King of the Ring PPVs (original) (raw)

June 13, 1993 in Fairborn, OH
Nutter Center drawing 6,500 ($80,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.1)

  1. USWA Unified Champ Papa Shango pinned Owen Hart.
  2. Bret Hart pinned Razor Ramon (10:25).
  3. Mr. Perfect beat Mr. Hughes (6:02) via DQ.
  4. Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jim Duggan (4:59).
  5. Tatanka drew Lex Luger (15:00).
  6. Bret Hart pinned Mr. Perfect (18:56).
  7. Yokozuna pinned Hulk Hogan (13:08) to win the WWF World Title.
  8. The Smoking Gunns, Rick & Scott Steiner beat Headshrinkers Samu & Fatu, Irwin R. Schyster, & Ted DiBiase (6:49) when Billy pinned DiBiase.
  9. WWF I-C Champ Shawn Michaels pinned Crush (11:14).
  10. Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (18:11) to win the King of the Ring Tournament. King of the Ring 1993 Tournament Bracketing

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King of the Ring 1994

June 16, 1994 in Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena drawing 12,000 ($170,000)
Shown live on PPV (0.85)

  1. Sparky Plugg pinned Kwang.
  2. Razor Ramon pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (8:24).
  3. Irwin R. Schyster pinned Mabel (5:34).
  4. Owen Hart pinned Tatanka (8:18).
  5. The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jeff Jarrett (4:39).
  6. Diesel beat WWF World Champ Bret Hart (22:51) via DQ.
  7. Razor Ramon pinned Irwin R. Schyster (5:13).
  8. Owen Hart beat The 1-2-3 Kid (3:37) via submission.
  9. WWF Tag Champs Headshrinkers Fatu & Samu beat Crush and Yokozuna (9:16) when Fatu pinned Crush.
  10. Owen Hart pinned Razor Ramon (6:35) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  11. Roddy Piper pinned Jerry Lawler (12:30). Guests: Art Donovan (announcer), Ricky Medlock (vocalist)

King of the Ring 1994 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 1995

June 25, 1995 in Philadelphia, PA
The Spectrum drawing 16,590 ($311,680)
Shown live on PPV (0.65)

  1. Savio Vega pinned Irwin R. Schyster (4:01).
  2. Savio Vega beat Yokozuna (8:24) via countout.
  3. The Roadie pinned Bob Holly (7:30).
  4. Shawn Michaels drew Kama (15:00).
  5. Mabel pinned The Undertaker (10:44).
  6. Savio Vega pinned The Roadie (6:36).
  7. Bret Hart beat Jerry Lawler (9:20) via submission in a "kiss my foot" match.
  8. Mabel pinned Savio Vega (8:32) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  9. Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow beat Tatanka & Psycho Sid (17:35) when Diesel pinned Tatanka. King of the Ring 1995 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 1996

June 23, 1996 in Milwaukee, WI
Mecca Arena drawing 8,762 ($142,568)
Shown live on PPV (0.6)

1. The Bodydonnas beat The New Rockers (8:06) when Skip pinned Cassidy. 2. Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Aldo Montoya (3:00) 3. Steve Austin pinned Marc Mero (16:49). 4. Jake Roberts pinned Vader (3:34) via DQ. 5. WWF Tag Champs The Smoking Gunns beat Henry & Phineas Godwinn (10:10) when Billy pinned Phineas. 6. Ultimate Warrior pinned Jerry Lawler (3:50). 7. Mankind pinned The Undertaker (18:21). 8. Ahmed Johnson pinned Goldust (15:34) to win the WWF I-C Title. 9. Steve Austin pinned Jake Roberts (4:28) to win the King of the Ring Tournament. 10. WWF World Champ Shawn Michaels pinned Davey Smith (26:25). Mr. Perfect was the guest referee. King of the Ring 1996 Tournament Bracketing

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King of the Ring 1997

June 8, 1997 in Providence, RI
Civic Center drawing 9,312 ($202,963)
Shown live on PPV (0.5)

  1. The Headbangers beat Bart Gunn & Jesse Jammes (6:10) when Thrasher pinned Gunn.
  2. Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Ahmed Johnson (7:42).
  3. Mankind pinned Jerry Lawler (10:24).
  4. Goldust pinned Crush (9:56).
  5. Owen Hart, Jim Niedhart, & Davey Smith beat Sycho Sid & The Legion of Doom (13:37) when Hart pinned Sid.
  6. Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Mankind (19:26) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  7. Shawn Michaels DDQ Steve Austin (22:29).
  8. WWF World Champ The Undertaker pinned Farooq (13:43). King of the Ring 1997 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 1998

"Off With Their Heads"
June 28, 1998 in Pittsburgh, PA
Civic Center drawing 17,087 ($539,660)
Shown live on PPV (0.85)

