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About The King Of The Ring
The first King Of The Ring event took place in 1985. Back then, it was just known as a tournament. It was no real big deal, tournaments were a big thing back in the 1980s. However in 1993, all that changed. The King Of The Ring became a televised event and it was shown on Pay-Per-View. The winner would receive a crown, robe, and sceptor for a job well done. To be king was demanding. They would have to fight three times in one night, or if they were fortunate, only twice. The rewards are great. Not only would they become king for the year, but they also receive a WWF Title shot.
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Steve Austin (across on the left side) is the 1996 King Of The Ring.
Steve Austin qualified for the 1996 King Of The Ring tournament after he defeated Bob Holly. At the quarterfinal round, he defeated Savio Vega. Then at the semfinal round of the tournament shown at King Of The Ring, he finished off Marc Mero. In the final round, he took on a weary and injured Jake "Snake" Roberts. Austin defeated Roberts a few minutes later, and became the 1996 King Of The Ring. |
WWF King Of The Ring History
Qualifying Matches for the 1993 King Of The Ring:
- Bret "Hitman" Hart automatically qualified.
- Razor Ramon pinned Tito Santana.
- Mr. Perfect pinned Doink.
- Mr. Hughes defeated Kamala via count-out.
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan pinned Papa Shango.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Typhoon.
- Tatanka defeated Giant Gonzalez via DQ.
- Lex Luger defeated Bob Backlund via count-out.
King Of The Ring 1 (June 13, 1993)
Quarterfinal Round:
- Bret "Hitman" Hart pinned Razor Ramon.
- Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes via DQ.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
- Tatanka and Lex Luger battled to a draw.
Semifinal Round:
- Bret "Hitman" Hart pinned Mr. Perfect.
- Bam Bam Bigelow received a bye.
Final Round:
- Bret "Hitman" Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow.
1993 King Of The Ring: Bret "Hitman" Hart
Non-tournament matches:
- Yokozuna pinned Hulk Hogan and regained the WWF Title.
- Shawn Michaels pinned Crush and retained the IC Title.
- Papa Shango pinned Owen Hart. (This match wasn't shown on PPV.)
- The Steiner Bros. & The Smoking Gunns defeated Money Inc. & The Headshrinkers when Billy Gunn pinned Ted Dibiase.
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Qualifying matches for the 1994 King Of The Ring:
- Razor Ramon pinned Kwang.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Bob Holly.
- Mabel pinned Quebecer Pierre.
- I.R.S pinned Scott Steiner.
- Tatanka pinned Crush in a Lumberjack Match.
- Owen Hart pinned Doink.
- The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Adam Bomb.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Lex Luger via count-out.
King Of The Ring 2 (June 19, 1994)
Quarterfinal Round:
- Razor Ramon pinned Bam Bam Bigelow.
- I.R.S pinned Mabel.
- Owen Hart pinned Tatanka.
- The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jeff Jarrett.
Semifinal Round:
- Razor Ramon pinned I.R.S.
- Owen Hart defeated The 1-2-3 Kid via submission.
Final Round:
- Owen Hart pinned Razor Ramon.
1994 King Of The Ring: Owen Hart
Other Matches:
- Diesel defeated Bret "Hitman" Hart via DQ, but Bret retained the WWF Title.
- The Headshrinkers defeated Yokozuna & Crush and retained the Tag Team Titles when Fatu pinned Crush.
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper pinned Jerry Lawler.
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Qualifying Matches for the 1995 King Of The Ring:
- Mabel pinned Adam Bomb.
- The Undertaker pinned Jeff Jarrett.
- Razor Ramon pinned Eli Blu.
- The Roadie pinned Doink.
- Davey Boy Smith battled to a draw with Owen Hart.
- Bob Holly pinned Mantaur.
- Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger via count-out.
- Kama pinned Duke "Dumpster" Droese.
- Shawn Michaels pinned King Kong Bundy.
* Razor Ramon was injured and wasn't able to participate in the tournament. When Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith were eliminated, another match was sheduled the same day as the tournament.
King Of The Ring 3 (June 25, 1995)
Qualifying match to determine the wrestler who takes Razor Ramon's place in the King Of The Ring tournament:
- Savio Vega pinned I.R.S.
Quarterfinal Round:
- Savio Vega defeated Yokozuna via count-out.
- The Roadie pinned Bob Holly.
- Mabel pinned The Undertaker after Kama interfered.
- Shawn Michaels battled to a draw with Kama.
Semifinal Round:
- Savio Vega pinned The Roadie.
- Mabel received a bye.
