WWE tournaments

WWE has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.

Sporadic tournaments

Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; KO-Knockout; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; DDQ-Double Disqualification; Pts-Points; Dec-Decision; Ref-Refereess decision; NC-No Contest

The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament and included a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Adrian Adonis   03:22  
Corporal Kirchner Pin
Adrian Adonis   06:00  
Dynamite Kid     Pin
Dynamite Kid     00:09
Nikolai Volkoff Pin
Dynamite Kid   05:00  
Randy Savage Pin
Ivan Putski 02:47
Randy Savage Pin
Randy Savage 04:00
Ricky Steamboat Pin
Davey Boy Smith 03:00
Ricky Steamboat Ref
Randy Savage   09:00  
Junkyard Dog      CO
The Iron Sheik Pin
Junkyard Dog 03:00
Junkyard Dog 00:45
Moondog Spot Pin
Terry Funk 00:17
Moondog Spot CO
Junkyard Dog
BYE
Don Muraco 04:00
Tito Santana Pin
Tito Santana 08:00
Paul Orndorff DCO
Paul Orndorff 07:00
Bob Orton DQ

Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Harley Race
Brian Blair
Harley Race
BYE    
Don Muraco    
Greg Valentine DDQ
Harley Race     pin
Junkyard Dog
King Tonga
Adrian Adonis
Adrian Adonis pin
Junkyard Dog
Hercules Hernandez
Junkyard Dog pin
Harley Race sub
Ricky Steamboat     
Brutus Beefcake
Lanny Poffo pin
Brutus Beefcake pin
Pedro Morales
Dory Funk, Jr.
Pedro Morales
Brutus Beefcake pin
Rickey Steamboat
Billy Jack Haynes pin
Jimmy Jack Funk
Billy Jack Haynes pin
Ricky Steamboat
Jim Brunzell pin
Ricky Steamboat

Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament

The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tournament.[1][2]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
The Killer Bees
(B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell)
Pin
Kamala and Sika 07:32
The Killer Bees Pin
King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff 04:22
King Kong Bundy and Paul Orndorff Pin
Bob Orton and The Magnificent Muraco 06:20
The Killer Bees Pin
Demolition 06:16
The Can-Am Connection
(Rick Martel and Tom Zenk)
Pin
Danny Spivey and Jerry Allen 10:31
The Can-Am Connection CO
Demolition 09:21
Demolition
(Ax and Smash)
DQ
The British Bulldogs
(Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid)
04:50

WWF World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1988)

The main event at WrestleMania IV was a 14-man tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship where "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to win the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship title.[3]

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
   Hulk Hogan  
   BYE  
   Hulk Hogan 05:23  
     André the Giant DDQ  
 André the Giant
 BYE  
   BYE  
   Ted DiBiase  
 Jim Duggan 05:02  
 Ted DiBiase Pin  
   Ted DiBiase 05:35
     Don Muraco Pin  
 Don Muraco 04:54
 Dino Bravo DQ  
   Ted DiBiase 09:27
   Randy Savage Pin
 Ricky Steamboat 09:11  
 Greg Valentine Pin  
   Greg Valentine 06:07
     Randy Savage Pin  
 Randy Savage Pin
 Butch Reed 04:09  
   Randy Savage 04:05
   One Man Gang DQ  
 Bam Bam Bigelow   02:55  
 One Man Gang CO  
   One Man Gang
     BYE  
 Jake Roberts 15:00
 Rick Rude Draw  

WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1990)

The WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide a new WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion after previous champion Ultimate Warrior was stripped of the title after he defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania VI.[4][5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Tito Santana CO
Akeem
Tito Santana
BYE
Brutus Beefcake DCO
Dino Bravo
Tito Santana
Mr. Perfect Pin
Mr. Perfect Pin
Jimmy Snuka
Mr. Perfect
BYE
Roddy Piper DDQ
Rick Martel

WWF Women's Championship Tournament (1993)

The WWF Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide the new WWF Women's Champion after the title was reinstated after three years of inactivity.[6][7][8]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Heidi Lee Morgan Pin
Black Venus
Heidi Lee Morgan Pin
Rusty Thomas
Rusty Thomas Pin
Angie Marino
Heidi Lee Morgan
Alundra Blayze Pin
Alundra Blayze Pin
Allison Royal
Alundra Blayze
BYE
BYE
BYE

WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1995)

The WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Tag Team Champions after former champions Diesel and Shawn Michaels vacated the titles due to the two not being able to function as a tag team,[9] which was won by The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly.[9]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka Pin
Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo)
Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka Pin
The Headshrinkers
The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Sione) Pin
Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart
Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka
The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Pin
The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) Pin
The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke)
The Heavenly Bodies
The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Pin
The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly Pin
Well Dunn (Timothy Well and Steven Dunn)

WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1996)

The WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Tag Team Champions after former champions The Smokin' Gunns had to vacate the titles due to Billy Gunn suffering a neck injury,[10] the tournament was won by The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip).[10]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
The Bodydonnas Pin
The Bushwhackers
The Bodydonnas Pin
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Savio Vega
Razor Ramon and Savio Vega Pin
The 1-2-3 Kid and Tatanka
The Bodydonnas Pin
The Godwinns
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog Pin
Hakushi and Barry Horowitz
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
The Godwinns Pin
The Godwinns Pin
The New Rockers

Kuwait Cup Tournament (1996)

The Kuwait Cup was a tournament.[11]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Finals
        
Bret Hart
Leif Cassidy
Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Yokozuna
Owen Hart
Owen Hart
Ahmed Johnson
Marty Jannetty
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin
Ahmed Johnson
Ahmed Johnson
Aldo Montoya
Ahmed Johnson
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
The Undertaker
Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.
The Undertaker
British Bulldog
Duke Droese
The British Bulldog
The Undertaker
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Savio Vega
Bob Backlund
Savio Vega
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Butch
Hunter Hearst Helmsley

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1996)

The WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide a new WWF Intercontinental Champion after previous champion Ahmed Johnson forfeited the title after being attacked by the debuting Faarooq after winning an 11-man battle royal.[5][12]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Owen Hart CO
The British Bulldog 8/19
Owen Hart 9/16
Marc Mero Pin
Marc Mero DQ
Stone Cold Steve Austin 8/19
Marc Mero Pin
Faarooq 9/23
Sycho Sid 8/19
Hunter Hearst Helmsley Pin
Sycho Sid 9/16
Faarooq DQ
Faarooq Pin
Savio Vega 8/19

Middle East Cup Tournament

The Middle East Cup was a tournament.[11]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Bret Hart PIN
The British Bulldog
Bret Hart
BYE
Vader DCO
Farooq DCO
Bret Hart PIN
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Owen Hart
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin DQ
The Undertaker
The Undertaker
Mankind

WWF European Championship Tournament (1997)

The WWF European Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWF European Champion.[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
The British Bulldog Pin
Mankind
The British Bulldog Pin
Vader
Vader Pin
Rocky Maivia
The British Bulldog Pin
Owen Hart
Owen Hart
Flash Funk
Owen Hart CO
Bret Hart
Bret Hart Sub
Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Kuwait Cup Tournament (1997)

The Kuwait Cup was a tournament.[11]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
Tiger Ali Singh 10/4
Leif Cassidy
Tiger Ali Singh 11/4
Billy Gunn
Billy Gunn 10/4
Bob Holly
Tiger Ali Singh 12/4
Mankind
Fake Diesel 10/4
The British Bulldog
Davey Boy Smith 11/4
Mankind
Phineas I. Godwinn 10/4
Mankind
Tiger Ali Singh 13/4
Owen Hart
Vader 10/4
Bart Gunn
Vader 11/4
Freddie Joe Floyd
Sycho Sid 10/4
Freddie Joe Floyd
Vader 12/4
Owen Hart
Stone Cold Steve Austin 10/4
Bret Hart
Stone Cold Steve Austin 11/4
Owen Hart
Henry O. Godwinn 10/4
Owen Hart

WWF Tag Team Championship (1997)

The WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Tag Team Champions, which was won by Owen Hart and The British Bulldog, but would later face Stone Cold Steve Austin and a partner of his choosing.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Faarooq and D'Lo Brown Pin
Vader and The Undertaker
Farooq and D'Lo Brown Pin
The Legion of Doom
The Godwinns
The Legion of Doom Pin
Farooq and D'Lo Brown
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog Pin
New Blackjacks
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog Pin
Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
The Headbangers Pin
Jerry Lawler and Rob Van Dam
The Headbangers Pin

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1997)

The tournament to determine the new WWF Intercontinental Champion was held between September 8 and October 5, 1997, with the finals occurring at Badd Blood: In Your House. The title was vacated due to a neck injury that champion Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered when he won the championship.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Brian Pillman DQ
Dude Love
Brian Pillman
Owen Hart DQ
Owen Hart DQ
Goldust
Owen Hart Pin
Faarooq
Faarooq1
Ken Shamrock
Faarooq DQ
Ahmed Johnson
Ahmed Johnson Pin
Rocky Maivia

Notes:
1 Ken Shamrock initially won the match. But he was injured so Faarooq advanced.

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was first introduced in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association. It eventually migrated to Japan as well, although it wasn't considered as an official WWF title until after 1997, when a tournament was held in the United States to crown a champion. Before the tournament, the title was a part of the J-Crown. The tournament ended on December 8, 1997 at D-Generation X: In Your House where Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher to become the first Light Heavyweight Champion recognized by the WWF.

