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WWE has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.

Contents

Sporadic Tournaments

Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision

WWF The Wrestling Classic

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The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament and included a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match.

First round Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
                       
Adrian Adonis   03:22  
Corporal Kirchner Pin
Adrian Adonis   06:00  
Dynamite Kid     Pin
Dynamite Kid     00:09
Nikolai Volkoff Pin
Dynamite Kid   05:00  
Randy "Macho Man" Savage Pin
Ivan Putski 02:47
Randy "Macho Man" Savage Pin
Randy "Macho Man" Savage 04:00
Ricky Steamboat Pin
Davey Boy Smith 03:00
Ricky Steamboat Ref
Randy "Macho Man" Savage   09:00  
Junkyard Dog      CO
Iron Sheik Pin
Junkyard Dog 03:00
Junkyard Dog 00:45
Moondog Spot Pin
Terry Funk 00:17
Moondog Spot CO
Junkyard Dog
BYE
Don Muraco 04:00
Tito Santana Pin
Tito Santana 08:00
Paul Orndorff DCO
Paul Orndorff 07:00
Bob Orton DQ

Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

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Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament

The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tournament.[1][2]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
The Killer Bees
(B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell)
Pin
Kamala and Sika 07:32
The Killer Bees Pin
King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff 04:22
King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff Pin
Bob Orton, Jr. and The Magnificent Muraco 06:20
The Killer Bees Pin
Demolition 06:16
The Can-Am Connection
(Rick Martel and Tom Zenk)
Pin
Danny Spivey and Jerry Allen 10:31
The Can-Am Connection CO
Demolition 09:21
Demolition
(Ax and Smash)
DQ
The British Bulldogs
(Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid)
04:50

WWF World Heavyweight Championship tournament (1988)

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The main event at WrestleMania IV was a 14-man tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship where "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to win the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship title.[3]


  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
   Hulk Hogan  
   BYE  
   Hulk Hogan 05:23  
     André the Giant DDQ  
 André the Giant
 BYE  
   BYE  
   Ted DiBiase  
 Jim Duggan 05:02  
 Ted DiBiase Pin  
   Ted DiBiase 05:35
     Don Muraco Pin  
 Don Muraco 04:54
 Dino Bravo DQ  
   Ted DiBiase 09:27
   Randy Savage Pin
 Ricky Steamboat 09:11  
 Greg Valentine Pin  
   Greg Valentine 06:07
     Randy Savage Pin  
 Randy Savage Pin
 Butch Reed 04:09  
   Randy Savage 04:05
   One Man Gang DQ  
 Bam Bam Bigelow   02:55  
 One Man Gang CO  
   One Man Gang
     BYE  
 Jake Roberts 15:00
 Rick Rude Draw  

WWF Intercontinental Championship tournament (1990)

The WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Intercontinental Champion The title was vacated when Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship.[4][5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Tito Santana CO
Akeem
Tito Santana
BYE
Brutus Beefcake DCO
Dino Bravo
Tito Santana
Mr. Perfect Pin
Mr. Perfect Pin
Jimmy Snuka
Mr. Perfect
BYE
Roddy Piper DDQ
Rick Martel

WWF Women's Championship tournament (1993)

The WWF Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide the new WWF Women's Champion[6][7][8]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Heidi Lee Morgan Pin
Black Venus
Heidi Lee Morgan Pin
Rusty Thomas
Rusty Thomas Pin
Angie Marino
Heidi Lee Morgan
Alundra Blayze Pin
Alundra Blayze Pin
Allison Royal
Alundra Blayze
BYE
BYE
BYE

WWF World Tag Team Championship (1995)

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The World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF World Tag Team Champions after former champions Diesel and Shawn Michaels vacated the titles due to the two not being able to function as a tag team,[9] which was won by The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly.[9]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka Pin
Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo)
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka Pin
The Headshrinkers
The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Sione) Pin
Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka
The 1–2–3 Kid & Bob Holly Pin
The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray) Pin
The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke)
The Heavenly Bodies
The 1–2–3 Kid & Bob Holly Pin
The 1–2–3 Kid & Bob Holly Pin
Well Dunn (Timothy Well & Steven Dunn)

