King of the Ring (1993)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=King of the Ring (1993)


promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=June 13, 1993
venue=Nutter Center
city=Dayton, Ohio
attendance=6,500
lastevent=WrestleMania IX
nextevent=SummerSlam (1993)
event=King of the Ring
nextevent2=King of the Ring (1994)
lastevent2=King of the Ring (1991)

King of the Ring (1993) was the first annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on June 13, 1993 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. The WWF had held several "King of the Ring" tournaments in previous years, but it did not become a pay-per-view event until 1993. The event featured ten matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the WWF.

The central focus of this pay-per-view event was the tournament itself. The tournament actually began in April 1993, as the wrestlers gained entry in the tournament by participating in qualifying matches. These matches were televised throughout May 1993 on WWF television programs, although the WWF did not explain how wrestlers were selected to compete in the qualifying matches. The second, third and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the pay-per-view broadcast on June 13.

Bret Hart won the tournament by defeating Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, and Bam Bam Bigelow. He was attacked by Jerry Lawler during a coronation ceremony, which led to a feud that lasted more than two years. In addition to the tournament, the event also featured Yokozuna defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship as well as Shawn Michaels retaining his belt in match against Crush for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

Background

At WrestleMania IX, Bret Hart dropped the WWF Championship to Yokozuna. At the conclusion of the match, Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna's manager, threw salt in Hart's eyes, which enabled Yokozuna to win the match. [cite web|title=History of the WWE Championship: Yokozuna's first reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454133|accessdate=2008-10-03] After the match, Hulk Hogan came 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. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454131|accessdate=2008-10-03|work=WWE|title=History of the WWE Championship: Hulk Hogan's fifth reign]

Due to a real-life arrangement with WWF owner Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan was supposed to lose the title to Bret Hart, but Hogan 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 1993. He did not want to be pinned cleanly, so he insisted on a storyline in which a he would lose the belt due to outside interference.cite web|title=Hulk Hogan - FAQ|work=WrestleView|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/info/faq/hogan.shtml|accessdate=2008-09-30] As a result of Hart's controversial loss, WWF President Jack Tunney granted Hart entry into the King of the Ring tournament without requiring him to win a qualifying match. [cite episode|title=Wrestling Challenge|episodelink=WWF Wrestling Challenge|network=Syndicated|city=Phoenix, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-02] All other competitors in the tournament, however, wrestled in a qualifying round prior to the pay-per-view broadcast.

Lex Luger was the first wrestler to qualify, as he defeated Bob Backlund in a match televised on the May 2 episode of "Wrestling Challenge". [cite episode|title=Wrestling Challenge|episodelink=WWF Wrestling Challenge|network=Syndicated|city=Phoenix, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-02] Six days later, Razor Ramon was added to the tournament after he defeated Tito Santana on "WWF Superstars". [cite episode|title=WWF Superstars|episodelink=WWF Superstars of Wrestling|network=Syndicated|city=Tucson, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-08] On May 9, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan pinned Papa Shango on "WWF Wrestling Challenge" to become the fourth entrant. [cite episode|title=Wrestling Challenge|episodelink=WWF Wrestling Challenge|network=Syndicated|city=Phoenix, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-09] On a live episode of "Monday Night Raw" the next night, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Typhoon to qualify. [cite episode|title=Monday Night Raw|episodelink=WWE Raw|network=USA Network|city=New York, New York|airdate=1993-05-10]

On the May 15 episode of "WWF Superstars", Tatanka faced Giant Gonzalez in a qualifying match. Gonzalez attacked referee Bill Alfonso during the match; as a result, he was disqualified and Tatanka advanced to the next round of the tournament. [cite episode|title=WWF Superstars of Wrestling|episodelink=WWF Superstars of Wrestling|network=Syndicated|city=Tucson, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-15] Mr. Perfect and Doink the Clown wrestled three matches before a decisive winner could be found to advance in the tournament. They first faced each other on the May 1 episode of "WWF Superstars", but the match was declared a draw when the time limit expired. [cite episode|title=WWF Superstars|episodelink=WWF Superstars of Wrestling|network=Syndicated|city=Tucson, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-01] Their next match took place on the May 16 episode of "Wrestling Challenge" and resulted in another time-limit draw. [cite episode|title=Wrestling Challenge|episodelink=WWF Wrestling Challenge|network=Syndicated|city=Phoenix, Arizona|airdate=1993-05-16] On the May 24 episode of "Monday Night Raw", Perfect pinned Doink to advance to the seventh spot in the quarter-finals. [cite episode|title=Monday Night Raw|episodelink=WWE Raw|network=USA Network|city=New York, New York|airdate=1993-05-24] In the final qualifying match, Mr. Hughes defeated Kamala on the May 30 episode of "Wrestling Challenge". [cite episode|title=Wrestling Challenge|episodelink=WWF Wrestling Challenge|network=Syndicated|city=Portland, Maine|airdate=1993-05-30]

