King of the Ring

King of the Ring
Promotion(s) WWE
First event King of the Ring (1985)
Last event King of the Ring (2015)
The King of the Ring logo

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. 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 WWE and Raw in 2008, 2010, and 2015. WWE released a best of King of the Ring DVD in late 2011.

Use of the King gimmick

Although the King of the Ring tournament was not made into a pay-per-view event until 1993, the original King of the Ring tournament was held in 1985. Don Muraco won the tournament last, defeating The Iron Sheik.

In 1986, the second King of the Ring winner, Harley Race, parlayed his victory into an arrogant King of Wrestling gimmick, featuring a regal cape and crown. This gimmick led to several notable feuds for Race with Junkyard Dog, Hulk Hogan, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and others, even after new winners had been crowned in the annual tournament. In 1988, Race suffered an abdominal injury and during his absence his manager Bobby "the Brain" Heenan awarded the crown to Haku in July, rechristening him King Haku, even though Randy Savage had won the tournament by that point and Ted DiBiase would also win the tournament during this storyline. Race eventually returned from his injury and briefly feuded with King Haku, but was unable to regain the crown at the 1989 Royal Rumble. King Haku then lost the crown to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in May 1989.[1] "King Hacksaw" then lost it on August 30, 1989 to "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who rebranded himself "Macho King".[2] Savage abandoned the "Macho King" gimmick upon his loss of a "Career ending match" to Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VII in 1991, following which only wrestlers who had won the most recent tournament, as well Jerry Lawler (who had used a King Of Wrestling image regionally in the Memphis area since the early 1970s) would use the gimmick.

Randy Savage ("Macho King"), Owen Hart ("King of Harts"),[3] Mabel ("King Mabel" ),[4] Kurt Angle ("King Kurt") Edge ("King Edge the Awesome"), Booker T ("King Booker"),[5] Sheamus ("King Sheamus")[6][7] and Bad News Barrett ("King Barrett") are all wrestlers that also took on "King" nicknames after winning King of the Ring tournaments, with varying amounts of indulgence in the regal gimmick. William Regal won the tournament while serving as General Manager of Raw[8] and began displaying King Lear signs of tyranny and delusion. Triple H alluded to his King of the Ring victory as part of his integrated gimmick starting 2006 as the "King of Kings".[9] In addition to the King's crown, various female wrestlers were portrayed as Queen while they were aligned with Kings, including "Queen of the Ring" Fabulous Moolah (aligned with King Harley Race at Wrestlemania III), Sensational Queen Sherri[10] (manager of "Macho King" Randy Savage), and Queen Sharmell[11] (manager of King Booker). Mo, Mabel's tag team partner in Men on a Mission, was "knighted" as Sir Mo by his partner after the latter's 1995 victory.

Pay-per-view

The King of the Ring was an event in which typically sixteen wrestlers wrestled in a one-on-one single elimination bracket. When a wrestler wins a match in the bracket, he advances to take on another wrestler who has also won. The final few matches would then take place at that year's King of the Ring event. The winner of the final match is officially crowned the King of the Ring. There were also other matches that took place at the King of the Ring event since it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. The King of the Ring pay-per-view was considered one of the WWE's "Big Five" events of the year, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series, up until its disestablishment after the 2002 event.

Revival

After a four-year hiatus, the tournament would return in 2006, the first since the 1991 edition that was not on pay-per-view, which was won by Booker T, who faced Bobby Lashley in the finals at Judgment Day. The tournament would return in 2008 on the April 23 episode of Raw, which was won by William Regal, who faced CM Punk in the finale, and in 2010 on the November 29 episode of Raw, which was won by Sheamus, who faced John Morrison in the finale. After a five-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2015 on the April 27 episode of Raw, with the finals taking place the next night on the WWE Network. Bad News Barrett defeated Neville in the final round.

