Who should win The King Of The Ring?

[Ming]

I apologize if there is already thread on this as I have not seen it.

I'm sure we all know what the King of the Ring is, it's a good original tournament that helps give wrestlers a great push and showcase some good matches along the way.

What I want to know is who do you think will win it? I'm struggling to pick a winner myself after all there are plenty of potential winners out there such as Sheamus (could The Celtic Warrior claim another big accolade?) ,Daniel Bryan (he could get a very good push while remaining U.S Champion) and of course John Morrison who also needs a push of some kind (I know he beat Sheamus but I don't consider a one match non title win over a bigger superstar a push to be honest)

There are also a bunch of Smackdown superstars who could win it but I think that a RAW superstar will win it after all Smackdown won at Bragging Rights.

So the question is Who do you think will win the King of the Ring? Who should win it and why?

 

[FightOwensFight]

Well, DiBiase was eliminated by Bryan last light so he is out, leaving Sheamus, Big Zeke, Bryan, and Morrison. I would imagine the four from Smackdown will come from Big Show/Del Rio (already announced for Friday) with the other 6 fighting for spots probably being Kofi, Swagger, Ziggler, Rhodes, Kaval, and McIntyre. Wouldn't mind seeing Reks getting a shot to qualify though. It will likely be a face though. Looking at the current champs you have the Heavyweight, WWE, Tag and Intercontinental belts with heels and only the US and Diva Belts with faces.

If i had to bet I would think Morrision would be the most logical as he is getting a big push right now.

 

[The Viper Orton]

There are only 4 reasonable picks for winners in KOTR. I mean ziggler, bryan, sheamus, jack swagger and big show are already established main eventers (or holded WWE champs) or currently hold titles, which mean they dont need a push. Morrison is feuding with sheamus. Big zeke just got back in 3 weeks. And kaval steak of loses means it seems stupid if he won. This leaves Kofi, "dashing" Rhodes, Alberto Delrio, and Drew McyIntire. McyIntire and Kofi got their pushes before and didn't capitalize for whatever reason, which leaves out Cody Rhodes and Alberto DelRio (which are my two personal favorites in that competition along with Ziggler). Because Vince hates Rhodes overacting and is high on DelRio, I think he (delrio) needs to win and deserves to. He is not very young, he made the 3rd strongest impression from new generation after sheamus and barret (miz took time to shine), and so he deserves his push in smackdown.

 

[The Shockmaster]

Morrison out of everyone should win this hands down. Hes been getting this subtle push from so long now and this is his chance to shine. Plus when the Miz is done retaining against Orton which he most definitely should Why not have another Miz vs Morrison feud.
With the Miz as champion and Morrison as King of the Ring it should be a reignited feud with actual meaning behind it. Morrison after a few months could eventually win the title and maybe(i could only imagine because im a JoMo mark) maybe see him ME wrestlemania. But now Im getting ahead of myself.

So Morrison is my first choice and Bryan would be my second. Two people that have had beef with the Miz in the past that could be revisited because the most prestigious belt in the company is now involved

 

[tjfjr4488]

as long as del rio doesnt win then ill be happy i would rly like to see morrison win it bc he rly does deserve a push into the main event and get some title shots and even a run or two

or mcintyre...im waiting for the hand pick chosen one by vince mcmahon to be a big time main eventer i figured if vince hand picked him he would of already been world or wwe champ headliner main eventer and have more success then shaemus has already

 

[Montague]

One of the SD guys will win the title because Vince is still trying to make it the top show, like that will ever happen. I see DelRio winning, even if i do hate him, because wwe is real big on him right now.

 

[Tattooed Jesus]

Sheamus is my pick to win.

My reasoning for this is so that when HHH makes his imminent return we can have the King vs King battle between Sheamus and HHH. Sheamus is the man that put HHH on the shelf for so long and HHH is going to want to go after him first I assume. So what better way than to have the new King of the Ring vs the King of Kings.

 

[Cruiser]

Granted we don't know the Smackdown competitors for KOTR at this point but out of those four guys I'm going to have to go with the popular choice, John Morrison. Sheamus is already a solidified main eventer and former champion in the WWE. He really doesn't need to win KOTR to receive a boost. The same goes for Daniel Bryan. He is the current US champion and has been getting win after win over some very big competition. Ezekiel Jackson could be something big but not very many fans know who he is yet. While winning could give him an immediate boost I just don't see it happening this early.

