List of WWE tournaments
List of tournaments held by WWE
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Under its scripted format, WWE has organized numerous professional wrestling tournaments, primarily featuring professional wrestlers from its own roster and occasionally involving talent from other professional wrestling promotions.
Championship tournaments
Inaugural championship tournaments
Vacant championship tournaments
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WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)
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No. 1 Contender's tournaments
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Gold Rush Tournament (2005)
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WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2023)
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WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (August 2024)
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WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (October 2024)
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WWE United States Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2025)
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Standalone tournaments
The Wrestling Classic
The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and also featured a WWF Championship match. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage.
Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament
The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987.[66][67]
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Kuwait International Tournament (1996)
The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a five-day house show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996, in Kuwait.[68]
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Middle East Cup
The Middle East Cup took place in Dubai on December 2, 1996.[69][68]
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Kuwait International Tournament (1997)
The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a 1997 house show tour in Kuwait.[68] During the tour, Vader and The Undertaker appeared on Good Morning Kuwait where Vader attacked the host of the show when he asked about the legitimacy of professional wrestling; Vader was fined $164 by Kuwaiti authorities for the incident as well as being held in custody for several days.[70][71]
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Brawl for All
The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament that occurred from June 29 to August 24, 1998.
Royal Rumble Entry Tournament
The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament on NXT where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match.[72] Bo Dallas won the tournament.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for a spot in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[73]
WWE World Cup
The WWE World Cup took place on November 2, 2018, at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown.[74] In the final, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World".[75] At the 2019 Crown Jewel, another World Cup was held, however; it did not take place in the form of a tournament.[76]
The Last Time Is Now Tournament
The Last Time Is Now Tournament was a 16-man tournament held to determine John Cena's opponent in Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, 2025. The tournament began on the November 10 episode of Raw in Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, and featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. Gunther won the tournament by defeating LA Knight in the tournament final on the December 5, 2025, episode of SmackDown.
King of the Ring
King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. It was held annually from 1985 to 2002 (excluding 1990 and 1992) and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event. Tournaments have since been held periodically - in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024
Dates and venues of finals
In 2002, in addition to being crowned "King of the Ring", the winner also earned a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam. A world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the world championship of their respective brand at the event.
| † | Winner from Raw brand | ‡ | Winner from SmackDown brand |
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| 1 | 1985 | Don Muraco | The Iron Sheik | July 8, 1985 | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 2 | 1986 | Harley Race | Pedro Morales | July 14, 1986 | |
| 3 | 1987 | Randy Savage | King Kong Bundy | September 4, 1987 | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 4 | 1988 | Ted Dibiase | Randy Savage | October 16, 1988 | |
| 5 | 1989 | Tito Santana | Rick Martel | October 14, 1989 | |
| 6 | 1991 | Bret Hart | Irwin R. Schyster | September 7, 1991 | |
| 7 | 1993 | Bam Bam Bigelow | June 13, 1993 | Dayton, Ohio | |
| 8 | 1994 | Owen Hart | Razor Ramon | June 19, 1994 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 9 | 1995 | Mabel | Savio Vega | June 25, 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | 1996 | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | Jake Roberts | June 23, 1996 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 11 | 1997 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | Mankind | June 8, 1997 | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 12 | 1998 | Ken Shamrock | The Rock | June 28, 1998 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | 1999 | Billy Gunn | X-Pac | June 27, 1999 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 14 | 2000 | Kurt Angle | Rikishi | June 25, 2000 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 15 | 2001 | Edge | Kurt Angle | June 24, 2001 | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 16 | 2002 | Brock Lesnar | Rob Van Dam | June 23, 2002 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 17 | 2006[a] | Booker T | Bobby Lashley | May 21, 2006 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 18 | 2008 | William Regal | CM Punk | April 21, 2008 | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 19 | 2010 | Sheamus | John Morrison | November 29, 2010 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 20 | 2015 | Bad News Barrett | Neville | April 28, 2015 | Moline, Illinois |
| 21 | 2019 | Baron Corbin | Chad Gable | September 16, 2019 | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 22 | 2021 | Xavier Woods | Finn Bálor | October 21, 2021 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 23 | 2024 | Gunther | Randy Orton | May 25, 2024 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 24 | 2025 | Cody Rhodes | Randy Orton | June 28, 2025 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
- The King of the Ring Tournament in 2006 was exclusive to the SmackDown brand.
