by hitmanricks on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 36
if hornswoggle wins dont worry he'll get sniper rifled as soon as he leaves the building
festus or kennedy. i like the idea of morrison and if punk wins well then i'll stop watching wwe
Posted by me on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 37
paulogetor dude please no no no!!!! cant you see that batista is the next cena BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
cryme tyme should bash cena for acting like he's black
Posted by dooie on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 38
Taker deserves to win in my opinion. He's done practically everything in the WWE from winning major titles to headlining Wrestlemanias, so winning KOTR would complete his WWE resumé. If not Taker, then I'd like to see Morrison win it
Posted by Paul Thame on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 39
I know it's not going to happen, but I would like an absolutely massive KOTR tournament, ie. 128 or 256 entrants (depending how big WWE's total roster is), something like that. Gives a reason for some of the more meaningless matches on some shows... showcases all the talent in the WWE (therefore including some of the lesser used talent)... and makes it seem like an achievement to even get into the final 8 rather than a random decision (the final 8 being the bit which seems like the actual proper tournament). I'd like something like that. But if it happens this time around, I'll eat my hat. And with all the 'one size' nonsense these days, it's very difficult to find a good hat. So that's no small thing to say!
Posted by Jane Ross on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 40
Jericho ,Punk or Umaga should win the King of all tournaments.
Posted by Neng de Castellon on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 41
is this good
Posted by uuuu on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 42
Burchill seems to be getting pushed Lately, wouldn't surprise me if he won it if he is in it.
I agree 100% that it would be sooooo funny to crown Festus LOL 3 X
Maybe even oooooo Chavo?
You know it's probably going to be like Khali or some lame crap like that though eh, TNA Impact here I come!
Peace.
Posted by Sebroski on Monday, April 21, 2008
Comment # 43
Haha.....Guess no one saw that fag Regal coming? The stupidest King of the Ring eer....and a waste of what could have been a good 3 hour show.
Posted by Daddy on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Comment # 44
The Great Khali should win the match if there isn't Big Show
Posted by King Of Chaoz on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Comment # 45
i love jane ross's idea its basically perfect! yo jane does that mean the lesser known athletes would fight on heat or the main shows?
Posted by azuzu on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Comment # 46
mysterio is going to win
Posted by oram on Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Comment # 47
I cant wait until backlash when jhon cena is going to kick all there asses and will say "you cant seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee me Im the campion"
Posted by krystian on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Comment # 48
regal won somehow
i thought jericho was gonna win
Posted by mysterious guy writing stuff on Friday, April 25, 2008
Comment # 49
wiliam regalwins it
Posted by crssed dragon on Friday, April 25, 2008
Comment # 50
gago kayo
Posted by klmatammu on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Comment # 51
I should've been in this king of the ring tournament and not be eliminated
Posted by Super Willie on Friday, May 02, 2008
Comment # 52
Kelly Kelly is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to marry her. That is how HOT!!!!!!! she is
Posted by Super Willie on Friday, May 02, 2008
Comment # 53
Maria is the HOTTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! diva on the roster Willie I don't know what your talking about.
Posted by Super Shawn on Friday, May 02, 2008
Comment # 54
King of the Ring should go like this:
John Cena vs Randy Orton
Jeff Hardy vs John Morisson
Big Show vs Mark Henry
Posted by Tudor Pop on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Comment # 55
william regal sucks he is the king of the ring 2008
he beated hornswoggle then an injured finlay but he did defeat cm punk bloody gm
Posted by balckwolves on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Comment # 56
FINALLY we all got sucked up. but its good i like it if even regal is king bcz it was surprising.and wwe should go on like this.surprizez attracts more viewer.
Posted by KING_KAHN_UR FUTURE IS IN ME on Thursday, May 08, 2008
Comment # 57
We AlReaDy HaVe a WiNNeR THe GeNeRal MAnGer oF EcW
Posted by aLiEnSS! on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Comment # 58
25 man better roitr 10 ecw + 15 rnw + 10 sd = 20
Posted by hugh on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Comment # 59
Now its already over I knew they wouldnt have people who already won it in there thats on here today like HHH, Big Daddy V and Edge but to answer the question why Undertaker should be in the King of the Ring? Well its the only thing in his career that he hasnt won yet. He has only tried once and got cheated out of it by Big Daddy V aka Mabel.
Posted by Mad Dogg on Sunday, May 11, 2008
Comment # 60
GO GO GO!!! Undertaker will kick every1 ass!!! DAMN I like Undertaker and i just created undertaker choke hold like my sub finisher
Posted by The Deivis on Monday, May 12, 2008
Comment # 61
i only used to watch wresltling coz goldberg is a legend , and i hear he might be returning
Posted by hawdon on Monday, June 30, 2008
