King of the Ring 1993

King of the Ring (1993) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event resulted from the WWF's decision to make its annual King of the Ring tournament into a televised event. It took place on June 13, 1993 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. The card featured ten matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the WWF.

The central focus of this PPV event was the tournament itself. Wrestlers gained entry in to the tournament by participating in qualifying matches on WWF television programs, and the second, third and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the King of the Ring PPV broadcast. 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 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.

Reviews of the event have been mainly positive. Several reviewers have called Bret Hart's matches the highlight of the PPV. The match for the Intercontinental Championship has received positive reviews, but the ending to the WWF Championship match, which featured Hulk Hogan in his final PPV appearance in the WWF until 2002, has been criticized. The event was attended by 6,500 fans — the lowest attendance of any King of the Ring event. The PPV buyrate, however, was the highest of any King of the Ring event until 1999. The event has been released on VHS in North America and on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom.

Results

 * Dark Papa Shango defeated Owen Hart Singles match for the USWA Heavyweight Championship (N/A)
 * 1. Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon King of the Ring Quarter-Final match (10:25)
 * 2. Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes (with Harvey Wippleman) King of the Ring Quarter-Final match (06:02)
 * 3. Bam Bam Bigelow (with Luna Vachon) defeated Jim Duggan King of the Ring Quarter-Final match (04:59)
 * 4. Tatanka fought Lex Luger to a time limit draw King of the Ring Quarter-Final match (15:00)
 * 5. Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect King of the Ring Semi-Final match (18:56)
 * 6. Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Hulk Hogan (c) (w/Jimmy Hart) Singles match for the WWF Championship (13:09)
 * 7. The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) (with Afa) and Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) Eight-man tag team match (06:49)
 * 8. Shawn Michaels (c) (with Diesel) defeated Crush Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship (11:14)
 * 9. Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (with Luna Vachon) King of the Ring Final match (18:11)