List of King of the Ring winners

Year Winner Times won Date Note
1985 Don Muraco 1 July 8, 1985 Defeated The Iron Sheik
1986 Harley Race 1 July 14, 1986 Defeated Pedro Morales
1987 Randy Savage 1 September 4, 1987 Defeated King Kong Bundy
1988 Ted DiBiase 1 October 16, 1988 Defeated Randy Savage
1989 Tito Santana 1 October 14, 1989 Defeated Rick Martel
1991 Bret Hart 1 September 7, 1991 Defeated Irwin R. Schyster
1993 Bret Hart 2 June 13, 1993 Defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
1994 Owen Hart 1 June 19, 1994 Defeated Razor Ramon
1995 Mabel 1 June 25, 1995 Defeated Savio Vega
1996 Stone Cold Steve Austin 1 June 23, 1996 Defeated Jake Roberts
1997 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1 June 8, 1997 Defeated Mankind
1998 Ken Shamrock 1 June 28, 1998 Defeated The Rock
1999 Billy Gunn 1 June 27, 1999 Defeated X-Pac
2000 Kurt Angle 1 June 25, 2000 Defeated Rikishi
2001 Edge 1 June 24, 2001 Defeated Kurt Angle
2002 Brock Lesnar 1 June 23, 2002 Defeated Rob Van Dam
2006 Booker T 1 May 21, 2006 Defeated Bobby Lashley
2008 William Regal 1 April 21, 2008 Defeated CM Punk
2010 Sheamus 1 November 29, 2010 Defeated John Morrison
2015 Bad News Barrett 1 April 28, 2015 Defeated Neville

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 finals were 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 WWE Network exclusive.

The King of the Ring was the only one of the WWE'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 (1985) July 8, 1985 Foxborough, Massachusetts Sullivan Stadium Nikolai Volkoff vs. Hulk Hogan (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
King of the Ring (1986) July 14, 1986 The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) (c) in a Steel cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championship
King of the Ring (1987) September 4, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center 1987 King of the Ring tournament final.
King of the Ring (1988) October 16, 1988 1988 King of the Ring tournament final.
King of the Ring (1989) October 14, 1989 1989 King of the Ring tournament final.
King of the Ring (1991) September 7, 1991 1991 King of the Ring tournament final.
King of the Ring (1993) June 13, 1993 Dayton, Ohio Nutter Center 1993 King of the Ring tournament final.
King of the Ring (1994) June 19, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena Jerry Lawler vs. Roddy Piper
King of the Ring (1995) June 25, 1995 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Spectrum Sycho Sid and Tatanka vs. Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow
King of the Ring (1996) June 23, 1996 Milwaukee, Wisconsin MECCA Arena British Bulldog vs. Shawn Michaels (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with special guest enforcer Mr. Perfect
King of the Ring (1997) June 8, 1997 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Faarooq vs. The Undertaker (c) for the WWF 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 WWF World Heavyweight Championship
King of the Ring (1999) June 27, 1999 Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Ladder match for control of the World Wrestling Federation
King of the Ring (2000) June 25, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center The McMahon-Helmsley Faction (Triple H (c), Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon) vs. The Rock, Kane and The Undertaker for the WWF Championship
King of the Ring (2001) June 24, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
King of the Ring (2002) June 23, 2002 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena The Undertaker (c) vs. Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship
King of the Ring (2006) May 21, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona[a 1] America West Arena N/A
King of the Ring (2008) April 21, 2008 Greenville, South Carolina BI-LO Center The Undertaker, Kane, Triple H and John Cena vs. Randy Orton, Edge, Chavo Guerrero and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
King of the Ring (2010) November 29, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center N/A
King of the Ring (2015) April 28, 2015 Moline, Illinois[a 2] iWireless Center 2015 King of the Ring tournament final.
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  1. ↑ The finals of the 2006 King of the Ring were held as part of the Judgment Day pay-per-view, which emanated from Phoenix. The quarterfinal and semifinal matches were conducted at various other venues.
  2. ↑ The 2015 King of the Ring was held over two nights. The quarterfinal matches were broadcast on Raw, held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while the semifinal and final matches were broadcast live on the WWE Network from Moline, Illinois (prior to a SmackDown taping).

Pre-pay-per-view event results

1985

King of the Ring (1985)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date July 8, 1985
City Foxborough, Massachusetts
Venue Sullivan Stadium
Attendance 23,000[12]
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King of the Ring (1986)

King of the Ring (1985) was the inaugural King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on July 8, 1985 at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Hulk Hogan pinned Nikolai Volkoff to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.

