King of the Ring (2002)

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King of the Ring
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Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown!
DateJune 23, 2002
City Columbus, Ohio
Venue Nationwide Arena
Attendance14,198
Buy rate 320,000 [1]
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The 2002 King of the Ring was the 10th annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that featured the 16th King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 23, 2002, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. It was the first King of the Ring PPV and tournament held under the WWE name after the promotion had been renamed from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to WWE the previous month. Although the tournament continued to be held periodically, this was the final King of the Ring event to be produced as a PPV until 2024. The King of the Ring's June PPV slot was replaced by Bad Blood in 2003. Another King of the Ring event was produced as a livestreaming event in 2015, but not on PPV, but it returned to PPV and livestreaming in 2024.

Contents

The main match from SmackDown! was a singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship in which champion The Undertaker defeated Triple H to retain the title. The main match from Raw was a singles match in which Brock Lesnar defeated Rob Van Dam in the King of the Ring tournament final to win the 2002 tournament and earn a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam. It was the only King of the Ring tournament to award a reward other than the title of "King of the Ring" until 2024. The predominant match on the undercard was Kurt Angle versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan; the other matches on the undercard were Ric Flair versus Eddie Guerrero, a Women's Championship match between champion Trish Stratus and challenger Molly Holly, and a Cruiserweight Championship match between champion The Hurricane and challenger Jamie Noble.

Production

Background

The event was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Nationwide Arena exterior.jpg
The event was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

King of the Ring was a pay-per-view (PPV) event held annually in June by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1993. [2] The PPV featured the King of the Ring tournament, a single-elimination tournament that was established in 1985 and held annually until 1991, with the exception of 1990; these early tournaments were held as special non-televised house shows and were held when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The winner of the tournament was crowned "King of the Ring." [3] Unlike the non-televised events, the PPV did not feature all of the tournament's matches. Instead, several of the qualifying matches preceded the event with the final few matches then taking place at the pay-per-view. There were also other matches that took place at the event as it was a traditional three-hour pay-per-view. Considered as one of WWE's "Big Five" PPVs, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, the company's five biggest shows of the year, [4] the 2002 event was the 10th King of the Ring PPV and 16th tournament overall. It was held on June 23, 2002, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The 2002 tournament has thus far been the only tournament to award the winner a prize other than the title of "King of the Ring;" the winner also earned a match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at that year's SummerSlam. [5]

The 2002 event was the first King of the Ring tournament and PPV held under the WWE name after the promotion was renamed from WWF to WWE the previous month. [6] It was also the first tournament and PPV held after the promotion introduced the brand extension in March, in which the roster was divided between the Raw and SmackDown! brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. [7] The 2002 tournament and PPV in turn featured wrestlers from both brands. [5]

Storylines

King of the Ring featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw and SmackDown! – WWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a hero or villain as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [8] All wrestlers were from WWE's Raw and SmackDown! brands – a storyline division in which WWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name.

The main rivalry heading into the event was between The Undertaker and Triple H for the WWE Undisputed Championship. On the May 30 episode of SmackDown!, the storyline began when The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship. Afterwards, Triple H assaulted The Undertaker, claiming that if The Undertaker would give him a title shot, he would not retain the title. Later that night, The Undertaker distracted Triple H and cost him a match against Test. [9] After the match, The Undertaker nailed Triple H with multiple chair shots targeting his arm with it. On the June 6 episode of SmackDown!, Triple H and Hollywood Hulk Hogan co-won a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship at King of the Ring. The SmackDown! owner Mr. McMahon booked Triple H and Hogan for a singles match, which was also a rematch from Backlash between the two. In that match, Triple H defeated Hogan to become the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship at King of the Ring. [10]

Kurt Angle wrestled Hollywood Hulk Hogan at King of the Ring Kurt Angle 2005-08-21.jpg
Kurt Angle wrestled Hollywood Hulk Hogan at King of the Ring

