King off the Boxing ring

King off the Ring is an annual tournament of the World Wrestling Entertainment which was held for the first time in 1985. Of 1993 with 2002, it was a Pay per view. After four years of absence, King off the Ring carried out its return in 2006 as an exclusive tournament to division SmackDown!.

History

Although the tournament of King off the Ring (King of the Boxing ring) for the first time was introduced in pay per view in 1993, the King tournament off the Ring was in the beginning launches for the first time in 1985. Don Muraco was thus first King off the Ring in 1985. The second King, Harley Race, assimilated his victory in the King off the Ring with his gimmick (personality) of the " King off Wrestling". Others will make the same thing like Randy Savage (" Macho King"), Owen Binder (" King off Harts"), " King" Mabel (maintaining more known under the name of Viscera), Kurt Angle (" King Kurt"), Edge (" King Edge The Awesome") and more recently, Booker T (" King Booker").

Pay Per View

King off the Ring was a show which generally saw fifteen or sixteen all-in wrestlers to fight in simple matches with elimination in the form of a Tournoi. When an all-in wrestler gained his match, it was qualified for faced with the turn according to another fighter who had also gained his match. The winner of the finale is officially crowned King off the Ring. He y' also had other matches which proceeded during the statement since he passed under a three hours format.

Whereas some believed that new King off the Ring received traditionally a chance with WWF/WWE Championship for the SummerSlam, this rule in fact was laid down only in 2002, for what will become the last tournament of King off the Ring in four years before the general manager of SmackDown! Long Theodore does not give it to the last style in 2006. Although four kings went to defy the champion with SummerSlam (Owen Hart, Mabel, Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar) only Lesnar had a match of championship guarantie as a " droit" after having gained the King off the Boxing ring . More important than the fact of gaining a match of championship is the prestige of the profit of the tournament in itself; some all-in wrestlers were made king as an integral party of their gimmick, and, in general, the winner of King off the Ring is an all-in wrestler who will see his started again career and which will become important. In fact, the famous " 3: 16" of Steve Austin started to be known as at the time of KOTR . A great number of all-in wrestlers have consequently euent a great success after having gained the tournament (in particular Steve Austin, but also Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Triple H and others), but of other all-in wrestlers were true " flops" as a king (like Mabel or Billy Gunn).

The event was regarded as being the fifth major statement of the WWF as well as the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and the Survivor Series.

Rebirth

In April 2006 King off the Ring was officially of return after four years of absence. The edition of 2006 was the first not to be integral part of a pay per view since that of 1991. The matches thus proceeded over several weeks with SmackDown! but the final held place with Judgment Day where Booker T beat Bobby Lashley to allocate the crown.

List winners

1985: Gift Muraco
1986: Harley Race
1987: Randy Savage
1988: Ted DiBiase
1989: Tito Santana
1990: not of tournament
1991: Bret Binder
1992: not of tournament

From this moment, the event became a pay per view

1993: Bret Binder
1994: Owen Binder
1995: Mabel
1996: Steve Austin
1997: Hunter Hearst Helmsley
1998: Ken Shamrock
1999: Billy Gunn
2000: Kurt Angle
2001: Edge
2002: Brock Lesnar

the event returned in 2006 as an exclusive tournament to SmackDown division!

2006: Booker T

History

1985

Under the name of WWF Wrestling Classic , the tournament proceeded the July 8th 1985 with the Sullivan Stadium of Foxborough in the Massachusetts.

1986

The tournament proceeded the July 14th 1986 with the Sullivan Stadium of Foxborough in the Massachusetts.

1987

The tournament proceeded the September 4th 1987 with the Providence Civic Center of Providence in the Rhode Island.

1988

The tournament proceeded the October 16th 1988 with the Providence Civic Center of Providence in the Rhode Island.

1989

The tournament proceeded the October 14th 1989 with the Providence Civic Center of Providence in the Rhode Island.

1991

The tournament proceeded the September 7th 1991 with the Providence Civic Center of Providence in the Rhode Island.