Results
No. Results[12] Stipulations Times
1 Jim Brunzell beat The Spoiler King of the Ring first round match 3:19
2 Les Thornton beat Steve Lombardi King of the Ring first round match 4:33
3 Paul Orndorff and Bob Orton, Jr. wrestled to a double disqualification King of the Ring first round match 11:54
4 Pedro Morales beat Johnny V King of the Ring first round match 1:06
5 Tito Santana beat Terry Funk by disqualification King of the Ring first round match 12:58
6 Don muraco beat Junkyard Dog King of the Ring first round match 10:22
7 Ricky Steamboat beat Greg Valentine King of the Ring first round match 19:59
8 The Iron Sheik beat B. Brian Blair King of the Ring first round match 5:18
9 Don Muraco beat Les Thornton King of the Ring quarterfinals match 5:02
10 Jim Brunzell beat Tito Santana via a time limit draw coin toss King of the Ring quarterfinals match 20:00
11 Iron Sheik beat Ricky Steamboat King of the Ring quarterfinals match 10:25
12 Don Muraco beat Pedro Morales King of the Ring semifinals match 14:55
13 Iron Sheik beat Jim Brunzell King of the Ring semifinals match 7:30
14 Don Muraco beat Iron Sheik King of the Ring finals match 10:28
15 Hulk Hogan (c) beat Nikolai Volkoff WWF World Heavyweight Championship match PIN
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Don Muraco PIN
Junkyard Dog 10:22
Don Muraco PIN
Les Thornton 5:02
Les Thornton pin
Steve Lombardi 4:33
Don Muraco PIN
Pedro Morales 14:55
Paul Orndorff DDQ
Bob Orton, Jr. 11:54
BYE
Pedro Morales
Pedro Morales PIN
Johnny V 1:06
Don Muraco PIN
Iron Sheik 10:28
Tito Santana DQ
Terry Funk 12:58
Tito Santana Draw1
Jim Brunzell 20:00
Jim Brunzell PIN
The Spoiler 3:19
Jim Brunzell 7:30
Iron Sheik PIN
Ricky Steamboat PIN
Greg Valentine 19:59
Ricky Steamboat 10:25
Iron Sheik PIN
The Iron Sheik PIN
B. Brian Blair 5:18

1. ^ Tito Santana fought Jim Brunzell to a 20 time limit draw; Brunzell then won a coin toss to determine who would continue in the tournament.

1986

King of the Ring (1986)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date July 14, 1986
City Foxborough, Massachusetts
Venue Sullivan Stadium
Attendance 12,000[13]
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King of the Ring (1987)

King of the Ring (1986) was the second annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on July 14, 1986 at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

In addition to the tournament, there were two other matches. Prior to the final match of the King of the Ring tournament, Bruno Sammartino defeated The Designated Hitman (a substitute for Eddie Andelmann, a local TV/radio personality who refused to wrestle). Following the final match of the tournament, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny V.) in a steel cage match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. Dynamite and Beefcake escaped from the cage first. Smith then escaped the cage to win the match after Valentine had accidentally knocked him out the door.

During the first round of the tournament, there was a total of 6 matches. Billy Jack Haynes pinned The Iron Sheik. after a SMALL PACKAGING Harley Race beat George Steele by disqualification after Steele rammed Race into one of the Golf carts at ringside. Don Muraco and Roddy Piper wrestled to a time limit draw at 20 minutes. when the two man battled in the Ring with Punch's to the Head Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dan Spivey. Junkyard Dog beat Paul Orndorff by disqualification for attacking the Referee. The final match saw Pedro Morales PINNED Rudy Diamond who was substituting for Bob Orton.

During the quarterfinal round of the tournament there were only 3 matches. Harley Race received a Bye due to the Muraco and Piper match reaching the time limit in the first round. Billy Jack Haynes beat Mr. X WITH THE full Nelson who was a substitute for Hercules Hernandez. Nikolai Volkoff beat Junkyard Dog by submission to a Bearhug. In the final quarterfinals match, Pedro Morales PINNED Mike Rotunda after Rotunda performed a back suplex on Morales but Rotunda's shoulders were on the mat.

