Since the conception of the King of the Ring tournament, the longest hiatus between events was 4 years ('02-'06). The last King of the Ring tournament was held in late 2010, so we're closing in on that 4 year mark. While the crown didn't do much for the last winner, Sheamus (already a former WWE Champion and main eventer when he won it), the landscape of WWE has changed quite a bit since then. There is an abundance of new talent, and for the most part WWE is doing what it can to get them over. Along with the new call-ups, WWE also has a handful of floundering veteran performers who could use a shot in the arm. So, considering the timing and talent, I believe this year would be an ideal time to bring back the tourney.
Introduction out of the way, my question to you all is this: if WWE were to resurrect KOTR later this year, who would you want to win it? If you can't pick one feel free to list some candidates. I came up with 3 guys I'd be happy to see get the crown: Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, and Bo Dallas.
Sandow has been broken down character-wise, and it's time to build him back up. As it stands, he's not much of a credible threat. He'd be lucky to win 3 or 4 matches all year much less in the span of a few weeks. It wouldn't take much to rectify that, though-- just start having him win. I think that his arrogant character would make for a thoroughly entertaining king, and as a fan of his I'd just like to see him do something of consequence.
Rhodes has proven he can make a gimmick work a few times now, so there's no reason to think he wouldn't be able to get "King Cody" over. It looks as if a feud with Goldust is in his immediate future, but after that he'll need something to do. Rather than have him go back to being another generic guy in tights, why not give him a crown and let him work the same magic he did with his prior gimmicks?
Dallas is a wild card. He has yet to debut on the main stage, of course, so there are a lot of unknowns with him. Fortunately, that fact just makes it easier for my imagination to run wild. I'd hope that most regular NXT viewers would agree that he could be wonderfully annoying as KOTR. It seems as if he'll have a sort of a guru bent when he comes to television, and, like WWE did with Sheamus, perhaps they could tailor his reign as king to fit that. Even if he didn't walk around in a crown and cape, he could still constantly remind everyone how he "Bolieved" he would be king.
Introduction out of the way, my question to you all is this: if WWE were to resurrect KOTR later this year, who would you want to win it? If you can't pick one feel free to list some candidates. I came up with 3 guys I'd be happy to see get the crown: Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, and Bo Dallas.
Sandow has been broken down character-wise, and it's time to build him back up. As it stands, he's not much of a credible threat. He'd be lucky to win 3 or 4 matches all year much less in the span of a few weeks. It wouldn't take much to rectify that, though-- just start having him win. I think that his arrogant character would make for a thoroughly entertaining king, and as a fan of his I'd just like to see him do something of consequence.
Rhodes has proven he can make a gimmick work a few times now, so there's no reason to think he wouldn't be able to get "King Cody" over. It looks as if a feud with Goldust is in his immediate future, but after that he'll need something to do. Rather than have him go back to being another generic guy in tights, why not give him a crown and let him work the same magic he did with his prior gimmicks?
Dallas is a wild card. He has yet to debut on the main stage, of course, so there are a lot of unknowns with him. Fortunately, that fact just makes it easier for my imagination to run wild. I'd hope that most regular NXT viewers would agree that he could be wonderfully annoying as KOTR. It seems as if he'll have a sort of a guru bent when he comes to television, and, like WWE did with Sheamus, perhaps they could tailor his reign as king to fit that. Even if he didn't walk around in a crown and cape, he could still constantly remind everyone how he "Bolieved" he would be king.
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