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King of the Ring
Promotional poster featuringHulk Hogan
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJune 13, 1993
CityFairborn, Ohio
VenueNutter Center
Attendance6,500
Tagline(s)Who Will Be King? Be A Part Of the Coronation!
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The 1993King of the Ringwas the inauguralKing of the Ringprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view(PPV)eventproduced by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE) and featured the seventhKing of the Ring tournament.It was the first of tenKing of the Ringevents produced as pay-per-views; an 11th exclusively aired on the company'slivestreamingservice, theWWE Network.The inaugural event took place on June 13, 1993, at theNutter CenterinFairborn, Ohio.Ten matches were held at the event.

The central focus of the PPV was the tournament. Wrestlers gained entry by participating in qualifying matches on WWF television programs, and the second, third, and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the King of the Ring PPV broadcast. The1991 tournamentwinnerBret Hartalso won the 1993 tournament by defeatingRazor Ramon,Mr. Perfect,andBam Bam Bigelow.He was attacked byJerry Lawlerduring a coronation ceremony, which led to afeudthat lasted more than two years. In addition to the tournament, the event featuredYokozunadefeatingHulk Hoganto win theWWF Championshipas well asShawn Michaelsretaining theWWF Intercontinental Championshipin a match againstCrush.

Reviews of the event were mainly positive. Several reviewers called Bret Hart's matches the highlight of the PPV. The match for the Intercontinental Championship received positive reviews, but the ending to the WWF Championship match, which featured Hulk Hogan in his final PPV appearance in the WWF until2002,was criticized. The event was attended by 6,500 fans—the lowest attendance of any King of the Ring event—while the buyrate was the highest of any King of the Ring event until1999.The event was released onVHSin North America and on VHS andDVDin the United Kingdom.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

TheKing of the Ring tournamentis asingle-elimination tournamentthat was established by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE) in 1985 with the winner being crowned the "King of the Ring." It was held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990. These early tournaments were held as special non-televisedhouse showsin an effort to boost attendance at these events.[1]In 1993, the WWF began to produce the King of the Ring tournament as a self-titledpay-per-view(PPV). The inaugural PPV, which featured the seventh tournament, took place on June 13, 1993, at theNutter CenterinFairborn, Ohio.Unlike the previous non-televised events, the PPV did not feature all of the tournament's matches. Instead, several of the qualifying matches preceded the event with the final few matches then taking place at the pay-per-view. There were also other matches that took place at the event as it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view.[2]

Storylines[edit]

Seven of the eight entrants in the quarter-final matches wrestled in a qualifying round prior to the PPV broadcast, while Bret Hart was entered without needing to qualify.Lex Lugerwas the first wrestler to qualify, as he defeatedBob Backlundin a match televised on the May 2 episode ofWrestling Challenge.[3]Six days later,Razor Ramonwas added to the tournament after he defeatedTito SantanaonWWF Superstars.[4]On May 9, "Hacksaw"Jim DugganpinnedPapa ShangoonWrestling Challengeto become the fourth entrant.[5]The following night,Bam Bam Bigelowqualified by defeatingTyphoonon a live episode ofMonday Night Raw.[6]On the May 15 episode ofWWF Superstars,TatankafacedGiant Gonzalezin a qualifying match. Gonzalez choked his opponent and was disqualified byrefereeBill Alfonso- whom Gonzalez attacked after the match; as a result, Tatanka advanced to the next round of the tournament.[7]Mr. PerfectandDoink the Clownwrestled three qualifying matches against each other, before a decisive winner could be found to advance in the tournament. They first faced each other on the May 1 episode ofWWF Superstars,but the match was declared adrawwhen the time limit expired.[8]Their next match took place on the May 16 episode ofWrestling Challengeand again resulted in time-limit draw.[9]On the May 24 episode ofMonday Night Raw,a third match between the two was ordered, this time with no time limit, and Perfect pinned Doink to advance to the seventh spot in the quarter-finals.[10]In the final qualifying match,Mr. HughesdefeatedKamalaon the May 23 episode ofWrestling Challenge.[11]

Shawn Michaelsfeuded withCrushover theIntercontinental Championship.