WWF World Tag Team Championship (1996)

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The WWF World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF World Tag Team Champions after former champions The Smokin' Gunns had to vacate the titles due to Billy Gunn suffering a neck injury,[10] the tournament was won by The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip).[10]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
The Bodydonnas Pin
The Bushwhackers
The Bodydonnas Pin
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Savio Vega
Razor Ramon and Savio Vega Pin
The 1-2-3 Kid and Tatanka
The Bodydonnas Pin
The Godwinns
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Pin
Hakushi and Barry Horowitz
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog
The Godwinns Pin
The Godwinns Pin
The New Rockers

Kuwaiti Cup tournament (1996)

The Kuwaiti Cup was a tournament.[11]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Finals
               
Bret Hart
Leif Cassidy
Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Yokozuna
Owen Hart
Owen Hart
Ahmed Johnson
Marty Jannetty
Steve Austin
Steve Austin
Ahmed Johnson
Ahmed Johnson
Aldo Montoya
Ahmed Johnson
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
The Undertaker
Isaac Yankem
The Undertaker
British Bulldog
Duke Droese
British Bulldog
The Undertaker
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Savio Vega
Bob Backlund
Savio Vega
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Butch
Hunter Hearst Helmsley

WWF Intercontinental Championship tournament (1996)

The WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Intercontinental Champion Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.[5][12]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Owen Hart CO
British Bulldog 8/19
Owen Hart 9/16
Marc Mero Pin
Marc Mero DQ
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin 8/19
Marc Mero Pin
Faarooq 9/23
Sycho Sid 8/19
Hunter Hearst Helmsley Pin
Sycho Sid 9/16
Faarooq DQ
Faarooq Pin
Savio Vega 8/19

Middle East Cup tournament

The Middle East Cup was a tournament.[11]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Bret Hart PIN
The British Bulldog
Bret Hart
BYE
Vader DCO
Farooq DCO
Bret Hart PIN
Steve Austin
Owen Hart
Steve Austin
Steve Austin DQ
The Undertaker
The Undertaker
Mankind

WWF European Championship tournament (1997)

The WWF European Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF European Champion[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
British Bulldog Pin
Mankind
British Bulldog Pin
Vader
Vader Pin
Rocky Maivia
British Bulldog Pin
Owen Hart
Owen Hart
Flash Funk
Owen Hart CO
Bret Hart
Bret Hart Sub
Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Kuwaiti Cup tournament (1997)

The Kuwaiti Cup was a tournament.[11]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Tiger Ali Singh 10/4
Leif Cassidy
Tiger Ali Singh 11/4
Billy Gunn
Billy Gunn 10/4
Bob Holly
Tiger Ali Singh 12/4
Mankind
Fake Diesel 10/4
Davey Boy Smith
Davey Boy Smith 11/4
Mankind
Phineas Godwinn 10/4
Mankind
Tiger Ali Singh 13/4
Owen Hart
Vader 10/4
Bart Gunn
Vader 11/4
Freddie Joe Floyd
Sycho Sid 10/4
Freddie Joe Floyd
Vader 12/4
Owen Hart
Steve Austin 10/4
Bret Hart
Steve Austin 11/4
Owen Hart
Henry Godwinn 10/4
Owen Hart

WWF World Tag Team Championship (1997)

The World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF World Tag Team Champions, which was won by Owen Hart and The British Bulldog, but would later face Stone Cold Steve Austin and a partner of his choosing.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Farooq & D-Lo Brown Pin
Vader & The Undertaker
Farooq & D-Lo Brown Pin
The Legion of Doom
The Godwinns
The Legion of Doom Pin
Farooq & D-Lo Brown
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog Pin
New Blackjacks
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog Pin
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog
The Headbangers Pin
Jerry Lawler & Rob Van Dam
The Headbangers Pin

WWF Intercontinental Championship tournament (1997)