During the first match of the semifinals, Race beat Haynes, when Haynes was counted out while Haynes applied the Full Nelson on Race while on the outside of the ring on the apron. Race would go on to face Pedro Morales in the finals, after Pedro Morales beat Nikolai Volkoff After volkoff had morales in a baerhug but Pedro broke free and revised the hold into a Small Packaging FOR THE pin in the other semifinals match. in the finals race pinned Morales after the men began brawling in and out of the ring until race got back in and Morales got back up on the apron when the two men began Suplexing one other until race Superplxed Morales back into ring for the win. Ultimately Race went on to win the King of the Ring after defeating Morales.

Results
No. Results[13] Stipulations Times
1 Don Muraco (with Mr. Fuji) and Roddy Piper wrestled to a time limit draw King of the Ring first round match 20:00
2 Harley Race beat George Steele by disqualification King of the Ring first round match 7:41
3 Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Iron Sheik King of the Ring first round match 10:15
4 Nikolai Volkoff beat Dan Spivey King of the Ring first round match 6:12
5 Junkyard Dog beat Paul Orndorff by disqualification King of the Ring first round match 13:14
6 Pedro Morales beat Rudy Diamond King of the Ring first round match 3:02
7 Billy Jack Haynes beat Mr. X King of the Ring quarter-final match 0:21
8 Nikolai Volkoff beat Junkyard Dog King of the Ring quarter-final match 10:46
9 Pedro Morales beat Mike Rotunda King of the Ring quarter-final match 10:00
10 Harley Race beat Billy Jack Haynes by count-out King of the Ring semi-final match 12:30
11 Pedro Morales beat Nikolai Volkoff King of the Ring semi-final match 11:55
12 Bruno Sammartino beat The Designated Hitman Singles match 4:29
13 Harley Race beat Pedro Morales King of the Ring final match 10:30
14 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) (c) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny V.) WWF World Tag Team Title steel cage match 15:47
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
 
  Mr. X2 0:21  
    Billy Jack Haynes Sub  
Billy Jack Haynes pin
The Iron Sheik 10:15  
  Billy Jack Haynes 12:30  
  Harley Race CO  
Harley Race DQ  
George Steele 7:41  
  Harley Race  
    BYE    
Don Muraco draw
Roddy Piper 20:00  
  Harley Race PIN
  Pedro Morales 10:30
Nikolai Volkoff pin  
Dan Spivey 6:12  
  Nikolai Volkoff Sub
    Junkyard Dog 10:46  
Junkyard Dog DQ
Paul Orndorff 13:14  
  Nikolai Volkoff 11:55
  Pedro Morales pin  
Pedro Morales pin  
Rudy Diamond1 3:02  
  Pedro Morales pin
    Mike Rotundo 10:00  

1. ^ Rudy Diamond was a substitute for Bob Orton.
2. ^ Mr. X was a substitute for Hercules Hernandez. Bruno Sammartino beat The Designated Hitman in a non tournament match The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny V.) in a steel cage match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. Dynamite and Beefcake escaped from the cage first. Smith then escaped the cage to win the match after Valentine had accidentally knocked him out the door. 15:47 in a non tournament match

1987

King of the Ring (1987)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date September 4, 1987
City Providence, Rhode Island
Venue Providence Civic Center
Attendance 12,000[14]
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King of the Ring (1988)

King of the Ring (1987) was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on September 4, 1987 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Jake Roberts defeated the WWF Intercontinental champion The Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart via disqualification, after Hart accidentally hit Honky Tonk Man with the megaphone

