King of the Ring (1991)
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.
| King of the Ring (1991) | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | September 7, 1991 | ||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Venue | Providence Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | 2,400[1] | ||
| King of the Ring tournament chronology | |||
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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.
Storylines
The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.[2]
Aftermath
Following this tournament, starting with King of the Ring 1993, the tournament moved to the annual King of the Ring pay-per-view event, held annually until King of the Ring 2002.
During the 1993, Bret Hart became the only two time King of the Ring, following his win at this event.
Results
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Sags (with Jimmy Hart) beat Hawk by disqualification | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 3:02 |
| 2 | Ricky Steamboat and Ted DiBiase wrestled to a time limit draw | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 15:00 |
| 3 | Jim Duggan beat Brian Knobbs (with Jimmy Hart) | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 5:04 |
| 4 | Irwin R. Schyster beat The Berzerker by count-out | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 2:51 |
| 5 | Bret Hart beat Pete Doherty by submission | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 0:33 |
| 6 | Skinner beat Virgil | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 5:02 |
| 7 | Sid Justice beat The Warlord | King of the Ring tournament first round match | 3:23 |
| 8 | The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) beat Animal | King of the Ring tournament 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 tournament quarter-final match | 3:16 |
| 11 | Bret Hart beat Skinner | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 4:47 |
| 12 | The Undertaker and Sid Justice ended in a double disqualification | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 4:08 |
| 13 | Irwin R. Schyster beat Jerry Sags | King of the Ring tournament semi-final match | 1:22 |
| 14 | Bret Hart beat Irwin R. Schyster | King of the Ring tournament final match | 10:00 |
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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 | DDQ2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sid Justice | 4:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Animal | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Undertaker | 3:40 | ||||||||||||||||||
1. ^ Pete Doherty substituted for Kerry Von Erich.[4]
2. ^ The Undertaker and Sid Justice were disqualified for attacking the referee. After the bout, Jake Roberts helped The Undertaker put Sid into the Casket.
References
- WWF King Of The Ring 1991
- Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- "WWF King of the Ring '91 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "King of the Ring 91 - Providence, RI - Civic Center - September 7, 1991 (matinee) (2,400)". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.