Quarterfinals
(Raw is War)
Semifinals
(Raw is War)
Finals
(In Your House: D-Generation X)
         
November 3 Águila Pin
Hershey Super Loco 05:12
November 252 Águila Pin
Roanoke Taka Michinoku 06:19
November 10 Taka Michinoku Pin
Ottawa Devon Storm 05:00
December 7 Taka Michinoku Pin
Springfield Brian Christopher 12:00
November 111 Eric Shelley Pin
Cornwall Scott Taylor 05:27
November 252 Scott Taylor Forf3
Roanoke Brian Christopher
November 24 Brian Christopher Pin
Fayetteville Flash Flanagan 03:30

Notes:
1 This match aired on November 17.
2 These matches aired on December 1.
3 Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.

Brawl for All

Main article: WWF Brawl for All

The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29, 1998 to August 24, 1998.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
RAW Steve Blackman Dec
6/29 Marc Mero
RAW Marc Mero
8/10 Bradshaw Pts
RAW Mark Canterbury
6/29 Bradshaw Pts
RAW Bradshaw Pts
8/17 Droz
RAW Brakkus
7/6 Savio Vega Pts
RAW Savio Vega
8/10 Droz Pts
RAW Droz Draw
7/6 Hawk Draw
RAW Bradshaw
8/24 Bart Gunn KO
RAW Bart Gunn Dec
7/13 Bob Holly
RAW Bart Gunn KO
7/27 Steve Williams
RAW Pierre
7/20 "Dr. Death" Steve Williams TKO
RAW Bart Gunn KO
8/17 The Godfather
RAW The Godfather
7/13 Dan Severn Pts
RAW The Godfather Pts
8/3 Scorpio
RAW 8-Ball
7/20 Scorpio Pts

NOTE: Steve Blackman defeated Marc Mero but was unable to compete in the next round, permitting re-entry into the tournament for Mero.

NOTE: Dan Severn defeated The Godfather but withdrew from the tournament, citing he had nothing to prove and permitting re-entry for The Godfather.

NOTE: Quote from Dan Severn off of Sherdog radio says he and Ken Shamrock were not allowed to participate, but then Dan Severn was asked to participate. After defeating The Godfather he was told he was no longer allowed to continue.

WWF Intercontinental Championship tournament (1998)

The WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide a new WWF Intercontinental Champion after previous champion Triple H vacated the title due to injury.[5][13]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Ken Shamrock Sub
Steve Blackman
Ken Shamrock Sub
Val Venis
Val Venis Pin
Marc Mero
Ken Shamrock Sub
X-Pac
X-Pac Pin
Jeff Jarrett
X-Pac Pin
Mankind
Mankind Sub
Mark Henry

Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament (1998)

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
 The Undertaker  
 BYE  
     The Undertaker       7:16   
       Kane Pin  
 Kane
 BYE  
     The Undertaker      DQ  
     The Rock 8:20  
 Goldust Sub  
 Ken Shamrock  5:56   
     Ken Shamrock Pin
       The Rock 8:20  
 Big Boss Man Pin
 The Rock 0:03[14]  
     The Rock             Sub
     Mankind 17:10
 Stone Cold Steve Austin       DQ  
 Big Boss Man 3:20  
     Stone Cold Steve Austin
       BYE  
 Steven Regal DCO
 X-Pac DCO  
     "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 10:27
     Mankind Pin  
 Jeff Jarrett Pin  
 Al Snow 3:31  
     Al Snow 3:55
       Mankind Pin  
 Duane Gill 0:30
 Mankind Pin  

†Triple H was originally in the bracket set to face The Rock in the first round. But his injury prevented him to compete, and thus was replaced by Big Boss Man

Undisputed WWF Championship #1 Contendership Tournament (2002)

The Undisputed WWF Championship #1 Contendership Tournament was a tournament to face Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship at No Way Out.[15]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Stone Cold Steve Austin Pin
4 Booker T 9:16
Steve Austin 10:27
Kurt Angle Pin
3 Kurt Angle Pin
2 The Rock 9:21

WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament

The WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament held at WWE No Mercy 2002 to crown inaugural WWE Tag Team Champions, which were Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle.[16]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
 Los Guerreros  Sub
 Mark Henry and Rikishi    
 Los Guerreros  
     Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Pin  
 Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Sub
 Billy Kidman and John Cena    
 Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle  Sub
   
   Edge and Rey Mysterio  
 Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons  Pin
 Billy and Chuck    
 Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons  
     Edge and Rey Mysterio  Pin  
 Edge and Rey Mysterio  Pin
 Brock Lesnar and Tajiri    
 

WWE Championship #1 contenders Tournament (2003)

This was a tournament. The winner would face Brock Lesnar for his WWE Championship at Backlash.[17]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Chris Benoit Sub
A-Train
Chris Benoit Pin
Rhyno
Big Show
Rhyno DQ
Chris Benoit
John Cena Pin
The Undertaker Pin
Rey Mysterio
The Undertaker
John Cena Pin
Eddie Guerrero
John Cena Pin

WWE United States Championship Tournament

The WWE United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide the inaugural WWE United States Champion as then-Smackdown General Manager Stephanie McMahon revived the title after two years of inactivity.[18]

The tournament was held between June 19 and July 27, 2003. The tournament brackets were:

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Chris Benoit Sub
Rhyno
Chris Benoit Sub
Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy Pin
Rikishi
Chris Benoit 22:13
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Billy Gunn Pin
John Cena
Billy Gunn
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Eddie Guerrero Pin
Último Dragón

WWE Championship #1 contenders Tournament (2005)

The tournament to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21 was held between February 1 and February 20, 2005. At WrestleMania 21, John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield to become new champion. The tournament brackets were:[17]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
John Cena Pin
Orlando Jordan
John Cena Pin
Booker T
Eddie Guerrero
Booker T Pin
John Cena Pin
Kurt Angle 19:21
The Undertaker DCO
René Duprée DCO
BYE
Kurt Angle Forfeit
Rey Mysterio
Kurt Angle Sub

WWE Championship #1 contenders Tournament (2005)

The WWE Championship #1 contenders Tournament was a tournament. The winner to face John Cena at Judgment Day[19]

Semifinals Finalists Final
         
John "Bradshaw" Layfield DQ
Rey Mysterio 15:20
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle Pin
Eddie Guerrero 25:40
John "Bradshaw" Layfield Pin
Kurt Angle, Booker T and Big Show
Booker T NC
Big Show 05:20
Booker T and Big Show
BYE
BYE
BYE

Gold Rush Tournament (2005)

The Gold Rush Tournament was tournament to determine the new number one contender for World Heavyweight Champion Batista, which was won by Edge.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kane 5/2
Christian Pin
4:22
Kane 5/2
Chris Benoit Pin
9:18
Chris Benoit 5/2
Triple H Sub
13:34
Kane 5/16
Edge Pin
12:23
Edge 5/2
Chris Jericho Pin
8:10
Edge 5/2
Shawn Michaels Pin
9:52
Shawn Michaels 5/2
Shelton Benjamin Pin
14:50

WWE Championship #1 contenders Road to WrestleMania Tournament (2006)

The Road to WrestleMania Tournament was a tournament to crown a #1 contender for John Cena's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Triple H Pin
Ric Flair 2/6
Triple H DCO
Big Show 2/13
Big Show Pin
Shelton Benjamin 2/6
Triple H
Big Show
Pin
Rob Van Dam 2/20
Rob Van Dam Pin
Carlito 2/6
Rob Van Dam Pin
Chris Masters 2/13
Kane 2/6
Chris Masters

WWE Women's Championship Tournament (2006)

The WWE Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown a new WWE Women's Champion after champion Trish Stratus retired from her wrestling career.<ref name="ReferenceA"/[20] The first round started on September 25, 2006 and ended at Cyber Sunday when Lita, who Stratus defeated in her retirement match, defeated Mickie James.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Lita Pin
Candice 9/25
Lita Pin
Maria 10/30
Maria Strip
Candice
Torrie Wilson
Victoria
10/16
Lita Pin
Mickie James Cyber Sunday (2006)
Mickie James Pin
Victoria 10/2
Mickie James Pin
Melina 10/23
Melina Pin
Torrie Wilson 10/9

ECW World Championship Tournament

The ECW World Championship Tournament was a tournament created due to Bobby Lashley vacating his championship.[21]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 CM Punk Pin
4 Marcus Cor Von 06:45
CM Punk Pin
Johnny Nitro* 08:15
3 Chris Benoit Sub
2 Elijah Burke 06:38

Championship Competition Tournament

The Championship Competition Tournament was a tournament for the #1 Contendership of the World Heavyweight Championship.[22]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Rey Mysterio DQ
4 Batista 05:57
Rey Mysterio Pin
Finlay 08:33
3 Finlay Pin
2 Kane 07:21

Championship Chase Tournament

The Championship Chase Tournament was a tournament.[23]

Semifinals Qualifers Finalists Finals
        
Big Show Pin
Tommy Dreamer 01:35
Big Show
Finlay and Montel Vontavious Porter
Finlay Double-Pin
Montel Vontavious Porter 14:46
Big Show, Finlay and Montel Vontavious Porter
Matt Hardy and Kane
Matt Hardy Pin
CM Punk 04:46
Matt Hardy
Kane
Kane Pin
Chavo Guerrero 05:56
Edge Win
Big Show, Finlay, Montel Vontavious Porter, Matt Hardy, Kane & Batista 15:59
Batista Pin
John Morrison 06:34
Batista
Edge
Edge
BYE
Edge & Batista
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE

Intercontinental Championship #1 contenders Tournament (2008)

A tournament was announced to crown a new #1 Contender to go against WWE Intercontinental Champion William Regal, which was won by CM Punk.[24]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kofi Kingston Pin
Kane 2:39
Kofi Kingston 3:12
Rey Mysterio Pin
Rey Mysterio Pin
The Miz 4:25
Rey Mysterio 12:15
CM Punk Pin
Finlay 4:10
John Morrison Pin
John Morrison 1:55
CM Punk Pin
CM Punk Pin
Snitsky 5:14

