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- | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size: | + | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''King of the Ring'''</span><br> |
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" | | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster |
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- | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[ | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]''' |
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- | | | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date''' |
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |June 25, 1995 | ||
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- | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[ | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |
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- | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue''' |
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance''' | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance''' | ||
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |16,590 | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |16,590 |
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- | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Pay-Per-View|Buy rate]]''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |150,000 |
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- | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Tagline]](s)''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" | | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''Guts & Glory'' |
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology''' | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology''' | ||
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF In Your House 1|In Your House 1]] | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF In Your House 1|In Your House 1]] |
- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |''' | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF In Your House 2|In Your House 2]] |
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- | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[ | + | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] chronology''' |
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF King of the Ring (1994)|King of the Ring | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF King of the Ring (1994)|1994]] |
- | | bgcolor=# | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF King of the Ring (1996)|1996]] |
- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" |[[IWF King of the Ring ( | + | |- |
+ | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring tournament]] chronology''' | ||
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+ | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF King of the Ring (1994)|1994]] | ||
+ | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF King of the Ring (1996)|1996]] | ||
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- | '''King of the Ring | + | The 1995 '''King of the Ring''' was the third annual [[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE) that featured the ninth [[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring tournament]]. It took place on June 25, 1995, at the [[Spectrum (arena)|CoreStates Spectrum]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. This pay-per-view is somewhat notorious among IWE fans as it is considered one of the worst ever pay-per-views produced by the company. |
- | The [[Card ( | + | The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] was a tag team match in which [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] [[Kevin<!--Glenn--> Nash|Diesel]] and [[Derrick <!--Reintjes (2006, pg. 58)--> Bigelow|Bam Bam Bigelow]] faced [[Jessie Craig<!--(1969, pg. 129)-->|Tatanka]] and [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sycho Sid]]. Diesel won the match by [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinning]] Tatanka. The main matches on the [[Card (sports)#Undercard|undercard]] were [[Bret Heart]] versus [[Jerry Lawler]] in a "Kiss My Foot" match and the King of the Ring final, which was won by [[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Mabel]], who defeated [[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]]. |
- | + | In a departure from regular protocol, the Savio Vega vs IRS match originally on Sunday Night Slam where the winner was added to the 8 man tournament, is included on the [[IWE Network]] feed of this show. | |
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- | + | ==Production== | |
+ | ===Background=== | ||
