Category: King of the Ring

For the first time, the top seed did not advance, as Jon Moxley defeated “Macho Man” Randy Savage in the final match of Group D to claim the crown. Savage was the winner of the first King of the Ring tournament but he won’t get a chance to win a second crown. Moxley was the…

Hulk Hogan, who had a terrible showing in King of the Ring I, had a strong showing to win Group C, although it did come down to the last match. Nikita Koloff, winner of King of the Ring II, bowed out with a losing record. The lowest-rated wrestler in the group, Koko B. Ware, had…

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Jake “the Snake” Roberts both went 4-1 in round-robin play. Austin, the group favorite, lost a match via countout. Roberts’ only loss was to Austin by countout. The duo met again in a tiebreaker and this time Austin won by pinfall to win the group outright. Records:1. Steve Austin 5-12.…

Ric Flair won Group A by living up to his moniker as the dirtiest player in the game. His underhanded tactics helped him win at least a couple of his five matches. He’s the first to advance to the final 16. Records:1. Ric Flair 5-02. Drew McIntyre 4-13. Goldberg 3-24. Paul Orndorff 2-35. Samoa Joe…

A miracle comeback, two marathon matches, and we have a winner in King of the Ring II. Ric Flair came out of the losers’ bracket and pulled off an incredible finish to force one final winner-take-all-match. However, he couldn’t do it twice and Nikita Koloff powered his way to the crown. Match #1: Ric Flair…

Finally, the tournament is down to two wrestlers. The top seed, Ric Flair, had to do it the hard way, winning a pair of losers’ bracket matches, including avenging his earlier loss to Magnum T.A. Nikita Koloff, the third seed, continued his impressive run, beating Magnum T.A. in the winners’ bracket final. It’ll be two…

On one hand, it feels like things have progressed as expected, as only the top four seeds remain in the tournament after this segment of the competition. But, the results have been different than what one might have been assumed. The #3 and #4 seeds — Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. — will square off…

Eight men remain in the tournament. The top four seeds are all still competing in the winners’ bracket, while both Road Warriors highlight the four wrestlers still alive in the losers’ bracket. #9 Hawk and #11 Animal are the two lowest-ranked wrestlers still competing. King of the Ring II Tournament Home Page Winners’ Bracket Third…

Eight of the 20 wrestlers in the competition were sent packing after the first two rounds in the losers’ bracket. Three of the Four Horsemen advanced here, including Ole Anderson with a pair of minor upsets, the only two that took place during this segment. Road Warrior Animal also made it through. King of the…