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The tournament to determine the new WWF Intercontinental Champion was held between September 8 and October 5, 1997, with the finals occurring on October 5 at the pay-per-view. The tournament brackets were Vacated due to a neck injury Austin suffered in winning the title.:

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Brian Pillman DQ
Dude Love
Brian Pillman
Owen Hart DQ
Owen Hart DQ
Goldust
Owen Hart Pin
Faarooq
Faarooq1
Ken Shamrock
Faarooq DQ
Ahmed Johnson
Ahmed Johnson Pin
Rocky Maivia

Notes:
1 Ken Shamrock initially won the match. But he was injured so Faarooq advanced.

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament

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The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was first introduced in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association. It eventually migrated to Japan as well, although it wasn't considered as an official WWF title until after 1997, when a tournament was held in the United States to crown a champion. Before the tournament, the title was a part of the J-Crown.

Quarterfinals
(Raw is War)
Semifinals
(Raw is War)
Finals
(In Your House: D-Generation X)
                 
November 3 Águila Pin
Hershey Super Loco 05:12
November 252 Águila Pin
Roanoke Taka Michinoku 06:19
November 10 Taka Michinoku Pin
Ottawa Devon Storm 05:00
December 7 Taka Michinoku Pin
Springfield Brian Christopher 12:00
November 111 Eric Shelley Pin
Cornwall Scott Taylor 05:27
November 252 Scott Taylor Forf3
Roanoke Brian Christopher
November 24 Brian Christopher Pin
Fayetteville Flash Flanagan 03:30

Notes:
1 This match aired on November 17.
2 These matches aired on December 1.
3 Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.

WWF Brawl for All

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The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29, 1998 to August 24, 1998.

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                       
RAW Steve Blackman Dec
6/29 Marc Mero
RAW Marc Mero
8/10 Bradshaw Pts
RAW Mark Canterbury
6/29 Bradshaw Pts
RAW Bradshaw Pts
8/17 Droz
RAW Brakkus
7/6 Savio Vega Pts
RAW Savio Vega
8/10 Droz Pts
RAW Droz Draw
7/6 Hawk Draw
RAW Bradshaw
8/24 Bart Gunn KO
RAW Bart Gunn Dec
7/13 Bob Holly
RAW Bart Gunn KO
7/27 Steve Williams
RAW Pierre
7/20 Steve Williams TKO
RAW Bart Gunn KO
8/17 The Godfather
RAW The Godfather
7/13 Dan Severn Pts
RAW The Godfather Pts
8/3 Scorpio
RAW 8-Ball
7/20 Scorpio Pts

NOTE: Steve Blackman defeated Marc Mero but was unable to compete in the next round, permitting re-entry into the tournament for Mero.

NOTE: Dan Severn defeated The Godfather but withdrew from the tournament, citing he had nothing to prove and permitting re-entry for The Godfather.

NOTE: Quote from Dan Severn off of Sherdog radio says he and Ken Shamrock were not allowed to participate, but then Dan Severn was asked to participate. After defeating The Godfather he was told he was no longer allowed to continue.

WWF Intercontinental Championship tournament (1998)

The WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Intercontinental Champion[5][13]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Ken Shamrock Sub
Steve Blackman
Ken Shamrock Sub
Val Venis
Val Venis Pin
Marc Mero
Ken Shamrock Sub
X-Pac
X-Pac Pin
Jeff Jarrett
X-Pac Pin
Mankind
Mankind Sub
Mark Henry

WWF Championship tournamant (1998)

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  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
 The Undertaker  
 BYE  
     The Undertaker       7:16   
       Kane Pin  
 Kane
 BYE  
     The Undertaker      DQ  
     The Rock 8:20  
 Goldust Sub  
 Ken Shamrock  5:56   
     Ken Shamrock Pin
       The Rock 8:20  
 Big Boss Man Pin
 The Rock 0:03[14]  
     The Rock             Sub
     Mankind 17:10
 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin       DQ  
 Big Boss Man 3:20  
     "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
       BYE  
 Steven Regal DCO
 X-Pac DCO  
     "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 10:27
     Mankind Pin  
 Jeff Jarrett Pin  
 Al Snow 3:31  
     Al Snow 3:55
       Mankind Pin  
 Duane Gill 0:30
 Mankind Pin  

