Every WWE King Of The Ring PPV Ranked From WORST To BEST

[@chayden153]

Honestly I wish king of the ring was a big deal like it was back in the day, and not some one off thing WWE does every once in a while.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

I know. It's a good way to push someone.

[@Thor-Orion]

I think it could be perfect as a gritty, hard hitting NXT tournament with a shot at the NXT title going to the winner

[@smoothst9303]

Facts

[@Thor-Orion]

Kurt Cage34 and when they bring it back they need to watch the first few, maybe up until Austin won. Even the year Mabel won (wrong winner, but he was definitely an eleventh hour choice, pretty obvious that was going to be Razor’s year if he wasn’t injured. Because those are all star making performances. Bret in the first year of the pay per view. Owen the following year. Then after Mabel you get Steve Austin. That 96 King of the Ring is probably the best multiperson layered story. Before that the story was the guy who won’s story only. Whereas Steve’s year needed Jake Roberts to play his cards perfectly. Which he did. But he wanted Steve pushed in the worst way. He was the only one in the office advocating for Steve. (Mind you he was still heel at this point. His character is clearly a heel, Bret made some good points in wrestling with shadows about how backwards babyface vs heel was in the mid 90’’s in America. And it all started because Razor was just too cool to boo. But even Razor had redeeming qualities to his character. Stone Cold was based on a serial killer mob hitman (iceman). The fact that people cheered him before he turned face and became an anti hero was really bad.

[@robertsarabia4817]

Yup its such a joke now and there are way too many belts now wish they would just stick to wwe title or world heavy weight title Ic and Tag thats

[@quentinvermotdesroches372]

I hope we will have a "Every Big Show turn ranked from WORST to BEST" at some point

[@johnpatmore7169]

Is there not a time limit on videos.

[@shiptheory992]

Now that's an idea

[@CaptainFlipperHere]

It's showturn!

[@thememeguy2195]

Do you want a 2 day long video?

[@efiggeroa]

and he will turn six times as we watch so there will be a need for constant editing to keep up.

[@243Chris__]

All I remember about Billy Gunn’s run is the Rock’s promo funniest segment I ever watched

[@danieldrayet2364]

The promo that killed a push before it starts lol

[@SteRDLK]

@@danieldrayet2364 Proves that The Rock was a prick

[@ShanAli-sq4rs]

@@SteRDLK prove that Rock is goat

[@optimus2008]

@@SteRDLK Making a solo star out of Billy Gunn is one of the worst things Vince could come up with.

[@SethColby69]

every nxt rookie contest challenges ranked from worst to best that idea DESERVES to be made into a video please make it

[@thesmark869]

how come u changed ur username when becky announced she’s pregnant

[@ajevans1422]

69 likes nice

[@wickideazy]

last time I was this early, KOTR was still a PPV

[@franklingoodwin]

The last time I was this early 'The Legit Toughest Women in Wrestling' list video hadn't been removed. I'm still none the wiser to why it got removed

[@stancurran7265]

King of the Ring could easily be WWE's G1 if they actually booked it like it meant something. Maybe the winner gets the summerslam main event or something.

[@bilalsadain]

Main event of Crown Jewel 😂

[@agentorange1156]

Literally 2002 Brock Lesnar. Obviously there's not a lot of brock lesnars but it certainly helped give him legitimacy in the main event against the rock of his first summerslam

[@SaintChaddes]

Nah, too many years of the tournament being a joke. G1 has some of the best wrestlers in the world coming out with the win, who's going to want to win a tournament with such phenoms as Billy Gunn, Sheamus, Wade Barrett and fuckin Barry Corbster

[@Hugh_Morris]

That's how I see it, if it was taken seriously it could elevate allot of wrestlers

[@chrismcdonald7713]

It was used similar to a royal rumble win where the king of the ring was given a title match at summerslam

[@LordBarros]

Shame you didn't include the Kings who weren't in official KotR ppvs, Regal was one of the best King of the Ring winners and was one failed drug test from being a WWE Champion.

