King Of The Ring

The King of the Ring Tournament/PPV has been an on and off staple of Next ex Tee and Ribera throughout the Seasons below is a collection of all the tournament brackets and stats and figures.

The Inaugural
The First King of the Ring Tournament took place in Season 5 as part of Next Ex Tee brand and was a 16 man tournament with the winner receiving a World Title shot at the upcoming PPV Extreme Rules. Following this Tournament, Tyson Kidd would put his title match on the line against Triple H and his NXT Development Title in a winner take all match which Kidd would lose.

New Opportunities
Three years after the original King of the Ring a new 8 man Tournament was announced this time with a PPV attached, the Tournament would start on Next Ex Tee and Reload TV respectively and would culminate in the semi and final at the PPV. Following this PPV, the winner 'King' Rikishi would advance to the following Money in the Bank to compete for the World Title against Shawn Michaels but was unsuccessful.

The Up-Start
Following the Success of the prior Seasons PPV season 9 would bring back the King of the Ring Tournament and the PPV along with it, this time continuing with the 8 man bracket but the full tournament would take place over the one PPV. In this instance of the King of the Ring the winner was not offered a World Title opportunity, but the eventual winner 'King' Cena would win the Global Championship at the following PPV Backlash.

Now Or Never
Season 10 would also have a King of the Ring Tournament and PPV take place but this time only the finals of the Tournament would take place as it would go back to its original 16 man bracket for this tournament with the winner guaranteed a World Title shot at SummerSlam. * The brackets above did not show that Neville vs Goldberg was a draw and the finals were actual a triple threat whihc Dolph Ziggler would win.

Dolph Ziggler would go onto win the World Championship off Finn Balor at SummerSlam becoming the most Successful King of the Ring winner.