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

From classic era WWF winners Macho King Randy Savage, Bret Hart and Owen Hart to WWE Attitude Era legends 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, Triple H and Kurt Angle to modern era winners Sheamus, Wade Barrett and Baron Corbin, this is Every WWE King Of The Ring Winner Ranked From WORST To BEST.
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[@rockydarknight2980]

I honestly think Booker T is number1. KING BOOKAHHH became world champion, champion of champions and most improve wrestler of year. The gimmik he made it work. All hail king Bokah

[@SplashinOnYourFace]

For me he was the most memorable King of the Ring and the first guy I think of when I think of the tournament.

[@adambennett2737]

King booger was worse than Corbins run as king.

[@MainEvent_Xay]

@@adambennett2737 that’s your opinion, take that negative ish elsewhere. He was the most successful king though! 😂 hater !

[@baileyslife3469]

3:16

[@alexmikedis9609]

king booker was a trash gimmick

[@ChampagneGars]

King Booker perfectly represented how to work as the KOTR. Him with the World title at the time was such an epic sight to see.

[@Zazume_]

But sadly, WWE had to remind us that Triple H is the best superstar in the history of the universe. And really good at guitar. And owns a Nintendo 65. And owns a quadbike, that he can ride, whenever he wants and he can do a backflip on it.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

I liked the accent he suddenly spoke with while he was king it was funny

[@japanreddo3916]

@@Zazume_ he got the playstation 5 in 2006, and a hot girlfriend but she is in another school so we can't know her

[@angel14806]

Batista is down!

[@yujiro424]

Agreed

[@ThePs3fanboi]

Booker is top tier. It really pushed him up the card, and made him feel like a huge deal! ALL HAIL KING BOOOOKAH!!!

[@drecancerslayerjohnson4489]

P0

[@adambennett2737]

King booger

[@heisensaul5538]

Honestly I think Booker is one of the most underrated Kings. He was great as King Booker.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Booker went from being just another mid-carder after the invasion to having SmackDown centered around him when he became King! I'm okay with Bret being #1 on this list since he won two tournaments but Booker was a much better king than Steve Austin and possibly even Randy.

[@noobsaibot8844]

Until he got buried by Triple H at SummerSlam 2007..

[@jerryborths6307]

I'd like to request every Royal Rumble participant ranked from worst to best.

[@GrtSage]

They already did it.

[@newageoutlaw]

@@GrtSage They've done every winner, but not every participant.

[@GrtSage]

@@newageoutlaw oh Participant my bad

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

Chris Jericho is #1 for sure

[@Kyeju]

You really want a 24h video that bad?

[@agentorange1156]

King of Harts was just a brilliant nickname for Owen. King Booker is the best in my opinion

[@killemsoftly15]

I just miss the King of the Ring being a one night tournament from quarters, semi, and the final so it becomes a test of endurance as well with the winner getting a title shot at SummerSlam

[@Brony459]

This. I honestly missed it being a yearly thing. I would have KOTR returned on PPV. Have it be a 16 person tournament every year. Have the first round matches on episodes of RAW and SmackDown. Then save everything else starting from the quarter finals on the KOTR PPV and of course the finale being the main event. Maybe even a title match in between the quarter finals and semi finals.

[@killemsoftly15]

@@Brony459 yessir have a SD side and Raw side of the bracket. 15min, 30, 1hr time limits

[@IronCityVox]

I’m confused here, is it Best Wrestlers who WERE KotR or best use of the King gimmick? Cause if that’s the case it’s a 2 horse race between Macho Man and Booker. Bret and Kurt were the best wrestlers who were also KotR and Austin is the most successful wrestler who won KotR.

[@rubensprenger1236]

Best use of the gimmick and who profited the most from it:) Of course the skills of the given wrestlers are not completely unnecessary either.

[@parsath_2584]

I guess who benefited the most? In that case Booker is the clear number 1.

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

I agree with J P 100%

[@slashandbones13]

If it was me, I would ask "how took the ball and ran with it the furthest".