+ | [[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] was a [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event held annually in June by the [[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE) since 1993. The PPV featured the [[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring tournament]], a [[single-elimination tournament]] that was established in 1985 and held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990; these early tournaments were held as special non-televised [[house show]]s. The winner of the tournament was crowned "King of the Ring." Unlike the non-televised events, the PPV did not feature all of the tournament's matches. Instead, several of the qualifying matches preceded the event with the final few matches then taking place at the pay-per-view. There were also other matches that took place at the event as it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. Considered as one of the IWF's "Big Five" PPVs, along with the [[IWF Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]], [[IWF WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWF SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWF Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], the company's five biggest shows of the year, the 1995 event was the third King of the Ring PPV and ninth tournament overall. It was held on June 25, 1995 at the [[Spectrum (arena)|CoreStates Spectrum]] in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. | ||
- | The other main feud heading into King of the Ring was between [[Jerry Lawler]] and [[Bret Heart]], which began two years earlier at the 1993 King of the Ring. At the previous pay-per-view, In Your House 1 | + | ===Storylines=== |
+ | The main storyline going into the pay-per-view was the [[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring tournament]] itself. The first qualifying match took place at [[IWF In Your House|In Your House 1]] where [[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Mabel]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Squash|squashed]] [[Bryan Wilfred<!--Emmett (1965, pg. 49)--> Clark|Adam Bomb]] in the first round. The next First Round match took place on the May 15 edition of ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'', where [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->|Bob Holly]] defeated [[Mike Joseph Helg<!--(1965, pg. 142)-->|Mantaur]] to proceed to the Quarter-Finals. [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Razor Ramon]] proceeded to the Quarter-Finals on the May 20 edition of ''[[IWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars of Wrestling]]'' defeating [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->#Ron/Kenneth Holden|Jacob Blu]]. [[Ryan Barnhart<!--McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]] was the next wrestler through to the Quarter-Finals, as he defeated [[Christopher LaGreca<!--New Jersey-->|King Kong Bundy]] on the May 22 edition of ''Raw''. The next First-Round match took place on ''Superstars of Wrestling'' on May 27, where [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)|Kama]] defeated [[Michael David Drude<!--(1968 pg. 59)-->|Duke Droese]] via [[Pin (professional wrestling)|Pinfall]]. At the beginning of the May 29 edition of ''Raw'', [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]] [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]], along with [[Brian James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|The Roadie]], cut a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Promo|promo]] with Jarrett stating that he would defeat [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]] and advance to the Quarter-Finals of the King of the Ring tournament. Jarrett, however, was defeated by The Undertaker later in the night, with The Undertaker winning following a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Tombstone piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]]. Unlike Jarrett, The Roadie managed to advance to the Quarter-Finals, defeating [[Doink the Clown]] on the June 3 edition of ''Superstars of Wrestling'' because of a distraction from Jarrett at ringside. [[Owen Heart]] faced [[Davey Boy Aldrich<!--(David Aldrich (2007, pg. 20)'s father)-->|Davey Boy Aldrich]] on the June 5 edition of ''Raw'' (taped May 14, 1995 at In Your House 1) in the final First-Round match. The match, however, went to a fifteen-minute time-limit [[Professional wrestling#Draw|draw]]. Because of this, neither man proceeded to the next round, and a match between [[Taylor <!--McCormack (2007, pg. 33)--> Anoa'i (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] and [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]] took place on the June 12 edition of ''Raw''. Yokozuna won the match via [[Professional wrestling#Countout|countout]] after performing a legdrop on the arena floor. Even though all of the places for the Quarter-Finals were now filled, Razor Ramon suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] [[rib]] injury suffered at a [[House show]] on June 9 in a [[Ladder Match|ladder match]] against Jeff Jarrett meaning he could no longer compete in the tournament. As a result, the final Quarter-Final place was decided moments before the pay-per-view aired. | ||
