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Game of Thrones - The top 10 Kings of the Ring: photos% K6 [' q) A N" C
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, x& i3 A$ Q% T2 j3 V% qBooker T transformed himself into King Booker when he won the 2006 edition of the King of the Ring tournament.
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8 l6 V# o' \. S0 wKing Booker reigned over SmackDown, and eventually won the World Heavyweight Championship while King.3 j: U$ z2 C" G; L
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Bret "Hit Man" Hart is the only Superstar to win the King of the Ring tournament on two occasions.
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2 W- v5 @0 M c6 D( J! `/ {The "Hit Man" first became King in 1991, and later defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 1993's tournament final matchup.
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3 }/ K# V" i3 E9 g; F2 NBrock Lesnar won the 2002 King of the Ring while running roughshod over the WWE roster en route to becoming the youngest WWE Champion in history.
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9 d5 ~! w. n; `6 PEdge was the 2001 King of the Ring, a tournament that featured a trophy cup for the winner instead of royal garb.
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7 }2 a; c9 C! \( ZAfter becoming King of the Ring, Edge became the most decorated WWE Superstar in history, retired as World Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.6 q# \! X% Q4 [+ t$ e
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Harley Race was not the first winner of the King of the Ring tournament, but was the first WWE Superstar to adopt the "King" moniker as a part of his name.0 s- u/ V" t- P; F( U
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King Harley Race defended the crown like a championship, and only relinquished it due to injury. Upon which, Bobby Heenan awarded the crown to Haku.
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2 h) r$ n: ~+ d+ wMabel was the 1995 King of the Ring, defeating Superstars like The Undertaker along the way.: T7 H. L4 J! F' G- |% I
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/ C5 [3 q0 ~0 D! S- \As King Mabel, he appointed his associate Sir Mo.
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Few Kings were as memorable as Randy Savage, who transformed from "Macho Man" to "Macho King."9 J3 E: t4 n0 c, U q- P" h
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$ J7 p. J& f) t5 M' dThough Savage won the King of the Ring tournament in 1987, he did not adopt the King moniker until 1991, after defeating "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan for the crown.
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's King of the Ring victory was a watershed moment for WWE.
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Triple H defeated Mankind to win the 1997 King of the Ring tournament. Their rivalry would continue for the next three years, culminating in the main event of WrestleMania 2000.! ~/ c- R. ~; r. R2 W
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Some say Triple H's victory was overdue, and it propelled him to the spotlight, forming D-Generation X with Shawn Michaels shortly after the tournament.
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