[@SteRDLK]

Why would they include episodes of SmackDown and Raw on a list of PPV's?

[@LordBarros]

@@SteRDLK fair point

[@optimus2008]

Booker had won the tournament at Judgement Day 2006.

[@yusufmangera2538]

You can do a lot with a KoTR format - start with 8 to a final two - You could have a belt on the line (I.e. the champion could be eliminated and the belt vacant during the semis/finals of the tournament), you could have 3 match stipulations per round - a normal match, a falls count anywhere etc etc. It could be a workhorse showcase

[@wordlifeecw]

The big takeaway here is that for as hype as people get whenever they bring the tournament back, most of the shows weren't very good...

[@Ryan01224]

Regal was underrated as the king and GM

[@mitchlacasse361]

that moment when I was reminded of Al Snow and Head, instant joy came over me. what other ridiculousness, what sheer brilliance, pure entertaining. I miss that.

[@breezy9297]

HHH and Taker doing the Charleston was equally hilarious and frightening! 😁😁😁😁

[@fnyourmom3064]

Carlton?

[@lebronjordan9084]

Austin 3:16 says I jus whooped your A** Greatest king of ring Eva

[@matthillegas3099]

There was that brief period in '88-'89 where they treated it like a championship. Haku won it from Race, then lost it to Duggan, who lost it to Savage. Savage had won the '87 tournament, but that was barely acknowledged.

[@mkaiww]

you should do a "what happened to that Wrestler" on King Of The Ring winers

[@blakecacini8016]

They did a year ago.

[@NehaGupta-fe4dw]

This is the 7th time I am saying that but i keep on saying "Every Cruiserweight champion ranked from worst to best"

[@scannerproductions]

I was in the front row at KOTR 1993 at the Nutter Center! Was a great show!

[@btipton6899]

I was there!

[@btipton6899]

They had a 4 hour tv taping up in Columbus the next day.

[@mikepeterson764]

I start all my emails with Hello Jackoffs.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

“Hello jackoffs! This is mike Peterson writing to inform you that I had a great time at this years company BBQ, Earl your steak burgers were every bit as good as you said they’d be, and seeing James fall face first in the mud was worth the trip.”

[@mikepeterson764]

@@thehorrorhound6575 Hello Jackoffs, I was so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother please accept my condolences. Its such a versatile greeting it works in every way.

[@joshuagorman2191]

Hello jackoffs, I'd like to inform you that you've been approved for a once in a lifetime offer...

[@TheBigShotTMD]

Missed opportunity to have King Ross return to narrate this :D

[@captainfoodstamp]

What belt is Mable holding @ 4:04? It doesn't appear to be the winged eagle.

[@TraxelAxel]

3:22 to be fair I can KINDA believe yokozuna could win it. But yes the undertaker and Michaels would have been the safe bet

[@thesmark869]

i bet wwe will make a queen of the ring

[@enigmaskull3495]

And Charlotte Flair would win it, if we’re being honest.

[@Joe-bo2fv]

The first 4 years are gonna be the 4 horsewomen which is boring because they're three only people that get focused on, and asuka and carmella, and many rose and sonya deville, but even when those guys are in a good rivalry with somebody, vince keeps trying to push them out of the way for Charlotte, bayley, sasha and Becky, sure I don't mind it for Becky and bayley but the other two are kinda just boring and dull to me now

[@teddyclement2737]

The Fiend Bray Wyatt it’s that they over exposed them if they didn’t push Charlotte down our throats and gave Sasha a personality they wouldn’t be bad

[@Andre_Kidd956]

Isn't that what the may young classic is?

[@Joe-bo2fv]

@@teddyclement2737 yeah, and that's why they're becoming insufferable

[@gst013]

OSW's KOTR 94 review is a must watch...ARTO DONO!!! is hilarious. The man had clearly never ever watched wrestling in his life before being chosen as a commentator, and he spent the whole time having what was happening in the ring explained to him, or asking how much every guy weighed 😂

[@ΜάριοςΚολιός-γ8κ]

13:19 well Jericho did the same thing now saying that whoever didn't like the stadium stampede match doesn't have a soul and is not a true wrestling fan. He doesn't respond well to criticism is he? 😂

[@mambaforever3486]

well he’s right

[@optimus2008]

Well, they really put their bodies on the line.

