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The explosive King of the Ring pay-per-view reigned from 1993 to 2002." r; |' ~/ W7 O$ I/ y8 r
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Bret Hart defeats Bam Bam Bigelow to become the summer event's first king.$ s' H- }: v( j2 M! t; c6 {
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G$ M& B# c+ bWWE Champion Hulk Hogan falls to Yokozuna that same year, thanks in part to a crooked photographer.4 q3 N; U" f% N
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Jerry "The King" Lawler battles Bret "Hit Man" Hart in a Kiss my Foot Match in 1995.& `7 r) J9 H3 a0 _! I3 U
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That same year, Mabel holds the scepter high after his triumph in the King of the Ring tournament.# {8 u7 R3 P6 l2 ^. g0 {
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' l* e/ s6 `6 I4 H7 t2 d ^: H9 m"Stone Cold" Steve Austin introduces the WWE Universe to "Austin 316" in 1996.( F$ H; H3 j! o, k. ~
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Triple H and Mankind battle to become king in 1997.
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The Undertaker locks horns with Mick Foley in a legendary Hell in a Cell Match in 1998.1 ?" B. K9 a4 g1 Q* J( r
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In 1999, the Texas Rattlesnake takes on Mr. McMahon and Shane McMahon in a Handicap Ladder Match for control of WWE.) K: G R+ n/ |3 e& ~% k3 N
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Edge and Christian bring their antics to the auspicious event in 2000.
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That same night, Kurt Angle moves from Olympic Gold Medalist to golden monarch.
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( F! E6 z/ V- YWhen Shane McMahon costs Angle his change to repeat the following year, his royal decorum shatters.
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f( h/ _" x- [ n/ oPoised for greatness, Edge becomes the King of the Ring in 2001.
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( p) R5 b; ]2 jThough the pay-per-view ends in 2002, its tradition lives on - both on SmackDown and Raw. "All Hail King Booker" in 2006.5 R$ T: V+ @# g, t, X5 K) N
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William Regal grabs the royal honor in 2008.
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