IWE King of the Ring

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First event King of the Ring (1985)
Last event King of the Ring (2015)

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by IWE. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992. From 1993 to 2002, the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event. In 2003, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Bad Blood.

The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in 2006 as an exclusive event of the SmackDown brand. The tournament returned as an inter-brand event for both SmackDown and Raw in 2008, 2010, and 2015. IWE released a best of King of the Ring DVD in late 2011.

Contents

Use of the King gimmick

Pay-per-view

Revival

King of the Ring event dates and venues

Between 1993 and 2002 King of the Ring was produced as a pay-per-view event.

Year Winner Times won Date Runner-up
1985 1 July 8, 1985
1986 1 July 14, 1986
1987 1 September 4, 1987
1988 1 October 16, 1988
1989 1 October 14, 1989
1991 Bret Hart 1 September 7, 1991 Irwin R. Schyster
1993 2 June 13, 1993
1994
1995 June 25, 1995
996 1 Steve Austin June 23, 1996 Jake Roberts
1997] 1 Kunter Kearst Kelmsley June 8, 1997 Mankind
1998 1 Ken Shamrock June 28, 1998 The Rock
1999
2000
2001
[[IWE King of the Ring (2002)|2002
2006
008
2010
2015

King of the Ring event dates and venues

From 1993 through 2002, King of the Ring was produced as a pay-per-view event. In 2006, the tournament final was featured as part of the Judgment Day pay-per-view. In 2008 and 2010, the tournament was featured as a one-night tournament that aired on Monday Night RAW. In 2015, the tournament was started on Monday Night RAW and then concluded the next night as a IWE Network exclusive.

The King of the Ring was the only one of the IWE's "Big Five" pay-per-view events (The others being the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series) to never be hosted at least once at Madison Square Garden.

SmackDown-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main event
King of the Ring (1997) June 8, 1997 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Faarooq vs. The Undertaker (c) for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship
King of the Ring (1998) June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Civic Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Kane in a First Blood match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship

Pre-pay-per-view event results

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1991

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