Over the years there have been only a handful of WWE stars who have been able to call themselves King of the Ring, and Baron Corbin is the last man to win the King of the Ring tournament.
Steve Austin’s King of the Ring win is considered to be legendary thanks to his Austin 3:16 promo that he cut after winning, but not everyone agrees that Austin was the best KOTR.
Booker T recently discussed the King of the Ring tournament on his Hall of Fame podcast, and he explained why he would put King Corbin in the number 1 spot.
“You know, I’m just keeping it real, outside of myself – King Booker was the most majestic king that has worn the crown, whoever adorned the robe, the royal sceptre, as well as the insignia… there was only one king that I can really think about as far as, you know, stepping up and honestly is King Corbin. No, I’m serious. I appreciate all the Kings that have come along, but Corbin has really taken the role just like I did, he’s believed in the role to create, you know, for me, my own world, the SmackDown world, the SmackDown kingdom. This is something that Corbin has trying to recreate, so I give Corbin… a lot of the guys that wore the robe – they just wore the robe, they just wore the crown. You know I’ve talked to Steve Austin about it and the best kings about it. You know, they got Steve Austin at No. 1 (best King of the Ring poll) and I go, ‘how does this happen?’ That’s what the polls say. Fake polls. I would give King Corbin the rub.”
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