Crush faced WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels several times in early 1993 but was unable to win the title belt.cite web|title=Ring Results: 1993|work=The History of WWE|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/93.htm|accessdate=2008-10-03|last=Cawthon|first=Graham] The pair also faced each other in a qualifying match for the King of the Ring tournament on the May 23 episode of "WWF Superstars". The match ended in a double countout, however, and both wrestlers were eliminated from the tournament. [cite episode|title=WWF Superstars|episodelink=WWF Superstars of Wrestling|network=Syndicated|city=Worcester, Massachusetts|airdate=1993-05-23] 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 an eight-man tag team match that pitted the fan favorite team of The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) against the villain team of Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) and The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). The Steiners and The Headshrinkers had faced each other at WrestleMania in a match won by the Steiners. [cite web|title=WrestleMania IX Results|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm9/results/|accessdate=2008-10-03] The Steiners then moved on to feud with Money Inc., the WWF Tag Team Champions. The Gunns made their WWF debut in the spring of 1993 and faced The Headshrinkers in a series of matches. Because the match was not a standard tag team match, the championship was not on the line, however.

Event

Before the live pay-per-view broadcast began, a dark match took place between Owen Hart and Papa Shango. Papa Shango pinned Hart to retain the USWA Heavyweight Championship, which was being defended in the WWF as part of a talent exchange program between the WWF and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA).cite web|title=King of the Ring 1993|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/kingring.html#93|accessdate=2008-10-02]

Tournament matches

In the first televised match of the event, Bret Hart faced Razor Ramon. Hart got the early advantage, but Ramon used his size advantage to control much of the match. He performed a fallaway slam and a running powerslam but was unable to pin Hart. Hart performed several of his signature moves, including a Russian legsweep and an elbow drop from the second rope. Ramon regained control of the match and attempted to execute a suplex from the top rope. Hart landed on top of Ramon, however, and pinned him to win the match.cite web|url=http://www.oowrestling.com/columns/ooldtyme/20040623.shtml|title=King of the Ring 1993 Re-Revued
last=Gutschmidt|first=Adam|date=2004-06-23|work=Online Onslaught|accessdate=2008-10-02] cite video|title=WWF King of the Ring 1993|medium=VHS|publisher=Coliseum Video|location=|year2=1993]

Mr. Hughes used his strength advantage to control the early stages of the following match against Mr. Perfect. After he missed a leg drop, Perfect used the opportunity to perform a neckbreaker on Hughes. Hughes picked up the urn that he had stolen from The Undertaker and hit Perfect with it. As a result, Hughes was disqualified, and Mr. Perfect advanced to the next round.

In the next match, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan faced Bam Bam Bigelow. Neither wrestler was able to gain an advantage until Duggan was thrown into the corner of the ring. He suffered a storyline injury, which allowed Bigelow to place Duggan in a bear hug. Duggan bit Bigelow to escape from the hold. He executed a powerslam and attempted to perform his signature move, a charging clothesline. Bigelow moved out of the way, however, and performed a diving headbutt on Duggan to get the pinfall victory.

Tatanka gained the early advantage over Lex Luger in the next match. He performed a crossbody to knock Luger down to the mat. Luger elbowed Tatanka to escape from a hold and then executed a chinlock on Tatanka. Tatanka came back by performing a knife-edge chop on Luger. He attempted the same move from the top rope, but Luger blocked him. Luger performed a clothesline on 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 a bye into the final round.

The second 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 of headlocks on Mr. Perfect. Perfect then performed a dropkick on Hart and followed it up by pushing him from the edge of the ring into the steel barricade on the arena floor. Perfect then performed another dropkick, but Hart recovered and executed a superplex on Perfect. Hart wore down Perfect's leg with a figure four leglock and attempted to perform the Sharpshooter, his finishing maneuver. Perfect blocked the move and attempted to perform the Perfectplex, his finishing move, on Hart. Hart reversed this move, however, and both men were thrown out of the ring. When they returned to the ring, Perfect tried to pin Hart with a small package. Hart reversed the move to get the pinfall victory and advance to the tournament final.

Other matches

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 an avalanche splash. Hogan tried twice to body slam Yokozuna but could not pick him up. Yokozuna performed a bear hug on Hogan and tried to pin him after executing a belly 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, a planted photographer 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. He pinned Hogan to regain the WWF Championship. [cite web|title=History of the WWE Championship: Yokozuna's second reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454129|accessdate=2008-10-02]

In the next match, the team of the Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and The Smoking Gunns (Billy 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 the Million Dollar Dream on 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.

