Winner of King of the Ring 2019

Corbin competed in the King of the Ring 2019 tournament and made it to the final round where he defeated Chad Gable. Corbin’s King of the Ring victory prompted his new ring name, King Corbin.

At WrestleMania 36, King Corbin lost to Elias after a roll-up pin on Night 1 of the event. At the end of April 2020, he qualified to compete in the Money in the Bank match but failed to win the contract after he and A.J. Styles fought over the briefcase and dropped it to Otis unintentionally.

King Corbin feuded with Rey and Dominik Mysterio and Murphy between November 2020 and February 2021. He formed a short term partnership with Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler but this disbanded after Cutler and Blake were released by WWE.

On the June 18th episode of SmackDown, Corbin lost to Shinsuke Nakamura in a Battle for the Crown match. As a result to losing his crown to Nakamura, this ended his King gimmick.

King Corbin Ring Name Change

Corbin began sporting dirty clothes, an unkempt beard and an unshaved head on the July 16th episode of SmackDown. He revealed that, after losing his crown, he had lost his car, his investments, his savings, his home was to be foreclosed upon, and his wife left with their daughter. He then revealed his own version of a GoFundMe campaign, called CorbinFund.com, asking fans and fellow wrestlers to donate to his cause. The next month, on August 13, Corbin stole the Money in the Bank briefcase from Big E and fled the arena. At SummerSlam, Corbin lost to Big E, who regained the briefcase.

On the August 27th episode of SmackDown, after turning his misfortunes around in Las Vegas, he drove into the arena in a Bentley, declaring himself “filthy rich” and demanding to be called “Happy Corbin.” On the September 24 episode of SmackDown, Corbin debuted his new talk show “Happy Talk”, Corbin then gained a new ally in Madcap Moss as they joined forces to attack Kevin Owens.

Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss Ally

Happy Corbin and Moss got into a feud with Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs over the Intercontinental Championship. Corbin defeated Nakamura in a Championship Contenders match, and both Corbin and Moss defeated Nakamura and Boogs in a Trick or Street Fight, but Corbin never received an Intercontinental Championship match.

Corbin and Moss then got into a feud with Drew McIntyre. Happy Corbin accompanied Moss to the his matches with McIntyre at WWE Day 1 and Elimination Chamber, with Moss losing both matches. Corbin and Moss participated in the Royal Rumble match but they were both eliminated by Drew McIntyre, continuing their feud. Happy Corbin lost to Drew McIntyre on the first night of WrestleMania 38.

On the April 8th episode of SmackDown, Corbin blamed his loss on Moss before attacking him. This ended their alliance and beginning a feud between the two. This led to a match at WrestleMania Backlash, which Moss won. At Hell in a Cell, the two competed in a No Holds Barred match, which Corbin lost.

On the June 17th episode of SmackDown, Corbin lost to Moss in a Last Laugh match. This ended their feud. After the match, Corbin confronted commentator Pat McAfee, who had been making fun of Corbin during his feud with Moss. After Money in the Bank went off the air, Corbin attacked McAfee at ringside and accepted his challenge for a match at SummerSlam. Corbin would go on to lose, however, as McAfee would hit a low blow while referee Charles Robinson was down, and then getting hit with a Sunset Flip from the middle rope.

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