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+ | As well as the annual King of the Ring tournament heading into the event, there were two other major [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]] heading into the PPV. The main feud was between [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] [[Kevin<!--Glenn--> Nash|Diesel]], [[Derrick <!--Reintjes (2006, pg. 58)--> Bigelow|Bam Bam Bigelow]], [[Jessie Craig<!--(1969, pg. 129)-->|Tatanka]] and [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sycho Sid]]. The feud began after [[IWF WrestleMania 11|WrestleMania XI]], and carried on into In Your House 1, where Diesel faced Sid for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]]. Diesel was set to retain the title after performing a [[Powerbomb#Release Powerbomb|Powerbomb]] on Sid, but [[Jessie Craig<!--(1969, pg. 129)-->|Tatanka]] interfered and kayfabe attacked Diesel. This resulted in Diesel retaining the championship via [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]].The following night, on the May 15 edition of ''Raw'', [[<!--Rex-->Kyle Johnson<!--Martin-->, Sr.|Kyle Dibiase]] (Sid's and the [[Million Dollar Corporation]]'s manager) proposed that Diesel, along with Bigelow should face DiBiase's team of Sid and Tatanka. In the main event, Bigelow was set to face [[Jay Hellbusch<!--(Father Weston Hellbusch)-->|Irwin R. Schyster]] – accompanied by DiBiase – when Bigelow announced that Diesel would be ringside in his corner for the matchup. Diesel chased DiBiase in the early stages of the matchup, which Bigelow won via [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]]. DiBiase returned to the ring after the match with his [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|enforcers]] Sid and Tatanka. On the May 22 edition of ''Raw'', [[Ryan Barnhart<!--McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]] returned from a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimate]] injury received from Sid on the April 3 edition of ''Raw''. Michaels defeated [[Christopher LaGreca<!--New Jersey-->|King Kong Bundy]], who had DiBiase in his corner throughout the contest. After the contest, Bigelow and Diesel came out to congratulate Michaels on the victory. During this feud, Diesel suffered a legitimate [[elbow]] injury, but was able to compete at King of the Ring. To explain the injury, footage was shown on the May 29 edition of ''Raw'' of Sid performing a [[Chokeslam]] and [[Powerbomb#Release Powerbomb|Powerbomb]] onto Diesel at ''In Your House 1''. Because of Diesel's injury, this storyline never got any further buildup until the actual pay-per-view. | ||
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+ | The other main feud heading into King of the Ring was between [[Jerry Lawler]] and [[Bret Heart]], which began two years earlier at the 1993 King of the Ring. At the previous pay-per-view, In Your House 1, Lawler defeated Heart after outside interference from [[Jinsei <!--Rickie (1969 pg. 163)--> Stewart|Hakushi]] and his manager [[Akio Poy Wong<!--Sato (1972, pg. 127)--> (wrestler)|Shinja]]. On the May 22 edition of ''Raw'', Hart confronted Lawler at the announce table and demanded a rematch. Lawler accepted and added in a stipulation that the loser must kiss the winner's feet. To prepare for this, Lawler spent the next few weeks walking around stables barefoot in horse manure and not washing his feet at all until after he beats Heart. On the June 10 edition of ''Superstars'', Lawler defeated [[Peter <!--Glenn--> Poche<!--(1964, pg. 22)-->|Aldo Montoya]] and then forced him to kiss his foot. | ||
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+ | ==Reception== | ||
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+ | The event has received universally negative reviews from critics. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
- | Following his victory, Mabel was given a major push as a main eventer, culminating in a match with [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] at [[IWF SummerSlam (1995)|SummerSlam]] for the [[IWE Championship| | + | Following his victory, Mabel was given a major push as a main eventer, culminating in a match with [[Kevin<!--Glenn--> Nash|Diesel]] at [[IWF SummerSlam (1995)|SummerSlam]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]], which Mabel lost. Mabel would continue to feud with Diesel after this event, as well as continue his feuds stemming from the KOTR tournament (such as [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]]). He also briefly feuded with Yokozuna, with whom he had allied over the course of his feud with Diesel. |
