List of WWE tournaments

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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.

Contents

Championship tournaments

Inaugural championship tournaments

No.ChampionshipWinnerFinalsNotes
EventDateLocation
1 European Championship The British Bulldog Raw February 26, 1997
(aired March 3)
Berlin, Germany [1]
2 Light Heavyweight Championship Taka Michinoku D-Generation X: In Your House December 7, 1997 Springfield, MA First introduced for the Universal Wrestling Association, but the WWF recognizes Michinoku as the inaugural champion.
3 WWE Tag Team Championship Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle No Mercy October 20, 2002 North Little Rock, AR [2]
4 NXT Championship Seth Rollins NXT July 27, 2012
(aired August 29)
Winter Park, FL Tournament name:
Gold Rush Tournament [3]
5 NXT Tag Team Championship British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)
January 31, 2013
(aired February 13)
[4]
6 NXT Women's Championship Paige June 20, 2013
(aired July 24)
[5]
7 Cruiserweight Championship T. J. Perkins Cruiserweight Classic September 14, 2016 [6]
8 SmackDown Tag Team Championship Heath Slater and Rhyno Backlash September 11, 2016 Richmond, VA [7] [8] [9]
9 United Kingdom Championship Tyler Bate United Kingdom Championship Tournament January 15, 2017 Blackpool, Lancashire, England [10]
10 NXT UK Women's Championship Rhea Ripley NXT UK August 26, 2018
(aired November 28)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
11 NXT UK Tag Team Championship Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
TakeOver: Blackpool January 12, 2019 Blackpool, Lancashire, England
12 NXT UK Heritage Cup A-Kid NXT UK November 26, 2020 London, England
13 World Heavyweight Championship Seth "Freakin" Rollins Night of Champions May 27, 2023 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14 WWE Speed Championship Ricochet Speed April 26, 2024
(aired May 3)
Cincinnati, OH
15 WWE Women's Speed Championship Candice LeRae Speed October 4, 2024
(aired October 9)
Nashville, TN
16 Women's United States Championship Chelsea Green Saturday Night's Main Event December 14, 2024 Uniondale, NY
17 Women's Intercontinental Championship Lyra Valkyria Raw January 13, 2025 San Jose, CA

Vacant championship tournaments

Color key
      Tournament winner(s) did not win championship
      Tournament was for an interim championship
Tournament summary for active championships
Tournament summary for defunct championships

Tournament brackets

WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1990)

WWF Women's Championship Tournament (1993)

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1996)

WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)

WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2010)

WWE Championship Tournament (2011)

WWE United States Championship Tournament (2017–18)

WWE Intercontinental Championship Tournament (2020)

#1 Contender's tournaments

Summary

Color key
      Tournament winner won championship match
      Tournament winner lost championship match
      Tournament winner won championship match but not the title
      Tournament winner did not get their championship match
#1 Contender's tournaments for active championships
#1 Contender's tournaments for defunct championships

Tournament brackets

Gold Rush Tournament (2005)

SmackDown World Cup

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2023)

United States Championship Invitational (2023)

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)

WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2025)

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 a tournament held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987. [73] [74]

Kuwait International Tournament (1996)

The Kuwait International Tournament was a tournament held throughout a five-day house show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996 in Kuwait. [75]

Middle East Cup Tournament

The Middle East Cup was a tournament that took place in Dubai on December 2, 1996. [76] [75]

Kuwait International Tournament (1997)

The Kuwait International Tournament was a tournament held throughout a 1997 house show tour in Kuwait. [75] 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. [77] [78]

Brawl for All

The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29, 1998, to August 24, 1998.

Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament (2001)

The Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament was a four-man tournament held at Vengeance on December 9, 2001. The tournament was created to unify the WWF and World Championships.

Royal Rumble Entry Tournament

The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament on NXT where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match. [79] 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. [80]

WWE World Cup

The WWE World Cup was a tournament that took place on November 2, 2018, at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown. [81] In the tournament finals, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World". [82]

The Last Time Is Now Tournament

This is an ongoing 16-man tournament that will determine who will face John Cena in Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event XLII on December 13, 2025. The tournament began on the November 10 episode of Raw in Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts and is featuring wrestlers from WWE’s Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

No.Matches*StipulationsTimes [83] [84] [85]
1 Rusev (Raw) defeated Damian Priest (SmackDown) by pinfall First round match
( Raw – November 10, 2025)
8:50
2 Sheamus (Raw) defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (SmackDown) by pinfall First round match
(Raw – November 10, 2025)
10:40
3 Jey Uso (Raw) defeated The Miz (SmackDown) by pinfall First round match
( SmackDown – November 14, 2025)
10:11
4 LA Knight (Raw) defeated Zack Ryder (Free Agent) by pinfall First round match
(SmackDown – November 14, 2025)
8:32
5 Solo Sikoa (with Talla Tonga) (SmackDown) defeated Dolph Ziggler (TNA) by pinfall First round match
(Raw – November 17, 2025)
8:50
6 Gunther (Raw) defeated Je'Von Evans (NXT) by submission First round match
(Raw – November 17, 2025)
15:00
7 Carmelo Hayes (SmackDown) vs. Bronson Reed (Raw)First round match
(SmackDown – November 21, 2025)
8 Penta (Raw) vs. Finn Bálor (Raw)First round match
(SmackDown – November 21, 2025)
9 Gunther (Raw) vs. Carmelo Hayes (SmackDown) or Bronson Reed (Raw)Quarterfinals match
(Raw – November 24, 2025)
10 Solo Sikoa (SmackDown) vs. Penta or Finn Bálor (Raw)Quarterfinals match
(Raw – November 24, 2025)
11 TBA vs. TBA [a] Quarterfinals match
(TBA)
12 TBA vs. TBA [a] Quarterfinals match
(TBA)
*Card subject to change
  1. 1 2 This match will consists of two of four of the following wrestlers: Rusev, Sheamus, Jey Uso, LA Knight

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 brandWinner from SmackDown brand
YearWinnerRunner-upFinals dateFinals location
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
  1. The King of the Ring Tournament in 2006 was exclusive to the SmackDown brand.

Winner's championship opportunity

  Victory
  Loss
YearWinnerBrandEventChampionship match
1994 Owen Hart SummerSlam Lost to Bret hart in a steel cage match for the WWF championship
1995 Mabel SummerSlam Lost to Diesel for the WWF championship
2002 Brock Lesnar Raw SummerSlam Defeated The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Championship
2024 Gunther Raw SummerSlam Defeated Damian Priest to win the World Heavyweight Championship
2025 Cody Rhodes SmackDown SummerSlam Defeated John Cena in a Street Fight to win the Undisputed WWE Championship

    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.

    #YearWinnerRunner-upFinals dateFinals locationRef.
    1 2021 Zelina Vega Doudrop October 21, 2021 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [86]
    2 2024 Nia Jax Lyra Valkyria May 25, 2024 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [87]
    3 2025 Jade Cargill Asuka June 28, 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [88]
    Notes

      Queen of the Ring winner's championship opportunity

        – Victory
        – Loss
      WinnerEventYearChampionship match
      1 Nia Jax SummerSlam 2024Jax defeated Bayley to win the WWE Women's Championship.
      2 Jade Cargill SummerSlam 2025Cargill 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

      YearWinnersFinals
      EventDateVenueCity
      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
      WinnerEventYearChampionship match
      1 Aleister Black and Ricochet NXT TakeOver: New York 2019Lost to defending champions The War Raiders (Hanson and Ivar).
      2The Broserweights
      (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)
      NXT TakeOver: Portland 2020Defeated defending champions The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly).
      3 MSK
      (Nash Carter and Wes Lee)
      NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 12021Defeated 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 2022Lost to MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in a Triple threat tag team match for the also involving defending champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel).
      5 Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker NXT
      (February 13, 2024)
      2024Defeated defending champions 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
      WinnerEventYearChampionship match
      1 Dakota Kai and Raquel González NXT
      (March 3, 2021)
      2021Lost to defending WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. However, 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 next week, NXT General Manager William Regal awarded the new NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to Kai and González after the controversial finish to their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match.
      2 Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai Stand & Deliver 2022Ray and Shirai opted to challenge for NXT Women's Championship as individuals instead of the intended prize of an NXT Women's Tag Team Championship match. Lost to defending champion Mandy Rose in a fatal four-way match also involving 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

      YearWinnerRunner-upDateCityVenueSource
      2017 Kairi Sane Shayna Baszler July 13, 2017 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University [89]
      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

      SeasonWinnerRunner-upFinals 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

      YearWinnerFinals
      EventDateVenueCity
      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

      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. Then, matches took place on NXT or NXT Premium Live Events. The #1 contenders have been determined in tournaments.

      WWE Speed Championship Tournaments

      Won titleFailed to win title
      No.Tournament winner#DateEventChampionship match opponentMethod
      1 Ricochet 1May 3, 2024 Speed Johnny Gargano Pinfall
      2 Tyler Bate 1May 24, 2024SpeedRicochetPinfall
      3 Andrade 1June 14, 2024SpeedRicochetPinfall
      4 Xavier Woods 1July 5, 2024SpeedAndradePinfall
      5 Baron Corbin 1July 24, 2024SpeedAndradePinfall
      6 Pete Dunne 1August 30, 2024SpeedAndradePinfall
      7 Dragon Lee 1November 20, 2024SpeedAndradePinfall
      8 Chad Gable 1February 1, 2025SpeedDragon LeePinfall
      9 Ivar 1March 19, 2025SpeedDragon LeePinfall
      10 El Grande Americano 2 [a] April 7, 2025SpeedDragon LeePinfall
      11 Berto 1June 11, 2025SpeedEl Grande AmericanoPinfall
      12 Jasper Troy 1November 11, 2025 NXT El Grande Americano [b] Pinfall
      1. Americano was portrayed by Chad Gable at the time, who previously won the tournament as himself.
      2. Americano was portrayed by Ludwig Kaiser, who replaced Chad Gable in the role on June 30 due to injury.

      WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournaments

      No.Tournament winner#DateEventChampionship match opponentMethod
      1 Candice LeRae 1October 9, 2024 Speed Iyo Sky Pinfall
      2 Natalya 1January 8, 2025SpeedCandice LeRae Draw
      3 Zoey Stark 1February 26, 2025SpeedCandice LeRaeDraw
      4 Sol Ruca 1April 16, 2025SpeedCandice LeRaePinfall
      5 Ivy Nile 1May 28, 2025SpeedSol RucaPinfall
      6 Alba Fyre 1July 9, 2025SpeedSol RucaPinfall
      7 Jaida Parker N/A [a] September 27, 2025 NXT No Mercy Sol RucaPinfall
      8 Fallon Henley 1November 25, 2025 NXT Gold Rush Zaria Pinfall
      1. 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. [90]

      WWE Speed Championship #1 Contender's tournaments

      Tournament brackets

      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. [95]

      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. [96] 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 #1 Contender's tournaments

      Tournament brackets

      See also

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