He says no disrespect to Hardy, this a dream-come-true for him. In the meantime, he plans on making the most of it.įormer NXT star Austin Theory comes running down to the ring. With that said, he thinks going to SmackDown might let him show a different side, a different ego. He’s being to the highest of highs and he’s crashed down to reality from time-to-time. Hardy is interviewed and asked about being drafted to SmackDown. Jeff goes up top for the Swanton Bomb and lands it! Hardy covers but Priest rolls back into a pin and scores the win! Winner: Damian PriestĪfter the match Priest lifts Jeff up and bows to him before leaving the ring. Priest kicks Hardy away but Jeff comes back with a lariat, then a Twist of Fate. Priest knocks Hardy down, then wants the Reckoning but Jeff counters. Priest goes out and runs off the steps to hit a senton to Hardy.īack live and Hardy knocks Priest off the top rope and follows-up with a Whisper In The Wind for a two-count. Hardy gets on the apron and leaps at Priest but nobody’s home and he crashes. Priest knocks Hardy over the ropes to the floor, then goes outside and looks to chokeslam him but Hardy elbows him off. Jeff shoots him off and Damian hits a shoulder tackle, then Hardy hits one of his own but Priest doesn’t fall. The match gets underway and they lock-up with Priest taking a rear hammerlock. United States Championship (C) Damian Priest Vs. Bobby Lashley is drafted to RAW and SmackDown drafts Sasha Banks. We see The Uso’s backstage clapping hands and behind them Paul Heyman is holding his heart in relief. They re-confirm Becky Lynch to RAW, then announce The Uso’s drafted to SmackDown. He has covered everything from college football, college basketball, UFC, NFL, NBA and the WWE in his short time writing for the Web site.Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville are on the stage for the first round of the draft. So Bleachers, would you rather like to see the King of the Ring make a return as a pay-per-view or just remain as an every once in a while event on RAW or SmackDown?Ĭhris Humphrey is a featured columnist for. While the Money in the Bank pay-per-view has taken place in July the past two years, the WWE can move that good event back to June for KOTR and fold some of the other gimmick PPVs during the spring like Capital Punishment, Over the Limit or Fatal 4-Way. 1 contender for their brand’s championship so you can tie together KOTR to SummerSlam like the Royal Rumble has been together with WrestleMania over the years. In addition to being named King of the Ring, the winner of the tournament should be named No.
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Instead of being a television special, the King of the Ring should return as the fifth major pay-per-view of the year along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and the Survivor Series during a calendar year. Although, it did not give the winner a championship title straightaway, it laid the ground work for greatness, propelling him to a level of competition where the WWE Title would surely be decided."įollowing the 2002 event when former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar won the tournament, the King of the Ring fell off the WWE’s yearly pay-per-view schedule in favor of new events before returning on television in 2006, 20. By winning this contest of extreme intestinal fortitude at such a large scale event, a Superstar instantly set himself apart from the pack. "Although the King of the Ring tournament has been contested several times since 2002 on both RAW and SmackDown, making it the focus of a high-profile pay-per-view gave it a divine energy. Vince McMahon and the creative team behind the scenes should take this idea from their very own Web site and just like the article says bring it back to the WWE. With a new entry into WWE.com’s “Bring It Back” series, the article makes a case for the return of the King of the Ring as a pay-per-view event instead of just a part of RAW or SmackDown on television.
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