King of the Ring was a pay per view held by WWE and featured the King of the Ring Tournament. From 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event.
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.
PPV Event History[]
- WWE King of the Ring 1993 - June 13, 1993
- WWE King of the Ring 1994 - June 19, 1994
- WWE King of the Ring 1995 - June 25, 1995
- WWE King of the Ring 1996 - June 23, 1996
- WWE King of the Ring 1997 - June 8, 1997
- WWE King of the Ring 1998 - June 28, 1998
- WWE King of the Ring 1999 - June 27, 1999
- WWE King of the Ring 2000 - June 25, 2000
- WWE King of the Ring 2001 - June 24, 2001
- WWE King of the Ring 2002 - June 23, 2002
Non PPV Event History[]
- WWE King of the Ring 1985 - July 8, 1985
- WWE King of the Ring 1986 - July 14, 1986
- WWE King of the Ring 1987 - September 4, 1987
- WWE King of the Ring 1988 - October 16, 1988
- WWE King of the Ring 1989 - October 14, 1989
- WWE King of the Ring 1991 - September 7, 1991
- WWE King of the Ring 2006 - May 21, 2006
- WWE King of the Ring 2008 - April 21, 2008
- WWE King of the Ring 2010 - November 29, 2010
- WWE King of the Ring 2015 - April 28, 2015
- WWE King of the Ring 2019 - August / September 2019