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

#6 Megastar: Bret 'The Hitman' Hart

Hart is the only two-time King.

Bret Hart’s Hall of Fame career speaks for itself, though what fans may not realize is that the Hitman is the only two-time WWE King of the Ring winner in history.

Capturing the crown first in 1991, Hart would retain it two years later on pay-per-view, defeating Razor Roman, Mr. Perfect, and Bam Bam Bigelow all on the same night to do so.

As King, Bret’s popularity with the fans was at an all-time high, and though WWE was set on pushing Lex Luger against then-WWF Champion Yokozuna, they couldn’t ignore the viewers.

Instead, Hart and Luger would both win the 1994 Royal Rumble, and though Bret would lose in the opener of WrestleMania 10 to his brother Owen Hart, he would end the night as WWF Champion, defeating the Samoan Sumo.

With the title, Bret would remain a consistent main event star until his departure from the WWF following the Montreal Screwjob but has since been inducted twice into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Nowadays regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Hart's time as King was one of many accolades of the legendary Canadian.