That leaves JoMo. It seems as though he is on the cusp of being taken seriously after his solid feud with Sheamus. Winning this tournament could really take him over the top. It's just that little extra something he needs for fans to take him seriously. Also, if anyone in the company could benefit from the Miz being the champ it's definitely Morrison. Having a main-event level feud between these two could be very interesting. It seems as though the WWE is ready to push JoMo judging by his win over a main-eventer in Sheamus. The beginning of it could be him taking this tournament.

 

[JayMiine]

I think it will come down to Morrison vs Del Rio with Del Rio finding a way to win. Del Rio is being pushed to the moon by WWE, I don't see how anyone besides those 2 could win this thing. They need it the most...

 

[Foshinzo]

I've got my money on Alberto Del Rio. I just think that it would fit his character to walk around with a crown and call himself a king. IMHO, it just complements his character and he could really use some kind of title to catapult him into the next stratosphere.

 

[Stagger Lee]

I'll go against the grain and pick MVP, which will then allow him to turn heel again in the same vein as "King Booker" from several years past. MVP needs to be relevant again and having him go back to his "I'm better than you" persona is the best way to accomplish that, in my opinion. What better way to kick start that than by having him win the King of the Ring and start wearing a crown every week?

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

I morrison has to win if we are to believe there is any credibility in his win against sheamus who I would otherwise consider as favorite. KOTR more often than not has gone to someone who wasn't the TOP guy in the company. Bret won in 91 which surely was the beginning of his climb, owen in 94 who was also becoming established then, mabel in 95, once again not a big star. Then 96, few could argue this was the birth of"stone cold" steve austin 3:16. Similar story in 97 with HHH a guy on the rise at the time. Then shamrock in 98 is an exception, he was a big star at this time and got lower down the card the longer his run in WF went on. Billy gunn in 99, well this was in fact when they were trying to push him as a singles guy although a terrible long term descision it turned out to be. Angle in 2000 again, a stone cold or bret hart magnitude success of king of the ring. Booker T in 06, but this was merely to begin a poor gimmick not really meriting anything. Sorry I mjissed edge in 01, not really a success, he didnt become a success until 04 so bit of a blip. Regal in 08, once again this was the beginning of the push but we all know what happened.

So in history more often than not, it has been used to push a guy up the card and has got some of the biggest successes of all time under it's illustrious name, stone cold, bret hart and kurt angle all began their rise to main event status with KOTR. In this sense it is just like MITB is now, dont beleieve me, ask the Miz. But in all likelihood, this will be the trend once again so I'd eliminate any guys like big show who has lived and breathed main event, this would include only show and sheamus from what I can see. So the guys who can benefit from this muchly are zeke, morrison, cody, del rio, bryan and whoever the other smackdown guy is, probably ziggler, mcintyre or kaval. But of all of these, bryan is already doing well enough to not need it, and cody is probably too low card to deserve it or to even have a chance so the guys I Could really see benefitting would be morrison, del rio, zeke, or mystery smackdown guy.

Of these I'd have to say that del rio look like the best choices. Morrison because he just beat sheamus at PPV and should be riding high right now and del rio because he could pull of the resulting gloating and arrogance really well. If I was left with the difficult choice between these two guys I'd say morrison. Morrison really needs a push to get him to the top, del rio will get to the top either way hes good all round. Morrison lacks seeming genuinely a threat despite being able to pull out victories, and if him winning this doesnt work, I'd give up pushing him altogether, it won't work no matter what you do.

 

[Ferbian]

I'm actually gonna go with Ezekiel Jackson. He's been pushed as of late in terms of being featured at the first Pay Per View after his return. He's been allowed to decisively defeat Alex Riley and Zack Ryder, as well as he looked fairly dominant in a loosing effort at Bragging Rights.

Ezekiel Jackson is a big, fairly charismatic guy. Vince likes these type of guys, and he's definitely getting established as of late. WWE won't pass up on the chance of making this guy a big shot. As of now the guys announced, John Morrison and Sheamus is the only two that could seem able to make a challenge as well, and they're most definitely gonna be feuding, or eliminating each other in the process.

Of course though there would be some challenges in the Smackdown roster I'm guessing. But I don't see it in a way that they would be put to defeat Big Zeke considering the fact that WWE most likely has plans for him. Besides Zeke needs some kind of establishment compared to all the other possible choices - He's the newest, and only true big guy that definitely could make sense in pushing towards a dominant mid-card position to say the least.

