This year...2003...marks the first time in my tenure of being a wrestling fan that one PPV event will not happen...The King of the Ring.
It's kinda dis-heartening to know that there won't be a new King of the Ring crowned this year...as the tournament holds a special place in my heart. The first Pay Per View event I ever saw was the 1994 King of the Ring, where Owen Hart (God rest his soul) won.
Sure, there were some crappy moments in it...like the 95 event and the Lawler/Warrior match from 1996...but for 10 years, King of the Ring was a staple to the WWF/E.
So my question is...why scrap it this year?
Did they not want to have the rosters fight each other again, to make it seem more special when the Royal Rumble came around?
Did they feel that King of the Ring was painted into a corner and would become TOO predictable, since they added the "winner gets a title shot at Summerslam" stipulation?
Or...is HHH to blame again...as he would feel that the King of the RIng tournament would take attention off of himself?
What do you good people think?