[@frontier51]

Austin took massive advantage of the Austin 3:16 promo, but who really thinks of him as a king? Nobody cared that he won that title. I do think of Owen Hart winning that tournament, wearing that monicker and running with it.

[@dmisiek17]

Even tho, Regal is still the most memorable King of the Ring for me

[@prixxlani5067]

King booker should have been number one.ALL HAIL KING BOOKAAAH!!

[@chamelius]

KING! BOO! KAH!

[@RollerCodsterWFEW]

I agree

[@dmandaman5060]

King booker will always be one of my favorites kings!

[@superrobz]

I know people dump on him because of Rocks promo, but I still believe Billy Gunn had potential to be something after his KOTR win

[@TheCeltic91]

Oh absolutely. The rock shit all over billy

[@georgemunro9640]

You could see the push they intended for Mr Ass started decomposing after The Rock was done with him his career was way past the point of dead

[@thebrood138]

So glad to have a new ranking video! Please finish the yearly ppv ranks! I need an 80s PPV ranking video.

[@dcaslick]

Not sure how anyone other than Mabel can be ranked lower than Billy Gunn. Even doing nothing as king like Muraco and Tito is better than Gunn’s run.

[@nrlstatistics4898]

But at least Billy’s run was memorable

[@dcaslick]

@@nrlstatistics4898 the only reason anyone even remembers Gunn won KOTR is because of the Rock verbally tearing him a new one over it. He “did” less with it than Mabel.

[@killwalker]

I wasn't expecting Bret to be at the top, but he seems deserving, and that's great. Bret was always my favorite when I was younger.

[@dano_the_collector8421]

That was the best saying ever kickin your leg out of your leg 🤣

[@DrSlasher]

19:43 "The most iconic promo in wrestling history"? Steiner Math and THAT Booker T promo would like to have a word with you.

[@s4xtt]

I actually have a top 3: 1)SCSA: No arguments needed here as the 3:16 speech propelled Austin to mega stardom 2) Brock Lesnar: It brings a certain level of credibility for the title itself as Lesnar comes into summerslam against rock for his coronation like an equal threatening force 3) Bret Hart: The 3 matches were a masterclass of wrestling Honorable mention: Booker T, it added a new layer to his gimmick, acting all regal before converting back to his usual demeanor

[@davidgorman994]

Macho King and his Sensational Queen were just awesome. They played off each other so well.

[@tehjboney4249]

Kurt Angle actually made the King Of The Ring work for himself because the same year he won it was the same year that he became WWF Champion,Beating The Rock for the WWF Title at No Mercy only 3 months after winning the tournament.Stone Cold worked perfectly because he said the very line that made him a star and became the greatest star in WWE history who helped create one of the hottest eras in wrestling history known as the Attitude Era.Booker T worked perfectly as him making the concept apart of his character becoming known King Booker and winning the World Heavyweight Title only a few weeks after winning the tournament.Sheamus was a good King Of The Ring and he had an incredible rookie career with Sheamus also beating John Cena for the WWE Title in his first PPV match.

[@candoentertainment9118]

Macho King is my favorite version of Randy Savage. Loved the King of Harts gimmick for Owen, and All Hail King Booker!!!!!

[@syafiqbinroslan]

at 10:15 I suddenly heard Ross' voice going "Smackdown Pat, Smackdown Pat, what was the line that you just spat" 😂

[@ems6706]

Danny Davis is always showing up in places I'm like... wow he really got around. Good on him getting the bag in the 80s.