 

[martin_the_man]

I like the fact that there is no stand out pick at this point, especially with Rey and Show still in on SD as well as Sheamus on Raw, its likely whoever wins is going to have to beat at least 1 if not 2 or 3 established ME talent. This in turn will give the winner a massive amount of momentum heading forward, probably sky rocketing them to a title match at RR.

I would like Sheamus to win the thing as he needs the boost with Triple H probably returning soon, Sheamus needs to look strong and wining the KOTR will do that. That being said the KOTR should be used to elevate new talent to the next level so I am torn between Del Rio and Morrison.

Although it would suit his gimick, being a decendant from Spanish royalty, I think its too soon for Del Rio at this moment considering his fued with Rey is far from over and a potential fued with Show looks on the cards while Rey recovers from injury. Therefore my pick like many others is John Morrison. He has been getting a push for a while now and this will take him to the next level as he has shown already he can get it done in the ring, followed by short title fued with Miz will work well for him as Miz can do most of the mic work, thus hiding Morrison's weakness.

On a side note, people have been saying Morrison needs to improve his mic skills for a couple of years now, am I the only person surprised the WWE havent done something to improve them, as I really dont want to see Morrison become the next Shelton Benjamin, brillient in the ring but held down due to his mic skills

 

[Seabastion]

I morrison has to win if we are to believe there is any credibility in his win against sheamus who I would otherwise consider as favorite. KOTR more often than not has gone to someone who wasn't the TOP guy in the company. Bret won in 91 which surely was the beginning of his climb, owen in 94 who was also becoming established then, mabel in 95, once again not a big star. Then 96, few could argue this was the birth of"stone cold" steve austin 3:16. Similar story in 97 with HHH a guy on the rise at the time. Then shamrock in 98 is an exception, he was a big star at this time and got lower down the card the longer his run in WF went on. Billy gunn in 99, well this was in fact when they were trying to push him as a singles guy although a terrible long term descision it turned out to be. Angle in 2000 again, a stone cold or bret hart magnitude success of king of the ring. Booker T in 06, but this was merely to begin a poor gimmick not really meriting anything. Sorry I mjissed edge in 01, not really a success, he didnt become a success until 04 so bit of a blip. Regal in 08, once again this was the beginning of the push but we all know what happened.

Don't forget Brock Lesnar won it in 2002 to receive a championship match at Summerslam against the Rock which he won and catapulted him into super stardom.

But my picks for the winner of KOTR would be Jo-Mo or Del Rio. I know it will come down to these to but i dnt think anyone else in the tournament could benefit from this win other than these two.

Show, Mysterio, Sheamus and Swagger(sadly) are all former world champions so i dnt think it will do much.

Drew, MVP, Kofi, Zeke and Cody are not ready yet and this win will not benefit them since one is new and the others have been floundering in the mid-card for the past 2 months.

So that leaves Morrison and Del Rio.
Morrison with a win over Sheamus is a step in the right direction and winning King of the Ring will be a push foward.

Del Rio gimmick "lineage of supposed Kings" would be further supported if he add King of the Ring to his name.

 

[The Doctor]

Honestly, everyone who has already qualified or could qualify on SD deserve to win. They each bring something unique to the table, and could make for some interesting angles and TV.

John Morrison - John Morrison is on a roll. He's really stepped his game up, and I no longer hate him. He's become vaguely decent on the mic, and has stopped botching all the time. WWE seems to want to push him, and if he continues getting better, I wouldn't mind seeing him win. However, on the RAW side, he is the one I want to see win the least.

Daniel Bryan - Daniel Bryan is my favorite wrestler. I want to see him win every match ever, so of course I want to see him win this. This could kickstart the rumored Bryan/Regal feud, since Regal is a former King of the Ring and he could want to test his protoge's skills in a feud that could culminate in a title vs. career match.

Sheamus - The Celtic King. It just rolls off the tongue. Sheamus really could use that one last accolade to prove he's the Real Deal and beating several guys in a tournament in one night could be that accolade. Plus, when he wins, King Sheamus could have to take on The King of Kings, the man he retired - Triple H.

Ezekiel Jackson - All hail KING DOMINATION! I love me some Zeke. The dude is INTENSE and this could be what he needs to move up on the card and get more over. He could put on strong brawling matches with various people and dominate anything he wants to. Awesome possibilities - Zeke vs. Show? Zeke vs. Sheamus? Those could be great, two huge powerhouses going after each other.

