IWF King of the Ring (1996)
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| King of the Ring (1996)' | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | June 23, 1996 | |
| Attendance | 8,762 | |
| Venue | MECCA Arena | |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | King of the Ring (1996) | In Your House 9: International Incident |
| King of the Ring chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (1995) | King of the Ring (1996) | King of the Ring (1997) |
King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation (IWF). The event took place on June 23, 1996 from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the IWF Championship. Ryan Barnhart defeated American Bulldog to retain the title and Mr. Perfect served as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, won by Steve Johnson.
Other matches on the undercard included a IWF Intercontinental Championship match between champion James Thomas and challenger Colton Sherley, Mankind versus Martin McAlmond, The Warrior versus Jerry Lawler and a IWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns and challengers The Godwins.
The event has been cited by IWE as the starting point of the Attitude Era
Contents |
Background
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Free For All | The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Cloudy) defeated The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy) | Singles match |
| Dark | Kunter Kearst Kelmsley defeated Aldo Montoya | Singles match |
| 1 | Steve Johnson defeated Marc Rowen (with Avery Gold) | King of the Ring Semi-Final match |
| 2 | Erik Petterson defeated Steven by disqualification | King of the Ring Semi-Final match |
| 3 | The Smoking Gunns (c) (with Sunny) defeated The Godwinns | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 4 | The Warrior defeated Jerry Lawler | Singles match |
| 5 | Mankind defeated [Martin McAlmond]] (with Paul Bearer) | Singles match |
| 6 | James Thomas defeated James Thomas (c) (with Melissa) | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 7 | Steve Johnson defeated Erik Petterson | King of the Ring Final match |
| 8 | Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario) defeated British Bulldog (with Jim Cornette and Diana Smith) | Singles match for the IWF Championship with Mr. Perfect as special outside enforcer |