†Triple H was originally in the bracket set to face The Rock in the first round. But his injury prevented him to compete, and thus was replaced by Big Boss Man

WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Tournament (2002)

The WWF Undisputed World Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Tournament was a tournament to face Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship at No Way Out.[15]

Semifinals Final
           
1 Steve Austin Pin
4 Booker T 9:16
Steve Austin Pin
Kurt Angle 10:27
3 Kurt Angle Pin
2 The Rock 9:24

Tag Team Championship tournament

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The WWE Team Team Championship tournament was a tournament held at WWE No Mercy 2002 to crown inaugural WWE tag team champions, which were Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle.[16]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
 Los Guerreros  Sub
 Mark Henry and Rikishi    
 Los Guerreros  
     Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Pin  
 Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Sub
 Billy Kidman and John Cena    
 Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Sub
   
   Edge and Rey Mysterio  
 Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons  Pin
 Billy and Chuck    
 Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons  


     Edge and Rey Mysterio  Pin  
 Edge and Rey Mysterio  Pin
 Brock Lesnar and Tajiri    
 

WWE Championship #1 contenders tournament (2003)

This was a tournament. The winner would face Brock Lesnar for his WWE Championship at Backlash.[17]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Chris Benoit Sub
A-Train
Chris Benoit Pin
Rhyno
Big Show
Rhyno DQ
Chris Benoit
John Cena Pin
The Undertaker Pin
Rey Mysterio
The Undertaker
John Cena Pin
Eddie Guerrero
John Cena Pin

WWE United States Championship tournament

The WWE United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWE United States Championship[18]

The tournament for the vacant WWE United States Championship was held between June 19 and July 27, 2003. The tournament brackets were:

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
Chris Benoit Sub
Rhyno
Chris Benoit Sub
Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy Pin
Rikishi
Chris Benoit 22:13
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Billy Gunn Pin
John Cena
Billy Gunn
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Último Dragón

WWE Championship #1 contenders tournament (2005)

The tournament to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21 was held between February 1 and February 20, 2005. The tournament brackets were:[17]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
John Cena Pin
Orlando Jordan
John Cena Pin
Booker T
Eddie Guerrero
Booker T Pin
John Cena Pin
Kurt Angle 19:21
The Undertaker DCO
René Duprée DCO
BYE
Kurt Angle Forfeit
Rey Mysterio
Kurt Angle Sub

WWE Championship #1 contenders tournament (2005)

The WWE Championship #1 contenders tournament was a tournament.[19]

Semifinals Finalists Final
                 
John "Bradshaw" Layfield DQ
Rey Mysterio 15:20
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle Pin
Eddie Guerrero 25:40
John "Bradshaw" Layfield Pin
Kurt Angle, Booker T and Big Show
Booker T NC
Big Show 05:20
Booker T and Big Show
BYE
BYE
BYE

World Heavyweight Championship #1 contenders Gold Rush tournament (2005)

The Gold Rush tournament was tournament to determine the new number one contender for World Heavyweight Champion Batista, which was won by Edge.[20]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Kane 5/2
Christian Pin
4:22
Kane 5/2
Chris Benoit Pin
9:18
Chris Benoit 5/2
Triple H Sub
13:34
Kane 5/16
Edge Pin
12:23
Edge 5/2
Chris Jericho Pin
8:10
Edge 5/2
Shawn Michaels Pin
9:52
Shawn Michaels 5/2
Shelton Benjamin Pin
14:50

WWE Championship #1 contenders Road to WrestleMania tournament (2006)

The Road to WrestleMania Tournament was a tournament.[20]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Triple H Pin
Ric Flair 2/6
Triple H DCO
Big Show 2/13
Big Show Pin
Shelton Benjamin 2/6
Triple H
Big Show
Pin
Rob Van Dam 2/20
Rob Van Dam Pin
Carlito 2/6
Rob Van Dam Pin
Chris Masters 2/13
Kane 2/6
Chris Masters