1993

The King off the Ring 1993 was held the June 13rd 1993 with the Nutter Center of Dayton in the Ohio.

Dark match: Dad Shango def. Owen Binder to preserve USWA Heavyweight Championship
KOTR Quarterfinal: Bret Binder def. Razor Ramon (10: 25)

Binder pinned Ramon.

KOTR Quarterfinal: Mr. Perfect def. Mr. Hughes (6: 02)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Bam Bam Bigelow def. Jim Duggan (4: 59)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Tatanka vs Lex Luger (tie resulting from a limit of time) (15: 00)
KOTR Semi-final: Bret Binder def. Mr. Perfect (18: 56)
Yokozuna (W Mr. Fuji) def. Hulk Hogan to gain WWF Championship (13: 08)
The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) def. The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) and Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) (6: 49)
Shawn Michaels def. Crush to preserve Intercontinental WWF Championship (11: 14)
KOTR Finale: Bret Binder def. Bam Bam Bigelow to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (18: 11)

The first turn of the tournament proceeded on television.

1994

The King off the Ring 1994 was held the June 19th 1994 with the Baltimore Arena of Baltimore in the Maryland.

Dark match: Sparky Plugg def. Kwang
KOTR Quarterfinal: Razor Ramon def. Bam Bam Bigelow (8: 24)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Irwin R. Schyster def. Mabel (5: 34)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Owen Binder def. Tatanka (8: 18)
KOTR Quarterfinal: The 1-2-3 Kid def. Jeff Jarrett (4: 39)

Intercontinental WWF Diesel Champion (W Shawn Michaels) def. WWF Champion Bret Binder (W Jim Neidhart) by disqualification (not of changes of titles) (22: 51)
KOTR Semi-final: Razor Ramon def. Irwin R. Schyster (5: 13)

KOTR Semi-final: Owen Binder def. The 1-2-3 Kid (3: 37)

The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) def. Crush and Yokozuna to preserve WWF Tag TEAM Championship (9: 16)

Final KOTR: Owen Binder def. Razor Ramon to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (6: 35)

Roddy Piper def. Jerry Lawler (12: 30)

The first turn of the tournament proceeded on television.

1995

The King off the Ring 1995 was held the June 25th 1995 with the The Spectrum of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

Dark match Match Qualification KOTR: Savio Vega (W Razor Ramon) def. Irwin R. Schyster (W Ted DiBiase) (4: 01)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Savio Vega (W Razor Ramon) def. Yokozuna (W Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornet) by calculation with the exerior (8: 24)

KOTR Quarterfinal: The Roadie (W Jeff Jarrett) def. Bob Holly (7: 30)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Shawn Michaels vs Kama (W Ted DiBiase) (tie resulting from a limit of time) (15: 00)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Mabel (W Mo) def. The Undertaker (W Paul Bearer) (10: 44)
KOTR Semi-final: Savio Vega (W Razor Ramon) def. The Roadie (W Jeff Jarrett (6: 36)
Bret Binder def. Jerry Lawler in a " KIS My Foot" match (9: 20)
Final KOTR: Mabel (W Mo) def. Savio Vega to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (8: 32)
Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow def. Tatanka and Sycho Sid (W Ted DiBiase) (17: 35)

The first turn of the tournament proceeded on television.

1996

The King off the Ring 1996 was held the June 23rd 1996 with MECCA Arena of Milwaukee in the Wisconsin.

Dark match: The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (w/Cloudy) def. The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy) (8: 06)
Dark match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Aldo Montoya (3: 00)
KOTR Semi-final: Steve Austin def. Marc Mero (16: 49)
KOTR Semi-final: Jake Roberts def. Vader by disqualification (3: 34)
The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) def. The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) to preserve WWF Tag TEAM Championship (10: 10)
The Ultimate Warrior def. Jerry Lawler (3: 50)
Mankind def. The Undertaker (18: 21)
Ahmed Johnson def. Goldust to gain Intercontinental WWF Championship (15: 34)
Final KOTR: Steve Austin def. Jake Roberts to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (4: 28)
Shawn Michaels def. The British Bulldog (with Mr. Perfect as a special referee) to preserve WWF Championship (26: 25)

The two first turns of the tournament proceeded on television.