[@LuckyDT]

Mo’s matches: Ranked worst to best. I DARE you.

[@TheThird1977]

Brock vs. Test from 2002 is an underrated hossfest of a bout that isn't spoken of anywhere near enough. In the current era it'd be over like gangbusters with the Keith Lee / Dijakovic fans.

[@MLHJ07]

I actually enjoyed the main event of KOR 2000. Taker talking shit to Shane and that wild chokeslam from the top turnbuckle to the announce table was awesome! Plus The Rock won!

[@optimus2008]

I loved that chokeslam too, so the fact that the match wasn't actually great in analysis was weird to me.

[@robearnest7613]

When I saw the start to this list I was like: I can pick dead last right now- Mabel 1995.

[@dano_the_collector8421]

These videos are great thank you 🔥🔥🔥

[@ittiejamess1623]

Don’t be disrespecting my mans Big Daddy V like that, Pacitti.

[@NukeCaulfield]

I love the tournament format of the King of the Ring ppv.

[@optimus2008]

1 year late, but when I started my own alternate wrestling leagues (in secret notebooks ofc), I had WWE itself as a tournament without any knowledge of how it ACTUALLY worked, and that it was scripted. And I only started realising this and change the format in 2020.

[@darkman699]

Who remembers Head Cheese? Al Snow and Steve Blackman tag team!

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

I thought it said, "Every King of The Ring Winner Ranked From Worst To Best," and was disappointed at no mention of King Corbin and KING *BOOKAH!*

[@Braylon1997]

Booker played his king of the ring gimmick pretty well

[@Cultaholic]

We'll get to it, don't you worry.

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@Cultaholic Understadable

[@MrBeardsley]

Randy Savage won the 1987 tournament but didn’t start using the “Macho King” gimmick until 1989 when he beat Jim Duggan for the crown. Harley Race had won the 1986 tourney and taken on the “King” moniker, but when he went out with an injury in 1988 Bobby Heenan passed the crown to Haku (Ted DiBiase won the actual tournament that year) who was later beaten by Duggan for the crown. So Haku and Duggan are both counted as former Kings of the Ring even though neither ever won the tournament.

[@1krani]

Taker vs. DDP is Scott Steiner's second-favorite DDP match.

[@themadrapper101]

Bret Hart and Owen Hart were the best kings of the ring... Stone Cold too his KOTR victory benefited him the most out of the other winners. Great match with Marc Mero and cut possibly the best promo of all time

[@mattkrywyj5184]

Always thought JR said "Good God Almighty.....THEY'VE killed" as opposed to THAT killed him. Am I alone in thinking this?

[@Blackbeard0531]

Never thought of that. Perhaps it’s a nod to South Park. “OMG they’ve killed Kenny! You bastards!”

[@optimus2008]

Or they've, like it was an unscripted thing, referring to Taker or Vince intentionally do it.

[@optimus2008]

But I still think it's That Killed Him.

[@Justin_Ebright]

I legit miss Owen. His death was by far the biggest tragedy that I've seen with wrestling. He was like Jericho, you could love him, you could love to hate him, and he could control those emotions on the flip of a dime. WWF, at the time, had a gem in Bret, yes, sure. He is my favorite all-time after all. But Owen kind of got pigeon-holed behind him. Had he came a long in the 70-80's Owen would have been a multiple WWF champion and one of the biggest stars on the card. WWF seriously misused his talent, and because of one dumb gimmick, he lost his life to an accident. It was a damned shame and probably one of the saddest days in wrestling.

[@glennfoster2488]

That Test Brock match is amazing, its 8 minutes long and they try to take each other head off the entire time

[@ThePaineTrain]

Glenn Foster Agreed. Very underrated.

