Who should win King of the Ring, and why?
Should they use the "King" gimmick, and if so, how?
A fascinating question, why I'm spurred to put a chunk of the roster under my analytical eye and deduce what kingly futures could be in store for sports entertainment.
King Stardust (aka: Cosmic King)
Ah yes the mad king archtype, corrupted by the gold sceptre Stardust believes it to be the true cosmic key to unlock the door that bypasses the glass ceiling so he can ascend into the celestial realm of the main event.
As such Rhodes would treat the sceptre like his precious possession and act like it has magical powers and shit, now that's sports entertainment.
King Barrett (aka: Best King)
Makes too much sense really, he could use his rising podium to house his throne and deliver BAD NEWS through his kingly declerations, which is to say he also gains authority powers, see when you're British this gimmick comes with extra perks.
And Neville as a Jester.
King Ryback (aka: Glutton King)
Ryback has a mighty round table at which he feasts upon jobbers, his appetite insatiable leads to weekly sacrifices until they run out of jobbers and Ryback must tear through the main roster in order to satiate his glutinous greed.
FEED, ME, MORE!
Also reads a chapter of "the secret" to the audience each week from his throne.
King Bryan (aka: Concussion King)
After triumphing against the odds returning from another injury King Bryan is crowned only to receive another concussion when donning the crown, thus no one gets the rub at all, especially not Bryan.
King Ziggler (aka: The Silent king)
Immediately after making his first speech the WWE universe collectively realises the horrible mistake of giving Ziggler mic time, thus they tape his mouth shut and revoke his status
King Reigns (aka: The Enduring Reign, Believe that)
Vinny Mac is all for this super push and Roman empire gimmick but he doesn't want to drop the shield attire dammit, thus after steamrolling the competition Emperor Reigns throws this royal gimmick on top of his existing self and continues entering through the crowd and wearing Shield attire except with a robe, he never sheds this attire as long as Vince draws breath thus Reigns is always king, even 5 years from now.
King Ambrose (aka: The Lunatic King)
Prop comedy galore and a lot of the announcers saying how KERAZY this lunatic is, Cole's fake laughter dominates the segments as Ambrose does Ambrose stuff, except now he has a crown.
King Wyatt (aka: Rambling King)
"See now, haah, this kingdom is crumbling,
ohhhh it's crumbling but in its place there is a new face of fear that dons the crown of calamity
hahahah.
And what are you going to do when
your land is overrun by the swarm that buzzes through the night and erects a new order within this universe? Queen Abigail will rule you, all you have to do is bow to the new order.
Change, aha, change is coming and
you are powerless to stop it, unless you think you can challenge me on the battlements of Castle Wyatt?! ahhaaaah....
find me"
*BLERP*
And it just keeps going on like this every week.
King Fandango (aka: The dancing queen king)
No longer will Fandango wrestle, he instead has the power to make all his matches a dance off so he can finally sniff WWE gold by dancing his way to the main event, until Cena outdances him of course, some fresh odds to overcome right there.
King Harper (aka: Barbarian King)
A lot of vacant staring off from the throne, the intimidatory glare of harper allows his kingly status to use jobbers as his personal army.
As such he invades matches with his men and plonks his throne in the ring where he stays until someone unseats him, he never says a word, only gestures.
King Show (aka: Same old Show)
It's Big Show now with a
crown, aside from this he continues being a big man who probably shifts from heel to face and back again in the tournament alone.
King Kane (aka: King in 2015)
Donning a new mask that merges with the crown, King Kane would be a benevolent ruler who mostly sits in his throne room backstage dealing with Director of Operations duties.
His sceptre also has flame pyro.
And as per Kane cycle this opens the door for another diva storyline where he looks to court a Queen, the adventures will never end!
No matter what happens it's all pointless seeing that...
King Cenation (aka: most decorated King in WWE history Maggle!)
The self proclaimed King of the WWE universe and whoever wants the throne will have to get through him first, spoilers: they all lose.