AtWrestleMania IX,Bret HartdroppedtheWWF ChampionshiptoYokozuna.At the conclusion of the match,Mr. Fuji,Yokozuna'smanager,threw salt in Hart's eyes, enabling Yokozuna to win the match.[12]After the match,Hulk Hogancame to the ring to help Hart. Fuji challenged Hogan to a match for the WWF Championship, which took place immediately. Fuji attempted to throw salt in Hogan's eyes, but Hogan moved and the salt hit Yokozuna instead. Hogan quickly defeated Yokozuna to become the new WWF Champion.[13]Due to a real-life arrangement with WWF ownerVince McMahon,Hogan was supposed to lose the title to Bret Hart, but he changed his mind and refused to lose to Hart. He formed a compromise that allowed him to face Yokozuna in a rematch at King of the Ring.[14]He did not want to bepinnedcleanly, so he insisted on a storyline in which he would lose the belt due to outside interference.[15]As a result of Hart's controversial loss,Jack Tunney,who played the on-screen role ofWWF President,granted Hart entry into the King of the Ring tournament without requiring him to win a qualifying match.[3]

CrushfacedWWF Intercontinental ChampionShawn Michaelsseveral times in early 1993 but was unable to win the title belt.[16]The pair also faced each other in a qualifying match for the King of the Ring tournament on the May 22 episode ofWWF Superstars.The match ended in adouble countoutand both wrestlers were eliminated from the tournament.[17]It was later announced that they would wrestle each other at King of the Ring 1993, with Michaels's championship on the line.

The event also featured aneight-man tag team matchthat pitted the fan favorite team ofThe Steiner Brothers(Rick SteinerandScott Steiner) andThe Smoking Gunns(Billy GunnandBart Gunn) against the villain team ofMoney Inc.(Ted DiBiaseandIrwin R. Schyster) andThe Headshrinkers(SamuandFatu). The Steiners and The Headshrinkers had faced each other at WrestleMania in a match won by the Steiners.[18]The Steiners then moved on to feud with Money Inc., theWWF Tag Team Champions.The Gunns made their WWF debut in the spring of 1993 and faced The Headshrinkers in a series of matches.[16]The match was not a standard tag team match so the championship was not on the line.

Event[edit]

Other on-screen personnel[19]
Role: Name:
Commentators Jim Ross
Bobby Heenan
Randy Savage
Referees Mike Chioda
Earl Hebner
Joey Marella
Interviewers Gene Okerlund
Terry Taylor
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Other Rene Goulet

Pre-show[edit]

Before the live PPV broadcast began, adark matchtook place betweenOwen Hartand Papa Shango. Papa ShangopinnedHart to retain theUSWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship,which was being defended in the WWF as part of a talent exchange program between the WWF and theUnited States Wrestling Association(USWA).[20]

Tournament matches[edit]

In the first televised match of the event, Bret Hart fought Razor Ramon. Hart got the early advantage, but Ramon used his size advantage to control much of the match. He performed afallaway slamand arunning powerslambut was unable to pin Hart. Hart performed several of hissignature moves,including aRussian legsweepand anelbow drop from the second rope.Ramon regained control of the match and attempted to execute asuplex from the top rope.Hart landed on top of Ramon and pinned him to win the match.[21][22]

Bam Bam Bigelowdefeated "Hacksaw"Jim Dugganand received a bye to the final round.

Mr. Hughes used his strength advantage to control the early stages of the following match against Mr. Perfect. After he missed aleg drop,Perfect used the opportunity to perform aneckbreakeron Hughes. Hughes picked up the urn that he had stolen fromThe Undertakerand hit Perfect with it. As a result, Hughes was disqualified and Mr. Perfect advanced to the next round.[21][22]

In the next match, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan faced Bam Bam Bigelow. Neither wrestler was able to gain an advantage until Duggan wasthrown into the corner of the ring.He suffered astorylineinjury, which allowed Bigelow to place Duggan in abear hug.Duggan bit Bigelow to escape from the hold. He executed apowerslamand attempted to perform his signature move, acharging clothesline.Bigelow moved out of the way and performed adiving headbutton Duggan to get the pinfall victory.[21][22]