Final Round:
- Mabel pinned Savio Vega.
1995 King Of The Ring: Mabel
Non-Tournament Matches:
- Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated Jerry Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" Match.
- Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Psycho Sid & Tatanka when Diesel pinned Tatanka.
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Qualifying Matches for the 1996 King Of The Ring:
- Steve Austin pinned Bob Holly.
- Savio Vega pinned Marty Jannetty.
- Owen Hart pinned Yokozuna.
- Marc Mero pinned Skip.
- Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw pinned Henry Godwinn.
- Jake "Snake" Roberts pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
- Vader pinned Ahmed Johnson.
- The Ultimate Warrior battled to a double count-out with Goldust.
Quarterfinal Round (Not shown on PPV)
- Steve Austin pinned Savio Vega.
- Marc Mero pinned Owen Hart.
- Jake "Snake" Roberts pinned Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw.
- Vader received a bye.
King Of The Ring 4 (June 23, 1996)
Semifinal Round:
- Steve Austin pinned Marc Mero.
- Jake "Snake" Roberts defeated Vader via DQ.
Final Round:
- Steve Austin pinned Jake "Snake" Roberts.
1996 King Of The Ring: Steve Austin
Non-Tournament Matches:
- The Body Donnas defeated The New Rockers when Skip pinned Leif Cassidy.
- Mankind defeated The Undertaker.
- The Ultimate Warrior pinned Jerry Lawler.
- The Smoking Gunns defeataed The Godwinns and retained the Tag Team Titles when Billy pinned Phineas.
- Ahmed Johnson pinned Goldust and won the IC Title.
- Shawn Michaels pinned Davey Boy Smith and retained the WWF Title.
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Qualifying matches for the 1997 King Of The Ring:
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Quarterfinal Round:
- Ahmed Johnson pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Crush.
- Mankind defeated Savio Vega via submission.
- Jerry Lawler pinned Goldust.
King Of The Ring 5 (June 8, 1997)
Semifinal Round:
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Ahmed Johnson.
- Mankind defeated Jerry Lawler via submission.
Final Round:
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Mankind.
Non-Tournament Matches:
- The Undertaker pinned Faarooq and retained the WWF Title.
- Shawn Michaels battled to a no-contest with Steve Austin.
- The Headbangers defeated Bart Gunn & Jesse James.
(This match wasn't shown on PPV.)
- Goldust pinned Crush.
- Owen Hart, Jim "Anvil" Neidhart, & Davey Boy Smith defeated The Legion Of Doom & Psycho Sid when Owen pinned Sid.
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Qualifying Matches for the 1998 King Of The Ring:
- The Rock pinned Vader.
- Triple H pinned X-Pac.
- Owen Hart pinned 2 Cold Scorpio.
- Dan Severn pinned D'Lo Brown.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Kama via submission.
- Mark Henry pinned Terry Funk.
- Jeff Jarrett pinned Faarooq.
- Marc Mero pinned Steve Blackman.
Quarterfinal Round:
- The Rock pinned Triple H.
- Dan Severn pinned Owen Hart.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Mark Henry.
- Jeff Jarrett pinned Marc Mero.
King Of The Ring 6 (June 28, 1998)
Semifinal Round:
- The Rock pinned Dan Severn.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett via submission.
Final Round:
- Ken Shamrock defeated The Rock via submission.
Non-Tournament Matches:
- The Headbangers & Taka Michinoku defeated Kaientai.
- Too Cool defeated Al Snow & "Head" when Brian Christopher pinned "Head". (Jerry Lawler was the guest referee.)
- X-Pac pinned Owen Hart.
- The Undertaker pinned Mankind in a "Hell In A Cell" Match.
- The New Age Outlaws defeated The New Midnight Express and retained the Tag Team Titles.
- Kane defeated Steve Austin in a "First Blood" Match and won the WWF Title.
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Qualifying Matches for the 1999 King Of The Ring:
- Billy Gunn pinned Viscera.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett via submission.
- The Big Show pinned Droz.
- Kane pinned Test.
- The Road Dogg pinned The Godfather.
- Chyna pinned Val Venis.
- Hardcore Holly pinned Al Snow.
- X-Pac pinned The Big Boss Man.
King Of The Ring 7 (June 27, 1999)
Quarterfinal Round:
- Billy Gunn defeated Ken Shamrock via referee's decision.
- Kane pinned The Big Show.
- The Road Dogg pinned Chyna.
- X-Pac defeated Hardcore Holly via DQ.
Semifinal Round:
- Billy Gunn pinned Kane.
