WWE made a massive announcement on this week’s programming that brought back an older tradition of the company. They have confirmed that the King of the Ring tournament will be returning on next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. Sixteen superstars from both the brands will be locking horns to become victorious by the end of the series. This will also allow for one of the participants to be part of the enriched legacy that this particular format has.
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Now, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline has more details to pass your way about the plans for King of the Ring. The tournament will continue for several weeks, with the finals being planned at Clash of Champions. This is the next PPV event on WWE programming set to take place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 15. Here is an excerpt from the report:
“Further details have been revealed for this year’s King of the Ring tournament. Dave Meltzer reports that King of the Ring will be a multi-week tournament on both Raw and SmackDown. The finals will take place at next month’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view.”
“The king has returned.” ?
The #KingOfTheRing tournament RETURNS NEXT MONDAY on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/48WKyuyfyV
— WWE (@WWE) August 13, 2019
As noted, previously, 16 participants from both Raw and Smackdown will compete in King of the Ring tournament. WWE confirmed their names which are as follows,
The Miz
Ricochet
Cedric Alexander
Drew McIntyre
Cesaro
Baron Corbin
Sami Zayn
Samoa Joe
Elias
Kevin Owens
Chad Gable
Andrade
Shelton Benjamin
Buddy Murphy
Ali
Apollo Crews
For those who are not familiar with the enriched tradition of King of the Ring, the tourney has started way back in 1985. The first man to officially name himself “King” was the legendary Hall of Famer, the late Harley Race, dubbing himself King Harley Race. Several other superstars used the same moniker, going forward like Booker T aka King Booker which he played an egotistical character.
EXCLUSIVE: This time, @AliWWE plans to be the one to wear the crown.#SDLive #KingOfTheRing pic.twitter.com/Q1Z6P7DKvO
— WWE (@WWE) August 14, 2019
Later, superstars like Kurt Angle, Edge, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, Sheamus and more have won King of the Ring tournament that cemented their legacies, in future. The last such King was Bad News Barrett whom WWE never gave the push forcing him to become a failure. Since then, they also stopped hosting the tournament until the latest announcement came on Raw.
