5 WWE King of the Ring winners who became megastars, and 5 who didn't

#1 Didn't: Mabel

Mabel's career would never go higher than becoming the 1995 King of the Ring.

Literally the biggest failed King of all time, the colossal Mabel captured the crown in 1995, defeating Savio Vega in the finals.

Redubbed King Mabel, the Superstar would quickly surround himself with a court, including dubbing his manager 'Sir Mo'.

Mabel's victory did lead to the super heavyweight getting better opportunities, feuding with the Undertaker that same year, as well as main eventing SummerSlam 1995 against then WWF Champion Diesel.

Unfortunately, this main event would be one of the worst in the company's history, as fans didn’t want to see the two large athletes compete, instead favoring smaller more athletic stars of the time like Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels.

With his King of the Ring push truly over, Mabel would leave the company the next year, before becoming Viscera in the Attitude Era.

Though he is probably best remembered by this name, or as Big Daddy V in ECW years later, the commentators would very rarely even allude to his time as the reigning monarch of wrestling, proving that it takes more than a crown and a throne to make a King.