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title: "6 Ways Triple H Could Make King Of The Ring 2023 Feel Like A Big Deal"
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# 6 Ways Triple H Could Make King Of The Ring 2023 Feel Like A Big Deal

In some ways, the King of the Ring tournament is as time honored a WWE classic as any Royal Rumble or Survivor Series, stretching all the way back to the hazy, gas lit past of 1985.

The pay-per-view which shares its name was, for a time, just as prestigious, giving us such iconic moments as the Austin 3:16 promo and… well it was a really good promo.

WWE discontinued the event in 2002 and has only held the tournament sporadically since then, with it often taking place over several episodes of SmackDown and WWE Raw.

But that all seems set to change, as rumors abound that former King of the Ring himself Triple H plans on bringing the event back.

The issue, though, is how Papa H is going to go about making the event feel special, in an annual calendar that includes such pivotal match types as the Royal Rumble, Money in the Bank, and Elimination Chamber (I guess)?

Here are six ways Triple H could make King of the Ring feel like a big deal:

## **Give The Winner A Title Shot At SummerSlam**

![](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/summerslam-2022-july-31-a.webp)

This one might not be entirely possible with rumors indicating that this year’s KotR event will take place in May – a full three months before SummerSlam – but it’s such an obvious choice it would be remiss of me not to include it.\
One of the things that makes WWE’s other gimmick matches such a big deal is that the winner often gets a shot at a title of their choosing, either at the company’s biggest show of the year (in the case of Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber) or just whenever they’re feeling saucy (Money in the Bank, baybee).

King of the Ring comes with no such stipulation – it’s just a good opportunity for the winner to get a sweet cape and a shiny new hat (which isn’t a terrible deal, honestly).

So why not just put two and two together and let King of the Ring be to SummerSlam what the Royal Rumble already is to WrestleMania?

This not only gives the tournament some actual stakes, but also gives WWE an early opportunity to get people jazzed about SummerSlam.

Hell, you can just crib from the ‘Mania marketing entirely and call it “the beginning of the road to SummerSlam”.

Because there’s no plagiarism like self-plagiarism.

## **Have The Entire Tournament In One Night**

![](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/chad-gable-january-17-a.jpg)

This might seem a little obvious – as in, so obvious that you just assumed this is what they’ll be doing already – but if WWE has a premium live event that’s just one long tournament (or, I guess, two long tournaments), it would be a pretty radical departure for a company that favors wrestling events which operate more like variety shows.

What I’m saying is: don’t be surprised if the “King of the Ring Premium Live Event” is actually just the men and women’s finals with a few extra tag matches sprinkled in for flavor.

However, if they don’t choose to go down that route, they have the option to pull off the old Adam Blampied Fantasy Booking Special by having every match of the tournament happen over the course of a single evening, allowing them the opportunity to tell more complex stories that carry over from one match to the next.

People forming alliances, friends meeting friends, enemies meeting lovers; it’s all possible with a big tourney PLE.

And when the storytelling is that good, you’ll barely even care that Baron Corbin won again.

## **Include Some Big Names**

![Mr. Beast Roman Reigns](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/roman-reigns-november-1-a.jpg)

If I had to make one complaint about the 2021 King of the Ring tournament, it would be that Otis didn’t win.

But if I had to make two, it would be that the whole thing kind of felt like midcarder central.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some great matches in there, particularly the final between Finn Balor and Xavier Woods.

But I never really got the impression that it was something that your Romand and your Drews would be eager to win.

That never used to be the case, when big names would participate in King of the Ring – your Brock Lesnars and your Kurt Angles – to give the impression that it was something people were actually supposed to care about.

Moreover, by putting those big main event names in there it makes it so much more special if somebody from further down the card does win. Creating the impression that they’ve really overcome the odds instead of just, you know, beating Angel Garza.

## **Pay Homage To The Tournament’s Legacy**

![](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/queen-sharmell-king-booker-june-25-a.jpg)

I swear that every time WWE has a Royal Rumble coming up they trot out the same stats over and over again. Most of us could probably recite them from memory. Fastest elimination. Most wins. Please don’t ask about 2004.

King of the Ring doesn’t have quite the same prestige, but it’s still a somewhat historic pay-per-view with some impressive winners.

WWE should do its best in the run up to the tournament to impose upon viewers what exactly that legacy is, and why it matters.

You could even have a few former winners turn up for segments talking up the history of the tournament.

Hell, you could even have a couple of them compete. Not just more recent winners Seamus and Corbin, but how about Brock and Edge? Hell, maybe Wade Barrett could come out of retirement for a quick match or two?

## **Put The Title On The Line**

![](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cody-rhodes-february-7-c.jpg)

You don’t have to do this with both the brackets, but if you’re going to have a tournament anyway, why not have at least one of them be for something bigger than a shot at the title?

This isn’t something you’d necessarily want to have be the case every year, but in the same way that the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank have occasionally been for the title itself (rather than just a title opportunity), a good way to make the first modern iteration of the event feel like a big deal would be to ensure that some gold actually changes hands by the time the copyright logo appears.

With it taking place so soon after ‘Mania, vacating a belt might feel like a bit of a cop out; however, it would also be a pretty solid way to separate the WWE and Universal titles once Cody has liberated them from the island of relevancy.

Maybe some shenanigans at Backlash necessitate a scenario where Cody is no longer allowed to hold both belts, and the next month becomes a mad scramble of wrestlers trying to win a place in the tournament, Dragon Ball Z-style.

It’s an easy way to make the next non-Roman/Cody champion feel like they’ve really earned their time with the gold, while also creating some genuine intrigue about who could win (something that hasn’t been true of the WWE title scene for the past few years.

## **Include Some Surprise Entrants**

![](https://cdn.wrestletalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jay-white-april-25-b.v1.webp)

Sure, tournaments where you know all the participants in advance are pretty cool.

But you know what’s even cooler? A little question mark on the bracket.

I love that little question mark. Who’s it gonna be? Kenny Omega? Jay White? Otis?

It’s a cheap way to build hype in a tournament setting, which can easily descend into formulaic matchmaking where the winner seems like a given before the show even begins (*cough* AEW *cough*).

But by God is it effective.

When done right, that little question mark can generate more hype for a show than even the biggest names, especially if the reveal is executed well.

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