Results
No. Results[14] Stipulations Times
1 Haku beat Brutus Beefcake King of the Ring first round match PIN
2 Rick Martel beat Dan Spivey King of the Ring first round match PIN
3 King Kong Bundy beat One Man Gang King of the Ring first round match CO
4 Special Delivery Jones beat Sika King of the Ring first round match PIN
5 Dangerous Danny Davis beat Tito Santana King of the Ring first round match CO
6 Junkyard Dog beat Tama King of the Ring first round match PIN
7 Jim Brunzell beat Ron Bass King of the Ring first round match PIN
8 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat Nikolai Volkoff King of the Ring first round match PIN
9 Haku and Rick Martel wrestled to a draw King of the Ring quarter-final match 15:00
10 King Kong Bundy beat Special Delivery Jones King of the Ring quarter-final match PIN
11 Danny Davis beat The Junkyard Dog King of the Ring quarter-final match CO
12 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat Jim Brunzell King of the Ring quarter-final match PIN
13 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat Danny Davis King of the Ring semi-final match PIN
14 Jake Roberts beat The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) by disqualification WWF Intercontinental championship DQ
15 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat King Kong Bundy King of the Ring final match PIN
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Haku pin
Brutus Beefcake 11:08
Haku 15:00
Rick Martel Draw
Rick Martel pin
Dan Spivey 5:12
King Kong Bundy
BYE  
King Kong Bundy CO
One Man Gang 3:09
King Kong Bundy PIN
Special Delivery Jones 4:09
Special Delivery Jones pin
Sika 6:25
King Kong Bundy 13:04
Randy Savage PIN
Tito Santana 7:22
Dangerous Danny Davis CO
Danny Davis CO
The Junkyard Dog 8:02
Junkyard Dog pin
Tama 8:19
Danny Davis 7:15
Randy Savage PIN
Jim Brunzell pin
Ron Bass 6:38
Jim Brunzell 12:10
Randy Savage PIN
Randy Savage PIN
Nikolai Volkoff 7:03

1988

King of the Ring (1988)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date October 16, 1988
City Providence, Rhode Island
Venue Providence Civic Center
Attendance 6,700[15]
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King of the Ring (1989)

King of the Ring (1988) was the fourth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on October 16, 1988 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin) in a flag match. Duggan pinned Bravo when Martin accidentally hit Bravo with the flag.

Results
No. Results[15] Stipulations Times[15]
1 Ken Patera beat Nikolai Volkoff King of the Ring first round match 10:20
2 Ted DiBiase beat Brutus Beefcake King of the Ring first round match 7:32
3 Ron Bass beat The Barbarian by disqualification King of the Ring first round match 7:02
4 Shawn Michaels beat Dangerous Danny Davis King of the Ring first round match 3:37
5 Bad News Brown and Hercules wrestled until a double count-out King of the Ring first round match 6:05
6 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat Virgil King of the Ring first round match 5:43
7 The Red Rooster beat Marty Jannetty King of the Ring first round match 11:00
8 Mike Sharpe beat Boris Zhukov King of the Ring first round match 6:27
9 Jim Duggan beat Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin) Flag match 8:43
10 Ted DiBiase beat Ken Patera King of the Ring quarter-final match 5:42
11 Ron Bass beat Shawn Michaels King of the Ring quarter-final match 7:39
12 The Red Rooster beat Mike Sharpe King of the Ring quarter-final match 3:27
13 Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) beat The Red Rooster King of the Ring semi-final match 7:21
14 Ted DiBiase beat Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) by count-out King of the Ring final match 6:11
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Ken Patera Pin
Nikolai Volkoff 10:20
Ken Patera Pin
Ted DiBiase 5:42
Brutus Beefcake Pin
Ted DiBiase 7:32
Ted DiBiase Forfeit
Ron Bass 2
The Barbarian DQ
Ron Bass 7:02
Ron Bass Pin
Shawn Michaels 7:39
Dangerous Danny Davis Pin
Shawn Michaels 3:37
Ted DiBiase CO
Randy Savage 6:11
Bad News Brown DCO
Hercules 6:05
BYE  
Randy Savage  
Randy Savage Pin
Virgil 5:43
Randy Savage Pin
The Red Rooster 7:21
Marty Jannetty Pin
The Red Rooster 11:00
The Red Rooster Sub
Iron Mike Sharpe 3:27
Mike Sharpe1 Pin
Boris Zhukov 6:27

1. ^ Mike Sharpe substituted for The Warlord.
2. ^ DiBiase paid Bass off to fake an injury.[16]

