List of WWE tournaments
Under its scripted format, WWE has organized numerous professional wrestling tournaments, primarily featuring professional wrestlers from its own roster and occasionally involving talent from other professional wrestling promotions.
Championship tournaments
Inaugural championship tournaments
Vacant championship tournaments
;Color key| Tournament winner did not win championship | |
| Tournament was for an interim championship |
Tournament brackets
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1997)
WWE Championship Tournament (2011)
NXT Championship Tournament (2026)
Notes:
#1 Contender's tournaments
Summary
;Color key| Tournament winner won championship match | |
| Tournament winner lost championship match | |
| Tournament winner won championship match but not the title | |
| Tournament winner did not get their championship match |
Tournament brackets
Gold Rush Tournament (2005)
SmackDown World Cup
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2023)
United States Championship Invitational (2023)
WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (August 2024)
WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2024)
World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2024)
WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (October 2024)
WWE United States Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2025)
WWE Championship #1 Contender's Tournament (2026)
Standalone tournaments
The Wrestling Classic
The Wrestling Classic, also known as Wrestlevision, was a pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985, from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. It revolved around a 16-man single-elimination tournament, and also featured a WWF Championship match. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage.Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament
The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987.Kuwait International Tournament (1996)
The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a five-day house show tour from May 8 to May 12, 1996 in Kuwait.Middle East Cup
The Middle East Cup took place in Dubai on December 2, 1996.Kuwait International Tournament (1997)
The Kuwait International Tournament was held throughout a 1997 house show tour in Kuwait. During the tour, Vader and The Undertaker appeared on Good Morning Kuwait where Vader attacked the host of the show when he asked about the legitimacy of professional wrestling; Vader was fined $164 by Kuwaiti authorities for the incident as well as being held in custody for several days.Brawl for All
The WWF Brawl for All was a shoot fighting tournament that occurred from June 29 to August 24, 1998.Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament (2001)
The Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament was a four-man tournament held at Vengeance on December 9, 2001. The tournament was created to unify the WWF and World Championships.Royal Rumble Entry Tournament
The Royal Rumble Entry Tournament was a tournament on NXT where the winner entered the 2013 Royal Rumble Match. Bo Dallas won the tournament.Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal qualifying tournament
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Qualifying Tournament was a tournament at WrestleMania Axxess for a spot in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.WWE World Cup
The WWE World Cup took place on November 2, 2018, at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown. In the final, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World". At the 2019 Crown Jewel, another World Cup was held, however; it did not take place in the form of a tournament.The Last Time Is Now Tournament
The Last Time Is Now Tournament was a 16-man tournament held to determine John Cena's opponent in Cena's retirement match at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13, 2025. The tournament began on the November 10 episode of Raw in Cena's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts and featured wrestlers from WWE’s Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. Gunther won the tournament by defeating LA Knight in the tournament final on the December 5, 2025, episode of SmackDown.King of the Ring
King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. It was held annually from 1985 to 2002 and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event.Tournaments have since been held periodically - in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2024
Dates and venues of finals
Queen of the Ring
In 2021, WWE debuted the Queen's Crown tournament for female wrestlers considered to be the counterpart to King of the Ring. Zelina Vega was the inaugural winner, defeating Doudrop at Crown Jewel 2021, which took place on October 21 at Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.In 2024, the second edition of the tournament was held, this time under the name Queen of the Ring.
Dates and venues of finals
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual tag team tournament featured on the NXT brand and is named after WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who died in 2015.Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version.
Summary
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner's championship opportunity
Mae Young Classic
The Mae Young Classic was an all-women's tournament produced by WWE. The event was named of WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young.Summary
Mixed Match Challenge
The Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal mixed tag team tournament produced by WWE that was streamed on Facebook Watch.Summary
NXT Breakout Tournament
The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament featured on the NXT brand, consisting of eight wrestlers who are new to NXT. The winner of the tournament receives a championship match of their choice which they can cash in anytime.Originally introduced in 2019 for male wrestlers, a female version was created in 2022.
Summary
WWE Speed
WWE Speed is a streaming television program produced by WWE that aired on X from April 2024 to July 2025. It follows a bracket-style format featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and eventually Evolve brands, with matches contested under a three-minute time limit. However, matches contested for the WWE Speed Championship or WWE Women's Speed Championship were held under a five-minute time limit.Following the cancellation of WWE Speed, the championships were moved to the NXT brand, with the first tournament broadcast on WWE NXT additionally featuring wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
Results of WWE Speed Championship matches
All matches took place on Speed until July 9, 2025. Then, matches took place on NXT or NXT Premium Live Events. The #1 contenders have been determined in tournaments.;Color key
| Won title by defeating the reigning champion | |
| Won vacant title | |
| Failed to win title |