Well, the first round of the tournament is complete. Let's have a looksie at where everyone stands:
Sean Criss and Scott Blackmore battled to a time limit draw. On the following Raw, John Morrison made his return right before the match between Miz and Shelton Benjamin to chase off Miz in an attempt to get revenge for the assaults that cost him the WWE Title and a concussion respectively. Miz runs off and even drives away. The referee declares Benjamin the winner by forfeit and thus advances. However, Chris Sylvain comes out. He points out that he doesn't have a quarter-final opponent and thus is automatically in the semi-finals. Since he and Shelton are scheduled to face each other anyway and since Benjamin is still fresh and ready to go, Sylvain suggests having the match right then and there. This leads to a Chris Sylvain victory and thus he is in the finals of the tournament.
Other proceedings:
Victoria is happy she's the Diva's champion but points out that the Victoria of old wouldn't have needed so many chances to win the title off a tramp like Kim Roderick. She contemplates retirement but Roderick comes out to claim that Victoria's not getting off that easy and demands her rematch at a time and place of her own choosing.
Ted DiBiase beats Evan Bourne in a U.S. Title number one contendership match. DiBiase will face Charlie Haas at the KOTR PPV. Bourne had already talked about what went down at Night of Champions with Steve Austin and wonders if Austin thinks the roster is just there for his amusement. DiBiase is also cheesed at Austin and declares him unfit to be the GM.
Edge beats Randy Orton in a hardcore match to gain momentum.
AJ Styles is happy to hear that he'll be getting his title shot at King of the Ring. He is not happy when Jason Collins tries to beat the living piss out of him after his match on SmackDown!.
Jack Swagger attacks Batista during his match with Kane in retaliation to being humiliated by the Animal the previous week.
The teams of Mark Mason & Alex Furious and Garrett & Sean O'Haire battle to a draw and continue to cause anarchy. The Rock has a major announcement regarding the two teams next week.
The Rock has vowed to place security at ringside for all of Kofi Kingston's matches as a measure against the mysterious individual who has it in for Kofi. Ian Moore still proclaims innocence and has vowed to let what happened at Night of Champions slide. He's still owed a rematch against Cash Stevens for the Intercontinental Title and demands it at King of the Ring. Kofi in the meantime is suspicious of Shawn Michaels who is in the corner of Rhodes during their first round match.
Punk and MVP continue their feud.
Here's the updated King of the Ring card:
WWE Title: HHH (c) vs. Edge
World Heavyweight Title: Kane (c) vs. AJ Styles
King of the Ring Finals: Chris Sylvain vs. ???
WWE U.S. Title: Charlie Haas (c) vs. Ted DiBiase
WWE Intercontinental Title: Cash Stevens (c) vs. Ian Moore
John Morrison vs. The Miz
Who will join Sylvain in the KOTR Finals? What does the Rock have in store for the cruiserweights vs. heavyweights feud? Who else is upset with the way Austin has been running things on Raw? Will security be enough to help keep both Kofi's stalker at bay AND keep Kofi's violent attacks to a minimum? STAY TUNED!!!