King of the World is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by OWA. The tournament was held in 2007, 2008, 2009 and took a three-year hiatus until its return in 2012.
In 2013, owner Trip Johnson announced the return of the tournament. But unlike the previous year, the winner of the 2013 King of the World Tournament will receive a World Heavyweight Championship Match at OWA Stairway To Stardom IV.
The tournament has been held a total of six times so far.
Concept[]
King of the World is a single-elimination tournament, normally between 8-16 superstars. From 2007 - 2012, the winner of the tournament was guaranteed a world heavyweight championship match, anytime, anywhere until the ending of the next King of the World tournament. So far, all of the previous winners have gone on to become the world heavyweight champion.
2007[]
The tournament was first brought into place by Angel in THBW. The 2007 tournament featured 8 superstars, with the finals being held in December, a month before Stairway to Stardom, on a special live show. The first tournament winner was The Phenomnal GMC, who defeated Joey Tierney in the finals.
| Quaterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| AOC | |||||||||||||
| The Phenomenal GMC | |||||||||||||
| The Phenomenal GMC | |||||||||||||
| Shane Morrison | |||||||||||||
| Shane Morrison | |||||||||||||
| Lightning D | |||||||||||||
| The Phenomenal GMC | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| Chris Flame | |||||||||||||
| Chris Flame | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| The Gatekeeper | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
2008[]
Upon Angel leaving THBW, he brought with him the King of the World tournament, which he introudced to his new promotion, Extreme Non-Stop Wrestling. The 2008 tournament featured 8 superstars again, with the finals being held on the newly introuduced King of the World Pay-Per-View. The tournament was won by John McBurney, who defeated David Andrews in the finals.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| David Andrews | |||||||||||||
| Adrian Flynn | |||||||||||||
| David Andrews | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Graham Thug | |||||||||||||
| David Andrews | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| Gavin McCabe | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | |||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | |||||||||||||
| Leon Falcon | |||||||||||||
2009[]
The 2009 tournament featured 8 superstars, with the finals being held on the King of the World Pay-Per-View. The tournament was won by Shane Williams, who defeated Daniel McVeigh in the finals.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| MP Punk | |||||||||||||
| Shane Adams | |||||||||||||
| MP Punk | |||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | |||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | |||||||||||||
| Gregory O'Neil | |||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | |||||||||||||
| Daniel McVeigh | |||||||||||||
| The Gatekeeper | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| John McBurney | |||||||||||||
| Daniel McVeigh | |||||||||||||
| Daniel McVeigh | |||||||||||||
| Zac Johnson | |||||||||||||
2012[]
The 2012 tournament was announced by then-OWA Owner Angel, inviting everyone on the Bebo Wrestling Network to participate. With a guaranteed title shot granted to the winner for whenever they chose to challenge the champion. It was the first tournament to feature 16 superstars, instead of the usual 8.
The tournament reached its climax when Preston Scott defeated Trip Johnson in the final match at OWA Stairway To Stardom III.
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Trip Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Demento | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trip Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trip Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Messiah | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Starrbuck | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Messiah | ||||||||||||||||||
| Messiah | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trip Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davids | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heath Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davids | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sylvester Dyrellei | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preston Scott | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Alderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hayden Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Walker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hayden Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Alderson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Alderson | ||||||||||||||||||
2013[]
OWA Owner Trip Johnson announced the return of the tournament, with the winner earning a title shot at OWA Stairway To Stardom IV.
The tournament began following Chained, and ran until Redemption, where Angel defeated Zack Richards in the final.
| Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | Final Match | |||||||||||
| Zack Richards | |||||||||||||
| Scott Corridor | |||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | |||||||||||||
| Jamo | |||||||||||||
| Jamo | |||||||||||||
| Chris Hunter | |||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Kenneth Krane | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Palmer | |||||||||||||
| Alex Johnson | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Palmer | |||||||||||||
2014[]
Once again, the 2014 edition of the tournament will impact the main event of the company's top event, OWA Stairway To Stardom V. The winner of the tournament will not only be named the 2014 King Of The World, but will receive their choice of either an OWA or World Heavyweight Championship match.
The tournament began on the June 20, 2014 edition of Adamantium, and concluded with the final match at the Redemption pay-per-view event.
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Final Match | |||||||||||
| Orlando Flowers | |||||||||||||
| Jason Oliver | |||||||||||||
| Jason Oliver | |||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | |||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | |||||||||||||
| Beck Wade | |||||||||||||
| Zack Richards | W | ||||||||||||
| Moses Webster | |||||||||||||
| Moses Webster | |||||||||||||
| Salty Tiger | |||||||||||||
| Moses Webster | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||
| Sarinyde | |||||||||||||
| Angel | |||||||||||||