King of the Ring facts for kids
Quick facts for kids King of the Ring |
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| Promotion(s) | WWE |
| First event | King of the Ring (1985) |
| Last event | King of the Ring (2015) |
King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. 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 event. 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 event of the SmackDown brand. The tournament returned as an inter-brand event for both SmackDown and Raw in 2008, 2010, and 2015. WWE released a best of King of the Ring DVD in late 2011.
List of King of the Ring winners
| Year | Winner | Times won | Date | Runner-up |
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| 1985 | Don Muraco | 1 | July 8, 1985 | The Iron Sheik |
| 1986 | Harley Race | 1 | July 14, 1986 | Pedro Morales |
| 1987 | Randy Savage | 1 | September 4, 1987 | King Kong Bundy |
| 1988 | Ted DiBiase | 1 | October 16, 1988 | Randy Savage |
| 1989 | Tito Santana | 1 | October 14, 1989 | Rick Martel |
| 1991 | Bret Hart | 1 | September 7, 1991 | Irwin R. Schyster |
| 1993 | 2 | June 13, 1993 | Bam Bam Bigelow | |
| 1994 | Owen Hart | 1 | June 19, 1994 | Razor Ramon |
| 1995 | Mabel | 1 | June 25, 1995 | Savio Vega |
| 1996 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1 | June 23, 1996 | Jake Roberts |
| 1997 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 1 | June 8, 1997 | Mankind |
| 1998 | Ken Shamrock | 1 | June 28, 1998 | The Rock |
| 1999 | Billy Gunn | 1 | June 27, 1999 | X-Pac |
| 2000 | Kurt Angle | 1 | June 25, 2000 | Rikishi |
| 2001 | Edge | 1 | June 24, 2001 | Kurt Angle |
| 2002 | Brock Lesnar | 1 | June 23, 2002 | Rob Van Dam |
| 2006 | Booker T | 1 | May 21, 2006 | Bobby Lashley |
| 2008 | William Regal | 1 | April 21, 2008 | CM Punk |
| 2010 | Sheamus | 1 | November 29, 2010 | John Morrison |
| 2015 | Bad News Barrett | 1 | April 28, 2015 | Neville |
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