King of the Ring 2002

2002
King of the Ring (2002) took place on June 23, 2002 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * Sunday Night HEAT match: The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated Raven and Steven Richards (6:02)
 * Jeff pinned Richards after Raven walked out on his partner.
 * KOTR Semi-Final: Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Jericho (14:32)
 * RVD pinned Jericho after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
 * KOTR Semi-Final: Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Test (8:18)
 * Lesnar pinned Test after an F-5.
 * Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) defeated The Hurricane to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (11:38)
 * Noble pinned Hurricane after a powerbomb.
 * Ric Flair defeated Eddie Guerrero (17:00)
 * Flair pinned Guerrero after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered and hit Guerrero with a Bubba Bomb.
 * During the match, Chris Benoit also interfered on behalf of Eddie Guerrero.
 * Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus to win the WWE Women's Championship (5:41)
 * Molly pinned Trish with leverage from a handful of tights after a Belly-to-belly suplex.
 * Kurt Angle defeated Hulk Hogan (12:08)
 * Angle forced Hogan to submit with the Ankle Lock.
 * KOTR Final: Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Rob Van Dam to win the King of the Ring tournament (5:42)
 * Lesnar pinned RVD after an F-5.
 * As a result of his victory, Lesnar earned an Undisputed WWE Championship match at SummerSlam.
 * The Undertaker defeated Triple H to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship (23:44)
 * Undertaker pinned Triple H with a roll-up after a low blow and holding the tights.
 * During the match, The Rock interfered on Triple H's behalf, hitting the Undertaker with a Rock Bottom.

The tournament took place between June 3 and June 23, 2002. The tournament brackets were:

1. Edge forfeited his match to Chris Jericho due to a shoulder injury.