I always believe a true KOTR tournament should have the final 8 on the PPV. I never enjoyed them as much when they cut down to the semi-finals.
Yeah, my vote goes to Bret.
Its funny though at the time of when the KOTR happened:
1995 - I was going for HBK to win with Undertaker as my 2nd pick.
1999 - I was going for Kane in the DX tournament.
2000 - I was going for Benoit with Jericho as my 2nd pick.
2002 - I seriously believed RVD was gonna win it.