| King of the Ring was an annual World Wrestling Entertainment-produced pay-per-view event. The first King of the Ring was held in 1993 and the final
event was held in 2002.
The King of the Ring main-event was an event in which typically fifteen to sixteen wrestlers wrestled in a one-on-one single elimination bracket. When a wrestler wins a match in the bracket, they advance
forward to take on another wrestler that has also won. The final few matches would then take place at that year's King of the
Ring event. The winner of the final match is officially crowned the "King of the Ring". There were also other matches that
took place at the King of the Ring event since it was a traditional three hour pay-per-view. Traditonally, The King of the Ring
winner would challenge the World Wrestling Entertainment champion
at SummerSlam, similiar to the winner of the Royal Rumble challenging the champion at WrestleMania.
List of King of the Ring Winners
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