- X-Pac pinned The Road Dogg.
Final Round:
- Billy Gunn pinned X-Pac.
1999 King Of The Ring: Billy Gunn
Non-Tournament Matches:
- Vince & Shane McMahon defeated Steve Austin in a Handicap Ladder Match.
- The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge & Christian.
- The Undertaker pinned The Rock and retained the WWF Title.
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Qualifying Matches for the King of the Ring 2000:
- Kurt Angle pinned Bradshaw.
- Buh-Buh Ray Dudley pinned The Big Boss Man.
- Rikishi defeated Shane McMahon via DQ.
- Scotty Too Hotty pinned D'Lo Brown.
- Bull Buchanan pinned Steve Blackman.
- Perry Saturn pinned D-Von Dudley.
- Chris Jericho pinned Test.
- Edge pinned Grandmaster Sexay.
- Jeff Hardy pinned Christian.
- Val Venis pinned Al Snow.
- Crash Holly pinned Albert.
- Hardcore Holly pinned Faarooq.
- Chris Benoit pinned The Road Dogg.
- X-Pac pinned Dean Malenko.
- Eddy Guerrero pinned Matt Hardy.
- Chyna pinned The Godfather.
Second Round Matches:
- Kurt Angle pinned Buh-Buh Ray Dudley.
- Chris Jericho defeated Edge via submission.
- Rikishi pinned Scotty Too Hotty.
- Chris Benoit defeated X-Pac via submission.
- Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly via DQ.
- Bull Buchanan pinned Perry Saturn.
- Val Venis pinned Jeff Hardy.
- Eddy Guerrero pinned Chyna.
King Of The Ring 8 (June 25, 2000)
Quarterfinal Round:
- Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit via DQ.
- Val Venis pinned Eddy Guerrero.
- Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho.
- Crash Holly pinned Bull Buchanan.
Semifinal Round:
- Rikishi defeated Val Venis via DQ.
- Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly.
Final Round:
- Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi.
2000 King Of The Ring: Kurt Angle
Non-Tournament Matches:
- The Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated The Dudley Boyz in a "Dumpster/Tables" Match.
- Crash Holly interfered in the Hardcore Title Match including Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco and won the Hardcore Title when he pinned Patterson.
- Edge & Christian won the Tag Team Titles in a 4-Team Elimination Match against The Hardy Boyz, The Acolytes, & Too Cool.
- The Rock, The Undertaker, Kane defeated Triple H, Vince McMahon, & Shane McMahon when The Rock pinned Vince. Due to prematch stipulation, The Rock won the WWF Title.
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Qualifying Matches for the 2001 King Of The Ring:
- Jeff Hardy pinned Matt Hardy.
- Kurt Angle pinned Hardcore Holly.
- The Big Show pinned Raven.
- Christian pinned Kane.
- Tajiri pinned Crash Holly.
- Rhyno pinned Tazz.
- Edge pinned Test.
- Perry Saturn pinned (?)
Quarterfinal Round:
- Kurt Angle pinned Jeff Hardy.
- Christian pinned The Big Show.
- Edge pinned Perry Saturn.
- Rhyno pinned Tajiri.
King Of The Ring 9 (June 24, 2001)
Semifinal Round:
- Kurt Angle pinned Christian.
- Edge pinned Rhyno.
Final Round:
- Edge pinned Kurt Angle.
2001 King Of The Ring: Edge
Non-Tournament Matches:
- Kurt Angle pinned Shane McMahon in a Street Fight.
- Jeff Hardy pinned X-Pac and retained the Lightweight Title.
- The Dudley Boyz defeated Spike Dudley & Kane and retained the Tag Team Titles when Buh-Buh Ray pinned Spike.
- Steve Austin won a Triple Threat Match against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit and retained the WWF Title when he pinned Benoit.
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Aftermath
As I stated earlier, those who won the King Of The Ring tournament went on to better things and most of them received WWF Title shots. You will now see the King Of The Ring winners and what they went on to do:
1. Bret "Hitman" Hart (1993 King Of The Ring) competed in the 1994 Royal Rumble and co-won the rumble with Lex Luger. That allowed him to get a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania 10. In the second main event at Wrestlemania 10, he defeated the late
Yokozuna and regained the WWF Title.
2. Owen Hart (1994 King Of The Ring) went on to Summerslam 7 in August of 1994 to face his brother
Bret "Hitman" Hart in a Steel Cage Match for the WWF Title. Although he lost the match, he still gained success. He eventually became a co-holder of the Tag Team Titles six times. He also won the IC Title twice and the European Title once.