WWE Women's Championship tournament (2006)

The WWE Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWE Women's Champion after Trish Stratus retired her wrestling career.[21] The first round started on September 25, 2006.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Lita Pin
Candice
Lita Pin
Maria
Maria Strip
Candice
Torrie Wilson
Victoria
Lita Pin
Mickie James Cyber Sunday (2006)
Mickie James Pin
Victoria
Mickie James Pin
Melina
Melina Pin
Torrie Wilson

Maria defeated Candice, Victoria and Wilson in Bra and Panties Match.

This final tournament was a Lumberjill match.

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The ECW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a tournament created due to Bobby Lashley vacating his championship.[22]

Semifinals Finals
           
1 CM Punk Pin
4 Marcus Cor Von 06:45
CM Punk Pin
Johnny Nitro* 08:15
3 Chris Benoit Sub
2 Elijah Burke 06:38
  • – Chris Benoit was a no-show.

Championship Competition Tournament

The Championship Competition Tournament was a tournament for the #1 Contendership of the World Heavyweight Championship.[23]

Semifinals Final
           
1 Rey Mysterio DQ
4 Batista 05:57
Rey Mysterio Pin
Finlay 08:33
3 Finlay Pin
2 Kane 07:21

Championship Chase Tournament

The Championship Chase Tournament was a tournament.[24]

Semifinals Qualifers Finalists Finals
               
Big Show Pin
Tommy Dreamer 01:35
Big Show
Finlay & Montel Vontavious Porter
Finlay Double-Pin
Montel Vontavious Porter 14:46
Big Show, Finlay & Montel Vontavious Porter
Matt Hardy & Kane
Matt Hardy Pin
CM Punk 04:46
Matt Hardy
Kane
Kane Pin
Chavo Guerrero 05:56
Edge Win
Big Show, Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Matt Hardy, Kane & Batista 15:59
Batista Pin
John Morrison 06:34
Batista
Edge
Edge
BYE
Edge & Batista
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE

Intercontinental Championship #1 contenders tournament (2008)

A tournament was announced to crown a new #1 Contender to go against WWE Intercontinental Champion William Regal, which was won by CM Punk.[25]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Kofi Kingston Pin
Kane 2:39
Kofi Kingston 3:12
Rey Mysterio Pin
Rey Mysterio Pin
The Miz 4:25
Rey Mysterio 12:15
CM Punk Pin
Finlay 4:10
John Morrison Pin
John Morrison 1:55
CM Punk Pin
CM Punk Pin
Snitsky 5:14

Race To The Rumble Tournament

The Race To The Rumble Tournament was a tournament held in 2008 to determine a #1 contender for the World Heavyweight.[26]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Shawn Michaels 12/22
Kane Pin
Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton
Randy Orton 12/22
Batista Forfeit
John Bradshaw Layfield 12/29
Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho Pin
John Bradshaw Layfield 12/22
Rey Mysterio DQ
John Bradshaw Layfield
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho 12/22
CM Punk Pin

ECW Homecoming Tournament

The ECW Homecoming Tournament was a tournament.[27]

Semifinals Qualified Finalists Final
               
Kane Pin
Zack Ryder 3:47
Kane
Ezekiel Jackson
Ezekiel Jackson Pin
Vladimir Kozlov 1:35
Kane and Ezekiel Jackson
Yoshi Tatsu and Vance Archer
Yoshi Tatsu Pin
Jack Swagger
Yoshi Tatsu
Vance Archer
Vance Archer Pin
Goldust
Ezekiel Jackson Win
Kane, Yoshi Tatsu, Vance Archer, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin and CM Punk 13:53
Matt Hardy Pin
Finlay 5:14
Matt Hardy
Evan Bourne
Evan Bourne Pin
Mike Knox 3:43
Matt Hardy and Evan Bourne
Shelton Benjamin and CM Punk
Shelton Benjamin Pin
Chavo Guerrero 4:46
Shelton Benjamin
CM Punk
CM Punk Pin
Mark Henry 10:37

