It was announced last night on SmackDown! that for the first time since 2002, the King of The Ring tournament will be returning to WWE. The event will only feature wrestlers from the SmackDown! brand.
It has not been clarified whether or not WWE will rename one of the SmackDown! brand PPVs. The first round of the tournament begins next week on SmackDown!, when Kurt Angle will face Randy Orton. At this point, it is believed that we will see first round matches on SmackDown! in upcoming weeks with the semi finals and finals taking place in June at Judgement Day.
Below are the official brackets for the 2006 King of the Ring Tournament:
Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton
Matt Hardy vs. Brooker T
Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay
Bobby Lashley vs. Mark Henry
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