On the Smackdown side, we don't know who's qualified yet, but there is one man who would be fantastic in the role of King:

Alberto Del Rio - Del Rio is kayfabe descended from a line of kings. He could say it's his destiny to win. He's also an interesting, entertaining heel, the likes of which we haven't seen for a long while. WWE seems to want to push him into the main event, and I'd be happy with this move. If they want him to win something big, and don't want to give him a title or the Rumble yet, this is the best option.

All in all, next week is shaping up to be great and I can't wait to see how it goes down. Anyone could win this and it would just work. It's so unpredictable, and I love it!

 

[Avrusha92]

I say Alberto Del Rio, just imagine King Del Rio, sounds good no?

but in all seriousness, They keep repeating how Legends were made with that King of the Ring title, and the WWE is really high on Del Rio and what not, & want to create the next Latino Superstar...what a great way to give Del Rio that push

Sheamus is already a 2 time WWE Champion,

I would love to see Daniel Bryan win the KotR,

but i really feel the best way to put over Del Rio to the top is by giving him the KotR win, plus he comes from a "bloodline of kings" and it would fit his character.

Or If WWE is still high on McIntyre, I could see King McIntyre becoming King of the Ring, just picture it.

So i explained my views on why I want/could see Alberto Del Rio to win King of the Ring.

 

[People's Champ]

My pick would have to be Ezekiel Jackson. Yes, he has just come back, but they are really trying to push him and what better way than to be King of the Ring? He is a big guy (which Vince loves) and seems to doing a good job with this face run. Give him the KotR and let him run with it, giving him that push and really establishing him on Raw.

 

[triple_b2k]

I would like to see Sheamus win to give him momentum after he's stalled lately. Ezekiel Jackson is another interesting choice. He's been getting a good push since his return but I'm wondering if he loses, will it hurt his push?
I want to see who represents Smackdown though before I make an official pick.

p.s. although I love John Morrison, I don't think he should win.

 

[King_of_Swing1520]

Full list of raw wrestlers who have already qualiried and smackdown wrestlers who have qualifying matches tonight.

-Kofi Kingston- i would love to see him finally get a true push into the ME. he's great in the ring and his feud with orton proved he has the full package. and by the way he gets a great pop everynight.

-Big Show- too old, facing del rio tonight. i wonder whos going to win that match.....

-Alberto Del Rio- being pushed very high currently but i just dont know if he's ready. he needs a little more time and he needs to actually win a feud, not just injure everyone

-MVP- been around for awhile and deserves a push. clearly a must better heel and this could be the chance he needs. i can picture him wearing that crown saying "im the king of the ring, the mvp of the wwe, and i'm better than you"

-Rey Mysterio- already a ME guy and injured so he's out.

-Drew McIntyre- the "chosen one". i dont see it. besides a great finisher he doesnt have that much. and if he is the chosen one then he doesnt need king of the ring

-Cody Rhodes- im not feeling his whole dashing gimmick, i would much rather see him and dustin form a common man stable.

-Jack Swagger- after a very very bad title reign im not sure what they are going to do with this guy. right now he's stuck in the midcard. at the same position he was before winning MITB at Mania. dont see him getting another push anytime soon.

-Sheamus- while he might win i dont think he needs it. unlike swagger he has succeeded in the ME and is viewed by everyone as a legit ME heel. he might win but he doesnt need it as much as others do (see kofi, morrison)

-Ezekiel Jackson- far too soon to be thinking ME push. i mean come on. he's only beaten ryder, primo, and riley. not exactlly top tallent.

-Daniel Bryan-i could see him winning but i think he needs to stay with the U.S. title for a while and have a feud with...idk some1. something is going on with the bellas and him, which was hillariouse how he blew them off.

-John Morrison-very similar to kofi. both are entertaining and both get good pops. i think this tournament comes at a bad and good time for him. while i want his feud with sheamus to continue, he could very well win this tournament and not need the feud with sheamus to push him.

i feel its a toss up b/w morrison and del rio. hopefully kofi gets in the mix but thats just me.

anyone else think cm punk would have won this if he wasnt injured?

 

[Judah's Lion]

i'm gonna side mostly with The Doctor on this one.

we know who the Smackdown 8 are gonna be. of those 8, i don't think Mysterio or Show will win. for one, Mysterio is injured. so injured that his 2/3 falls match with Del Rio was changed into a 10-man tag match just so Mysterio wouldn't have to work so hard with his injury. so it seems unlikely that he'll wrestle 3 matches in one night to be crowned king. plus, he's a former champ so this doesn't do much for him. Show is also a former world champ and this would not do much to push him.