Divas Championship tournament

A tournament was announced to crown a new Divas champion after former champion Melina was stripped of the title due to injury. The first round started on January 4, 2010.[28]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Maryse Pin
Brie Bella 2:18
Maryse Pin
Eve Torres 2:05
Eve Torres Pin
Katie Lee Burchill 1:53
Maryse Pin
Gail Kim
Kelly Kelly 2:01
Alicia Fox Pin
Alicia Fox 1:55
Gail Kim Pin
Gail Kim Pin
Jillian 3:10

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)

The WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament On May 7, 2010 Theodore Long suspended McIntyre and vacated the title. Next week, Kofi Kingston won a tournament to declare a new champion, but Mr. McMahon reverted Long's decision. The vacancy of the title and Kofi Kingston's championship win are not recognized by WWE, and WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period.[29]

Quarterfinals Semifinals
           
1 Kofi Kingston Pin
4 Dolph Ziggler
Kofi Kingston Pin
Christian
3 Christian Pin
2 Cody Rhodes

WWE Championship tournament

On the July 18, 2011, edition of WWE Raw, the WWE Championship was vacated, after champion CM Punk left WWE. The title was put up in a tournament featuring the top Eight wrestlers. The finals of the tournament would take place at WWE RAW on July 25, which was won by Rey Mysterio.[30]

Quarterfinals
(TV – July 18, 2011 Raw)
Semifinals
(TV – July 18, 2011)
Final
(TV – July 25, 2011)
                 
The Miz Pin
Alex Riley 5:00
The Miz Pin
Kofi Kingston 3:52
Kofi Kingston Pin
Alberto Del Rio 5:08
The Miz Pin
Rey Mysterio 13:17
R-Truth Pin
Jack Swagger 4:20
Rey Mysterio Pin
R-Truth 12:48
Rey Mysterio Pin
Dolph Ziggler 4:57

WWE NXT Championship tournament

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On the August 1, 2012 edition of NXT when NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26, 2012, with Seth Rollins defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals.[31]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Richie Steamboat Pin
Leo Kruger
Richie Steamboat
Jinder Mahal Sub
Jinder Mahal Sub
Bo Dallas
Jinder Mahal
Seth Rollins Pin
Seth Rollins Pin
Drew McIntyre
Seth Rollins Pin
Michael McGillicutty
Michael McGillicutty Pin
Justin Gabriel

WWE Tag Team Championship tournament

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The WWE Tag Team Championship tournament was a tournament held at Hell in a Cell (2012).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
SmackDown Team Rhodes Scholars
(Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow)
Pin
9/28 The Usos
(Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
2:54
Raw Team Rhodes Scholars Pin
10/8 Team CoBro 3:07
Main Event Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel 5:59
10/3 Team CoBro
(Zack Ryder & Santino Marella)
Pin
Raw Team Rhodes Scholars Pin
10/22* Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara 13:02
SmackDown R-Truth and Kofi Kingston 4:29
10/5 The Prime Time Players
(Titus O'Neil and Darren Young)
Pin
Raw Prime Time Players 3:32
10/8 Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara Pin
Raw Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara Pin
10/1 Primo & Epico 9:38

(*)-The final was originally scheduled for October 15 but was postponed due to Mysterio's illness.

