The King of Kings tournament is an annual men's tournament in DWP of 8-16 wrestlers held between February and April. The first ever winner of the tournament was Dante Alexander after he defeated Hammerschmidt in the finals. Starting from 2026, the winner of the tournament would be granted a world championship match.
No
Year
Winner
Event
Date
Times won
Runner up
1
2017
Dante Alexander
The Clash
January 22, 2017
1
Hammerschmidt
2
2018
Hammerschmidt
Fightfest
February 25, 2018
1
Dante Alexander
3
2019
Dante Alexander
The Clash
January 20, 2019
2
Matt Pearce
4
2020
Danny Kanyon
Fightfest
February 23, 2020
1
Trae Chambers
5
2021
Ben Reyes
Living Dangerous
March 14, 2021
1
Chris Jackson
6
2022
Jack Lazarus
Living Dangerous
March 13, 2022
1
Chris Jackson
7
2023
Cameron Bash
Living Dangerous
March 12, 2023
1
Daniel Heron
8
2024
Trace Morales
Infinite Aggression
April 14, 2024
1
Kenny Omega
9
2025
Golden Dragon
Living Dangerous
March 9, 2025
1
Andrew Kanyon
10
2026[a]
Seth Rollins
Living Dangerous
March 8, 2026
1
Legend Pittman
11
2027
Valentino Merritt
Living Dangerous
March 27, 2027
1
Jay White
12
2028
Koya Tsukuda
Living Dangerous
March 25, 2028
1
Kenny Omega
13
2029
Seth Rollins
Infinite Aggression
April 15, 2029
2
Adrian Tremblay
14
2030
Ryan Mooney
Infinite Aggression
April 21, 2030
1
David Kanyon
15
2031
Andrew Kanyon
1
16
2032
Jack Lazarus
2
17
2033
David Kanyon
1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Johnny Icon
Cade Miller
Pin
Cade Miller
Kenny Omega
Pin
Kenny Omega
Pin
Matt Pearce
Kenny Omega
Koya Tsukuda
Pin
Adrian Tremblay
Koya Tsukuda
Pin
Koya Tsukuda
Pin
Luke Lyndon
Daniel Heron
Luke Lyndon
Sub
Round One
Quarterfinals
Semi-Finals
Finals
Valentino Merritt
Pin
Joaquin Gamble[b]
Valentino Merritt
Pin
Jay Pierce
Jay Pierce
Pin
Reo Sawada
Valentino Merritt
Pin
Adrian Tremblay
Adrian Tremblay
Pin
Andy Badwool
Adrian Tremblay
Pin
Kenny Omega
Brice Cook
Kenny Omega
Pin
Archangel[c]
Seth Rollins
Pin
Archangel
Pin
Apollo Masters
Archangel
Pin
Hideki Sayama
Hideki Sayama
Sub
Daniel Heron
Archangel
Seth Rollins
Sub
Jordan Dean
Cade Miller
Sub
Cade Miller
Seth Rollins
Pin
Seth Rollins
Pin
Trace Morales
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Cody Rhodes
Ryan Mooney
Pin
Ryan Mooney
Pin
Andrew Kanyon
Andrew Kanyon
Pin
Jordan Dean
Ryan Mooney
Pin
David Kanyon
Brennen Kent
David Kanyon
Pin
David Kanyon
Pin
Ricky Babylon
Ben Reyes
Ricky Babylon
Sub
^ Starting in 2026, the winner got a championship match of their choosing
^ Patrick Crow was forced to withdraw from the tournament and Gamble was his replacement
^ Replaced Adrian Tremblay after he was forced to withdraw due to injury