Race To The Rumble Tournament

The Race To The Rumble Tournament was a tournament held in 2009 to determine a #1 contender for John Cena's World Heavyweight Championship.[25]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Shawn Michaels 12/22
Kane Pin
Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton
Randy Orton 12/22
Batista Forfeit
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 12/29
Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho Pin
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 12/22
Rey Mysterio DQ
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho 12/22
CM Punk Pin

ECW Homecoming Tournament

The ECW Homecoming Tournament was a tournament to crown a #1 contender for the ECW Championship.[26]

Semifinals Qualified Finalists Final
        
Kane Pin
Zack Ryder 3:47
Kane
Ezekiel Jackson
Ezekiel Jackson Pin
Vladimir Kozlov 1:35
Kane and Ezekiel Jackson
Yoshi Tatsu and Vance Archer
Yoshi Tatsu Pin
Jack Swagger
Yoshi Tatsu
Vance Archer
Vance Archer Pin
Goldust
Ezekiel Jackson Win
Kane, Yoshi Tatsu, Vance Archer, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin and CM Punk 13:53
Matt Hardy Pin
Finlay 5:14
Matt Hardy
Evan Bourne
Evan Bourne Pin
Mike Knox 3:43
Matt Hardy and Evan Bourne
Shelton Benjamin and CM Punk
Shelton Benjamin Pin
Chavo Guerrero 4:46
Shelton Benjamin
CM Punk
CM Punk Pin
Mark Henry 10:37

Divas Championship Tournament

A tournament was announced to crown a new Divas champion after former champion Melina was stripped of the title due to injury. The first round started on January 4, 2010.[27]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Maryse Pin
Brie Bella 2:18
Maryse Pin
Eve Torres 2:05
Eve Torres Pin
Katie Lee Burchill 1:53
Maryse Pin
Gail Kim 2:50
Kelly Kelly 2:01
Alicia Fox Pin
Alicia Fox 1:55
Gail Kim Pin
Gail Kim Pin
Jillian 3:10

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)

The WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. On May 7, 2010, after failed attempts of getting Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre to stop attacking Matt Hardy, Smackdown General Manager Theodore Long fired McIntyre and vacated the title. The following week, Kofi Kingston won a tournament to become the new champion, but Mr. McMahon reverted Long's decision. Due to the decision by Mr. McMahon, the vacancy of the title and Kingston's championship win are not recognized as WWE continued to recognize McIntyre as champion during that period.[28] At Over the Limit, Kingston defeated McIntyre to win his second official Intercontinental Championship

Quarterfinals Semifinals
      
1 Kofi Kingston Pin
4 Dolph Ziggler
Kofi Kingston Pin
Christian
3 Christian Pin
2 Cody Rhodes

WWE Championship Tournament (2011)

On the July 18, 2011, edition of WWE Raw, the WWE Championship was vacated, after champion CM Punk left WWE. The title was put up in a tournament featuring the top Eight wrestlers. The finals of the tournament would take place at WWE RAW on July 25, which was won by Rey Mysterio.[29]

Quarterfinals
(TV – July 18, 2011 Raw)
Semifinals
(TV – July 18, 2011)
Final
(TV – July 25, 2011)
         
The Miz Pin
Alex Riley 5:00
The Miz Pin
Kofi Kingston 3:52
Kofi Kingston Pin
Alberto Del Rio 5:08
The Miz Pin
Rey Mysterio 13:17
R-Truth Pin
Jack Swagger 4:20
Rey Mysterio Pin
R-Truth 12:48
Rey Mysterio Pin
Dolph Ziggler 4:57

Gold Rush Tournament (2012)

On the August 1, 2012 edition of NXT, NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars to determine the inaugural NXT Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26, 2012, with Seth Rollins defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals.[30]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Richie Steamboat Pin
Leo Kruger
Richie Steamboat
Jinder Mahal Sub
Jinder Mahal Sub
Bo Dallas
Jinder Mahal
Seth Rollins Pin
Seth Rollins Pin
Drew McIntyre
Seth Rollins Pin
Michael McGillicutty
Michael McGillicutty Pin
Justin Gabriel

WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament

The WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament was a #1 contender's tag team tournament, where the winning team faced Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
SmackDown Team Rhodes Scholars
(Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow)
Pin
9/28 The Usos
(Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
2:54
Raw Team Rhodes Scholars Pin
10/8 Team CoBro 3:07
Main Event Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel 5:59
10/3 Team CoBro
(Zack Ryder and Santino Marella)
Pin
Raw Team Rhodes Scholars Pin
10/22* Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara 13:02
SmackDown R-Truth and Kofi Kingston 4:29
10/5 The Prime Time Players
(Titus O'Neil and Darren Young)
Pin
Raw Prime Time Players 3:32
10/8 Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara Pin
Raw Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara Pin
10/1 Primo & Epico 9:38

(*)-The final was originally scheduled for October 15 but was postponed due to Mysterio's illness.

