WWE King of the Ring 2012

[Macho Machismo]

1) Who should participate in this years King of the Ring (if there is one)?

Rey Mysterio
Daniel Bryan
Kane
Ryback
Damien Sandow
Cody Rhodes
Antonio Cesaro
Wade Barrett

2) Who should BE the next winner of the WWE King of the Ring?

Wade Barrett.

Daniel Bryan and Damien Sandow would also be good choices, but I pretty much go with Barrett for the same reason everybody else has, he's English and England has royalty roots, so it's a perfect fit. If Barrett wins a Royal Rumble match or Money In The Bank though, then I'd go with Damien Sandow instead, Daniel Bryan doesn't really need it, he's already been elevated.

I'd pick Ryback to go to the Finals with Wade Barrett, that would be a slobberknocker.

3) Would you change the prize (crown, cape, throne)?

Wouldn't change a thing, I'd keep the crown, cape and throne cause without it, being a KING doesn't make sense. It's not like they would have to wear it on upcoming shows anyway, some winners have worn the crown, cape and throne on the night they won the tournament, then they ditched it on the next show but still kept the title of the King Of The Ring.

I see a lot of people suggesting they go back to having the KOTR winner get a shot at the World Title, but I'd rather the WWE just have the King Of The Ring give the winner prestige then they just build him up into a World Title contender like they did with Stone Cold or Kurt Angle after they won the King Of The Ring. We have enough gimmicks in the WWE right now where the winner goes onto get a shot at the World Title.

[Sexcellence of Sexecution]

I'm been a huge advocate for the return of King of the Ring as a PPV, at this point MITB has gotten pretty stale so it would make sense to change it up and replace MITB with KOTR as they generally serve the same purpose: pushing a new star. If they did bring back the KOTR I think your suggestion of Wade Barrett as the winner would be a pretty good choice. Cody Rhodes or Damien Sandow would be another good choice, and I could see either of them fitting the pompous king gimmick sometimes adopted by the KOTR winner very well. Damien Sandow rocking a crown and cape with that beard would be pretty sick.

However, if the WWE wanted to keep MITB around then instead of seeing the KOTR tournament return, it could be cool to see a modern version of the Deadly Game Tournament for the WWE Championship take place at a Survivor Series. To be honest I think the numerous possibilities coming out of the Deadly Game Tournament would create a lot more interest than a filler 5 on 5 Tag-Team Match with nothing really at stake.

Bottom line is, I want to see a tournament on a pay-per-view.

[richunclescrooge]

1) Who should participate in this years King of the Ring (if there is one)?

Everyone. The entire roster should be a part of this tournament. There is roughly 50 male wrestlers on the roster, bring up 14 "rookies" from NXT and you've got a 64 man single elimination tournament. Set up the brackets and let this play out over the course of a few months. Could even have a contest online to see who can pick the brackets correctly like the NCAA tournament.

2) Who should BE the next winner of the WWE King of the Ring?

There are a few to choose from who could use a rub like this to help get to the main event, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, but I think this should go to Cody Rhodes. He just needs a little something to help catapult his career. He's been on TV for over 5 years now and is only 27, that means he has a good deal of experience and won't be retiring anytime soon.

3) Would you change the prize (crown, cape, throne)?

Definitely keep the cape, crown and throne. As a heel, Cody could do this gimmick well without going too over the top with it like Booker did (even tho he was still very entertaining). An idea for the winner would be to get a title shot at the PPV of their choosing, where as the king, they get to decide the type of match they will compete in. They could also "rule" over an episode of Raw or Smackdown.

[King Patrick]

1) Who should participate in this years King of the Ring (if there is one)?

King Of The Ring 2012

Participants :
1. CM Punk
2. Big Show
3. Kofi Kingston
4. Antonio Cesaro
5. Kane
6. Daniel Bryan
7. John Cena
8. Randy Orton

Results :

Round 1

Raw
CM Punk vs. Kofi Kingston. Winner, CM Punk
Raw’s WWE World Champion vs. Intercontinental Champion. That’s Raw!!

Main Event
Kane vs. Daniel Bryan. Winner, Daniel Bryan
Unified WWE World Tag Team Champion vs. Unified WWE World Tag Team Champion. I’m the Unified WWE World Tag Team Champion!! I’m the Unified WWE World Tag Team Champion!!

Smackdown
Big Show vs. Antonio Cesaro. Winner, Big Show
Smackdown’s WWE World Champion vs. United States Champion. That’s Smackdown!!

Saturday Morning Slam (Come on WWE, just give the kids something worth waiting for Dragon Ball Z Kai!!)
John Cena vs. Randy Orton. Double Disqualification.
HAHA!!

Round 2

King Of The Ring Pay Per View

Semi-Final Match One
CM Punk vs. Big Show. Winner, CM Punk
Raw’s WWE Champion vs. Smackdown’s World Champion. Undisputed!!

Semi-Final Match Two
Daniel Bryan receives a bye due to the Cena / Orton Double DQ.
Yes!! No!! Yes!! No!! Yes!! No!!

2) Who should BE the next winner of the WWE King of the Ring?

Round 3

King Of The Ring Final Match
CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan. Winner, CM Punk
Best In The World!!

3) Would you change the prize (crown, cape, throne)?
I would keep the Crown, the Cape and the Throne and I would add a Championship Title Belt, not to be defended, but to be relinquished to the next King Of The Ring Tournament Winner. Something like this.

[rocksaviour]

I would like to see these matchups in the QF:
Mysterio/Rhodes
Miz/Cara
Sandow/Gabriel
Barrett/Kofi

In those matches have these advance:
Mysterio
Miz
Gabriel
Barrett

Then we have two credible former WM main eventers in one match and two men with history in the other match. Cesaro could cause interference and cost Gabriel his match and we get the final of Barrett/Mysterio with Mysterio putting over Barrett.

For the winner I would have the crown and cape option for the winner which he goes around with until he enters his Mania feud (if the tournament was next Monday on RAW) or if it was in June then until his title match at Summerslam (which I would have him win so therefore replace cape and crown with title gold).