3. Mabel (1995 King Of The Ring) received a WWF Title shot at Summerslam 8 in August of 1995. Unfortunately, he lost the match to Diesel and failed to win the WWF Title. After 1995, Mabel didn't accomplish anything else.
4. Steve Austin (1996 King Of The Ring) didn't receive a WWF Title shot in 1996. However, in 1997, he won the Royal Rumble, the IC Title twice, and was a co-holder of the Tag Team Titles twice. 1998 was his year. He won the 1998 Royal Rumble and then won the WWF Title twice that year He was also a co-holder of the Tag Team Titles once. Within the years that follwed, he won the WWF Title four more times and was a co-holder of the Tag Team Titles.
5. Hunter Hearst Helmsley (1997 King Of The Ring) eventually became the IC Champion in 1997. In 1998, he won the European Title and then went on to win the IC Title a second time. He shined in 1999 as Triple H. He won the WWF Title twice. By 2000, he was a four-time WWF Champion. In 2001, he became a four-time IC Champion. Most recently in 2002, he made his return to the WWF and won the Royal Rumble.
6. Ken Shamrock (1998 King Of The Ring) never was able to win the WWF Title. However, he was an IC Champion at one time in 1998 and a few months later, he was a co-holder of the Tag Team Titles.
7. Billy Gunn (1999 King Of The Ring) never competed for the WWF Title. His only other main accomplishment was winning the IC Title in late-2000 and holding the IC Title for a few weeks. Other that that, he didn't accomplish much else.
8. Kurt Angle (2000 King Of The Ring) enjoyed 2000. Before he was the King, he held the IC Title and the European Title. At "No Mercy" in October of 2000, he defeated The Rock for the WWF Title. Within the years to follow, he won the WWF Title again and is still a top star to this day.
9. Edge (2001 King Of The Ring) didn't compete for the WWF Title. Instead, he won the IC Title twice.
His other main accomplishment was becoming the only wrestler in history to win the Tag Team Titles six times with the same tag team partner (Christian). He is still a top contender for the IC Title.
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Kurt Angle (shown below) is the 2000 King Of The Ring.
The 2000 King Of The Ring tournament was the longest tournament. There was a qualifying round, a first round, a quarterfinal round, a semifinal round, and then the final round. The qualifying and first rounds were not on the day of the King Of The Ring PPV.
Kurt Angle qualified after he defeated Bradshaw. Then, he defeated Buh-Buh Ray Dudley to make it to the quarterfinal round at the King Of The Ring tournament. He had to win three more times at the tournament, but he was up to it.
At the quaterfinal round, he defeated Chris Jericho. The semifinal round wasn't a very tough match as he defeated Crash Holly. Even though he had to battle Rikishi in the final round, he succeeded. He defeated Rikishi and became the 2000 King Of The Ring. |
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Triple H (shown above) is the 1997 King Of The Ring.
Triple H was known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 1997. Although he lost to Ahmed Johnson in a qualifying match, he re-entered as a substitution and qualified for the tournament.
In the first round, he defeated Crush. At the semifinal round shown on the King Of The Ring PPV, he got vengeance and defeated Ahmed Johnson. The final round was challenging since he battled Mankind. Although Mankind was tough, Hunter Hearst Helmsley was tougher on that day. When it was all said and done, Helmsley became the 1997 King Of The Ring.
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Billy Gunn (shown below) is the 1999 King Of The Ring.
Not everyone thought Billy Gunn would win the 1999 King Of The Ring tournament. It wasn't believed he would even qualify. The road had a bunch of bumps, but he rode by them.
He defeated the massive Viscera to qualify. The King Of The Ring tournament wasn't any easier. He got by Ken Shamrock in the quarterfinal round when the referee ended the match because Shamrock was injured. He got by Kane in the semifinal round because of outside interference from The Big Show.
He won the final round fair and sqaure after he defeated X-Pac. It may have been considered an upset, but Billy Gunn is the 1999 King Of The Ring. |
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Edge (shown above) is the 2001 King Of The Ring
Edge faced major challenges throught the 2001 King Of The Ring. He qualified after he defeated Test.
Then at the quarterfinal round, he got by Perry Saturn. Rhyno and Kurt Angle were next.
At the King Of The Ring tournament, he defeated Rhyno in the semifinal round. Then, at the final round, he faced Kurt Angle.
Many fans believed Kurt Angle would repeat and win the 2001 King Of The Ring tournament. However, Edge had different plans. Even though Shane McMahon showed up and got involved, Edge went on to win the 2001 King Of The Ring tournament.
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