WWE Rumor Roundup: Major change to compete with AEW, Edge's return not allowed, and more - 17 August, 2019

#2 King of the Ring brackets and dates

King of the Ring

WWE's King of the Ring tournament is set to return to WWE television next week and will feature on RAW. WWE announced the 16 competitors to take part in the show last week, and have now revealed the brackets for the tournament.

Cesaro vs. Samoa Joe.

Ricochet vs. Drew McIntyre.

Cedric Alexander vs. Sami Zayn.

The Miz vs. Baron Corbin.

Kevin Owens vs. Elias.

Ali vs. Buddy Murphy.

Chad Gable vs. Shelton Benjamin.

Apollo Crews vs. Andrade.

PWInsider are reporting that next week's RAW and SmackDown will have the first round of the tournament, while the second round will be held on the 26th and 27th August episode of RAW and SmackDown respectively. The following week will have the semi-finals, and the finals will take place at Clash of Champions on 15 September.

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#3 Odds favourites to win King of the Ring

Drew McIntyre

WWELeaks.org have revealed the odds for the winner of King of the Ring, with Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens at the top, with the best odds at 6/4 and 9/2 respectively, followed by Baron Corbin and Ricochet at 6/1, and Samoa Joe at 8/1.