2018 King of the Ring tournament

The 2018 King of the Ring tournament was a professional wrestling tournament held by the UWF. The tournament was held over six weeks across five events culminating in the finals at King of the Ring 2018. This was the first annual King of the Ring tournament, as it would return with a second iteration in 2019. Vinny Marseglia was the 2018 King of the Ring, defeating Larry Sweeney in the tournament finals at the King of the Ring PPV.

Opening Round
The first round of the 2018 King of the Ring tournament saw 16 competitors wrestle in 8 matches over two weeks. The above results led to the second-round pairings of Jacobs/Sweeney, Hardy/Suzuki, Bryan/Rollins, and HHH/Marseglia.

Quarterfinals
* Triple H attacked Daniel Bryan before the match started

The Quarterfinal round took place on one episode of Revolution and saw eight men compete in four matches. The Semifinal pairings were Sweeney/Hardy and Rollins/Marseglia.

Semifinals
Sweeney and Marseglia won their respective semifinal matches to earn spots in the main event of King of the Ring 2018 and the tournament finals, where the winner would go on to challenge for the UWF Championship at SimmerSlam 2018.

Finals
Vinny Marseglia pinned Larry Sweeney to win the 2018 King of the Ring tournament and an opportunity to challenge for the UWF Championship at SummerSlam 2018. Marseglia went on to lose his title match against then-champion Chris Jericho.