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King of the Ring (2019)
King of the Ring (2019)
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw; SmackDown
Date	August 19, 2019 – September 15, 2019
City	See Locations
Venue	See Locations
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The 2019 King of the Ring is an upcoming professional wrestling tournament which will begin on WWE's television program Monday Night Raw on August 19, 2019,^[1] and will air on both Raw and SmackDown with the finals taking place at Clash of Champions.^[2] It is the first King of the Ring event since 2015.

The tournament will see sixteen superstars from the Raw and SmackDown brands competing to win the titular honor.^[3]

Background

On the August 12, 2019 episode of Raw, it was announced that the King of the Ring tournament would be returning^[4] for the first time since 2015.

Competitors

The following superstars have been confirmed for the tournament:^[5]

Confirmed entrants
Name	Brand
Ali	SmackDown
Andrade	SmackDown
Apollo Crews	SmackDown
Baron Corbin	Raw
Buddy Murphy	SmackDown
Cedric Alexander	Raw
Cesaro	Raw
Chad Gable	SmackDown
Drew McIntyre	Raw
Elias	SmackDown
Miz	Raw
Kevin Owens	SmackDown
Ricochet	Raw
Sami Zayn	Raw
Samoa Joe	Raw
Shelton Benjamin	SmackDown

Locations

Match	Tournament Round	Date	City	Venue	Event
TBA	First	August 19, 2019	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center	Raw
TBA	Quarter-final	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	Semi-final	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBD	Final	September 15, 2019	Charlotte, North Carolina	Spectrum Center	Clash of Champions

References

^ EDT, Phillip Martinez On 8/12/19 at 9:29 PM (2019-08-12). "The King of the Ring tournament returns on next week's Monday Night RAW". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "King of the Ring finals planned for WWE Clash of Champions". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
^ Solowrestling (2019-08-13). "Se revelan los 16 participantes del WWE King of The Ring 2019". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-13.
^ Powell, Jason (August 12, 2019). "8/12 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Seth Rollins appearing after winning the championship at SummerSlam, Steve Austin checks in, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre vs. Cederic Alexander". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^ Silverstein, Adam (August 12, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring is back: Details, 16 superstars set as event returns for second time since 2010". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

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[1] EDT, Phillip Martinez On 8/12/19 at 9:29 PM (2019-08-12). "The King of the Ring tournament returns on next week's Monday Night RAW". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "King of the Ring finals planned for WWE Clash of Champions". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-13.

[3] Solowrestling (2019-08-13). "Se revelan los 16 participantes del WWE King of The Ring 2019". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-13.

[Raw20191208-4] Powell, Jason (August 12, 2019). "8/12 WWE Raw Results: Powell's review of Seth Rollins appearing after winning the championship at SummerSlam, Steve Austin checks in, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross vs. The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre vs. Cederic Alexander". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

[5] Silverstein, Adam (August 12, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring is back: Details, 16 superstars set as event returns for second time since 2010". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

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