Winner's championship opportunity
- Victory
- Loss
| No. | Winner | Brand | Event | Date | Championship | Result |
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| 1 | Kurt Angle | — | SummerSlam | August 27, 2000 | WWF Championship | Lost to defending champion The Rock in a triple threat match that also involved Triple H. |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | Raw | SummerSlam | August 25, 2002 | WWE Undisputed Championship | Defeated The Rock. |
| 3 | Gunther | SummerSlam | August 3, 2024 | World Heavyweight Championship | Defeated Damian Priest. | |
| 4 | Cody Rhodes | SmackDown | SummerSlam | August 3, 2025 | Undisputed WWE Championship | Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight. |
Queen of the Ring
In 2021, WWE debuted the Queen's Crown tournament for female wrestlers considered to be the counterpart to King of the Ring. Zelina Vega was the inaugural winner, defeating Doudrop at Crown Jewel 2021, which took place on October 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In 2024, the second edition of the tournament was held, this time under the name Queen of the Ring.
Dates and venues of finals
A women's world championship match at SummerSlam would become an additional permanent prize beginning in 2024, with the winner specifically earning a match for the women's world championship of their respective brand at the event.
| † | Winner from Raw brand | ‡ | Winner from SmackDown brand |
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| 1 | 2021 | Zelina Vega | Doudrop | October 21, 2021 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [77] |
| 2 | 2024 | Nia Jax | Lyra Valkyria | May 25, 2024 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | [78] |
| 3 | 2025 | Jade Cargill | Asuka | June 28, 2025 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | [79] |
- Notes
Queen of the Ring winner's championship opportunity
- – Victory
- – Loss
| Winner | Event | Year | Championship match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nia Jax | SummerSlam | 2024 | Jax defeated Bayley to win the WWE Women's Championship. |
| 2 | Jade Cargill | SummerSlam | 2025 | Cargill lost to WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. |
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual tag team tournament featured on the NXT brand and is named after WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who died in 2015. Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.
Summary
| Year | Winners | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Venue | City | ||
| 2015 | Samoa Joe and Finn Bálor | TakeOver: Respect | October 7, 2015 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| 2016 | The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) |
TakeOver: Toronto | November 19, 2016 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2018 | The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) |
TakeOver: New Orleans | April 7, 2018 | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2019 | Aleister Black and Ricochet | NXT | March 13, 2019 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| 2020 | Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle | January 29, 2020 | |||
| 2021 | MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) |
TakeOver: Vengeance Day | February 14, 2021 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida |
| Dakota Kai and Raquel González | |||||
| 2022 | The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed) |
Vengeance Day | February 15, 2022 | ||
| Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray | NXT | March 22, 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Baron Corbin and Bron Breaker | Vengeance Day | February 4, 2024 | F&M Bank Arena | Clarksville, Tennessee |
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner's championship opportunity
Men's
Starting with the 2019 edition, every tournament winner has earned a future NXT Tag Team Championship match.
- – Victory
- – Loss
| No. | Winner | Event | Year | Championship match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleister Black and Ricochet | NXT TakeOver: New York | 2019 | Lost to The War Raiders (Hanson and Ivar). |
| 2 | The Broserweights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) |
NXT TakeOver: Portland | 2020 | Defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly). |
| 3 | MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) |
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 | 2021 | Defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza in a Triple threat tag team match for the vacant titles. |
| 4 | The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) |
Stand & Deliver | 2022 | Lost to new champions MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) and defending champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) in a Triple threat tag team match. |
| 5 | Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker | NXT (February 13, 2024) |
2024 | Defeated The Family (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Tony D'Angelo). |
Women's
Every tournament winner has earned a future title match either for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship or NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.
