5 WWE King of the Ring winners who never won a world title
The King of the Ring tournament is one of WWE's most historical concepts. Some famous winners include Randy Savage, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
There was a time when the King of the Ring winner received a shot at the WWE Championship. For instance, Brock Lesnar became King of the Ring in 2002 and defeated The Rock for the WWE title at SummerSlam the same year.
Although King of the Ring winners have often gone on to become future world champions, not everyone wins the big one afterwards. Here are five WWE King of the Ring winners who never won a world title.
#5. WWE King of the Ring winner Mabel
The WWE Universe negatively reacted to Mabel winning the King of the Ring tournament. Fans were hoping for one of their favorite stars to win, such as The Undertaker or Shawn Michaels.
Mabel received a massive boost in his character in the main event of that year's SummerSlam as he came up short against Diesel for the WWE Championship.
Mabel was also a former WWE Tag Team Champion and Hardcore Champion but was never a world champion.
Mabel also had character changes down the road, such as Viscera, a former member of the heel faction The Ministry of Darkness. Viscera also played a sexual character who had feelings for former RAW ring announcer Lillian Garcia.
The last change of character occurred when Viscera became Big Daddy V, where his manager, Matt Striker, pronounced him the most dominant WWE force.