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 a military press slam and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Michaels left the ring to recover and returned to attack Crush's head. Michaels was unable to pin Crush, however, and Crush threw Michaels out of the ring. Two wrestlers dressed as Doink the Clown, with whom Crush had been feuding, came to the ring to distract Crush. Michaels performed a superkick, his signature move, and pinned Crush to retain the championship.

Tournament final

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's on-screen girlfriend, hit Hart with a chair, which enabled Bigelow to pin Hart and be declared the winner. Referee Earl Hebner came to the ring, however, and explained to Joey 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 a victory roll.

A coronation ceremony took place, in which Hart was proclaimed King of the Ring. Jerry Lawler interrupted the ceremony, however, and claimed to be the only king in the WWF. He had been using the nickname "The King" since defeating Jackie Fargo for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in 1974 and did not want to share the title. [cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/lawler.html|title=SLAM Bio: Jerry Lawler|work=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2005-02-05] [cite book |last=Sugar|first=Bert Randolph|coauthors=George Napolitano|title=The Pictorial History of Wrestling: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly|pages=pp. 46|isbn = 0-8317-3912-6] Lawler attacked Hart and hit him with the scepter and throne that were being used for the ceremony. As the pay-per-view went off the air, Hart was lying on the floor, unable to fight back. [cite book|title=It's Good to Be the King...Sometimes|last=Lawler|first=Jerry|pages=279|date=2003|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn=0743475577]

Aftermath

Hulk Hogan left the WWF and focused on his acting career. He starred in "Thunder in Paradise", a weekly television show that ran from 1993 to 1994. While filming the show, he was offered a contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the WWF's main competitor. [cite book|title=Hulk Hogan: Pro Wrestler Terry Bollea|first=Angie Peterson|last=Kaelberer|publisher=Capstone Press|date=2003|isbn=0736821406|pages=29] He joined WCW in summer 1994 and wrestled his first match at Bash at the Beach 1994, where he defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [cite web|title=History of the WCW World Championship: Hulk Hogan's first reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wcwchampionship/30445411021|accessdate=2008-10-03] He continued to wrestle for WCW until 2000 and did not return to the WWF until 2002. [cite book|title=Hulk Hogan: Pro Wrestler Terry Bollea|first=Angie Peterson|last=Kaelberer|publisher=Capstone Press|date=2003|isbn=0736821406|pages=35] [cite web|title=Hall of Fame: Hulk Hogan|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/hulkhogan/bio/|accessdate=2008-10-03]

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 tournament 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. [cite web|title=History of the World Tag Team Championship: The Steiner's first reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321211111|accessdate=2008-10-03] They held them for two days before losing them back to Money Inc. [cite web|title=History of the World Tag Team Championship: Money Inc.'s third reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413213121|accessdate=2008-10-03] Three days later, the Steiners regained the belts, which they held for the remainder of the feud. [cite web|title=History of the World Tag Team Championship: The Steiner's second reign|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/304454132152|accessdate=2008-10-03]

Jerry Lawler feuded with Bret Hart for more than two years after King of the Ring. They faced each other at SummerSlam 1993 to determine the true king of the WWF. Lawler won the match and the title after Hart was disqualified. [cite web|title=SummerSlam 1993 Results|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1993/results/|accessdate=2008-10-03] They were supposed to wrestle against each other at Survivor Series 1993 in an elimination match, but Lawler was unable to appear because he had been charged with rape and sodomy. The accuser later admitted that she had falsified the charges. [cite web|title=Jerry Lawler - FAQ|work=WrestleView|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/info/faq/lawler.shtml|accessdate=2008-10-02] 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 wrestler Hakushi. [cite episode|title=Monday Night Raw|episodelink=WWE Raw|network=USA Network|city=Macon, Georgia|airdate=1993-02-20] This re-ignited the feud between Hart and Lawler, and they faced each other at In Your House 1. Hakushi interfered in the match, which enabled Lawler to pin Hart. [cite web|title=In Your House #1 Re-Revued
work=Online Onslaught|url=http://www.oowrestling.com/columns/ooldtyme/20040901.shtml|last=Gutschmidt|first=Adam|date=2004-09-01|accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite journal|title=In Your House Results|journal=World Wrestling Federation Magazine|volume=14|issue=8|pages=44-45|publisher=TitanSports, Inc.|date=August 1995] This set up a "Kiss my Foot" match between Hart and Lawler at King of the Ring 1995. According to the stipulation, the loser would be forced to kiss the winner's feet. Hart won the match, and Lawler complained about being forced to kiss Hart's feet as well as his own foot, which Hart stuck in Lawler's mouth. He claimed that it was so disgusting that he needed to visit his dentist, Isaac Yankem, who soon debuted in the WWF. [cite journal|last=Greenberg|first=Keith Elliot|title=Face the Heat: SummerSlam Preview|journal=World Wrestling Federation Magazine|volume=14|issue=9|pages=50|publisher=TitanSports, Inc.|date=September 1995] Yankem wrestled Hart at SummerSlam 1995; Hart won the match by disqualification after Yankem and Lawler choked Hart with the ring ropes. [cite web|title=SummerSlam 1995 Results|work=WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/1995/results/|accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite journal|last=Greenberg|first=Keith Elliot|title=Bret "Hit Man" Hart vs. Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.|journal=World Wrestling Federation Magazine|volume=14|issue=11|pages=40-41|publisher=TitanSports, Inc.|date=November 1995]

