WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996)
June 23, 1996Release Date
WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996)
June 23, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Davey Boy Smith
The British Bulldog
Curt Hennig
Mr. Perfect (Referee)
Jim Hellwig
The Ultimate Warrior
Steve Austin
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
Jerry Lawler
Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Kevin Dunn
Director
Kevin Dunn
Director
Vince McMahon
Producer
Marc Mero
'Wildman' Marc Mero
Leon White
Vader
Mark Calaway
The Undertaker
Mick Foley
Mankind
Dustin Runnels
Goldust
Tony Norris
Ahmed Johnson
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The 1996 King of the Ring was the fourth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that featured the 10th King of the Ring tournament. The event took place on June 23, 1996, from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels defeated British Bulldog to retain the title, with Mr. Perfect serving as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, which was won by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Other matches on the undercard included a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between champion Goldust and challenger Ahmed Johnson, Mankind versus The Undertaker, The Ultimate Warrior versus Jerry "The King" Lawler, and a WWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) and challengers The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn).
Austin's victory speech after winning the 1996 King of the Ring tournament gave rise to the "Austin 3:16" tag line, which would go on to become one of the most popular catchphrases in the history of professional wrestling and the event has been cited by WWE as the starting point of the Attitude Era.