Ranking Greatest WWE King of the Ring Winners Ever | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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Randy Savage (1987)

Fresh off his year-long reign as Intercontinental champion, The Macho Man was clearly main event bound but had some time to kill until it was time to win his first WWE Championship at WrestleMania 4. That led to him winning the third-ever installment of King of the Ring and being incredibly entertaining in the role.

It fit him as a heel to a tee, yet he ultimately won over the audience and organically turned babyface. As a result, his stint as king was short-lived.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H (1997)

Triple H is The King of Kings for a reason. The gimmick he started out with in WWE was befitting of the crown, but ironically, it was only after winning King of the Ring that he channeled his inner intensity and took that next step toward the top of the card.

Had he won King of the Ring when he was originally supposed to in 1996, who knows if he would have followed that same path to super stardom.

Kurt Angle (2000)

The Olympic gold medalist was such a natural at everything upon arriving in WWE that it was no surprise to see him win the King of the Ring tournament his rookie year with the company.

He won the Intercontinental Championship and the European Championship earlier in 2000 and followed up on his King of the Ring victory by becoming WWE champion that October. Angle's in-ring excellence made him a true king of the squared circle.