NXT Tag Team Championship Tournament

The NXT Tag Team Championship was introduced on the January 23, 2013 edition of NXT where it was announced by special guest Shawn Michaels that there would be a tournament to crown the first new champions.[31]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
Pin[32]
Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
Pin[32]
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty Pin[32]
Primo & Epico
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin[32]
3MB
(Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
Pin[32]
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger Pin[32]
Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman

Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match.[33]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Leo Kruger Pin
Xavier Woods
Leo Kruger Pin
Adrian Neville
Adrian Neville Pin
Corey Graves
Leo Kruger
Bo Dallas Pin
Oliver Grey
Conor O'Brian Pin
Conor O'Brian
Bo Dallas Pin
Luke Harper
Bo Dallas Pin

NXT Women's Championship Tournament (2013)

The championship was first introduced on April 5, 2013 at WrestleMania Axxess. It was announced at the May 30, 2013 tapings (broadcast on the June 5 episode) of WWE NXT (TV series), by Stephanie McMahon that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental female talents and four female talents from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Women's Champion was crowned on June 20, 2013, with Paige defeating Emma in the tournament finals.[34]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Tamina Snuka
Paige Pin
Paige Pin
Alicia Fox
Bayley
Alicia Fox Pin
Paige Pin
Emma
Sasha Banks
Summer Rae Pin
Summer Rae
Emma Pin
Emma Sub
Aksana

Intercontinental Championship #1 contenders Tournament (2014)

In April 2014, the WWE held the Intercontinental Championship Tournament to determine the #1 contenders to face Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules 2014. Bad News Barrett defeated Rob Van Dam in the final and defeated Big E to win the title.[35]

Quarterfinals
(Raw April 14th)
Semifinals
(Raw April 21st)
Finals
(Raw April 28th)
         
Mark Henry Pin
Cesaro 3:18
Cesaro Count Out
Rob Van Dam 13:13
Rob Van Dam 10:35
Alberto Del Rio Pin
Rob Van Dam Pin
Bad News Barrett 11:24
Sheamus 6:55
Jack Swagger Pin
Sheamus Pin
Bad News Barrett 10:33
Dolph Ziggler Pin
Bad News Barrett 12:12

NXT Women's Championship Tournament (2014)

On April 24, 2014, Paige was stripped of the NXT Women's Championship, by NXT's commissioner John Bradshaw Layfield, because she couldn't defend both the NXT Women's and WWE Divas Championship, ending her reign at 308 days. Right after, during the tapings for the May shows, a tournament was announced to take place to determine the next champion. Charlotte defeated Natalya at NXT Takeover on May 29, 2014 to become the new champion.[36]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Sasha Banks 4/30
Bayley 3:58
Sasha Banks 4:06
Natalya 5/21
Layla 3:30
Natalya 4/30
Natalya 16:49
Charlotte NXT TakeOver
Emma 3:50
Charlotte 5/7
Charlotte 5/14
Alexa Bliss 5:01
Alexa Bliss 5/7
Alicia Fox 3:08

NXT Tag Team Championship #1 contender's tournament

The championship tournament started on August 7, 2014 and there would be a new #1 Contender's for the titles. The tournament final was held on September 4, 2014. Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) won the tournament and defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11, 2014 to win the titles.[37]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
8/14
Blake and Murphy Pin
2:45
The Lucha Dragons 8/21
Sami Zayn and Adam Rose Pin
8:00
Sami Zayn and Adam Rose 8/7
Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel Pin
9:15
The Lucha Dragons 9/4
Vaudevillains Pin
5:20
The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
8/14
Bull Dempsey and Mojo Rawley Pin
3:05
Vaudevillains 8/21
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady Pin
1:45
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady 8/7
Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan Pin
5:15

NXT Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2015)

The NXT Championship Tournament started on January 21, 2015 and there would be a new #1 Contender's for the title. The tournament final was held on February 11, 2015 at NXT TakeOver: Rival. Finn Bálor went on to win the tournament defeated Adrian Neville in the final.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Finn Bálor 1/21
Curtis Axel Pin
4:55
Finn Bálor 2/4
Hideo Itami Pin
12:03
Hideo Itami 1/21
Tyler Breeze Pin
12:55
Finn Bálor NXT TakeOver: Rival
Adrian Neville Pin
13:25
Adrian Neville 1/28
Tyson Kidd Pin
12:43
Adrian Neville 2/4
Baron Corbin Pin
5:28
Baron Corbin 1/28
Bull Dempsey Pin
1:32

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for the André the Giant Battle Royal.[38]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Tyler Breeze Pin
Bull Dempsey
Tyler Breeze Pin
Finn Bálor
Finn Bálor Pin
Baron Corbin
Finn Bálor Pin
Hideo Itami
Hideo Itami Pin
Jason Jordan
Hideo Itami Pin
Adrian Neville
Adrian Neville Pin
Kalisto

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2015)

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady Pin
Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton 9/9
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe Pin
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
9/9
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Dash and Dawson
Blake and Murphy Pin
The Vaudevillains 9/9
The Vaudevillians
Dash and Dawson
Tucker Knight and Elias Samson Pin
Dash and Dawson 9/9
Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
The Hype Bros Pin
Noah Kekoa and Alexander Wolfe 9/9
The Hype Bros
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable Pin
Neville and Solomon Crowe 9/2
Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
Rhyno and Baron Corbin Pin
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
9/2
Rhyno and Baron Corbin
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa
Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsey Pin
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa 9/9

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2015)

On November 5, 2015, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was vacated, after champion Seth Rollins suffered a knee injury.