[@Deadheadx33]

Bret at his prime could wrestle a broken mop and make it a 5 star match of the year

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Yo! It’s me! It’s me! It’s D.D.P! Ah DDP my childhood idol and favorite wrestler from when I was 3 to 12 years old. He was the real life version of the little engine that could when he (someone the higher ups of WCW said would never get over and never be a star) became a red hot mega star easily as famous as the rock and stone cold at the time and became a 3 time WCW champion because he deserved to be and not because he was hand picked to be like other guys. In some alternate reality somewhere Vince and the higher ups of WWE appreciated DDPs drive and work acumen and didn’t have undertaker take him out back like old yeller At least he had a huge nostalgia fueled run of dominance for about 6 months in TNA 04’ that was genuinely fun to watch and not just surprising like hulk Hogan’s in 02’ somewhere else.

[@levikeller7916]

This and the Royal Rumble were my favorite 2 PPV’s growing up even more so than Wrestlemania

[@slayerghaleon5039]

The Head & Shoulders bit still cracks me up.

[@JM1993951]

Bossman lifted the briefcase. I actually credit creative for not outright telling us as it’s very easy to put together for yourself. It’d be pretty insulting if they decided to spell it out for us.

[@ajevans1422]

19:30 imagine king IRS

[@smoothst9303]

He would have been a lamer than Mabel!

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@smoothst9303 nah, at least IRS got genuine heel heat. Rather than apathy from the crowd.

[@ajevans1422]

@@ChristopherJames1993 I was just thinking of silly kings. Like “that UFC fighter with a flat top”, or forget king ass man let’s get king tribal cheeks in Rikishi. Lol

[@aaron24wood]

Bret and Diesel didn't close out the 1994 event because it was where Anvil went from being on Bret's side to being on Owen's, hence why he caused the DQ (to ensure that Bret kept the title for Owen to chase) and then later helped to win the tournament. Wouldn't have made sense to do it the other way around.

[@hhtptai]

Who pissed in Adam's Cheerios before he made the voiceover? He had so much venom while explaining KOTR 1995 😂💀

[@lukedanni]

5:09 when was that image?

[@jerryjanik480]

Any match any any pay-per-view with Ric Flair and Eddie Guerrero on facing each other should be ranked a little higher because those two animash is pure genius and pure storytelling

[@ThePeachTube]

Can you guys do a “Every TNA world champion ranked from worst to best” video?

[@ronisrow9041]

Still my favorite I loved when two guys would wrestle two times after winning still a mark on the tournament way

[@matthewlane518]

Long live King Adam!!

[@callmestubz]

When he said the last king of the ring to date I forgot he meant ppv and not just some match on smackdown Still can’t believe it’s been a year and baron is still using the king gimmick

[@matthewlane518]

Its alright Mr. Ass did fine for himself😂

[@labbaby189]

One of the greatest promos of all time was cut by a guy who suffered a mouth injury less than an hour prior. Sometimes you gotta ask God, "seriously Dude, who writes this shit?".

[@thehorrorhound6575]

Please do an “every Bound For Glory tournament ranked from WORST to BEST.” There are golden shows in TNA/Impacts yearly tournament that they actually DO treat like a G1 climax and not some one off every couple years thing like WWE with KoTR

[@smoothst9303]

Here’s I put it for the finals of KOTR 1995 Would you choose either Yokozuna: A Sumo Wrestler Sparky Plug: A NASCAR Driver IRS: A Corrupted Bank-Teller Savio Vega: A Likable Stooge The Roadie: A Country Singer Kama: A Discount UFC With A Bad Attitude Mabel: A Morbidly Obesit Purple & Gold Street Rapper Or Two Of The Greatest Of All Time

[@robhoward6179]

This should be one of the big 5 again with mania, survivor series,summerslam and the rumble with the winner getting a title shot at summerslam,those 5 ppvs with maybe he'll in a cell,elimination chamber and mitb are literally the only 8 ppvs they need a year

[@zachariahwilson4201]

You guys should do the KOR winners ranking next

[@conniecarroll7222]

Did I somehow miss Booker T's being King of the Ring ? He was one,but don't recall him being mentioned

[@ThisIsFiveEighteen]

Booker's was after the PPV was cancelled, he won in the tournament finals at Judgement Day.