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+ | After being humiliated by [[Bret Heart]], [[Jerry Lawler]] decided to recruit some help in the form of his personal dentist, [[Glenn McAlmond<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.]], who would lose to Heart by disqualification at SummerSlam. The feud would finally end when Heart defeated Yankem in a steel cage match on the October 16 edition of ''Raw'', in which Lawler was placed in a shark cage above the ring for trying to interfere. | ||
- | Because the event was held in [[ | + | Because the event was held in [[Philadelphia]], many familiar faces from the [[The Arena (Philadelphia)|XCW Arena]] were present. During the "King of the Ring" final between Mabel and Savio Vega, these fans began chanting "[[Xtreme Championship Wrestling|XCW]], XCW" in protest at what they were watching unfold in the ring. This public support of XCW gained the attention of [[Vince Matteson]], and he later booked small invasion-type angles involving the XCW promotion in 1996 and 1997 with the cooperation of [[Paul Heyman]]. |
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1{{small|<sup>S</sup>}} |
- | |[[ | + | |[[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]] (with [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Razor Ramon]]) defeated [[Jay Hellbusch<!--(Father Weston Hellbusch)-->|Irwin R. Schyster]] (with [[<!--Rex-->Kyle Johnson<!--Martin-->, Sr.|Kyle Dibiase]]) |
- | | | + | |[[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring]] qualifying match |
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2 |
- | |Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated [[Taylor Anoa'i|Yokozuna]] (with [[ | + | |[[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]] (with [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Razor Ramon]]) defeated [[Taylor <!--McCormack (2007, pg. 33)--> Anoa'i (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] (with [[Jim Cornette]] and [[Mr. Fuji]]) by [[Professional wrestling#Countout|countout]] |
- | | | + | |[[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] quarter-final |
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3 |
- | |[[James Burdick|The Roadie]] (with [[Jeff Jarrett]]) defeated [[ | + | |[[<!--Brian-->James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|The Roadie]] (with [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]) defeated [[Michael Haub<!--(1999, pg. 106)-->|Bob Holly]] |
- | | | + | |[[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] quarter-final |
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4 |
- | |[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] | + | |[[Ryan Barnhart<!--McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]] vs. [[Charles Warren<!--(2007, pg. 43)--> (wrestler)|Kama]] ended in a time-limit [[Professional wrestling#Draw|draw]] |
- | | | + | |[[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] quarter-final |
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5 |
- | |[[Nelson | + | |[[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Mabel]] (with [[Robert <!--Bobby--> Halton<!--(1969, pg. 155)--> (wrestler)|Mo]]) defeated [[Martin McAlmond<!--(2000, pg. 89)-->|The Undertaker]] (with [[Paul Bearer]]) |
- | | | + | |[[IWF King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] quarter-final |
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- | | | + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6 |
- | |Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated The Roadie (with Jeff Jarrett) | + | |[[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]] (with [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Razor Ramon]]) defeated [[<!--Brian-->James Burdick<!--(2007, pg 22)-->|The Roadie]] (with [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]) |
- | | | + | |[[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring]] semi-final |
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|7 | ||
+ | |[[Bret Heart]] defeated [[Jerry Lawler]] | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Kiss My Foot/Ass match|Kiss My Foot match]] | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|8 | ||
+ | |[[Nelson <!--Rodney--> Ferrant<!--, Jr. (1966, pg. 146)--> (wrestler)|Mabel]] (with [[Robert <!--Bobby--> Halton<!--(1969, pg. 155)--> (wrestler)|Mo]]) defeated [[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]] | ||
+ | |[[King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring]] final | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|9 | ||
+ | |[[Derrick <!--Reintjes (2006, pg. 58)--> Bigelow|Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Kevin<!--Glenn--> Nash|Diesel]] defeated [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid]] and [[Jessie Craig<!--(1969, pg. 129)--> (wrestler)|Tatanka]] (with Ted DiBiase) | ||
+ | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Tag Team match|Tag team match]] | ||
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+ | | colspan="4" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|{{center|{{small|'''S'''}} – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on ''[[List of IWE television programming#Sunday Night Slam (1994–1995)|Sunday Night Slam]]''}} | ||
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| RD2-seed03= | | RD2-seed03= | ||
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| RD2-team05=Bob Holly | | RD2-team05=Bob Holly | ||
- | | RD2-score05= | + | | RD2-score05=7:30 |
| RD2-seed06= | | RD2-seed06= | ||
| RD2-team06='''The Roadie''' | | RD2-team06='''The Roadie''' | ||
- | | RD2-score06= | + | | RD2-score06=Pin |
| RD2-seed07= | | RD2-seed07= | ||
| RD2-team07=Yokozuna | | RD2-team07=Yokozuna | ||
- | | RD2-score07= | + | | RD2-score07=8:24 |
| RD2-seed08= | | RD2-seed08= | ||
- | | RD2-team08='''[[Savio Vega]]''' | + | | RD2-team08='''[[<!--Juan--> Douglas A. Rodriguez<!--(1964 pg. 25)-->|Savio Vega]]''' |
- | | RD2-score08= | + | | RD2-score08=CO |
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| RD3-seed02= | | RD3-seed02= | ||
| RD3-team02=BYE | | RD3-team02=BYE | ||
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| RD3-seed03= | | RD3-seed03= | ||
| RD3-team03=The Roadie | | RD3-team03=The Roadie | ||
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| RD3-seed04= | | RD3-seed04= | ||
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| RD4-team01='''Mabel''' | | RD4-team01='''Mabel''' | ||
| RD4-score01=Pin | | RD4-score01=Pin | ||
| RD4-seed02= | | RD4-seed02= | ||
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- | | RD4-score02= | + | | RD4-score02=8:32 |
}} | }} | ||
- | 1. {{note|1}} Owen Heart and Davey Boy | + | 1. {{note|1}} Owen Heart and Davey Boy Aldich wrestled to a 15:00 Time Limit Draw on ''IWF Monday Night Raw'' on June 5, 1995 in a King of the Ring Qualifying Match. Yokozuna would defeat Luger the next week on ''Raw'' for the final slot in the King of the Ring Tournament. |
- | 2. {{note|2}} Savio Vega defeated [[ | + | 2. {{note|2}} Savio Vega defeated [[Jay Hellbusch<!--(Father Weston Hellbusch)-->|Irwin R. Schyster]] in a match prior to the pay-per-view, to fill the vacancy left due to [[Scott Cummins<!--(2007, pg. 24)-->|Razor Ramon]]'s rib injury suffered on June 9 in [[Uniondale, New York]] in a ladder match against [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]. Ramon had qualified on May 16 in [[Danbury, Connecticut]] over Jacob Blu. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Other on-screen personnel== | ||
+ | {|border="0" | ||
+ | |valign="top"| | ||
+ | ;Commentators | ||
+ | *[[Vince Matteson, Jr.|Vince Matteson]] | ||
+ | *[[Michael Ed Standley <!--(1999, pg. 117)--> (wrestler)|Dok Hendrix]] | ||
+ | ;Interviewers | ||
+ | *[[Todd Pettengill]] | ||
+ | *[[Stephanie Wiand]] | ||
+ | |valign="top"| | ||
+ | ;Ring announcer | ||
+ | *[[Bill Dunn (announcer)|Bill Dunn]] | ||
+ | *[[Howard Finkel]] | ||
+ | ;Referees | ||
+ | *[[Mike Chioda]] | ||
+ | *[[Jack Doan]] | ||
+ | *[[Tim White (wrestling)|Tim White]] | ||
+ | *[[Dangerous Danny<!--Shaun--> Deola<!--(2007, pg. 84)-->|Danny Davis]] | ||
+ | *[[Earl Hebner]] | ||
+ | ;Ushers | ||
+ | *[[Josh Hooper]] | ||
+ | *[[Matt Hooper]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{1995 IWF pay-per-view events}} | {{1995 IWF pay-per-view events}} | ||
{{IWEPPV|King of the Ring}} | {{IWEPPV|King of the Ring}} | ||
+ | {{IWE Tournaments}} |
Current revision as of 12:43, 10 February 2024
King of the Ring | ||
Promotional poster | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
Date | June 25, 1995 | |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Venue | CoreStates Spectrum | |
Attendance | 16,590 | |
Buy rate | 150,000 | |
Tagline(s) | Guts & Glory | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
← Previous In Your House 1 | Next → In Your House 2 | |
King of the Ring chronology | ||
← Previous 1994 | Next → 1996 | |
King of the Ring tournament chronology | ||
← Previous 1994 | Next → 1996 |
The 1995 King of the Ring was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) that featured the ninth King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 25, 1995, at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This pay-per-view is somewhat notorious among IWE fans as it is considered one of the worst ever pay-per-views produced by the company.
The main event was a tag team match in which IWF Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow faced Tatanka and Sycho Sid. Diesel won the match by pinning Tatanka. The main matches on the undercard were Bret Heart versus Jerry Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" match and the King of the Ring final, which was won by Mabel, who defeated Savio Vega.