Reception

Reviews for the event have been mainly positive. Writing for "Online 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. Also writing for "Online Onslaught", Rich 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. [cite web|title=King of the Ring PPV, Live in Person|work=Online Onslaught|url=http://www.oowrestling.com/columns/oo/20040617.shtml|last=Scaia|first=Rick|date=1993-06-17|accessdate=2008-10-03] The review from "The Other Arena" also 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. [cite web|title=King of the Ring '93|work=The Other Arena|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1993/wwf061393|accessdate=2008-10-03]

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 attended King of the Ring 1994. The pay-per-view buyrate was 1.1, which was the highest buyrate in King of the Ring history until the 1999 event. [cite web|title=King of the Ring PPVs|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/kingring.html|accessdate=2008-10-03]

The event was released on VHS in North America by Coliseum Video on August 11, 1993. [cite web|title=King of the Ring 1993|work=Amazon.com|url=http://www.amazon.com/King-Ring-1993-Hogan-Yokozuna/dp/6302799058|accessdate=2008-10-02] It has also been released on VHS in PAL format in the United Kingdom. [cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Ring-Video-Hogan-Yokozuna/dp/B000ZRRXXK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1223010248&sr=8-2|accessdate=2008-10-02|work=Amazon.co.uk|title=WWF King of the Ring 1993 Video] Packaged together with King of the Ring 1994, it was released on DVD in the United Kingdom as part of the WWE Tagged Classics line on July 5, 2004. [cite web|title=WWE - King Of The Ring 1993/94|work=Amazon.co.uk|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/WWE-King-Ring-1993-94/dp/B0002CH85Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1223010248&sr=8-1|accessdate=2008-10-02]

Results

Tournament brackets

The tournament took place between May 2 and June 13, 1993. The tournament brackets were:16TeamBracket | RD1=First Round
(TV)
RD2=Quarterfinals
(PPV)
RD3=Semifinals
(PPV)
RD4=Final
(PPV)
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed01=
RD1-team01=Bret Hart
RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team02=BYEref|5|1
RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=Razor Ramon
RD1-score03=Pin
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=Tito Santana
RD1-score04=3:21

RD1-seed05=
RD1-team05=Mr. Perfectref|6|2
RD1-score05=Pin
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team06=Doink the Clown
RD1-score06=11:30

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=Kamala
RD1-score07=COR
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=Mr. Hughes
RD1-score08=2:45

RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=Jim Duggan
RD1-score09=Pin
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=Papa Shango
RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=Bam Bam Bigelow
RD1-score11=Pin
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=Typhoon
RD1-score12=5:08

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=Bob Backlund
RD1-score13=CO
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=Lex Luger
RD1-score14=4:53

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=Tatanka
RD1-score15=DQ
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=Giant Gonzales
RD1-score16=2:59

RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=Bret Hart
RD2-score01=Pin
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=Razor Ramon
RD2-score02=10:28

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Mr. Perfect
RD2-score03=DQ
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Mr. Hughes
RD2-score04=6:02

RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Jim Duggan
RD2-score05=Pin
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=Bam Bam Bigelow
RD2-score06=5:00

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Lex Luger
RD2-score07=Draw
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=Tatanka
RD2-score08=15:00

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=Bret Hart
RD3-score01=Pin
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Mr. Perfect
RD3-score02=18:57

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=Bam Bam Bigelow
RD3-score03=
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=BYE
RD3-score04=

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=Bret Hart
RD4-score01=Pin
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Bam Bam Bigelow
RD4-score02=18:20

References

External links

* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/kotr93.html Results at Hoffco, Inc.]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering93.html Results at Online World of Wrestling]