1997

The King off the Ring 1997 was held the June 8th 1997 with the Providence Civic Center of Providence in the Rhode Island.

Dark match: The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) def. Bart Gunn and Jesse James (6: 10)
KOTR Semi-final: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (W Chyna) def. Ahmed Johnson (7: 42)
KOTR Semi-final: Mankind def. Jerry Lawler (10: 24)
Goldust def. Crush (9: 56)
The Binder Foundation (Owen Binder, The British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart) def. Sycho Sid and The Legion off Doom (Animal Hawk and ) (13: 37)
Final KOTR: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (W Chyna) def. Mankind to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (19: 26)
Shawn Michaels vs Steve Austin (double disqualification) (22: 29)
The Undertaker def. Faarooq to preserve WWF Championship (13: 43)

The Quarterfinals proceeded on television.

1998

The King off the Ring 1998 was held the June 28th 1998 with the Pittsburgh Civic Arena of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and TAKA Michinoku def. Kaientai (Funaki, Men' S Teioh and Dick Togo) (6: 41)
KOTR Semi-final: Ken Shamrock def. Jeff Jarrett (5: 29)
KOTR Semi-final: The Rock'n'roll def. daN Severn (4: 25)
Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor) def. Al Snow and Head (with Jerry Lawler as a special referee) (8: 27)

X-CAP def. Owen Binder (8: 30)
The New Old Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) def. The New Midnight Express train (Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart) to preserve WWF Tag TEAM Championship (9: 54)
Final KOTR: Ken Shamrock def. The Rock'n'roll (actor) to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (14: 09)
The Undertaker def. Mankind in a Hell in has Cell match (17: 38)
Kane def. Steve Austin in a First Blood match to gain WWF Championship (14: 52)

The two first turns of the tournament proceeded on television.

1999

The King off the Ring 1999 was held the June 27th 1999 with the Greensboro Coliseum of Greensboro in North Carolina.

Dark match: Meatus def. Kurt Angle
Sunday Night Heat match: The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) vs Edge and Christian (1: 28)
Sunday Night Heat match: Mideon and Viscera def. The Big Boss Man in a Handicap match (1: 47)
Sunday Night Heat match: Prince Albert def. Valley Venis (1: 57)
Sunday Night Heat match: Ken Shamrock def. Shane McMahon by disqualification (0: 43)
KOTR Quarterfinal: X-CAP def. Hardcore Holly by disqualification (3: 02)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Kane def. The Big Show (6: 36)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Mr. Ass def. Ken Shamrock (3: 37)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Road Dogg def. Chyna (W Triple H) (13: 19)

The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (W Michael Beam) def. The Brood (Edge and Christian) (W Gangrel) (4: 49)
KOTR Semi-final: Mr. Ass def. Kane (5: 25)
KOTR Semi-final: X-CAP def. Road Dogg (3: 08)
The Undertaker (W Paul Bearer) def. The Rock'n'roll to preserve WWF Championship (19: 10)
Final KOTR: Mr. Ass def. X-CAP to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (5: 33)
Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon def. Steve Austin in a Ladder match to recover the 50% of property of the WWF of Austin (17: 11)

The first turn of the tournament proceeded on television.

2000

The King off the Ring 2000 was held the June 25th 2000 with the FleetCenter of Boston in the Massachusetts.