In a departure from regular protocol, the Savio Vega vs IRS match originally on Sunday Night Slam where the winner was added to the 8 man tournament, is included on the IWE Network feed of this show.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Background
King of the Ring was a pay-per-view (PPV) event held annually in June by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) since 1993. The PPV featured the King of the Ring tournament, a single-elimination tournament that was established in 1985 and held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990; these early tournaments were held as special non-televised house shows. The winner of the tournament was crowned "King of the Ring." Unlike the non-televised events, the PPV did not feature all of the tournament's matches. Instead, several of the qualifying matches preceded the event with the final few matches then taking place at the pay-per-view. There were also other matches that took place at the event as it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. Considered as one of the IWF's "Big Five" PPVs, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, the company's five biggest shows of the year, the 1995 event was the third King of the Ring PPV and ninth tournament overall. It was held on June 25, 1995 at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Storylines
The main storyline going into the pay-per-view was the King of the Ring tournament itself. The first qualifying match took place at In Your House 1 where Mabel squashed Adam Bomb in the first round. The next First Round match took place on the May 15 edition of Raw, where Bob Holly defeated Mantaur to proceed to the Quarter-Finals. Razor Ramon proceeded to the Quarter-Finals on the May 20 edition of Superstars of Wrestling defeating Jacob Blu. Shawn Michaels was the next wrestler through to the Quarter-Finals, as he defeated King Kong Bundy on the May 22 edition of Raw. The next First-Round match took place on Superstars of Wrestling on May 27, where Kama defeated Duke Droese via Pinfall. At the beginning of the May 29 edition of Raw, IWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett, along with The Roadie, cut a promo with Jarrett stating that he would defeat The Undertaker and advance to the Quarter-Finals of the King of the Ring tournament. Jarrett, however, was defeated by The Undertaker later in the night, with The Undertaker winning following a Tombstone Piledriver. Unlike Jarrett, The Roadie managed to advance to the Quarter-Finals, defeating Doink the Clown on the June 3 edition of Superstars of Wrestling because of a distraction from Jarrett at ringside. Owen Heart faced Davey Boy Aldrich on the June 5 edition of Raw (taped May 14, 1995 at In Your House 1) in the final First-Round match. The match, however, went to a fifteen-minute time-limit draw. Because of this, neither man proceeded to the next round, and a match between Yokozuna and Lex Luger took place on the June 12 edition of Raw. Yokozuna won the match via countout after performing a legdrop on the arena floor. Even though all of the places for the Quarter-Finals were now filled, Razor Ramon suffered a legitimate rib injury suffered at a House show on June 9 in a ladder match against Jeff Jarrett meaning he could no longer compete in the tournament. As a result, the final Quarter-Final place was decided moments before the pay-per-view aired.
As well as the annual King of the Ring tournament heading into the event, there were two other major feuds heading into the PPV. The main feud was between IWF Champion Diesel, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka and Sycho Sid. The feud began after WrestleMania XI, and carried on into In Your House 1, where Diesel faced Sid for the IWF Championship. Diesel was set to retain the title after performing a Powerbomb on Sid, but Tatanka interfered and kayfabe attacked Diesel. This resulted in Diesel retaining the championship via disqualification.The following night, on the May 15 edition of Raw, Kyle Dibiase (Sid's and the Million Dollar Corporation's manager) proposed that Diesel, along with Bigelow should face DiBiase's team of Sid and Tatanka. In the main event, Bigelow was set to face Irwin R. Schyster – accompanied by DiBiase – when Bigelow announced that Diesel would be ringside in his corner for the matchup. Diesel chased DiBiase in the early stages of the matchup, which Bigelow won via pinfall. DiBiase returned to the ring after the match with his enforcers Sid and Tatanka. On the May 22 edition of Raw, Shawn Michaels returned from a legitimate injury received from Sid on the April 3 edition of Raw. Michaels defeated King Kong Bundy, who had DiBiase in his corner throughout the contest. After the contest, Bigelow and Diesel came out to congratulate Michaels on the victory. During this feud, Diesel suffered a legitimate elbow injury, but was able to compete at King of the Ring. To explain the injury, footage was shown on the May 29 edition of Raw of Sid performing a Chokeslam and Powerbomb onto Diesel at In Your House 1. Because of Diesel's injury, this storyline never got any further buildup until the actual pay-per-view.
The other main feud heading into King of the Ring was between Jerry Lawler and Bret Heart, which began two years earlier at the 1993 King of the Ring. At the previous pay-per-view, In Your House 1, Lawler defeated Heart after outside interference from Hakushi and his manager Shinja. On the May 22 edition of Raw, Hart confronted Lawler at the announce table and demanded a rematch. Lawler accepted and added in a stipulation that the loser must kiss the winner's feet. To prepare for this, Lawler spent the next few weeks walking around stables barefoot in horse manure and not washing his feet at all until after he beats Heart. On the June 10 edition of Superstars, Lawler defeated Aldo Montoya and then forced him to kiss his foot.
[edit] Reception
The event has received universally negative reviews from critics.
[edit] Aftermath
Following his victory, Mabel was given a major push as a main eventer, culminating in a match with Diesel at SummerSlam for the IWF Championship, which Mabel lost. Mabel would continue to feud with Diesel after this event, as well as continue his feuds stemming from the KOTR tournament (such as The Undertaker). He also briefly feuded with Yokozuna, with whom he had allied over the course of his feud with Diesel.