[@TheW11slim]

1.Austin -made his career 2. Macho Man -showed us he could do it all, him & Sherri was actually better than him & Elizabeth 3. Booker T -the best run of his career, that run made him a hall of famer

[@grandmastermario3695]

Fun facts there's been an intotal of 9 wwe world champions that won kotr, 1. Steve Austin 2. Bret hart 3. Triple h 4. Brock lesnar 5. Edge 6. Sheamus 7. Macho man 8. Kurt angle 9. Booker T And all of the except for the First 6 of those stars also won a royal rumble as well, so 6 kotr royal rumble winners and only 3 have won a money in the bank as well, brock , edge, brock lesnar and Sheamus, WOW appsalutly amazing 👏

[@rickylucas6503]

Here's my tiers S-Booker, Owen, Austin A-Bret 1993, Angle, Edge, Brock B-Harley, Regal, Barrett, Savage C-Shamrock, Dibiase, Bret 1991, Corbin, Sheamus D-Santana, Xavier F-Mabel Billy Gunn-Billy Gunn

[@Biffo316]

We used to have kings in Ireland according to Mythology. There's 4 provinces here. Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster. Some really cool interesting stories if there if anyone's interested in that sort of thing. Irish Mythology is truly fascinating.

[@BuckFastNinja]

that's not mythology, it's history.

[@Somnogenesis]

@@BuckFastNinja Ultimately it's a bit of both, to be fair. Go back through medieval times and you end up coming out the other side of historical rulers and end up in the far stranger realm of semi-mythical and outright mythical Kings of Ireland, from Conn Cétchathach who supposedly won a hundred battles to Labraid Loingsech who allegedly had horse's ears. Which, to be fair, isn't that unusual. Go back far enough - into the 'Dark Ages' in the case of Western Europe - and many long-established monarchies seem to go back to partially or wholly mythological figures. King Arthur in England (although it's not like subsequent monarchs tried to seriously claim any lineage from him), Fergus Mór in Scotland, Ragnar Lodbrok in Sweden and Denmark, Merovech in what became France, etc etc.

[@der1cho]

Did I hear that correctly: the "King of Kings" destroyed crowns, robes etc the year after his potential legit earning which was delayed because of a bro-hug at MSG?

[@quentinkaasa47]

He probably just didn't want anybody shitting in his crown like they did to Jerry Lawler.

[@rustyshackleford5704]

My money is on Macho King. The heat him and Sherri created was nuclear! I remember as a kid kid seeing Macho King and I hated his guts. Of course looking at the work as an adult, it was pure gold. I will also say that the KOTR 93 Hart vs Perfect match was one for the ages. Their Summer Slam match too was gold also. Start to feel old when I look at these matches, remember them and then realize it was 30 years ago 😳

[@SheriffOutlaw]

King Jay!!!! 🤴 and here's a toast to our future King Mahal,Balor or Woods and of course to King Pacitti

[@kingofkings3624]

Ireland had High Kings as opposed to Kings, a very very long time ago though

[@theannilators7479]

Honestly, I didn’t even realize Randy Savage was a king of the ring, that’s how good his Macho King character was

[@MrAce-lm8es]

"Macho King" Randy Savage's 570 day reign as King Of The World Wrestling Federation is among the Greatest Of All Time, and indeed the most colorful ever. He did win the Original KOTR Trophy in 1987, duly noted. Honorable Mentions go out to Ernie Ladd, Harley Race, Haku, and Jim Duggan for all wearing the Crown for a brief period.

[@haroldworthington8952]

"Top Postman In Charge" LoL that's pretty brutal.😆

[@AnyThingWorx]

It’s gonna be Mabel as the worst

[@martynodonnell8467]

Or Steve Austin, I mean whatever happened to that guy.

[@genesis4322]

Honestly sort of surprised Jerry Lawler never became the KOTR considering his whole gimmick.

[@TheThird1977]

Test vs. Brock is the HOSSIEST OF HOSS-FESTS and a completely under-appreciated gem of a slugfest.

[@davidfrankenberger4817]

You are A very good wrestling analyst. I really enjoy your videos.

[@Lalo_09FCB]

How the hell is Stone Cold not in the thumbnail?

[@blacktytrix]

The worst thing about Ken's win was that he did good with it but he wasn't in wwe long enough for it to pay off long term and the main event was so stacked he didn't break out fully by himself. I can only imagine how well he would've done if he gave it a little bit more time in wwe.

