IWE King of the Ring
From Iwe
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Promotion | IWE | ||||||
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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2000 | ||||
2001 | ||||
[[IWE King of the Ring (2002)|2002 | ||||
2006 | ||||
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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 |
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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
References
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