Rhodes and McIntyre also look like long shots to me. they're both not ready for this kind of push, but i'm glad that they're in it.

Swagger would be a good choice. the KOTR really elevated Angle and i have no problems comparing the two. and Swagger seems to be maintaining his heat and his push and i love his ankle lock submission. i'm a submission mark anyway, but i'm enjoying how he's progressed over this year.

Kofi...? where has this guy been and what has he been doing lately? seems unlikely that he'll win. been too long since he's had a push or feud with any real meaning.

MVP. he'll actually be my dark horse for the whole tournie, especially on the Smackdown side. he needs a good re-establishment and certainly has the skills, both on the mic and in the ring, to do something with a push if he were to get one. he could even go heel and get back into an upper mid card feud. just a thought there.

Del Rio. he is the likely pick to win the whole thing. which, given the present booking, means that he may not win. i've been enjoying the WWE lately and they've thrown me a few curves in the past few events. so this may not be so crystal clear as i once thought it was.

Sheamus. i appreciate was everyone is saying about Sheamus and how this would really establish him more. i agree to an extent. then again, the guy is a monster and a two time former champ. and yeah, he could feud with Triple H in a KOTR vs. King of Kings gimmick thing. but it's not necessary. they have history. they have injury. the story is there without the King factor. so i say that he doesn't win this one. perhaps Morrison and Sheamus cost each other their respective spots to further their feud. this gives Morrison the continued push while it gives Sheamus something to do until Triple H returns. which brings us to...

Morrison. it's a nice idea. i just don't see it. i wouldn't be upset by it in the least and have enjoyed his improvement over this past year especially. but he's in a good feud with Sheamus now that can elevate him. and he can feud with Miz without the KOTR title. so maybe next year, but not now.

Bryan. great idea by The Doc. i love the idea of this guy winning and continuing his push and then feuding with the great William Regal. a title vs. career match would be amazing. and i'd love to see these two in more than one match. can we say "clinic"?

Zeke. this is my dark horse for Raw. he's got the body and the color that Vince wants to push. Lashley, Booker, Rock, Ahmed Johnson, Truth, Kofi... and he's not that bad either. i can see this as the continuation and/or the true start of a monster push for this guy, especially now that he's all healed up. Big Zeke might just shock the world here.

in summary, my thoughts are that it's definitely not gonna be Show, Mysterio, Rhodes or McIntyre from Smackdown. i think that Del Rio might get swerved and i see either MVP or Swagger going far. and from Raw, i think that Bryan or Zeke will advance.

my top two picks are both the Raw guys... Bryan or Zeke to go all the way.

 

[kozzomozzo]

I've got my money on someone from smackdown. I don't see DelRio or mysterio winning though because I think They will make each other lose. Probably Drew or cody that will win.

 

[ronalddeo]

We'll it wouldnt be Jomo. Why? I think they will save it for WM due to their history as tag teams just like edge and christian if MIZ can hold on to the title that long

My picks would be either Swagger or The Big Show. WWE needs a establish star to challenge for the title to sell the PPV. Whoever wins KOTR will most likely lose to the MIZ as wwe wont be taking the title off him anytime soon as the MIZ is being groomed to be the new face of wwe since cena is out

 

[Havik917]

From the Smackdown side I see Swagger winning. It's been said but I don't think Drew or Cody are ready yet(Cody is close though), Mysterio is hurt, and Show won't gain from this win. Kofi has become irrelevant and I think MVP should fued with Ziggler before he moves to the top. Del Rio is already towards the top and can make it there without this.

From Raw I think JoMo is my guess. Bryan won't win cause he doesn't need it, Sheamus doesn't either. Zeke is a maybe but I haven't seen that he is ready to compete in a main event yet. He needs to be in some matches that aren't squashes before I take him seriously.

So I think either Swagger or JoMo with my money being on JoMo, but anyone other than Mysterio or Show winning would be alright with me.

 

[Cookie14]

If you look at the people who are in/are likely to be in KoTR, you can rule a lot of them out IF WWE CHOOSE TO CONTINUE CURRENT FUEDS.

They could use this to further build JoMo/Sheamus and Del Rio/Mysterio.

Look at the people who aren't in fueds to do something in this tournament. Don't be surprised by a Drew McIntyre/Ezekiel Jackson final. If I had to pick a winner from those two, I'd lean slighty towards Zeke.

If McIntyre decides to fued with Cody as a result of their tag-team break up then expect him to be replaced with Tyler Reks.