| King of the Ring | |||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:KOTR19Poster.jpg) Promotional poster featuring the tournament participants | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | August 19 – September 16, 2019 | ||
| City | See Locations | ||
| Venue | See Locations | ||
| King of the Ring tournament chronology | |||
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Professional wrestling |
| Location | |
| Dates | August 19, 2019–September 16, 2019 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination tournament |
| Participants | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Baron Corbin |
| Runner-up | Chad Gable |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
The 2019 King of the Ring was the 21st edition of the King of the Ring tournament produced by WWE and was held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. Tournament matches began on the August 19, 2019 episode of Raw and continued to be held across episodes of Raw and SmackDown over the next month. The tournament final was originally scheduled to be held at the Clash of Champions pay-per-view, but was rescheduled for the following night's Raw on September 16, 2019 at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was the first King of the Ring tournament since 2015 and the first held since the brand extension was reinstated in 2016. The tournament featured 16 wrestlers, evenly divided into two brackets, one for Raw and the other for SmackDown, with the winners of each bracket facing each other in the final. The winner of the 2019 tournament was Baron Corbin from Raw, defeating SmackDown's Chad Gable in the final. Corbin subsequently became known as King Corbin and continued this persona until June 2021.