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Tournament winners
1985 - Don Muraco
1986 - Harley Race. Adopted the name "King Harley Race."
1987 - "Macho Man" Randy Savage
1988 - "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase
1989 - Tito Santana
1991 - Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
1993 - Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Only two-time tournament winner.
1994 - Owen Hart. Adopted the name "King of Harts" Owen Hart.
1995 - Mabel. Adopted the name "King Mabel. Knighted Mo.
1996 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
1997 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley
1998 - Ken Shamrcok
1999 - "Mr. Ass" Billy Gunn
2000- Kurt Angle
2001- Edge
2002 - Brock Lesnar. Earned and won WWE Championship opportunity
2006 - Booker T. Adopted the name "King Booker." Knighted William Regal and Finlay. Made Sharmell his Queen.
2008 - William Regal. Adopted the name "King William Regal"
2010 - Sheamus. Adopted the name "King Sheamus"
2015 - Bad News Barrett. Adopted the name "King Barrett"
2019 - Baron Corbin. Adopted the name "King Corbin"
2021- Xavier Woods
Other King of the Ring holders
1988 - "King" Haku. Awarded the crown in King Harley Race's absence by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
1989 - "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. Won the crown from King Haku
1989 - "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Adopted name "Macho King" Randy Savage. Made Sensational Sherri "queen."
2021 - Shinsuke Nakamura defeated King Corbin in a Battle For The Crown, and became "King."
Note: Though Jerry "The King" Lawler utilized the King gimmick in WWF and WWE, he never won the King crown in the company. He only participated in the 1997 tournament, where he lost in the semifinals.
Queen's Crown Winners
2021- Zelina Vega
Note: Although neither won the tournament, Sherri Martel and Sharmell Sullivan both adopted the "Queen" moniker as they managed the current "King" at the time.
Sirs: Occasionally, the King declares a "Sir."
1995: Sir Mo
2021: Sir Kofi Kingston
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