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*People chatted about it at work the next day.
*People chatted about it at work the next day.
*This is significant because there were jobs back then.
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*'''[[The Headbangers]] ([[Charles Warrington|Mosh]] and [[Glen Ruth|Thrasher]]) and [[Takao Yoshida|TAKA Michinoku]] defeated [[Kai En Tai|Kaientai]] ([[Shoichi Funaki|Funaki]], [[Takeo Otsuka|Men's Teioh]], and [[Shigeki Sato|Dick Togo]]) (6:44)'''<ref name="SLAM! Review"/>
*'''[[The Headbangers]] ([[Charles Warrington|Mosh]] and [[Glen Ruth|Thrasher]]) and [[Takao Yoshida|TAKA Michinoku]] defeated [[Kai En Tai|Kaientai]] ([[Shoichi Funaki|Funaki]], [[Takeo Otsuka|Men's Teioh]], and [[Shigeki Sato|Dick Togo]]) (6:44)'''<ref name="SLAM! Review"/>

Revision as of 20:05, 29 October 2007

King of the Ring 1998
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJune 28 1998
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VenuePittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance17,087[1]
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King of the Ring 1998 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on Sunday June 28, 1998 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gas was very affordable.[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 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 events most famous match, The Undertaker took on Mankind in the second ever 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.[5]


Small Text==Results==

  • People chatted about it at work the next day.
  • This is significant because there were jobs back then.

Event

King of the Ring bracket

First Round
(TV)
Quarterfinals
(TV)
Semifinals
(PPV)
Final
(PPV)
            
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

References

  • "Stone Cold champ again". SLAM! Sports. 1998-06-30. Retrieved 2007-10-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  1. ^ a b c "King of the Ring". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Powell, John (1998-06-29). "Kane wins WWF World Title, Foley soars". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Martin, Finn (1998-07-21). "Power Slam Magazine, issue 49". No Turning Back (King of the Ring 1998). SW Publishing. pp. 12–15.
  4. ^ Oliver, Greg (1998-06-30). "Stone Cold champ again". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Mcavennine, Mike (2007-05-21). "Go to "Hell"". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

See also