[@nuckelaveez5029]

Yes, more more!! Also: I'm calling that it's Mabel as first entry

[@fletchdavidson6079]

Really should be an annual tournament.

[@RomanianAlphaDaddy]

I feel like Booker T is the only number 1 option. People think of "King" and they think of Jerry Lawler and King Booker. Only one of them won KotR.

[@aaronhurst4379]

I had the 1993 King of the Ring PPV on DVD years ago, loved it as a kid

[@citizensane4387]

Havent even started watching the video yet, but the top 2 better be king booker or the macho king in either order or I riot 😂😂😂 Edit: ok, hard to argue with stone cold and Bret 😉

[@martyclarkworship]

Top 6 were all wrong to me. 6- Austin (iconic moment but didn't do much with the gimmick) 5- Angle (played up the gimmick but it was just one of many quick stepping stones to the title) 4- Owen (literally won the tournament to spite his older brother and was hilarious) 3- Bret (2x king, fit him like a glove, but...) 2- Macho King (crown turned him into a total pyscho in the best way, hands down best use of the gimmick until...) 1- King Booker (nobody has milked that gimmick better, it was a career renaissance for him)

[@slashandbones13]

If this was ranked solely on using the gimmick of King, that has to go to Booker T.

[@tequilapapii5936]

Can you guys do ‘EVERY Grand Slam champion ‘ ranked 🤩 👏🏽 🙏🏽

[@CallumDickson666]

Feel like you should've had Ross do this list, in fact, did he not do one for (name redacted)

[@haroldworthington8952]

Name redacted had a really classic match with Benoit.

[@mcq413]

I'd like to request a WCW Tag Champs from worst to best video, and a WCW Television Champs from worst to best video. Please make it happen Pacitti. Lol

[@apollocreed1703]

KING BOOKKAAHHH !!! Was always my favourite KotR :)

[@rowedown]

My favorites were Stone Cold, King Booker, and of course Owen Hart and Brett Hart.

[@saurock]

I never watched the King Booker reign but just watching the sniff of promo I can tell it was extremely good!

[@MrAce-lm8es]

Bret Hitman Hart 2X King Of The World Wrestling Federation, technically.

[@franklingoodwin]

All hail King AJ Hazard. LEADER! LEADER! LEADER! LEADER!

[@acidlemon23]

Xavier woods for King of the Ring!👑👍

[@blazeshadow9140]

Bruh you edited it

[@acidlemon23]

@@blazeshadow9140 I forgot the emoji

[@blazeshadow9140]

Ah ok

[@KastleKrossface]

Instantly thought of Death Metal band Cancer awesome tune "Hung, Drawn, Quartered"

[@tonyreimer6804]

Owen kicking Bret’s leg out of his leg will never not be funny

[@stout8807]

Best KOTR post match promo was Steve Austin

[@rubio9478]

Stone Cold was the most memorable by far. The 3:16 promo that launched his career came right after he won it.

[@shanekidd5766]

Fun fact, during the 93 KOR, Bret was instructed by Pat Patterson not to use the sharpshooter as a finish. Shoutout to Wrestling Bios for that knowledge…

[@bryanhall1548]

Bret Hart would say you’re a real jam up guy. Kudos, and Bret is still my favorite King of the Ring. As much as I love the Macho King, Bret will always be my guy. Take care now, partner. 🫶🏼🤠🤘🏼

[@matthewmartin4394]

Did you say STATUE of limitations? Lol...it's like that Seinfeld episode...It's STATUTE...Kramer still thinks he's right about statue, Jerry says: "Yes, it's a sculpture of limitations." :-D

[@DJDoubleCee]

Stone Cold should be on the top of this list or somewhere around there. Who can forget his Austin 3:16 speech?

[@pmfrank2034]

A lot forgot it was during KotR final

[@theinvincible316]

I remember the speech. I remember nothing else he did during that tournament.

[@raspymorten]

I just realized that the background music is also the Trash Taste theme.

[@JaimeD.]

I was suprised when I saw Regal's collection of accomplishments, he was KOR in 2008. The moniker worked for some wrestlers, while it doesn't with others.

[@Mr.SeymourButts]

I was at kotr 93 at the nutter center! Was 8 years old and had 4th row tickets!

[@anonymoose5599]

'if were gonna get Lawler put in prison for something....' *Cue Doug Gilbert*

[@sportsdebatearena]

#1 should be Stone Cold given how iconic his win was, but I get it since Bret was a 2 time winner and the 1st one to win when it was a big deal

[@ericmonaco4509]

Its a big shame WWE instantly dropped the concept that The KOTR Winner gets a World Title Shot at Summerslam cause that was a great concept

[@martynodonnell8467]

I’d like to request a list of the best and worst Hog Pen Matches. Oh and Kennel From Hell matches also.

[@luedanger561]

Idea!! Top 10 best last 3 at Royal Rumble!

[@mollyanderson657]

Had William Regal not gotten popped for Drugs, we could've gotten a British version of King Booker winning the World Heavyweight champion.

[@mollyanderson657]

Shame on you to place King Booker at number 4. He's number 1 in everyone's heart.

[@yujiro424]

King Booker was literally the only reason I kept tuning in at the time.

[@crimealleysoutlaw1103]

King of Harts and King Barrett were wasted opportunities

[@SDG-jt8rp]

I was at the one where Mabel won, fans were pissed. That may be the worst WWF PPV ever

[@williamleepratt7264]

..when you said Mark Mero my brain heard Marc Maron.

[@MakeupKitten16]

i’m lowkey waiting for every summer slam match ranked

[@jerransperarman9411]

good video

[@ProfessorMetalhead1]

Flip #1 and #2 and the list is perfect. 👍🏻

[@tedski69]

It should have it's own PPV like it used to be. Like the IC championship it's a great way to promote a mid-carder with a promising future.

[@louisverdie4829]

I have waiting this video a long time ago

[@herbshippee538]

Had to be Bret Hart. Dude was just on a different level

[@bryanhall1548]

Bret’s the man. 🫶🏼🤠🤘🏼

[@OWXMUSIC]

King Booker or Randy Savage should have been number 1, they’re the most memorable King of the Rings reigns

[@MrAce-lm8es]

The last man to win the Original KOTR was Bret Hitman Hart in September 1991, 30 years ago last month.

[@michaelmccain257]

Hands down Booker T is they Greatest King 👑 Of The Ring Winner

[@diquandaniel7953]

Where can I listen to the lofi beats y’all use?

[@diezel308]

1:28 Alright, who put 5'10 Baby Rhyno in the front of that Royal sedan with a 6'3 dude...

[@nicholashurst780]

Is notified of a cultaholic list video, crosses fingers Randy Orton is on it

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

Bret should be #1 just because of that PPV in 1993. But you are right.... ALL HAIL KING BOOKAH!!!! WCW FOR LIFE!!!!

[@ajevans1422]

To be fair king King Kong Bundy would have been cool. Monster heels on a rampage and such.

[@DanielMondego]

Bret Hart... Always him, every him... The Best of all.

[@lilpoetat]

thanks!

[@Savage-sr6lh]

Anyone that doesn’t think savage isn’t old enough to know better

[@_fadingcolors]

Every Survivor Series Team

[@davidgarcia0604]

Every King of the Ring Match Ranked. Make it happen

[@carsonford9601]

Before even watching.....if number one ain't King BOOKAH!!!!!!! then I am OUT, Cultaholic 😁

[@realdaniz]

You forgot Jack swagger

[@nightflame69]

I like how the title says every kotr winner.. and they cover less than half of them

[@rickcrow2974]

What makes Regal worse is that, from what I've read, he was set for a monster push including becoming WWE Champion...it was so disappointing that he was gonna finally get the push he deserved and it never came.

[@jolomorales4376]

Based on the background music of this video, either someone from cultaholic is a trash taste podcast fan or trash taste's intro/bg music is commonly used everywhere.