Wrestlr Results

The 2008 King of the Ring Tournament saw the rise to prominence of William Regal, who used his role as General Manager and his patented Regal Stretch in three submission victories to set the path to the throne, ultimately defeating CM Punk to take the crown on Raw and become King of all WWE.

Regal’s first step on the way to his royal crowning was the revelation that Hornswoggle would compete in the King of the Ring Tournament. After quickly defeating the pint-sized Superstar, Regal’s path to the throne then continued on to his semifinal opponent, and Hornswoggle’s father, Finlay. The Irishman hobbled into the semifinals after earning his spot with a physically pained disqualification victory over The Great Khali in the opening round. The Punjabi warrior destroyed the left knee of Finlay until The Big Show arrived.

Meanwhile, the Straightedge Superstar was fighting his way through the prestigious tournament. Punk’s first round opponent, Matt Hardy, hoped to earn the King of the Ring crown, but he would lose to runner-up CM Punk. In the next round, Punk took on Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho. Though the Intercontinental Champion Y2J seized a huge win over United States Champion MVP with his Walls of Jericho in the opening round, Jericho’s momentum came to a halt against Mr. Money in the Bank.

All three Backlash Main Events were represented in a power-driven Eight-Man Tag Team Match pitting Triple H, John Cena, World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker and ECW Champion Kane against WWE Champion Randy Orton, JBL, Edge and Chavo Guerrero. Kane had hoisted Guerrero for a chokeslam when, without warning, Edge darted between the ropes and speared the Big Red Machine for the victory. At that point, Orton and JBL teamed up to lay out both Triple H and Cena. But before the two could rejoice, however, Undertaker showed his dominance just days before his title defense against Edge by seizing both Orton and JBL by the neck and leveling the pair with a chokeslam to remain the only man standing.

Chris Jericho def. MVP (1st Round Match)
CM Punk def. Matt Hardy (1st Round Match)
Finlay def. The Great Khali (Disqualification) (1st Round Match)
William Regal def. Hornswoggle (1st Round Match)
CM Punk def. Chris Jericho (Semifinal Match)
William Regal def. Finlay (Semifinal Match)
William Regal def. CM Punk (Finals Match)
Carlito def. Hardcore Holly
Randy Orton, JBL, Edge and Chavo Guerrero def. Triple H, John Cena, Kane and Undertaker (Eight-Man Tag Team Match)