10 Best WWE King Of The Ring Winners
3. Kurt Angle
Well, if we're going to talk about King of the Ring and rookie years... there's no way we're leaving Kurt Angle out of the conversation!
Still in his first year in the company, 'The Olympic Hero' used his King of the Ring victory to ally himself with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and get involved in the championship feud between Triple H and The Rock.
A few months later, Angle would take advantage of his partnership with Steph to beat The Rock and win his very first WWF Championship at No Mercy.
After that, Angle used his tremendous wrestling ability and his incredible charisma to show he was one of the best workers of his generation.