Tatanka gained the early advantage over Lex Luger in the next match. He performed acrossbodyto knock Luger down to the mat. Luger elbowed Tatanka to escape from a hold and then executed achinlockon Tatanka. Tatanka came back by performing aknife-edge chopon Luger. He attempted the same move from the top rope, but Luger blocked him. Luger performed aclotheslineon Tatanka to knock him down, but he was unable to pin him. The time limit expired, and both wrestlers were eliminated from the tournament. As a result, Bigelow received abyeinto the final round.[21][22]

The semi-final round of the tournament took place immediately after the first round, and Mr. Perfect gained the early advantage over Bret Hart. Hart reversed the momentum of the match by applying a series ofheadlockson Perfect. Perfect then performed adropkickon Hart and followed it up by pushing him off the edge of the ring into the steel barricade on the arena floor. Perfect then performed another dropkick, but Hart recovered and executed asuperplexon Perfect. Hart wore down Perfect's leg with afigure four leglockand attempted to perform theSharpshooter,his finishing maneuver. Perfect blocked the move and attempted to perform thePerfectplex,his finishing move, on Hart. Hart reversed it, and both men were thrown out of the ring. When they returned, Perfect tried to pin Hart with asmall package.Hart reversed the move to get the pinfall victory and advance to the tournament final.[21][22]

Other matches[edit]

The WWF Championship match came next, as Hulk Hogan defended his title against Yokozuna. Yokozuna controlled the beginning of the match until he ran at Hogan in the corner but missed anavalanche splash.Hogan tried twice tobody slamYokozuna but could not pick him up. Yokozuna performed a bear hug on Hogan and tried to pin him after executing abelly to belly suplex.Hogan kicked Yokozuna in the face three times and knocked him down to the mat. He performed a leg drop, his signature move, on Yokozuna but was unable to pin him. As Hogan prepared to attempt to body slam Yokozuna, managerHarvey Wippleman,disguised as aplantedphotographer,[23]jumped up onto the edge of the ring. His camera exploded in Hogan's face, which allowed Yokozuna to knock Hogan down and perform a leg drop. Yokozuna pinned Hogan to regain the WWF Championship and performed aBanzai dropon Hogan after the match.[21][22][24]

In the next match, the team of the Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) and The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) faced the team of Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) and The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). The match began with the Steiners in control as they took turns attacking DiBiase. Fatu and Bart Gunn entered the match, and Fatu and his teammates wore Bart down while preventing him from tagging in a partner. Billy Gunn fought DiBiase and controlled the match until DiBiase performed theMillion Dollar Dreamon Billy. DiBiase released the hold and gloated about his performance. This enabled Billy Gunn to surprise DiBiase with a small package pinfall to win the match. After the match, the teams continued to fight until the Steiners and Gunns cleared their opponents from the ring.[21][22]

Bret Hartwon the King of the Ring tournament.

The following match featured Shawn Michaels defending his WWF Intercontinental Championship against Crush. Crush controlled the early portion of the match by performing several dropkicks on Michaels, which he followed with amilitary press slamand atilt-a-whirl backbreaker.Michaels left the ring to recover and returned to attack Crush's head. Michaels was unable to pin Crush, who threw him out of the ring. Two wrestlers dressed asDoink the Clown,with whom Crush had been feuding, came to the ring to distract Crush. Michaels performed asuperkick,his signature move, and pinned Crush to retain the championship.[21][22]

Tournament final[edit]

