2008 K.O.T.R. Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Chris Jericho | |||||||||||||
| MVP | |||||||||||||
| Jericho | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | |||||||||||||
| Matt Hardy | |||||||||||||
| CM Punk | |||||||||||||
| Regal (WINNER) | |||||||||||||
| Khali | |||||||||||||
| Finlay | |||||||||||||
| Finlay | |||||||||||||
| Regal | |||||||||||||
| William Regal | |||||||||||||
| Hornswoggle | |||||||||||||
King of the Ring Results
King of the Ring Results
The King of the Ring is a professional wrestling singles tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment.
Fast Facts
- First King of the Ring: July 8, 1985
- Venue: Sullivan Stadium
- Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Event became a pay-per-view event in 1993
- Only Bret Hart has won it twice
Info
The first King of the Ring tournament was held in 1985, but it did not become a regularly televised event until 1993.
The tournament featured eight wrestlers who qualified for it by winning matches on regular WWE programming. The King of the Ring remained an annual pay-per-view until 2002.
It has since made sporadic appearances, once in 2006 on SmackDown! featuring SmackDown!-exclusive wrestlers.
The most recent incarnation of the King of the Ring took place in 2008 on WWE Raw. This time, wrestlers from all brands (Raw, SmackDown! and ECW) were able to participate.
King of the Ring Winners
- 1985: Don Muraco
- 1986: Harley Race
- 1987: Randy Savage
- 1988: Ted DiBiase
- 1989: Tito Santana
- 1991: Bret Hart
- 1993: Bret Hart
- 1994: Owen Hart
- 1995: Mable
- 1996: Steve Austin
- 1997: Triple H
- 1998: Ken Shamrock
- 1999: Billy Gunn
- 2000: Kurt Angle
- 2001: Edge
- 2002: Brock Lesnar
- 2006: Booker T
- 2008: William Regal