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
        
Roman Reigns 11/9
Big Show Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Cesaro 11/16
Cesaro 11/9
Sheamus Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Alberto Del Rio 11/22
Alberto Del Rio 11/12
Stardust Pin
Alberto Del Rio Pin
Kalisto 11/16
Kalisto 11/12
Ryback Pin
Roman Reigns Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/22
Titus O'Neil 11/9
Kevin Owens Pin
Kevin Owens Pin
Neville 11/16
Neville 11/12
King Barrett Pin
Kevin Owens Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/22
Dolph Ziggler 11/9
The Miz Pin
Dolph Ziggler 11/16
Dean Ambrose Pin
Dean Ambrose 11/9
Tyler Breeze Pin

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2016)

This tournament was to determine the new #1 Contenders to The New Day's WWE Tag Team Championships.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
The Usos
(Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
4/11
The Social Outcasts
(Curtis Axel and Heath Slater)
Pin
The Usos 4/18
The Vaudevillains Pin
Goldango
(Goldust and Fandango)
4/14
The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
Pin
The Vaudevillains 5/1
Enzo & Cass NC
Enzo & Cass
(Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady
4/14
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
Pin
Enzo & Cass 4/18
The Dudley Boyz Pin
The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)
4/11
The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
Pin

WWE Cruiserweight Classic

The inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Classic[39] saw thirty-two of the world's best cruiserweights battle it out to be crowned WWE's first WWE Cruiserweight Classic winner. The tournament was filmed at Full Sail University, Florida from June 20–24, and was broadcast on the WWE Network from July 13. It ran for ten episodes, with the finale being broadcast on September 14.

 
Round of 32
Taped June 23
Round of 16
Taped July 14
Quarter-finals
Taped August 26
Semi-finals
September 14
Final
Live on September 14
 
                  
 
July 20 –
 
 
United States Kenneth JohnsonPin
 
August 17 –
 
Japan Akira Tozawa09:46[40]
 
Japan Akira TozawaPin
 
August 3 –
 
England Jack Gallagher11:38[41]
 
England Jack GallagherPin
 
August 31 -
 
Italy Fabian Aichner06:45[42]
 
Japan Akira TozawaPin
 
July 20 –
 
Mexico Gran Metalik15:49[43]
 
Japan TajiriPin
 
August 10 –
 
Australia Damian Slater05:28[40]
 
Japan Yoshihiro TajiriPin
 
July 13 –
 
Mexico Gran Metalik10:53[44]
 
Chile Alejandro SaezPin
 
September 14 –
 
Mexico Gran Metalik04:04[45]
 
Mexico Gran MetalikPin
 
July 27 –
 
England Zack Sabre, Jr.13:13[46]
 
India Harv SihraSub
 
August 24 –
 
United States Drew Gulak05:18[47]
 
United States Drew GulakPin
 
July 27 –
 
England Zack Sabre Jr.8:27[48]
 
England Zack Sabre Jr.Sub
 
September 7 -
 
Canada Tyson Dux08:28[47]
 
England Zack Sabre, Jr.Sub
 
August 3 –
 
Scotland/Israel Noam Dar15:46[49]
 
Scotland Israel Noam DarSub
 
August 17 –
 
India Gurv Sihra05:26[42]
 
Scotland Israel Noam DarSub
 
July 13 –
 
Hong Kong Ho Ho Lun07:02[41]
 
Iran Ariya DaivariPin
 
September 14 –
 
Hong Kong Ho Ho Lun05:03[45]
 
Mexico Gran MetalikSub
 
July 27 –
 
Philippines T.J. Perkins17:47[46]
 
Mexico Raul MendozaSub
 
August 17 –
 
United States Brian Kendrick07:35[47]
 
United States Brian KendrickSub
 
July 27 –
 
United States Tony Nese13:42[41]
 
United States Anthony BennettPin
 
August 31 -
 
United States Tony Nese06:34[47]
 
United States Brian KendrickPin
 
July 13 –
 
Japan Kota Ibushi13:58[43]
 
Japan Kota IbushiPin
 
August 10 –
 
American Samoa Sean Maluta09:40[45]
 
Japan Kota IbushiPin
 
July 13 –
 
United States Cedric Alexander15:00[44]
 
United States Cedric AlexanderPin
 
September 14 –
 
France Clement Petiot05:58[45]
 