The final match of the evening was between Bret Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow to determine the winner of the tournament. Bigelow used his strength advantage to control the beginning of the match. He threw Hart out of the ring and focused on injuring Hart's back. Hart escaped from a bear hug and pushed Bigelow into the steel rail at ringside. Bigelow responded by pushing Hart's back into the ring post.Luna Vachon,Bigelow'svalet,hit Hart with a chair, which enabled Bigelow to pin Hart and be declared the winner. RefereeEarl Hebnercame to the ring and explained toJoey Marella,the referee for the match, what had happened. The match was ordered to continue, and Bigelow continued to attack Hart's back. While Bigelow was outside of the ring, Hart performed a flying crossbody by jumping over the top rope and landing on Bigelow. He attempted to perform the Sharpshooter but was unable. As Bigelow ran at Hart in the corner of the ring, Hart moved out of the way. He climbed onto Bigelow's shoulders and flipped Bigelow forward to pin him with avictory roll.[21][22]

A coronation ceremony took place, in which Hart was proclaimed King of the Ring. Jerry Lawler interrupted the ceremony and claimed to be the only king in the WWF. He had been using the nickname "The King" since defeatingJackie Fargofor theAWA Southern Heavyweight Championshipin 1974 and did not want to share the title.[25][26]Lawler attacked Hart and hit him with the scepter and throne that were being used for the ceremony. As the PPV went off the air, Hart was lying on the floor, unable to fight back.[22][27]

Reception[edit]

Reviews for the event are mainly positive. Writing forOnline Onslaught,columnist Adam Gutschmidt stated that the event is the best King of the Ring show to watch. He called all three of Bret Hart's matches "outstanding" but was not as impressed with any of the other matches on the card. He thought that the eight-man match served no real purpose, the match between Luger and Tatanka was poorly planned and executed, and that the WWF Championship match was the worst on the card.[21]Also writing forOnline Onslaught,Rick Scaia also enjoyed Bret Hart's matches. He thought that the match between Tatanka and Luger was a "good booking decision" and that the wrestlers performed well in the match. He also enjoyed the endings to the WWF Championship match and the Intercontinental Championship match.[28]The review fromThe Other Arenaalso praised Bret Hart's matches, as well as the Intercontinental Championship match. The other matches were not rated as highly, although only the WWF Championship match was said to be a bad match.[29]

The attendance for the event was 6,500 fans, who paid a total of$80,000 in admission. This is the lowest attendance figure for a King of the Ring event. The attendance the following year was almost twice as large, as 12,000 fans attendedKing of the Ring 1994.The PPV buyrate was 1.1, which was the highest buyrate in King of the Ring history until the 1999 event.[30]

The event was released onVHSin North America byColiseum Videoon August 11, 1993.[31]It has also been released on VHS inPALformat in the United Kingdom.[32]Packaged together with King of the Ring 1994, it was released onDVDin the United Kingdom as part of theWWE Tagged Classicsline on July 5, 2004.[33]

Aftermath[edit]

For the remainder of the summer, Hulk Hogan resumed his feud with Yokozuna on the international house show circuit. He then left the WWF and focused on his acting career. He starred inThunder in Paradise,a weekly syndicated television show that ran from 1993 to 1994. While filming the show, he was offered a contract withWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW), the WWF's main competitor.[34]He joined WCW in summer 1994 and wrestled his first match atBash at the Beach 1994,where he defeatedRic Flairto win theWCW World Heavyweight Championship.[35]He continued to wrestle for the company until the summer of 2000. WCW subsequently went out of business in the spring of 2001 and Hogan did not return to the WWF until early 2002.[36][37]

Jerry Lawlerescalated his feud withBret Hartby gettingHakushiinvolved.

Yokozuna held the WWF Championship for over nine months before dropping the belt to Bret Hart. Shawn Michaels was stripped of the Intercontinental Championship in September 1993, which set up a battle royal in which Razor Ramon became the next champion. The Steiner Brothers continued to feud with Money Inc. over the WWF Tag Team Championship. They defeated DiBiase and Schyster the day after King of the Ring to win the belts.[38]They held them for two days before losing them to Money Inc.[39]Three days later, the Steiners regained the belts, which they held for the remainder of the feud.[40]