KOTR Quarterfinal: Rikishi def. Chris Benoit by disqualification (3: 25)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Valley Venis def. Eddie Guerrero (8: 04)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Crash landing Holly def. Bull Buchanan (4: 07)
KOTR Quarterfinal: Kurt Angle def. Chris Jericho (9: 50)
Edge and Christian def. Cool Too (Large Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) (c), The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (W Lita) and T & has (Test and Albert) (W Trish Stratus) in a Four Corners Elimination match to gain WWF Tag TEAM Championship (14: 11)
KOTR Semi-final: Rikishi def. Valley Venis (3: 15)
KOTR Semi-final: Kurt Angle def. Crash landing Holly (3: 58)
WWF Hardcore Champion Stalemate Patterson vs Gerald Brisco in a Evening Gown match (intervention of Holly Crash landing which carries out fallen on Patterson to gain the title) (3: 07)
D-Generation X (Road Dogg and X-CAP) and Tori def. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a Handicap Tables Dumpster match (9: 45)
Final KOTR: Kurt Angle def. Rikishi to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (5: 56)

The Rock'n'roll, Kane and The Undertaker def. Triple H, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon (17: 54)

The first turn of the tournament proceeded on television.

2001

The King off the Ring 2001 was held the June 24th 2001 with the Continental Airlines Arena of East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Sunday Night Heat match: Matt Hardy (W Lita) def. Credible Justin to preserve WWF European Championship (7: 03)

Hardy carried out fallen on Credible after a Diving Hurricarana from Lita.

KOTR Semi-final: Kurt Angle def. Christian (8: 17)

Angle carried out fallen on Christian after a Angle Slam.

KOTR Semi-final: Edge def. Rhyno (8: 52)

Edge carried out fallen on Rhyno after a Edgecution.

The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) def. Kane and Spike Dudley to preserve WWF Tag TEAM Championship (8: 32)

Bubba carried out fallen on Spike after a 3D.

Final KOTR: Edge def. Kurt Angle to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (10: 21)

Shane McMahon intervened during the match, Angle attacker.
Edge carried out fallen on Angle after a Edgecution.

Jeff Hardy def. X-CAP to preserve WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7: 11)

Jeff carried out fallen on X-CAP after a Swanton Bomb.

Kurt Angle def. Shane McMahon in a Street Fight (26: 00)

Angle carried out fallen on Shane after a Super Angle Slam.

Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat match to preserve WWF Championship (27: 52)

Austin carried out fallen on Benoit after this last carried a back suplex on Jericho top of the third cord.
During the match, Booker T made its beginnings WWF by attacking Austin and by making it pass through the table of the Spanish commentators.

The tournament proceeded between the June 4th and June 24th 2001.

2002

The King off the Ring 2002 was held the June 23rd 2002 with the Nationwide Arena of Columbus in the Ohio.

Sunday Night Heat match: The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) def. Raven and Steven Richards (6: 02)

Jeff carried out fallen on Richards after Raven gave up its partner.

KOTR Semi-final: Rob Van Damm def. Chris Jericho (14: 32)

RVD carried out fallen on Jericho after a Five-Star Frog Splash.

KOTR Semi-final: Brock Lesnar (W Paul Heyman) def. Test (8: 18)

Lesnar carried out fallen on Test after a F-5.

Noble Jamie (W Nidia) def. The Hurricane to gain WWE Cruiserweight Championship (11: 38)

Noble carried out fallen on Hurricane with a roll-up.

Ric Sense of smell def. Eddie Guerrero (17: 00)

Flair carried out fallen on Guerrero after an intervention from Bubba Ray Dudley which carried its Bubba Bomb on Guerrero.

Molly Holly def. Trish Stratus to gain WWE Women' S Championship (5: 41)

Molly carried out fallen on Trish after a Belly-to-belly suplex.

Kurt Angle def. Hulk Hogan (12: 08)

Angle made given up Hogan on the Ankle Lock.

Final KOTR: Brock Lesnar def. Rob Van Damm to gain the tournament of King off the Boxing ring (5: 42)

Lesnar carried out fallen on RVD after a F-5.

The Undertaker def. Triple H to preserve WWE Undisputed Championship (23: 44)

Undertaker carried out fallen on Triple H with a roll-up.
During the match, The Rock intervened in favor of Triple H, bearing sound Rock Bottom on Undertaker.

The tournament proceeded between the June 3rd and June 23rd 2002.

2006

The tournament proceeded exclusively with SmackDown! between the April 21st and the May 21st 2006. The final took place with Judgment Day.

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