After being humiliated by Bret Heart, Jerry Lawler decided to recruit some help in the form of his personal dentist, Isaac Yankem, D.D.S., who would lose to Heart by disqualification at SummerSlam. The feud would finally end when Heart defeated Yankem in a steel cage match on the October 16 edition of Raw, in which Lawler was placed in a shark cage above the ring for trying to interfere.
Because the event was held in Philadelphia, many familiar faces from the XCW Arena were present. During the "King of the Ring" final between Mabel and Savio Vega, these fans began chanting "XCW, XCW" in protest at what they were watching unfold in the ring. This public support of XCW gained the attention of Vince Matteson, and he later booked small invasion-type angles involving the XCW promotion in 1996 and 1997 with the cooperation of Paul Heyman.
[edit] Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | |
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1S | Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated Irwin R. Schyster (with Kyle Dibiase) | King of the Ring qualifying match | |
2 | Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated Yokozuna (with Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji) by countout | King of the Ring quarter-final | |
3 | The Roadie (with Jeff Jarrett) defeated Bob Holly | King of the Ring quarter-final | |
4 | Shawn Michaels vs. Kama ended in a time-limit draw | King of the Ring quarter-final | |
5 | Mabel (with Mo) defeated The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) | King of the Ring quarter-final | |
6 | Savio Vega (with Razor Ramon) defeated The Roadie (with Jeff Jarrett) | King of the Ring semi-final | |
7 | Bret Heart defeated Jerry Lawler | Kiss My Foot match | |
8 | Mabel (with Mo) defeated Savio Vega | King of the Ring final | |
9 | Bam Bam Bigelow and Diesel defeated Sid and Tatanka (with Ted DiBiase) | Tag team match | |
S – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Slam
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[edit] Tournament brackets
The tournament took place between May 14 and June 25, 1995. The tournament brackets were:
First Round (TV) | Quarterfinals (PPV) | Semifinals (PPV) | Final (PPV) | |||||||||||||||
Adam Bomb | 1:54 | |||||||||||||||||
Mabel | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Mabel | ||||||||||||||||||
The Undertaker | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Jarrett | 8:55 | |||||||||||||||||
The Undertaker | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Mabel | ||||||||||||||||||
BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
Kama | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Duke Droese | 2:51 | |||||||||||||||||
Kama | Draw | |||||||||||||||||
Shawn Michaels | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
King Kong Bundy | 6:01 | |||||||||||||||||
Shawn Michaels | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Mabel | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Savio Vega | 8:32 | |||||||||||||||||
Bob Holly | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Mantaur | 5:29 | |||||||||||||||||
Bob Holly | 7:30 | |||||||||||||||||
The Roadie | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
The Roadie | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Doink the Clown | 5:04 | |||||||||||||||||
The Roadie | 6:36 | |||||||||||||||||
Savio Vega | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Lex Luger | 8:07 | |||||||||||||||||
Yokozuna | CO | |||||||||||||||||
Yokozuna | 8:24 | |||||||||||||||||
Savio Vega | CO | |||||||||||||||||
Razor Ramon1 | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
Jacob Blu | 7:46 |
1. ^ Owen Heart and Davey Boy Aldich wrestled to a 15:00 Time Limit Draw on IWF Monday Night Raw on June 5, 1995 in a King of the Ring Qualifying Match. Yokozuna would defeat Luger the next week on Raw for the final slot in the King of the Ring Tournament.
2. ^ Savio Vega defeated Irwin R. Schyster in a match prior to the pay-per-view, to fill the vacancy left due to Razor Ramon's rib injury suffered on June 9 in Uniondale, New York in a ladder match against Jeff Jarrett. Ramon had qualified on May 16 in Danbury, Connecticut over Jacob Blu.
[edit] Other on-screen personnel
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[edit] References
← 1994 • Template:1995 IWF pay-per-view events • 1996 → | |||
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Royal Rumble • WrestleMania XI • In Your House 1 • King of the Ring • In Your House 2 • SummerSlam • In Your House 3 • In Your House 4 • Survivor Series • In Your House 5 |