- – Victory
- – Loss
| No. | Winners | Championship match | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Event | Date | Result | |||
| 1 | Dakota Kai and Raquel González | WWE Women's Tag Team Championship | NXT | March 3, 2021 | Lost to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. | The finish was controversial due to Kai, who was not the legal participant, submitting to Baszler after a new referee sent by WWE Official Adam Pearce called the match. The following week, NXT General Manager William Regal awarded the new NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Kai and González. |
| 2 | Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai | NXT Women's Championship | Stand & Deliver | April 2, 2022 | Both lost to defending champion Mandy Rose in a fatal four-way match that also involved Cora Jade. | |
Mae Young Classic
The Mae Young Classic was an all-women's tournament produced by WWE. The event was named of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young.
Summary
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Date | City | Venue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kairi Sane | Shayna Baszler | July 13, 2017 | Winter Park, Florida | Full Sail University | [80] |
| July 14, 2017 | ||||||
| September 27, 2017 | Paradise, Nevada | Thomas & Mack Center | ||||
| 2018 | Toni Storm | Io Shirai | August 8, 2018 | Winter Park, Florida | Full Sail University | |
| August 9, 2018 | ||||||
| October 28, 2018 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Mixed Match Challenge
The Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal mixed tag team tournament produced by WWE that was streamed on Facebook Watch.
Summary
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Finals date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Miz and Asuka | Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair | April 3, 2018 |
| 2 | R-Truth and Carmella | Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox | December 16, 2018 |
NXT Breakout Tournament
The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament featured on the NXT brand, consisting of eight wrestlers who are new to NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their NXT television debuts). The winner of the tournament receives a championship match of their choice which they can cash in anytime. Originally introduced in 2019 for male wrestlers, a female version was created in 2022.
Summary
| Year | Winner | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Venue | City | ||
| 2019 | Jordan Myles | NXT | August 10, 2019 | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2021 | Carmelo Hayes | August 23, 2021 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| 2022 | Roxanne Perez | June 7, 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Lola Vice | Halloween Havoc | October 31, 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Oba Femi | New Year's Evil | January 2, 2024 | ||
NXT Breakout Tournament winner's championship opportunity
- Color key
| Won championship match | |
| Lost championship match |
Male
| No. | Winner | Event | Date | Championship match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Myles | NXT | August 15, 2019 | Myles lost to Adam Cole for the NXT Championship. |
| 2 | Carmelo Hayes | NXT | October 12, 2021 | Hayes cashed in after Isaiah "Swerve" Scott retained the NXT North American Championship against Santos Escobar. |
| 3 | Oba Femi | NXT | January 9, 2024 | Femi cashed in after Dragon Lee retained the NXT North American Championship against Lexis King. |
Female
| No. | Winner | Event | Date | Championship match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxanne Perez | NXT | July 12, 2022 | Perez lost to Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship. |
| 2 | Lola Vice | Vengeance Day | February 4, 2024 | Vice cashed in during a singles match between the defending champion Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship, thus converting it into a triple threat match. |
WWE Speed
WWE Speed is a streaming television program produced by WWE that aired on X from April 2024 to July 2025. It follows a bracket-style format featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and eventually Evolve brands, with matches contested under a three-minute time limit. However, matches contested for the WWE Speed Championship or WWE Women's Speed Championship were held under a five-minute time limit. Following the cancellation of WWE Speed, the championships were moved to the NXT brand, with the first tournament broadcast on WWE NXT additionally featuring wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
Results of WWE Speed Championship matches
All matches took place on Speed until July 9, 2025. Matches then took place on NXT or NXT Premium Live Events. The No. 1 contenders have been determined in tournaments.
Legend
Won title by defeating the reigning champion
Won vacant title
Failed to win title
WWE Speed Championship Tournaments
| No. | Tournament winner | No. | Championship match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Event | Filming date | Broadcast date | |||
| 1 | Ricochet | 1 | Johnny Gargano | Speed | April 26, 2024 | May 3, 2024 |
| 2 | Tyler Bate | 1 | Ricochet (c) | May 20, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | |
| 3 | Andrade | 1 | June 7, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | ||
| 4 | Xavier Woods | 1 | Andrade (c) | June 28, 2024 | July 5, 2024 | |
| 5 | Baron Corbin | 1 | July 19, 2024 | July 24, 2024 | ||
| 6 | Pete Dunne | 1 | August 23, 2024 | August 30, 2024 | ||
| 7 | Dragon Lee | 1 | November 15, 2024 | November 20, 2024 | ||
| 8 | Chad Gable | 1 | Dragon Lee (c) | January 31, 2025 | February 1, 2025 | |
| 9 | Ivar | 1 | March 7, 2025 | March 19, 2025 | ||
| 10 | El Grande Americano[a] | 2 | May 5, 2025 | May 7, 2025 | ||
| 11 | Berto | 1 | El Grande Americano (c)[a] | June 17, 2025 | June 18, 2025 | |
| 12 | Jasper Troy | 1 | El Grande Americano (c)[b] | NXT | November 11, 2025 | |
| 13 | Tavion Heights | 1 | Jasper Troy (c) | January 13, 2026 | ||
| 14 | Elio Lefleur[c] | 1 | February 24, 2026 | |||
| Eli Knight[c] | 1 | |||||
| (c) – denotes the defending champion | ||||||
- El Grande Americano was portrayed by Chad Gable at the time, who previously won the tournament as himself.
- El Grande Americano was portrayed by Ludwig Kaiser, who replaced Chad Gable in the role on June 30 due to injury.
- The tournament final between Elio Lefleur and Eli Knight ended in a time limit draw, making them the co-winners. Interim NXT General Manager Robert Stone announced a triple threat match among defending champion Jasper Troy and the co-winners of the tournament for the WWE Speed Championship.
WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournaments
| No. | Tournament winner | No. | Championship match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Event | Filming date | Broadcast date | |||
| 1 | Candice LeRae | 1 | Iyo Sky | Speed | October 4, 2024 | October 9, 2024 |
| 2 | Natalya | 1 | Candice LeRae (c) | January 3, 2025 | January 8, 2025 | |
| 3 | Zoey Stark | 1 | February 21, 2025 | February 26, 2025 | ||
| 4 | Sol Ruca | 1 | April 11, 2025 | April 16, 2025 | ||
| 5 | Ivy Nile | 1 | Sol Ruca (c) | May 23, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | |
| 6 | Alba Fyre | 1 | July 8, 2025 | July 9, 2025 | ||
| 7 | Jaida Parker[a] | — | No Mercy | September 27, 2025 | ||
| 8 | Fallon Henley | 1 | Zaria | Gold Rush | November 18, 2025 | November 25, 2025 |
| 9 | Wren Sinclair | 1 | Fallon Henley | NXT | March 17, 2026 | |
| (c) – denotes the defending champion | ||||||
- Jaida Parker replaced Lainey Reid, the original tournament winner, who suffered an injury during training and did not win the tournament herself.
WWE Speed Championship
Inaugural WWE Speed Championship Tournament
The WWE Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Speed Champion, the flagship championship of WWE Speed. It concluded on April 26, 2024, with Ricochet defeating Johnny Gargano.[81]
WWE Speed Championship No. 1 Contender's tournaments
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WWE Women's Speed Championship
Inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament
The WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE Women's Speed Championship. It concluded on October 4, 2024, with Candice LeRae defeating Iyo Sky.[87]
WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament (November 4–25, 2025)
This tournament was held to determine the new WWE Women's Speed Champion after champion Sol Ruca relinquished the title on the October 28, 2025, episode of NXT.[88] The tournament began on the November 4 episode of NXT and is scheduled to conclude at NXT Gold Rush on November 25. WWE LFG season 2 winner Dani Sekelsky, under the ring name Skylar Raye, made her NXT in-ring debut in this tournament.
WWE Women's Speed Championship No. 1 Contender's tournaments
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Notes
- First introduced for the Universal Wrestling Association, but the WWF recognizes Michinoku as the inaugural champion.
- This was a tournament held to unify the WWF and World Championships.
- The tournament was titled, the "Gold Rush Tournament".
- The tournament was titled, "Deadly Games WWF Championship Tournament".
- The tournament was titled, "Tag Team Eliminator".
- The tournament was titled, "Championship Chase Tournament".
- The tournament was titled, "SmackDown World Cup".
- The tournament was titled, "RK-Bro-nament".
- The tournament was titled, "Worlds Collide Tournament".
- The tournament was titled, "Gold Rush".
- The tournament was titled, "Championship Competition".
- The tournament was titled, "Race to the Rumble".
- The tournament was titled, "ECW Homecoming".
- The tournament was titled, "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Contender Series".