Jerry Lawler feuded with Bret Hart for more than two years after King of the Ring. They faced each other atSummerSlam 1993to determine the true king of the WWF. Lawler won the match and the title after Hart was disqualified.[41]They were supposed to wrestle against each other atSurvivor Series 1993in an elimination match, but Lawler was unable to appear because he had been charged with rape and sodomy in real life. The accuser later admitted that she had falsified the charges.[42]Hart feuded with his brother Owen throughout 1994, so the feud with Lawler lay dormant. Lawler accused Bret Hart of being a racist in 1995 in order to create problems between Hart and Japanese wrestlerHakushi.[43]This re-ignited the feud between Hart and Lawler, and they faced each other atIn Your House 1.Hakushi interfered in the match, which enabled Lawler to pin Hart.[44][45]This set up a "Kiss my Foot" match between Hart and Lawler atKing of the Ring 1995.According to the stipulation, the loser would be forced to kiss the winner's feet. Lawler lost and brought in his dentist,Isaac Yankem,who soon debuted in the WWF.[46]Yankem wrestled Hart atSummerSlam 1995;Hart won the match by disqualification after Yankem and Lawler choked Hart with the ring ropes.[47][48]

King of the Ringcontinued as the annual June PPV until the2002 event,[49]which was the same year that the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[50]During its years as a PPV, it was considered one of the promotion's "Big Five" PPVs, along with theRoyal Rumble,WrestleMania,SummerSlam,andSurvivor Series,the company's five biggest shows produced throughout the year.[51]Although the promotion ceased producing the event as a PPV after the 2002 event, WWE has continued to periodically hold the tournament across their weekly television programs,RawandSmackDown,with the finals being held on an episode ofRawor at another PPV, such asJudgment Dayfor the2006 tournament.Although King of the Ring ended its run as a PPV with the 2002 event, one further event promoted under the King of the Ring event chronology was held in 2015. It featured the semifinals and finals of the2015 tournamentand aired exclusively as an event on WWE's online streaming service, theWWE Network,which launched in February 2014.[52][1]

Results[edit]

No.Results[20]StipulationsTimes[20]
1DPapa Shango(c) defeatedOwen HartSingles matchfor theUSWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship—
2Bret HartdefeatedRazor RamonKing of the Ringquarter-final match10:25
3Mr. PerfectdefeatedMr. Hughes(withHarvey Wippleman) by disqualificationKing of the Ring quarter-final match6:02
4Bam Bam BigelowdefeatedJim DugganKing of the Ring quarter-final match4:59
5Lex Lugervs.Tatankaended in atime-limit drawKing of the Ring quarter-final match15:00
6Bret Hart defeated Mr. PerfectKing of the Ring semi-final match18:56
7Yokozuna(withMr. Fuji) defeatedHulk Hogan(c) (withJimmy Hart)Singles match for theWWF Championship13:08
8The Steiner Brothers(RickandScott) andThe Smoking Gunns(BillyandBart) defeatedMoney Inc.(Ted DiBiaseandIrwin R. Schyster) andThe Headshrinkers(SamuandFatu) (withAfa)Eight-man tag team match6:49
9Shawn Michaels(c) (withDiesel) defeatedCrushSingles match for theWWF Intercontinental Championship11:14
10Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam BigelowKing of the Ring final match18:11
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was adark match

Tournament brackets[edit]

The tournament took place between May 2 and June 13, 1993. The tournament brackets were:

First Round
(TV) 		Quarterfinals
(PPV) 		Semifinals
(PPV) 		Final
(PPV)
Bret Hart
BYE
Bret Hart Pin
Razor Ramon 10:25
Razor Ramon Pin
Tito Santana 3:21
Bret Hart Pin
Mr. Perfect 18:56
Mr. Perfect Pin
Doink the Clown 11:30
Mr. Perfect 6:02
Mr. Hughes DQ
Kamala 2:45
Mr. Hughes CO
Bret Hart Pin
Bam Bam Bigelow 18:11
Jim Duggan Pin
Papa Shango 8:39
Jim Duggan Pin
Bam Bam Bigelow 4:59
Bam Bam Bigelow Pin
Typhoon 5:08
Bam Bam Bigelow
BYE
Bob Backlund 4:53
Lex Luger CO
Lex Luger Draw
Tatanka 15:00
Tatanka DQ
Giant Gonzales 2:59

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