King of the Ring (1998)
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| King of the Ring (1998) | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | June 28, 1998 | |
| Venue | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Attendance | 17,087[1] | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Over the Edge: In Your House | King of the Ring (1998) | In Your House: Fully Loaded |
| King of the Ring chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (1997) | King of the Ring (1998) | King of the Ring (1999) |
King of the Ring (1998) was the sixth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on June 28, 1998 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] The tagline for the event was "Off With Their Heads".[3]
The WWF Tag Team Championship and WWF Championship were both defended at King of the Ring. The New Age Outlaws team of Road Dogg and Billy Gunn defeated The New Midnight Express team of Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart to retain their tag team championships. In the main event, Stone Cold Steve Austin lost the WWF Championship to Kane, a title switch that shocked many fans as Austin had been the heavy favorite.[2] Kane would only hold onto the title for one day before losing it back to Austin on RAW is War.[4]
In the event's most famous match, The Undertaker took on Mankind in the second Hell in a Cell match. A couple of minutes into the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind off of the top of the cell, which was a full 16 feet, onto the Spanish Announce team table. The footage of that fall has since become one of the most used videos in professional wrestling history.[5]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Event
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and TAKA Michinoku defeated Kaientai (Funaki, Men's Teioh, and Dick Togo) (6:44)[2]
- Michinoku pinned Funaki after a Michinoku Driver.[2]
- KOTR Semi-Final: Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett (w/Tennessee Lee) (5:29)[2]
- Shamrock forced Jarrett to submit with a Ankle Lock.[2]
- KOTR Semi-Final: The Rock defeated Dan Severn (4:25)[1]
- Rock pinned Severn after D'Lo Brown interfered and hit a 'Lo Down on Severn.[1]
- Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor) defeated Al Snow and Head (w/Jerry Lawler as Special Guest Referee) (8:26)[2]
- Christopher pinned Head after attaching a bottle of Head & Shoulders to it.[2]
- X-Pac (w/Chyna) defeated Owen Hart (8:30)[2]
- The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) (w/Chyna) defeated The New Midnight Express (Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (9:34)[2]
- Billy Gunn pinned Bombastic Bob.[2]
- KOTR Final: Ken Shamrock defeated The Rock to win the King of the Ring tournament (14:09)[2]
- Shamrock forced The Rock to submit with an Ankle Lock.[2]
- The Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match (17:38)[2]
- Undertaker pinned Mankind after a Chokeslam on thumbtacks and a Tombstone Piledriver.[2]
- Kane (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Steve Austin in a First Blood match to win the WWF Championship (15:58)[2]
[edit] King of the Ring bracket
| First Round (TV) |
Quarterfinals (TV) |
Semifinals (PPV) |
Final (PPV) |
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| Vader | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| The Rock | 4:41 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Rock | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Triple H | 8:08 | |||||||||||||||||
| Triple H | CO | |||||||||||||||||
| X-Pac | 5:11 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Rock | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Severn | 4:25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Owen Hart | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Scorpio | 5:16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Owen Hart | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Severn | 3:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| D'Lo Brown | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Severn | 3:08 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Rock | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | 14:09 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Kama Mustafa | 2:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Henry | 4:37 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Henry | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Funk | 4:55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Shamrock | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Jarrett | 5:29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Jarrett | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Faarooq | 3:32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Jarrett | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Marc Mero | 4:31 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marc Mero | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Blackman | 2:57 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- "Stone Cold champ again", SLAM! Sports, 1998-06-30. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b c King of the Ring. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Powell, John. "Kane wins WWF World Title, Foley soars", SLAM! Sports, 1998-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Martin, Finn. "Power Slam Magazine, issue 49", No Turning Back (King of the Ring 1998), SW Publishing, 1998-07-21, pp. 12-15.
- ^ Oliver, Greg. "Stone Cold champ again", SLAM! Sports, 1998-06-30. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Mcavennine, Mike. "Go to "Hell"", SLAM! Sports, 2007-05-21. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
[edit] See also
| Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania • Backlash • Judgment Day • One Night Stand • Night of Champions |
| The Great American Bash • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Cyber Sunday • Survivor Series • Armageddon |
| King of the Ring |
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| 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1991 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 |
| 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2006 • 2008 |
| Former pay-per-view events |
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) |
| In Your House (1995-1999) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003-2004) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Over The Edge (1998-1999) |
| InVasion (2001) • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) |
| Former International pay-per-view events |
| One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) |
| No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) |