WWE NXT Tag Team Championship tournament

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The NXT Tag Team Championship was introduced on the January 23, 2013 edition of NXT where it was announced by special guest Shawn Michaels that there would be a tournament to crown the first new champions.[32]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
Pin[33]
Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
Pin[33]
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty Pin[33]
Primo & Epico
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin[33]
3MB
(Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin[33]
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger Pin[33]
Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman

Royal Rumble Entry NXT Tournament (2013)

The Royal Rumble Entry NXT Tournament was a tournament.[34]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Leo Kruger Pin
Xavier Woods
Leo Kruger Pin
Adrian Neville
Adrian Neville Pin
Corey Graves
Leo Kruger
Bo Dallas Pin
Oliver Grey
Conor O'Brian Pin
Conor O'Brian
Bo Dallas Pin
Luke Harper
Bo Dallas Pin

WWE NXT Women's Championship (2013)

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The championship was first introduced on April 5, 2013 at WrestleMania Axxess. It was announced at the May 30, 2013 tapings (broadcast on the June 5 episode) of WWE NXT, by Stephanie McMahon that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental female talents and four female talents from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Women's Champion was crowned on June 20, 2013, with Piage defeating Emma in the tournament finals.[35]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Tamina Snuka
Paige Pin
Paige Pin
Alicia Fox
Bayley
Alicia Fox Pin
Paige Pin
Emma
Sasha Banks
Summer Rae Pin
Summer Rae
Emma Pin
Emma Sub
Aksana

Intercontinental Championship #1 contenders tournament (2014)

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In April 2014, the WWE held the Intercontinental Championship tournament to determine the #1 contenders to face Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules 2014. Bad News Barrett defeated Rob Van Dam in the final.[36]

Quarterfinals
(Raw April 14th)
Semifinals
(Raw April 21st)
Finals
(Raw April 28th)
                 
Mark Henry Pin
Cesaro 3:18
Cesaro Count Out
Rob Van Dam 13:13
Rob Van Dam 10:35
Alberto Del Rio Pin
Rob Van Dam Pin
Bad News Barrett 11:24
Sheamus 6:55
Jack Swagger Pin
Sheamus Pin
Bad News Barrett 10:33
Dolph Ziggler Pin
Bad News Barrett 12:12

WWE NXT Women's Championship (2014)

On April 24, 2014, Paige was stripped of the NXT Women's Championship, by NXT's commissioner John Bradshaw Layfield, because she couldn't defend both the NXT Women's and WWE Divas Championship, ending her reign at 308 days. Right after, during the tapings for the May shows, a tournament was announced to take place to determine the next champion. Charlotte defeated Natalya at NXT Takeover on May 29, 2014 to become the new champion.[37]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Sasha Banks 4/30
Bayley 3:58
Sasha Banks 4:06
Natalya 5/21
Layla 3:30
Natalya 4/30
Natalya 16:49
Charlotte NXT Takeover
Emma 3:50
Charlotte 5/7
Charlotte 5/14
Alexa Bliss 5:01
Alexa Bliss 5/7
Alicia Fox 3:08

WWE NXT Tag Team Championship #1 contender's tournament

The championship tournament started on August 7, 2014 and there would be a new #1 Contender's for the titles. The tournament final was held on September 4, 2014. Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) won the tournament and defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11, 2014 to win the titles.[38]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
8/14
Blake & Murphy Pin
2:45
Lucha Dragons 8/21
Sami Zayn & Adam Rose Pin
8:00
Sami Zayn & Adam Rose 8/7
Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel Pin
9:15
Lucha Dragons 9/4
Vaudevillains Pin
5:20
The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
8/14
Bull Dempsey & Mojo Rawley Pin
3:05
Vaudevillains 8/21
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady Pin
1:45
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady 8/7
Tye Dillinger & Jason Jordan Pin
5:15

WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2015)

The NXT Championship tournament started on January 21, 2015 and there would be a new #1 Contender's for the title. The tournament final was held on February 11, 2015 at NXT TakeOver: Rival. Finn Bálor went on to win the tournament defeated Adrian Neville in the final.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
Finn Bálor 1/21
Curtis Axel Pin
4:55
Finn Bálor 2/4
Hideo Itami Pin
12:03
Hideo Itami 1/21
Tyler Breeze Pin
12:55
Finn Bálor NXT TakeOver: Rival
Adrian Neville Pin
13:25
Adrian Neville 1/28
Tyson Kidd Pin
12:43
Adrian Neville 2/4
Baron Corbin Pin
5:28
Baron Corbin 1/28
Bull Dempsey Pin
1:32

