WWE King Of The Ring Tournament – 2010

– Qualifying Matches

11/22/10; Orlando, FL; Amway Center
Raw
– Sheamus pinned R-Truth (w/ Eve) at 11:05 with the kick to the face and crucifix powerbomb; Truth came out to the ring to “What’s Up,” instead of “Crunk” which he had been using for the past several weeks 11/22/10; Orlando, FL; Amway Center
Raw
– Ezekiel Jackson pinned Alex Riley (sub. for Mike Mizanin) with the uranage at 1:55; prior to the bout, Riley came out and said Miz suffered an anxiety attack 10 minutes earlier but he had been authorized to wrestle in his place and qualify him for the tournament 11/22/10; Orlando, FL; Amway Center
Raw
– WWE US Champion Daniel Bryan (w/ Brie Bella) defeated Ted Dibiase Jr. (w/ Maryse) in a non-title match at 1:53 via submission with the LeBell Lock; prior to the bout, Brie ran out to be in Bryan’s corner; after the contest, Nikki Bella came out to celebrate with her sister and Bryan 11/22/10; Orlando, FL; Amway Center
Raw
– John Morrison pinned Tyson Kidd with the Flying Chuck and Starship Pain at 3:18 (Kidd’s debut with new theme music) 11/23/10; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Arena
Smackdown! – 11/26/10
– Kofi Kingston pinned Jack Swagger (w/ the Swagger Soaring Eagle) at 17:22 with the spin kick to the face after blocking the ankle lock and sending Swagger face-first into the ring post (the Eagle’s return after a month absence) 11/23/10; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Arena
Smackdown! – 11/26/10
– Alberto Del Rio defeated the Big Show via count-out at 8:03 after Show became distracted by Del Rio’s ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez on the floor before then knocking him out with a punch; Show came out wearing a ‘Knucklehead’ T-shirt 11/23/10; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Arena
Smackdown! – 11/26/10
– Drew McIntyre pinned MVP with the Future Shock DDT at 5:23 after MVP further injured his arm attempting a flip out of the corner 11/23/10; Jacksonville, FL; Veterans Memorial Arena
Smackdown! – 11/26/10
– Cody Rhodes pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 8:24 with Crossroads after Alberto Del Rio, who provided gust commentary for the bout, rammed Mysterio crotch-first into the ringpost after the referee was knocked down; prior to the bout, Rhodes gave Matt Striker his T-shirt; after the contest, Del Rio stood in the ring, smiled, and looked down at Mysterio

– Quarter-Finals

All matches from this point were held during Raw on 11/29/10 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. – Alberto Del Rio defeated WWE US Champion Daniel Bryan in a non-title match at 9:41 via submission with the armbreaker, moments after Bryan injured his shoulder doing a dive onto Del Rio on the floor; Ricardo Rodriguez, his eye blackened after being punched by Big Show the previous week on Smackdown, served as Del Rio’s ring announcer – John Morrison pinned Cody Rhodes at 3:37 with the Flying Chuck and running knee to the head after avoiding the Beautiful Disaster; Morrison bled from the mouth during the match – Ezekiel Jackson fought Drew McIntyre to a double count-out at 2:42 when both men began brawling on the floor and McIntyre prevented Jackson from getting back in the ring; after the bout, Jackson brought McIntyre to the ring and continued to assault him – Sheamus pinned Kofi Kingston at 4:06 with the kick to the face as Kingston came off the top

– Semi-Finals

– John Morrison pinned Alberto Del Rio at 3:25 with the Flying Chuck after Del Rio became distracted by Rey Mysterio Jr. blowing the horn of the car Del Rio drove out before the match; Ricardo Rodriguez served as Del Rio’s ring announcer for the bout – Sheamus received a bye

– Finals

– Sheamus pinned John Morrison at 12:05 with the kick to the face and crucifix powerbomb; Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih was introduced before the bout as the guest ring announcer, and came out to Usher’s “Oh My Gosh;” during her entrance, it was noted Fakih was a WWE fan and attended WrestleMania 23; after the bout, Fakih presented Sheamus with his robe, throne, and crown; moments later, Sheamus took the mic and briefly addressed the fans