King of the Ring 1993
June 13, 1993 in Fairborn, OH
Nutter Center drawing 6,500 ($80,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.1)
- USWA Unified Champ Papa Shango pinned Owen Hart.
- Bret Hart pinned Razor Ramon (10:25).
- Mr. Perfect beat Mr. Hughes (6:02) via DQ.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Jim Duggan (4:59).
- Tatanka drew Lex Luger (15:00).
- Bret Hart pinned Mr. Perfect (18:56).
- Yokozuna pinned Hulk Hogan (13:08) to win the WWF World Title.
- The Smoking Gunns, Rick & Scott Steiner beat Headshrinkers Samu & Fatu, Irwin R. Schyster, & Ted DiBiase (6:49) when Billy pinned DiBiase.
- WWF I-C Champ Shawn Michaels pinned Crush (11:14).
- Bret Hart pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (18:11) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
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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)
- Sparky Plugg pinned Kwang.
- Razor Ramon pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (8:24).
- Irwin R. Schyster pinned Mabel (5:34).
- Owen Hart pinned Tatanka (8:18).
- The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jeff Jarrett (4:39).
- Diesel beat WWF World Champ Bret Hart (22:51) via DQ.
- Razor Ramon pinned Irwin R. Schyster (5:13).
- Owen Hart beat The 1-2-3 Kid (3:37) via submission.
- WWF Tag Champs Headshrinkers Fatu & Samu beat Crush and Yokozuna (9:16) when Fatu pinned Crush.
- Owen Hart pinned Razor Ramon (6:35) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- Roddy Piper pinned Jerry Lawler (12:30).
Guests: Art Donovan (announcer), Ricky Medlock (vocalist)
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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)
- Savio Vega pinned Irwin R. Schyster (4:01).
- Savio Vega beat Yokozuna (8:24) via countout.
- The Roadie pinned Bob Holly (7:30).
- Shawn Michaels drew Kama (15:00).
- Mabel pinned The Undertaker (10:44).
- Savio Vega pinned The Roadie (6:36).
- Bret Hart beat Jerry Lawler (9:20) via submission in a "kiss my foot" match.
- Mabel pinned Savio Vega (8:32) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- Diesel & Bam Bam Bigelow beat Tatanka & Psycho Sid (17:35) when Diesel pinned Tatanka.
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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)
- The Bodydonnas beat The New Rockers (8:06) when Skip pinned Cassidy.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Aldo Montoya (3:00)
- Steve Austin pinned Marc Mero (16:49).
- Jake Roberts pinned Vader (3:34) via DQ.
- WWF Tag Champs The Smoking Gunns beat Henry & Phineas Godwinn (10:10) when Billy pinned Phineas.
- Ultimate Warrior pinned Jerry Lawler (3:50).
- Mankind pinned The Undertaker (18:21).
- Ahmed Johnson pinned Goldust (15:34) to win the WWF I-C Title.
- Steve Austin pinned Jake Roberts (4:28) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- WWF World Champ Shawn Michaels pinned Davey Smith (26:25). Mr. Perfect was the guest referee.
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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)
- The Headbangers beat Bart Gunn & Jesse Jammes (6:10) when Thrasher pinned Gunn.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Ahmed Johnson (7:42).
- Mankind pinned Jerry Lawler (10:24).
- Goldust pinned Crush (9:56).
- Owen Hart, Jim Niedhart, & Davey Smith beat Sycho Sid & The Legion of Doom (13:37) when Hart pinned Sid.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Mankind (19:26) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- Shawn Michaels DDQ Steve Austin (22:29).
- WWF World Champ The Undertaker pinned Farooq (13:43).
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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)
- The Headbangers & Taka Michinoku beat Shoichi Funaki, Mens Teioh, & Dick Togo (6:41) when Michinoku pinned Funaki.
- Ken Shamrock beat Jeff Jarrett (5:29) via submission.
- Rocky Maivia pinned Dan Severn (4:25).
- Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor beat Al Snow & Head (8:27) when Christopher pinned Head. Jerry Lawler was the special referee.
- X-Pac pinned Owen Hart (8:30).
- WWF Tag Champs Jesse Jammes & Billy Gunn beat Bob Holly & Bart Gunn (9:54) when Billy Gunn pinned Holly.
- Ken Shamrock beat Rocky Maivia (14:09) via submission to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- The Undertaker pinned Mankind (16:00) in a "hell in a cell" match.
- Kane beat Steve Austin (14:52) to win the WWF World Title in a "first blood" match.
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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)
- Meat pinned Kurt Angle.
- Matt & Jeff Hardy NC Edge & Christian (1:28).
- Mideon & Viscera beat The Big Bossman (1:47) in a "handicap" match when Mideon pinned Bossman.
- Prince Albert pinned Val Venis (1:57).
- Ken Shamrock beat Shane McMahon (0:43) via DQ.
- X-Pac beat Bob Holly (3:02) via DQ.
- Kane pinned The Big Show (6:36).
- Billy Gunn beat Ken Shamrock (3:37) when the ref stopped the match.
- Road Dogg pinned Chyna (13:19).
- Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Edge & Christian (4:49) when Edge pinned Christian.
- Billy Gunn pinned Kane (5:25).
- X-Pac pinned Road Dogg (3:08).
- WWF World Champ The Undertaker pinned The Rock (19:10).
- Bill Gunn pinned X-Pac (5:33) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- Shane & Vince McMahon beat Steve Austin (17:11) in a "handicap ladder" match for control of the company.
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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)
- Rikishi Phatu beat Chris Benoit (3:25) via DQ.
- Val Venis pinned Eddie Guerrero (8:04).
- Crash Holly pinned Bull Buchanan (4:07).
- Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho (9:50).
- 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).
- Rikishi Phatu pinned Val Venis (3:15).
- Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly (3:58).
- 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.
- Road Dogg, X-Pac, & Tori beat The Dudley Boys (9:45) in a "handicap tables dumpster" match.
- Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi Phatu (5:56) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- 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.
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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)
- WWF European Champ Matt Hardy pinned Justin Credible (7:03).
- Kurt Angle pinned Christian (8:17).
- Edge pinned Rhyno (8:52).
- WWF Tag Champs Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley beat Spike Dudley & Kane (8:32) when Spike was pinned.
- Edge pinned Kurt Angle (10:21) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champ Jeff Hardy pinned X-Pac (7:11).
- Kurt Angle pinned Shane McMahon (26:00) in a "street fight" match.
- WWF World Champ Steve Austin beat Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit (27:52) in a "triple threat" match when he pinned Benoit.
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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)
- Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Raven & Steven Richards (6:02) when Jeff pinned Richards.
- Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho (14:32).
- Brock Lesnar pinned Test (8:18).
- Jamie Knoble pinned Hurricane (11:38) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title.
- Ric Flair pinned Eddie Guerrero (17:00).
- Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus (5:41) to win the WWE Women's Title.
- Kurt Angle beat Hulk Hogan (12:08) via submission.
- Brock Lesnar pinned Rob Van Dam (5:42) to win the King of the Ring Tournament.
- WWE World Champ The Undertaker pinned Triple H (23:44).
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