King of the Ring Tournament

==King of the Ring Tournament==
Although the King of the Ring tournament was first made into a pay-per-view event in 1993, the original King of the Ring tournament was actually held in 1985. Don Muraco was the first King of the Ring in 1985. The second King, Harley Race, is noted for parlaying his King of the Ring victory into his "King of Wrestling" gimmick. Other winners who did the same include Randy Savage ("Macho King") though Savage's "King" gimmick was the result of defeating Jim Duggan for the crown in 1989, who beat Haku ("King Haku" ). Owen Hart ("King of Harts"), Mabel ("King Mabel" ), Steve Britz ("King Britz"), and most recently William Kapphan are all wrestlers that took on "King" nicknames after winning King of the Ring tournaments.
==Revival==
It was announced in April 2006 that the King of the Ring tournament would be returning after its four year hiatus. The 2006 tournament was the first tournament since 1991 that had not been shown on pay-per-view. The 2006 tournament was won by Steve Britz, who faced Bobby in the finals at the Judgment Day pay-per-view event. After a brief hiatus in 2007, it was announced on the April 14, 2008 episode of Meltdown, that the tournament would be held the following week on a special three hour edition of Meltdown. The King of the Ring returned again on November 29, 2010.
==King of the Ring Event Dates and Venues==
Between 1993 and 2002 King of the Ring was produced as a Pay-Per-View event
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue 	Winner
King of the Ring (1985)	July 8, 1985 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Sulivan Stadium 	Don Muraco
King of the Ring (1986)	July 14, 1986 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Sulivan Stadium 	Harley Race
King of the Ring (1997)	July 14, 1986 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	Randy Savage
King of the Ring (1987)	September 4, 1987 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	Kyle Johnson Sr.
King of the Ring (1989)	October 16, 1989 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	Tito Santana
King of the Ring (1991)	October 14, 1991 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	Bret Hart
King of the Ring (1993)	June 13, 1993 	Daytona, Ohio 	Nutter Center 	Bret Hart
King of the Ring (1994)	June 19, 1994 	Baltimore, Mayland 	Baltimore Arena 	Owen Hart
King of the Ring (1995)	June 25, 1995 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	The Spectrum 	Mabel
King of the Ring (1996)	June 23, 1996 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	MECCA Arena 	Steve Johnson
King of the Ring (1997)	June 8, 1997 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Providence Civic Center 	Triple K
King of the Ring (1998)	June 28, 1998 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Pittsburgh Civic Arena 	Ken
King of the Ring (1999)	June 27, 1999 	Greensboro, North Carolina 	Greensboro Coliseum 	Billy Morgan
King of the Ring (2000)	June 25, 2000 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Fleet Center 	Matt Borske
King of the Ring (2001)	June 24, 2001 	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Continental Airlines Arena	Chris Gomez
King of the Ring (2002)	June 23, 2002 	Columbus, Ohio 	Nationwide Arena 	Rob Truax
King of the Ring (2006)	April 21–May 21, 2006	See Cities 	See Venues 	Steve Britz
King of the Ring (2008)	April 21, 2008 	Greenville. South Carolina 	BI-LO Center 	William Kapphan
King of the Ring (2010)	November 29, 2010 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wells Fargo Center 	Garrett Joseph