Ranking All 19 WWE King Of The Ring Winners

7. Owen Hart (1994)

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Owen Hart got a fair amount of mileage out of his 1994 King of the Ring victory, following in his brother’s footsteps (Bret Hart had won the previous two tournaments), but also emerging from Bret’s shadow at the same time.

Owen defeated Bret cleanly at WrestleMania X earlier that year, then won KOTR two months later, taking on the moniker “King of Harts.” Those big wins set Owen up for a WWF World Championship match against Bret at SummerSlam, which he lost inside a steel cage. Owen continued to feud with his brother, even costing Bret his world title at Survivor Series when he convinced their mother to throw in the towel against Bob Backlund.

Hart would team with Yokozuna and become WWF Tag Team Champions the following spring, and Owen would continue to hang around the upper midcard for the remainder of his career. But his King of the Ring win would play well into his ongoing feud with his brother/world champion, so that merits strong placement here.

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