3 interesting observations from this week's RAW (August 19, 2019)

#2 The King of the Ring Tournament allocates more TV Time to WWE's mid-card superstars

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While tournaments of such nature can get repetitive throughout its proceedings, there are several advantages of hosting a King of the Ring Tournament at this time of the year.

First of all, many fans tune in to see more action instead of plain talk, and with tournaments like these, WWE can market matches without storylines as part of a gruelling competition that will declare a definite winner.

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But more importantly, WWE's mid-card tier (or lower mid-card tier) consists of talented superstars who aren't involved in established feuds right now.

So by integrating them as part of a collective tournament gives these superstars more valuable screen time that doesn't feel like filler content.

Thanks to King of the Ring 2019, matches over which an average viewer would change the channel have increased stakes added to them.

Who do you think will end up winning the whole tournament?

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Kartik Arry is an avid professional wrestling fan who started writing for Sportskeeda in 2018.

In January 2021, Arry also became an editor for the website. He then went on to earn an Assistant Content Manager position for Sportskeeda's WWE section in December 2021.

Arry loves the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, and in his pastime, he enjoys watching movies and television shows.

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