King of the Ring (2019)


The 2019 King of the Ring was a professional wrestling tournament produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands that began on the August 19, 2019 episode of Monday Night Raw. The tournament was originally scheduled to conclude at Clash of Champions, but was rescheduled for the following night's Raw. It was the 21st tournament under the King of the Ring tournament chronology and first since 2015. The tournament featured 16 wrestlers, eight each from the Raw and SmackDown brands, competing to win the titular honor. The winner of the 2019 tournament was Baron Corbin, who became King Corbin.

Background

On the August 12, 2019 edition of Raw, it was announced that the King of the Ring tournament would be returning for the first time since 2015. Later that night, the competitors were confirmed for the tournament; a few days later, the bracket was officially revealed. The tournament final was originally scheduled to occur at Clash of Champions on September 15, but was rescheduled for the following night's Raw.

Bracket

Aftermath

After winning the tournament, Corbin would dub himself King Corbin and would continue to feud with Chad Gable, the tournament runner-up. At Hell in a Cell, Gable would defeat Corbin. At Corbin's request, Gable was announced as Shorty Gable due to his small stature. Gable would embrace this nickname and later change it further to "Shorty G". Corbin would later defeat Shorty Gable on the October 11 episode of SmackDown to end the feud.

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