  1. The Headbangers & Taka Michinoku beat Shoichi Funaki, Mens Teioh, & Dick Togo (6:41) when Michinoku pinned Funaki.
  2. Ken Shamrock beat Jeff Jarrett (5:29) via submission.
  3. Rocky Maivia pinned Dan Severn (4:25).
  4. Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor beat Al Snow & Head (8:27) when Christopher pinned Head. Jerry Lawler was the special referee.
  5. X-Pac pinned Owen Hart (8:30).
  6. WWF Tag Champs Jesse Jammes & Billy Gunn beat Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (9:54) when Billy Gunn pinned Holly.
  7. Ken Shamrock beat Rocky Maivia (14:09) via submission to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  8. The Undertaker pinned Mankind (16:00) in a "hell in a cell" match.
  9. Kane beat Steve Austin (14:52) to win the WWF World Title in a "first blood" match. King of the Ring 1998 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 1999

June 27, 1999 in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum drawing 19,761 ($574,200)
Shown live on PPV (1.13)

1. Meat pinned Kurt Angle. 2. Matt & Jeff Hardy NC Edge & Christian (1:28). 3. Mideon & Viscera beat The Big Bossman (1:47) in a "handicap" match when Mideon pinned Bossman. 4. Prince Albert pinned Val Venis (1:57). 5. Ken Shamrock beat Shane McMahon (0:43) via DQ. 6. X-Pac beat Bob Holly (3:02) via DQ. 7. Kane pinned The Big Show (6:36). 8. Billy Gunn beat Ken Shamrock (3:37) when the ref stopped the match. 9. Road Dogg pinned Chyna (13:19). 10. Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Edge & Christian (4:49) when Edge pinned Christian. 11. Billy Gunn pinned Kane (5:25). 12. X-Pac pinned Road Dogg (3:08). 13. WWF World Champ The Undertaker pinned The Rock (19:10). 14. Bill Gunn pinned X-Pac (5:33) to win the King of the Ring Tournament. 15. Shane & Vince McMahon beat Steve Austin (17:11) in a "handicap ladder" match for control of the company. King of the Ring 1999 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 2000

June 25, 2000 in Boston, MA
Fleet Center drawing 15,388 ($865,788)
Shown live on PPV (1.19)

  1. Rikishi Phatu beat Chris Benoit (3:25) via DQ.
  2. Val Venis pinned Eddie Guerrero (8:04).
  3. Crash Holly pinned Bull Buchanan (4:07).
  4. Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho (9:50).
  5. Edge & Christian beat Matt & Jeff Hardy, Test & Prince Albert, and Too Cool (14:11) in a "four corners elimination" match to win the WWF Tag Title.
    • Matt Hardy pinned Test (3:41).
    • Christian pinned Matt Hardy (7:55).
    • Edge pinned Grand Master Sexay (14:11).
  6. Rikishi Phatu pinned Val Venis (3:15).
  7. Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly (3:58).
  8. WWF Hardcore Champ Pat Patterson NC Gerald Brisco (3:07) in an "evening gown" match. The match ended when Crash Holly ran in and pinned Patterson to win the WWF Hardcore Title.
  9. Road Dogg, X-Pac, & Tori beat The Dudley Boys (9:45) in a "handicap tables dumpster" match.
  10. Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi Phatu (5:56) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  11. The Rock, Kane, The Undertaker beat Triple H, Vince & Shane McMahon (17:54) when Rock pinned Vince. As a result, Rock won the WWF World Title. King of the Ring 2000 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 2001

June 24, 2001 in East Rutherford, NJ
Continental Airlines Arena drawing 17,777 ($1,132,395)
Shown live on PPV (0.84)

  1. WWF European Champ Matt Hardy pinned Justin Credible (7:03).
  2. Kurt Angle pinned Christian (8:17).
  3. Edge pinned Rhyno (8:52).
  4. WWF Tag Champs Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley beat Spike Dudley & Kane (8:32) when Spike was pinned.
  5. Edge pinned Kurt Angle (10:21) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  6. WWF Light Heavyweight Champ Jeff Hardy pinned X-Pac (7:11).
  7. Kurt Angle pinned Shane McMahon (26:00) in a "street fight" match.
  8. WWF World Champ Steve Austin beat Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit (27:52) in a "triple threat" match when he pinned Benoit. King of the Ring 2001 Tournament Bracketing

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## King of the Ring 2002

June 23, 2002 in Columbus, OH
Nationwide Arena drawing 14,200 ($897,545)
Shown live on PPV (0.64)

  1. Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Raven & Steven Richards (6:02) when Jeff pinned Richards.
  2. Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho (14:32).
  3. Brock Lesnar pinned Test (8:18).
  4. Jamie Knoble pinned Hurricane (11:38) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title.
  5. Ric Flair pinned Eddie Guerrero (17:00).
  6. Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus (5:41) to win the WWE Women's Title.
  7. Kurt Angle beat Hulk Hogan (12:08) via submission.
  8. Brock Lesnar pinned Rob Van Dam (5:42) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
  9. WWE World Champ The Undertaker pinned Triple H (23:44). King of the Ring 2002 Tournament Bracketing

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