Japan Kota Ibushi Sub
 
July 20 –
 
Philippines T.J. Perkins14:52[46]
 
Philippines T.J. PerkinsSub
 
August 24 –
 
Germany Da Mack06:32[40]
 
Philippines T.J. PerkinsSub
 
August 3 –
 
United States Johnny Gargano12:18[48]
 
United States Johnny GarganoPin
 
September 7 -
 
United States Tommaso Ciampa10:47[42]
 
Philippines T.J. PerkinsSub
 
July 20 –
 
United States Rich Swann17:03[49]
 
Pakistan Mustafa Ali Pin
 
August 24 –
 
Puerto Rico Lince Dorado05:55[40]
 
Puerto Rico Lince DoradoPin
 
August 3 –
 
United States Rich Swann8:14[48]
 
United States Rich Swann Pin
 
 
Hong Kong Jason Lee03:47[42]
 

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament

Following the reintroduction of the WWE brand extension and subsequent draft on July 19, 2016, WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day were drafted to Raw, leaving SmackDown without a tag team championship. Over the course of the following month, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan stated that he wanted to build up the tag team division before introducing a championship. Immediately following SummerSlam on the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live, Bryan and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon unveiled the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship and announced a tournament, which will culminate in a tag team match at Backlash to determine the inaugural champions.[50][51][52] The tournament and the titles were won by Heath Slater and Rhyno after they defeated The Usos at Backlash.

Quarterfinals
SmackDown (8/23, 8/30).[50][51]
Semifinals
SmackDown (9/6)[52]
Final
Backlash
         
American Alpha
(Jason Jordan and Chad Gable)
Pin
Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
10:13
American AlphaPin
The Usos 0:28
The Usos
(Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
Pin
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)
3:49
The Usos† 10:02
Heath Slater and Rhyno Pin
The Hype Bros
(Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley)
Pin
The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
2:50
The Hype Bros 7:03
Heath Slater and Rhyno Pin
Heath Slater and Rhyno Pin
The Headbangers
(Mosh and Thrasher)
2:54

† When Chad Gable suffered a kayfabe injury after defeating The Usos, American Alpha were removed from the final. The Usos then defeated The Hype Bros at Backlash in a second chance tag team match to replace American Alpha in the final.

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2016)

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
        
TM-61
(Nick Miller and Shane Thorne)
Pin
Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss
TM-61
Austin Aries and Roderick Strong
Austin Aries and Roderick Strong Pin
Heavy Machinery
(Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic)
TM-61
SAni†Y
Kota Ibushi and T.J. Perkins Pin
Lince Dorado and Mustafa Ali
Kota Ibushi and T.J. Perkins
SAni†Y
Bobby Roode and Tye Dillinger Pin
SAni†Y
(Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton)
TM-61
The Authors of Pain
The Authors of Pain
(Rezar and Akam)
Pin
The Bollywood Boyz
(Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)
The Authors of Pain
No Way Jose and Rich Swann
No Way Jose and Rich Swann Pin
Tony Nese and Drew Gulak
The Authors of Pain
DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)†
The Revival
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
Pin
Andrade Almas and Cedric Alexander
The Revival
DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
Pin
Ho Ho Lun and Tian Bing

† Scott Dawson faked an injury, pulling the Revival out of the tournament and therefore advancing DIY to the semifinals by way of forfeit.

King of the Ring

Main article: King of the Ring

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992, and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event.

Dates and venues of finals

Event Date City Venue Winner
King of the Ring (1985) July 8, 1985 Foxborough, Massachusetts Sullivan Stadium Don Muraco
King of the Ring (1986) July 14, 1986 Harley Race
King of the Ring (1987) September 4, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Randy Savage
King of the Ring (1988) October 16, 1988 Ted DiBiase
King of the Ring (1989) October 14, 1989 Tito Santana
King of the Ring (1991) September 7, 1991 Bret Hart
King of the Ring (1993) June 13, 1993 Dayton, Ohio Nutter Center
King of the Ring (1994) June 19, 1994 Baltimore Baltimore Arena Owen Hart
King of the Ring (1995) June 25, 1995 Philadelphia The Spectrum Mabel
King of the Ring (1996) June 23, 1996 Milwaukee MECCA Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin
King of the Ring (1997) June 8, 1997 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Triple H
King of the Ring (1998) June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena Ken Shamrock
King of the Ring (1999) June 27, 1999 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Billy Gunn
King of the Ring (2000) June 25, 2000 Boston Fleet Center Kurt Angle
King of the Ring (2001) June 24, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena Edge
King of the Ring (2002) June 23, 2002 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena Brock Lesnar
King of the Ring (2006) May 21, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona America West Arena Booker T
King of the Ring (2008) April 21, 2008 Greenville, South Carolina BI-LO Center William Regal
King of the Ring (2010) November 29, 2010 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center Sheamus
King of the Ring (2015) April 28, 2015 Moline, Illinois iWireless Center Wade Barrett

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