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Majestic King of the Ring photos
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The explosive King of the Ring pay-per-view reigned from 1993 to 2002.
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4 [* q. \* g' x5 d) q L! ~Bret Hart defeats Bam Bam Bigelow to become the summer event's first king.6 J# p2 F% h5 F7 c/ [, F% a
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WWE Champion Hulk Hogan falls to Yokozuna that same year, thanks in part to a crooked photographer.+ U/ b7 R7 e1 E! S+ c% t
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Jerry "The King" Lawler battles Bret "Hit Man" Hart in a Kiss my Foot Match in 1995.8 |$ s% V4 A W# G4 d2 i
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- s5 b, T; |( j8 U4 _* l7 hThat same year, Mabel holds the scepter high after his triumph in the King of the Ring tournament.
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin introduces the WWE Universe to "Austin 316" in 1996.
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' l1 Z/ K2 I, {5 [Triple H and Mankind battle to become king in 1997.
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/ `# u- v* b/ b" U8 t) k4 S0 JThe Undertaker locks horns with Mick Foley in a legendary Hell in a Cell Match in 1998.
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% Z2 d( `1 F7 jIn 1999, the Texas Rattlesnake takes on Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon in a Handicap Ladder Match for control of WWE.% B; _ Q4 n. z. H: o/ K2 a) G' i4 H) d
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Edge and Christian bring their antics to the auspicious event in 2000.% y3 w* j6 p2 U( k/ {* Y# g
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That same night, Kurt Angle moves from Olympic Gold Medalist to golden monarch.
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When Shane McMahon costs Angle his change to repeat the following year, his royal decorum shatters.
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Poised for greatness, Edge becomes the King of the Ring in 2001.
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5 }/ u7 t9 j( p: q* E5 m) E! u! MThough the pay-per-view ends in 2002, its tradition lives on - both on SmackDown and Raw. "All Hail King Booker" in 2006.9 _$ Z8 K8 Q. z; J. }
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! ~0 K- K. ^& b# Z5 s3 JWilliam Regal grabs the royal honor in 2008.1 N! J+ }' z+ ~
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Sheamus makes his mark, capturing King of the Ring in 2010. |
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