IWF King of the Ring (1998)
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| King of the Ring (1998) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Avery Gold and a guillotine | ||
| Tagline(s) | Off With Their Heads | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | June 28, 1998 | |
| Attendance | 17,087 | |
| Venue | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Over the Edge: In Your House | King of the Ring (1998) | Fully Loaded: In Your House |
| King of the Ring chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (1997) | King of the Ring (1998) | King of the Ring (1999) |
King of the Ring (1998) was the sixth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on June 28, 1998 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Nine matches were scheduled on the event's card. The main event was a First Blood match featuring Chris LeGreca defeating Steve Johnson for the IWF Championship. The other main match was a [Hell in a Cell Match|Hell in a Cell match]] featuring Martin McAlmond defeating Mankind. Featured matches on the undercard included the KOTR tournament final between Ken Shammy and The Rock, which Shammy won to win the tournament and a Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship (which was only added to the card earlier that morning) between The New Age Outlaws defeating The New Midnight Express, to retain the championship.
This event produced arguably the most famous Hell in a Cell match of all time, pitting Martin McAlmond against Mankind. Less than two minutes into the match, Martin McAlmond threw Mankind from the top of the 16-foot high cell through the Spanish Announce table. The footage of that fall has since become one of the most used and viewed videos in professional wrestling history. A few minutes later in the match in another memorable moment, Martin McAlmond chokeslammed Mankind through the top of the cell.
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Aftermath
Results
Event
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Headbangers and Park Michinoku defeated Kaientai (Sho Park, Men's Teioh, and Dick Togo) | Tag team match |
| 2 | Ken Shammy defeated Jeff Jarrett (with Tennessee Lee) | KOTR Semi-Final |
| 3 | The Rock defeated Dan Severn | KOTR Semi-Final |
| 4 | Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor) defeated Al Know and Head | Tag team match with Jerry Lawler as Special Guest Referee |
| 5 | X-Pac (with Amber) defeated Owen Heart | Singles match |
| 6 | The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Morgan) (c) (with Amber) defeated The New Midnight Express (Bombastic Steve and Bodacious Bart) | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 7 | Ken Shammy defeated The Rock | KOTR Final |
| 8 | Martin McAlmond defeated Mankind | Hell in a Cell match |
| 9 | Chris LeGreca (with Paul Bearer) defeated Steve Johnson (c) | First Blood match for the [IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] |
King of the Ring bracket
Bracket soon.
