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Game of Thrones - The top 10 Kings of the Ring: photos% k& A, C- k' C' c5 D
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Booker T transformed himself into King Booker when he won the 2006 edition of the King of the Ring tournament.
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King Booker reigned over SmackDown, and eventually won the World Heavyweight Championship while King.
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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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The "Hit Man" first became King in 1991, and later defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 1993's tournament final matchup., @6 m6 X2 h4 ~( K' S2 U
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2 z: u% x5 u0 n9 v, @' wJerry "The King" Lawler took exception to Bret's victory, attacking The Excellence of Execution, sparking a rivalry that would last for more than two years.
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/ `9 ]; K% P" ]Brock 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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& d& Y% N6 Y$ M. b6 ZEdge 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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" L- `2 k- B y/ e# Q0 uAfter 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.
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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.! C& U0 G! [3 W4 `5 Q, [; z
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2 w6 O3 O7 Z. f: z8 k4 hKing 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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6 _4 {) S1 I; u. l% H% D! k' @Kurt Angle won the King of the Ring tournament in 2000, just one accolade in perhaps the most successful single year in WWE history.
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Mabel was the 1995 King of the Ring, defeating Superstars like The Undertaker along the way.
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As King Mabel, he appointed his associate Sir Mo.
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4 S# {4 p% y5 j6 H7 kFew Kings were as memorable as Randy Savage, who transformed from "Macho Man" to "Macho King."
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; R! \, d9 I1 I; EThough 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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0 E! p$ i9 z$ l"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's King of the Ring victory was a watershed moment for WWE.
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Austin's win over Jake "The Snake" Roberts was monumental, but his post-match victory speech has become iconic for coining the "Austin 3:16" catchphrase.7 K% r' C0 T% u& ?* [6 a; m( a
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' j: e& E) B" fTriple 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 2000.4 N" v7 P* @, i0 p2 [; c
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2 p+ H# r# o2 c2 v& TSome 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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