[@alexh8613]

What I have noticed about all these ranking videos, is that the rankings are based on a present day view and not the view of when it happened. For example, in 2000 Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jerhico were all great wrestlers, but they were mid-carders. They put on some great matches competing for the IC and European Championships, but them being eliminated in the early rounds is not that surprising.

[@paigerina73]

You should rank all of kings of the rings

[@shoryukennn00]

I can’t believe Lex Luger and Tatanker went over the time limit

[@chwenhoou]

How bad with King Billy Gunn? The Rock went on WWF Heat and cut the epic "Dear God" promo. Which is like Deadpool double-tapping his X-Men Origins counterpart, then emptying the rest of the clip in terms of killing a wrestler's push.

[@manifesteddestiny.]

I don't know if Cultaholic is ran by Canadians but I do know that only Canadians love Brett Hart as much as Cultaholic does

[@OuTSMOKE]

Wish Vince didn't hate tournaments. I miss the old Single-night KOTR. :(

[@crusadergamer4995]

great video

[@Braylon1997]

Stone Cold Steve Austin wouldn’t be where he is today if Triple H didn’t get punished bad for the curtain call incident

[@leonardopereira1704]

Having one of the members of the channel calling himself "King"'?... I can't see this idea taking off the ground =\

[@mambaforever3486]

imagine if ross did that. jk that’s never happen

[@JamalTheTitan]

I would swap 93 with 98 but great list!

[@JamalTheTitan]

From a person who was there at the 1999 King of the Ring: The mystery man was Triple H.

[@SteRDLK]

Are you sure it wasn't Big Bossman? Or Pete Gas?

[@detavioushart9618]

Great channel

[@Jerry_Freestyle]

Kiiiing Ross He is King Roooss He is King Roooss He is Kiiiing Ross *epic guitar riff*

[@elgeniodelring7316]

King Mabel is a former WWC Universal Heavyweigh Champion

[@xGrundisx]

Missed the absolute burial of Mr Ass by the Rock

[@Kickafore]

Bret vs. Diesel didn't close KOTR 94 because of The Anvil. Neidhart caused the DQ and then left Bret to take a beating. The announcers & fans were left wondering why until he came out later to help Owen win the tournament final to complete the heel turn. Couldn't have Anvil in Bret's corner after helping Owen win the tournament.

[@Unotuchable]

Lesnar vs Test at KOTR 2002 was a genuine banger, just two slabs of meat beating the shit out of each other.

[@NakedHillbilly]

I thought you where actually going to talk about the kings them selves

[@charleschamberlain5383]

I thought Undertaker worked his hell In the cell match with Foley with a broken leg not just an ankle injury

[@joegreenhalgh6902]

Broken Ankle.

[@Blackbeard0531]

Fractured angle. So basically a broken leg.

[@alfonsalicata509]

Love cultaholic #MOSTENTERTAINING

[@dylanogg347]

Between Billy Gunn and Mabel, I'd argue Gunn was the better winner. He won the King of The Ring Tournament in a better place and time for the WWF. Plus, he didn't injure one of the top players in the company and did eventually win major singles gold in the form of the Intercontinental Championship.

[@optimus2008]

Bullet Club is Unstoppable Me: 1:48

[@tsaicho]

In Billy Gunn's defense, at least he was a good worker who was well-suited for the tag team division. But he never had the it factor when it came to being a singles star.

