King of the Ring.
Every year, when fans would hear these words uttered in the WWE, they knew a star was about to be born.
Kurt Angle.
Edge.
Bret Hart.
Triple H.
Stone Cold Steve Austin.
These are just a few of the winners of the King of the Ring tournament.
Since its inception in 1985, the King of the Ring pitted anywhere from eight to 32 of the company’s brightest stars in a month long tournament, with which the winner would be granted a WWE Championship Match at some point in the near future.
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