King of the Ring 1996

King of the Ring (1996) took place on June 23, 1996 from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.

6* Ahmed Johnson defeated Goldust to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (15:34) 7* Steve Austin defeated Jake Roberts King of the Ring Final (04:28) 8* Shawn Michaels defeated The British Bulldog wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]]) to retain the WWF Championship (26:25)
 * Free for all The Bodydonnas defeated The New Rockers Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy (08:06)
 * Dark match Hunter-Hearst Helmsley defeated Aldo Montoya (03:00)
 * 1 Steve Austin defeated Merc Mero King of the Ring Semi-Final match (16:49)
 * 2 Jake Roberts defeated Vader King of the Ring Semi-Final match (03:34)
 * 3 The Smokin' Gunns (Billy & Bart) defeated The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (10:10)
 * 4 The Ultimate Warrior defeated Jerry Lawler Singles match (03:50)
 * 5 Mankind defeated The Undertaker by Submission (18:21)

The tournament took place between May 27 and June 23 1996 (the entire first two rounds were actually done on May 27 and 28, two of the three quarterfinal matches actually occurred before the first round was completed). The tournament brackets were: