True King Of The Ring - 2008

So who is THE king of the ring in 2008? The One guy who could carry the entire business on his shoulders if he was given the opportunity to do so! Originally it was planned to be a 16 person tournament, but its been increased to 24, with all WWE talent getting byes to round two. Round One of the tournament sees the TNA guys taking on the best of the Indy crop. The Eight winners of this round will take on the 8 WWE guys in round two.

Just to reiterate, 24 men, 8 leaving in the first round leaving us with our final 16. This is a fantasy tournament based on history, political maneuvering, fan heat, potential and of course ability either in the ring or on the mic. Triple H has been barred from entering, anyone suspended or injured is also illegible. All entrants must have been on PPV/TV in the last 12 Months.

The WWE Stars that will be in Round Two are;

1. CM Punk
2. Jeff Hardy
3. Chris Jericho
   
4. Paul London
   
5. MVP
6. Santino Marella
7. Shelton Benjamin
8. Edge

With 3 representatives from Raw and Smackdown, with a further 2 from ECW, WWE has a strong chance of winning the TKOTR title.

The 16 TNA/Independent workers are;

1. AJ Styles
2. Samoa Joe
3. Homicide
4. Pac
5. Curry Man
6. Jay Lethal
7. Christian Cage
8. Bryan Danielson
9. Nigel Mcguinness
10. Takeshi Morishima
11. KENTA
12. Doug Williams
13. Spud
14. Low Ki
15. Tomko
16. Rob Van Dam

1. AJ Styles vs. Rob Van Dam
2. Samoa Joe vs. Tomko
3. Homicide vs. Low Ki
4. Pac vs. Nigel McGuiness
5. Curry Man vs. Doug Williams
6. Jay Lethal vs. KENTA
7. Christian Cage vs. Takeshi Morishima
8. Bryan Danielson vs. Spud

Who's going home early?