King of the Ring (2010)

On the November 22, 2010 edition of Raw, it was announced that an eight-man interpromotional King of the Ring tournament would take place between wrestlers from Raw and SmackDown the following week on Raw[1] and the tournament was to return after two years,[2] the last being held in 2008 and was won by William Regal.[3] Later that night, qualifying matches were held between wrestlers of the Raw brand. In the first match, Sheamus defeated R-Truth. The next qualifying match was scheduled between Ezekiel Jackson and Raw Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz. However, Miz's NXT season two rookie Alex Riley substituted for him because Miz had "suffered an anxiety attack", with Jackson defeating Riley, In the third qualifying match, WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Ted DiBiase in a non-title match. In the final qualifying match for the Raw roster, John Morrison defeated Tyson Kidd, being the final man from the Raw roster to qualify. The qualification for the tournament continued on the November 26, 2010 edition of SmackDown, with qualifying matches being held between wrestlers of the SmackDown brand. Kofi Kingston became the first person from the SmackDown roster to qualify for the tournament by defeating Jack Swagger. In the second qualifying match, Alberto Del Rio defeated Big Show by countout to qualify for the tournament. In the third match, Drew McIntyre defeated MVP. In the final qualifying match for the SmackDown roster, "Dashing" Cody Rhodes defeated Rey Mysterio, becoming the final man from the SmackDown roster to qualify for the tournament.[4]