1989

King of the Ring (1989)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date October 14, 1989
City Providence, Rhode Island
Venue Providence Civic Center
Attendance 4,500[17]
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King of the Ring (1991)

King of the Ring (1989) was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on October 14, 1989 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Brutus Beefcake 10:22
Akeem pin
Akeem  
BYE  
Hercules DDQ
Jim Neidhart 6:33
Akeem 10:15
Tito Santana pin
Bushwhacker Butch 3:14
The Warlord pin
The Warlord pin
Tito Santana 6:22
Tito Santana pin
Bad News Brown 7:01
Rick Martel 9:48
Tito Santana PIN
Rick Martel sub
Bill Wood1 0:44
Rick Martel sub
Bushwhacker Luke 4:06
Bushwhacker Luke pin
Nikolai Volkoff 4:18
Rick Martel pin
Jimmy Snuka 8:34
Jimmy Snuka DQ
The Barbarian 8:13
Jimmy Snuka pin
Haku 7:20
Haku pin
The Red Rooster 5:12

1. ^ Bill Wood substituted for Barry Windham.

1991

King of the Ring (1991)
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date September 7, 1991
City Providence, Rhode Island
Venue Providence Civic Center
Attendance 2,400[18]
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King of the Ring (1993)

King of the Ring (1991) was the sixth King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on September 7, 1991 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match The Beverly Brothers defeated The Bushwhackers, in a tag team match.

Results
No. Results[18] Stipulations Times[18]
1 Jerry Sags (with Jimmy Hart) beat Hawk by disqualification King of the Ring first round match 3:02
2 Ricky Steamboat and Ted DiBiase wrestled to a time limit draw King of the Ring first round match 15:00
3 Jim Duggan beat Brian Knobbs (with Jimmy Hart) King of the Ring first round match 5:04
4 Irwin R. Schyster beat The Berzerker by count-out King of the Ring first round match 2:51
5 Bret Hart beat Pete Doherty by submission King of the Ring first round match 0:33
6 Skinner beat Virgil King of the Ring first round match 5:02
7 Sid Justice beat The Warlord King of the Ring first round match 3:23
8 The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) beat Animal King of the Ring first round match 3:40
9 The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly and Blake Beverly) beat The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwhacker Luke) Tag team match 7:23
10 Irwin R. Schyster beat Jim Duggan King of the Ring quarter-final match 3:16
11 Bret Hart beat Skinner King of the Ring quarter-final match 4:47
12 The Undertaker and Sid Justice ended in a double disqualification King of the Ring quarter-final match 4:08
13 Irwin R. Schyster beat Jerry Sags King of the Ring semi-final match 1:22
14 Bret Hart beat Irwin R. Schyster King of the Ring final match 10:00
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Hawk DQ
Jerry Sags 3:02
Jerry Sags  
BYE  
Ricky Steamboat Draw
Ted DiBiase 15:00
Jerry Sags Pin
Irwin R. Schyster 1:22
Jim Duggan Pin
Brian Knobbs 5:04
Jim Duggan Pin
Irwin R. Schyster 3:16
The Berzerker CO
Irwin R. Schyster 2:51
Irwin R. Schyster Pin
Bret Hart 10:00
Pete Doherty 1 Sub
Bret Hart 0:33
Bret Hart Sub
Skinner 4:47
Skinner Pin
Virgil 5:02
Bret Hart  
BYE  
Sid Justice Pin
The Warlord 3:23
The Undertaker DDQ
Sid Justice 4:08
Animal Pin
The Undertaker 3:40

1. ^ Pete Doherty substituted for Kerry Von Erich.

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  4. ↑ Schrader, Bob. "The Irresistible Force". WWE. Retrieved 2007-07-03. Viscera used to be known as Mabel. [...] He started as a friendly rapping giant Then Mabel shocks everyone by winning King of the Ring, loses the rapping and becomes KING Mabel.
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  12. 1 2 WWF King Of The Ring 1985
  13. 1 2 WWF King Of The Ring 1986
  14. 1 2 WWF King Of The Ring 1987
  15. 1 2 3 WWF King Of The Ring 1988
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  17. ↑ WWF King Of The Ring 1989
  18. 1 2 3 WWF King Of The Ring 1991
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