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament (2015)

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for the André the Giant Battle Royal.[39]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Tyler Breeze Pin
Bull Dempsey
Tyler Breeze Pin
Finn Bálor
Finn Bálor Pin
Baron Corbin
Finn Bálor Pin
Hideo Itami
Hideo Itami Pin
Jason Jordan
Hideo Itami Pin
Adrian Neville
Adrian Neville Pin
Kalisto

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady Pin
Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton 9/9
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe Pin
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
9/9
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Dash and Dawson
Blake and Murphy Pin
The Vaudevillains 9/9
The Vaudevillians
Dash and Dawson
Tucker Knight and Elias Samson Pin
Dash and Dawson 9/9
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
The Hype Bros Pin
Noah Kekoa and Alexander Wolfe 9/9
The Hype Bros
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable Pin
Neville and Solomon Crowe 9/2
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
Rhyno and Baron Corbin Pin
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
9/2
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa
Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsey Pin
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa 9/9

WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2015)

On November 5, 2015, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was vacated, after champion Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
Roman Reigns 11/9
Big Show Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Cesaro 11/16
Cesaro 11/9
Sheamus Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Alberto Del Rio 11/22
Alberto Del Rio 11/12
Stardust Pin
Alberto Del Rio Pin
Kalisto 11/16
Kalisto 11/12
Ryback Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/22
Titus O'Neil 11/9
Kevin Owens Pin
Kevin Owens Pin
Neville 11/16
Neville 11/12
King Barrett Pin
Kevin Owens Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/22
Dolph Ziggler 11/9
The Miz Pin
Dolph Ziggler 11/16
Dean Ambrose Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/9
Tyler Breeze Pin

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's tournament (2016)

The Winners of the tournament will face The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
The Usos
(Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
4/11
The Social Outcasts
(Curtis Axel and Heath Slater)
Pin
The Usos 4/18
The Vaudevillains Pin
Goldango
(Goldust and Fandango)
4/14
The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
Pin
The Vaudevillains 5/1
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady NC
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady 4/14
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
Pin
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady 4/18
The Dudley Boyz Pin
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
4/11
The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
Pin

WWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016)

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The inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Classic[40] will see thirty-two of the world's best cruiserweights battle it out to be crowned WWE's first WWE Cruiserweight Classic winner. The tournament is expected to be filmed at Full Sail University, Florida from 20–24 June, and will be broadcast on the WWE Network from 13 July. It is currently expected to run for ten episodes, with the finale due to be broadcast on 14 September.

King of the Ring

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King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992, and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event.

Dates and venues of finals

Event Date City Venue Winner
King of the Ring (1985) July 8, 1985 Foxborough, Massachusetts Sullivan Stadium Don Muraco
King of the Ring (1986) July 14, 1986 Harley Race
King of the Ring (1987) September 4, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Randy Savage
King of the Ring (1988) October 16, 1988 Ted DiBiase
King of the Ring (1989) October 14, 1989 Tito Santana
King of the Ring (1991) September 7, 1991 Bret Hart
King of the Ring (1993) June 13, 1993 Dayton, Ohio Nutter Center
King of the Ring (1994) June 19, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena Owen Hart
King of the Ring (1995) June 25, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum Mabel
King of the Ring (1996) June 23, 1996 Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin
King of the Ring (1997) June 8, 1997 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Hunter Hearst Helmsley
King of the Ring (1998) June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Civic Arena Ken Shamrock
King of the Ring (1999) June 27, 1999 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Billy Gunn
King of the Ring (2000) June 25, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center Kurt Angle
King of the Ring (2001) June 24, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena Edge
King of the Ring (2002) June 23, 2002 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena Brock Lesnar
King of the Ring (2006) May 21, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona America West Arena Booker T
King of the Ring (2008) April 21, 2008 Greenville, South Carolina BI-LO Center William Regal
King of the Ring (2010) November 29, 2010 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center Sheamus
King of the Ring (2015) April 28, 2015 Moline, Illinois iWireless Center Bad News Barrett

See also

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