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

I suggested this like, I don't know, 5 or 6 hours ago in another Cultaholic video comment section

[@denecadman6100]

1995 was a good year from my childhood memories am i crazy i loved it 93 and 94 too

[@rloco80]

King Of The Ring 1998 was definitely the Best KOTR PPV event of all time, mainly because of The Hell in a Cell Match between The Undertaker vs. Mankind. Till this day that Hell in a Cell match to me was the Greatest of all Hell in a Cell matches! There were other good matches in this event, but if it wasn't for that Undertaker and Mankind Hell in a Cell the 1998 King Of The Ring would not be the best one.

[@johnriley7312]

I've always felt that the winner of the King of the Ring should get a World title match at Summerslam much like the Royal Rumble winner gets a World title match at Wrestlemania

[@dylanogg347]

There's a weird historical fact. Kane was the one who ended Austin's first reign as WWF Champion. Not The Undertaker, The Rock, or Triple H. Kane. Lovely stuff.

[@pavledjurovic2695]

If only Nia got the same treatment as Viscera 🥺

[@euro--towelie1890]

Am I the only one who liked King Mabel? I think a lot of the hate comes from things that took place behind the scenes (injuries etc)

[@Nick-1990]

King Mable is one of my favorites

[@bradcarver8127]

He’s not like most Kings Who only protect their opponeants And don’t crush Takers face He’s not like most kings

[@tiffa808]

I like him as Viscera. I remember my niece being scared of him.

[@jonedepth9164]

Injuries and the fact his matches were sloppy snoozefests

[@smoothst9303]

Antonio Figueroa However he at least got the proper skill in the ring unlike someone like Nia Jax or Ronda Rousey

[@StealthMarmot_]

I have got to say I am VERY surprised that 1994 made it so high on the list. Most consider it mid at best. The match between Bret Hart and Kevin Nash as Diesel was definitely the highlight, and was a GOOD match, but was far from legendary. Mostly because Nash had torn groin muscles and was in pain the whole time, and I imagine Bret was being extra careful with him because of that, since that was the sort of guy Bret was. Were Nash in good shape I think the match could have been a legend. The whole Roddy vs Lawler thing was a terrible gimmick match that somehow was made the headliner. How do you make a gimmick match the headliner when you have the Intercontinental Champion fighting the Heavyweight Champion for the Heavyweight Belt? That's the formula for the GIANT main event of Wrestlemania VI, only 4 years earlier! Granted Diesel didn't win the belt (match ended in a disqualification), but that wasn't supposed to be a given! While some of the KotR matches were good, mostly Owen's, the rest weren't anything special from what I hear. I was actually there at the time, but I was young and didn't have a good seat.

[@Kobeat21]

Mabel was a street thug? I thought he was a rapper

[@smoothst9303]

He is a street rapper not a street thug

[@joegreenhalgh6902]

"Why Diesel and Bret didn't main event KOTR 94 I'll never know". Well, Jim Neidhart accompanied Bret in that match and caused the DQ finish. Later his true intentions were revealed when he helped Owen win. If you reversed the order of those two matches, that wouldn't make sense. They could have ended on Owens win, but that would have closed the show with a heel win. So Piper and Lawler went last for the "feel good finish. Not that complicated really. nice video though.

[@Thor-Orion]

I don’t think Shamrock was a misfire at all, i think they should have pushed him harder, he was super believable and could go in the ring very well. He could have been a great no-nonsense lone wolf tweener.

[@SheriffOutlaw]

I Love King Of The Ring. Sucks it only lasted for 10 ppvs unfortunately. The tournament itself should be done every other year. At least we got the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and NXT UK Heritage Cup as well ❤

[@junebowski]

Every US champion ranked and every ECW champion ranked please please and please.

[@keithcrockett7838]

Billy Gunn NEVER missed an opportunity, TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY.....

[@optimus2008]

I don't think you can really imagine The Undertaker or HBK being King, ya know? They seem to be worth more than royalty and a crown.

[@FrontRowCentral]

Shame Ross couldn’t do this list with a certain gimmick

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

Hey i think i know one thing that may have killed king of the ring the brand split and the increase in titles and more rivalries so they can have more meaningful matches as most tournament matches where not that good especially when the show is mostly tournament