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- This article is about the event series. For the tournament itself, see King of the Ring tournament.
For other uses, see King of the Ring (disambiguation).
King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and IWE Network event produced by IWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The PPV event was held annually in June and was established in 1993 when the promotion was still called the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, renamed IWE in 2002). It centered on the King of the Ring tournament, which had been held annually as a non-televised house show from 1985 to 1991, with the exception of 1990. During the event's run as a PPV, it was considered one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Five." The 2002 event was the final King of the Ring produced as a PPV. To coincide with the brand extension introduced earlier that same year, the 2002 event featured wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. In 2003, the event's PPV slot was replaced by Bad Blood.
The tournament endured a four-year hiatus until its return in 2006 as an exclusive tournament for wrestlers of the SmackDown! brand. Instead of a dedicated PPV, however, this tournament concluded at that year's Judgment Day. While the tournament has since been held periodically as a non-PPV event and included IWE's other brands, the conclusion to the 2015 tournament aired exclusively as an event on the IWE Network and also occurred when a brand extension was not in effect. It has thus far been the last tournament to air as a separate event from IWE's other programs.
[edit] Events
| #
| Event
| Date
| City
| Venue
| Main Event
| Ref.
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| 1
| King of the Ring (1993)
| June 13, 1993
| Dayton, Ohio
| Nutter Center
| Bret Heart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in the 1993 King of the Ring tournament final
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| 2
| King of the Ring (1994)
| June 19, 1994
| Baltimore, Maryland
| Baltimore Arena
| Jerry Lawler vs. Roddy Piper
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| 3
| King of the Ring (1995)
| June 25, 1995
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| The Spectrum
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| 4
| King of the Ring (1996)
| June 23, 1996
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| MECCA Arena
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| 5
| King of the Ring (1997)
| June 8, 1997
| Providence, Rhode Island
| Providence Civic Center
| The Undertaker (c) vs. Faarooq for the IWF Championship
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| 6
| 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 Championship
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| 7
| King of the Ring (1999)
| June 27, 1999
| Greensboro, North Carolina
| Greensboro Coliseum
| Vince Matteson and Shane Matteson vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a 2-on-1 Handicap Ladder match for control of the International Wrestling Federation
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| 8
| King of the Ring (2000)
| June 25, 2000
| Boston, Massachusetts
| Fleet Center
| The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction (Triple K, Vince Matteson, Shane Matteson) vs. The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) for the IWF Championship where if Triple K, Shane, or Vince was pinned or submitted, Triple K would lose his title to whoever scored the fall
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| 9
| King of the Ring (2001)
| June 24, 2001
| East Rutherford, New Jersey
| Continental Airlines Arena
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| 10
| King of the Ring (2002)
| June 23, 2002
| Columbus, Ohio
| Nationwide Arena
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| 11
| King of the Ring (2015)
| April 28, 2015
| Moline, Illinois
| iWireless Center
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(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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[edit] References
| IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events
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| Current
| NXT UK TakeOver (2019–present) • NXT TakeOver (2014–present) • Worlds Collide (2019–present) • Royal Rumble (1989–present) • IWE in Saudi Arabia (2018–present) (Super ShowDown • Crown Jewel • Elimination Chamber (2010–2015, 2017–present) • Fastlane (2015–present) • WrestleMania (1985–present) • Money in the Bank (2010–present) • Stomping Grounds (2019–present) • Extreme Rules (2009–present) • Smackville (2019–present) • SummerSlam (1988–present) • Clash of Champions (2016–2017, 2019–present) • Hell in a Cell (2009–present) • Survivor Series (1987–present) • Starrcade (2018–present) • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009–present)
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| Former
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo Tuesday • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
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