Becoming "King" in the olden days.

[D Mac]

Yeah King Haku, Macho King, King Harley Race, some others if there are any. I can't remember was there a King of the Ring back then or did the "king" title become won like a championship?

[Xero]

They did the KoTR tournament on the house show circuit since like 85. Though I think one or two changes may have been matches for the KotR title.

[Juan]

I always wondered about the King thing too...

[Xero]

List of every tournament: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Ring

[CSL]

<font color=white>Pretty sure I remember seeing Jim Duggan beat Haku for the King...title.</font>

[mrslackalack]

Yeah they did KOTRs in the early 80s

Beginning with Race they changed Kings like a title belt

Haku def Race for it at RR 89
Duggan def Race for it on Superstars in the Spring of 89
Savage def Duggan for it on Wrestling Challenge shortly after Summerslam 89

Savage was called Macho King till WM 7 when he turned face, and nothing happened with it till they did the KOTR PPV tourneys from 93-02

[Theo Dious]

Savage was called Macho King till WM 7 when he turned face, and nothing happened with it till they did the KOTR PPV tourneys from 93-02

I remember my friends at school being confused as to why Warrior was never called King after beating Savage.

[mrslackalack]

lol

[mrslackalack]

The title of King was not on the line

[mrslackalack]

The WWF had a lot of titles during that period of time. World, I-C, Tag, Womens, Womens, Tag, Million Dollar Belt and Kings Crown.

[Theo Dious]

Why did you say womens' twice? Also, the womens' title was barely active then.

[NeanderCarl]

There was a womens title and a womens tag title. There was also a light heavyweight title, which at some point in the 80s was defended and lost in Japan and forgotten about for years.

The "King" gimmick was treated as a defendable title for several years in the late 80s, starting when Haku won it from Harley Race. It even continued into 1993, when Bret Hart lost the "King of the Ring" title to Jerry Lawler at SummerSlam in what I believe to be the final instance of the "title" changing hands.

[The Mackem]

I remember my friends at school being confused as to why Warrior was never called King after beating Savage.

The Ultimate King?

[Hanso Amore]

I loved how Booker adopted the King title.

It shouldnt be a constant, but it works when a heel is just so full of himself, a la Regal, who should still be doing it.

[Fabien Barthez]

It was all created for Harley Race. They wanted to push him as a multiple time champion, but Hulk was riding high, so they tried to pass him off as royalty of wrestlers.

I am sure I read about this on Harleys wiki.

[BobBitchen]

There was a womens title and a womens tag title. There was also a light heavyweight title, which at some point in the 80s was defended and lost in Japan and forgotten about for years.

The "King" gimmick was treated as a defendable title for several years in the late 80s, starting when Haku won it from Harley Race. It even continued into 1993, when Bret Hart lost the "King of the Ring" title to Jerry Lawler at SummerSlam in what I believe to be the final instance of the "title" changing hands.


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.


In March 2001, World Wrestling Federation, Inc. purchased World Championship Wrestling. Following the conclusion of the Invasion angle at the 2001 Survivor Series Pay Per View event, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was abandoned in favor of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The belt was rebranded as the WWF Cruiserweight Championship and later the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and was defended until November 2007.

[johnsmagic]

Regal still is calling himself king isn't he ?

[The Mackem]

So did Warrior refuse the 'King' title or did Savage discard it?

[Xero]

Regal still is calling himself king isn't he ?

Pretty sure it's still in his tron but I don't think they've acknowledged it.

[Jackshouse]

There was a womens title and a womens tag title. There was also a light heavyweight title, which at some point in the 80s was defended and lost in Japan and forgotten about for years.


And don't forget the Martial Arts title..something about it supposed to be defended in shoot fights or something?