The predominant feud from the SmackDown! brand was between Kurt Angle and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. At Judgment Day, Angle got his head shaved bald after losing to Edge in a Hair vs. Hair match. Later that night, Hogan lost the WWE Undisputed Championship to The Undertaker due to interference from SmackDown! owner Mr. McMahon. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown!, Angle started wearing a hairpiece with a piece of amateur wrestling headgear after being shaven bald. On the May 30 episode of SmackDown!, Angle interrupted a staredown between Hogan and Mr. McMahon when he nailed Hogan with a steel pipe to the back of the head. Later that night, Hogan cost Angle a steel cage match against Edge. [9] On the June 13 episode of SmackDown!, Hogan challenged Angle to a match at King of the Ring, which Angle accepted. Later that night, Angle and The Undertaker attacked Hogan before their tag team match against Hogan and Triple H. After Angle and The Undertaker defeated Triple H by disqualification, Hogan went after Angle and eventually stripped Angle's wig from his head. [11]

The predominant feud from the Raw brand was between Ric Flair and Eddie Guerrero. For the previous two months, Flair had feuded with Stone Cold Steve Austin ever since the start of the brand extension where Austin was a free agent and signed with the Raw brand on the April 1 episode of Raw, following advice from Mr. McMahon and Flair. On the May 27 episode of Raw, Chris Benoit returned to the WWE from a neck injury that he suffered the previous year at the King of the Ring event. Later that night, after Guerrero lost the Intercontinental Championship to Rob Van Dam in a ladder match, Guerrero knocked Van Dam over the top rope with the ladder. Moments later, Austin charged to the ring and attacked Guerrero along with Flair and Arn Anderson until Benoit got to the ring and assaulted Austin, enabling Guerrero to perform a frog splash on him. On the June 3 episode of Raw, Austin defeated Flair in a match where Flair became Austin's servant. If Flair would have won, Austin would have forever been on the bench. However, the feud ended abruptly with Austin's unexpected departure from the company on June 10 for his refusal to lose a hotshotted match to Brock Lesnar. That same night, Flair lost his half of the WWE ownership to McMahon and returned to active wrestling. On the June 17 episode of Raw, Flair gave a speech over losing the position of Raw owner to McMahon. The speech was interrupted by Guerrero and Benoit. Flair challenged Guerrero to a match at King of the Ring, which Guerrero accepted. Afterwards, both Guerrero and Benoit assaulted Flair, ending with Guerrero strapping Flair in Flair's own Figure-four leglock submission hold. [12]

A secondary feud from the SmackDown! brand was between The Hurricane and Jamie Noble for the Cruiserweight Championship. On the June 6 episode of SmackDown!, Noble and his valet Nidia made their WWE debut by attacking Hurricane in his locker room. [10] The following week on SmackDown!, after Hurricane lost to Test in a King of the Ring Qualifying match, Noble and Nidia made their way to the ring and took turns finishing Hurricane off with a series of slaps before taking his mask. On the June 20 episode of SmackDown!, Noble defeated Billy Kidman to become the number one contender for Hurricane's Cruiserweight Championship at King of the Ring. After the match, Hurricane got his mask back after nailing Noble with a chokeslam. [13]

A secondary feud from the Raw brand was between Trish Stratus and Molly Holly for the Women's Championship. On the April 1 episode of Raw, after Stratus defeated Terri Runnels in a Paddle on a Pole match, Holly returned in a drastic attitude change and new look by nailing Stratus in the head with a paddle, breaking it into two. On the May 27 episode of Raw, Stratus and Spike Dudley defeated Holly and William Regal in a mixed tag team match. After the match, Holly attacked Stratus with Regal's brass knuckles. [14] Holly would sneak attack Stratus on many occasions, leading to a title match between the two for Stratus' Women's Championship at King of the Ring. [15] [16] [12]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
English commentators Jim Ross
Jerry Lawler
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewers Mark Lloyd
Jonathan Coachman
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Break announcers Michael Cole
Tazz
Referees Mike Chioda
Charles Robinson
Brian Hebner
Earl Hebner
Chad Patton
Jim Korderas
Jack Doan

Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) wrestled Raven and Steven Richards in a match that aired live on Sunday Night Heat . The Hardy Boyz won when Jeff pinned Richards after Raven turned on his partner.

Preliminary matches

The event began with the semifinal round of the King of the Ring tournament involving Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho. The match went back and forth and both men earned momentum against each other. In the end, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on Van Dam, but the latter reached the ropes and executed a Five Star Frog Splash to advance to the final.

The second match of the semifinal was between Brock Lesnar and Test. Lesnar dominated most of the match until Test got control and attempted a pumphandle slam on Lesnar but Lesnar ducked the move. Test attempted a big boot, but Lesnar countered with the F-5 for the victory. [5] [17]

In the third match of the event, The Hurricane defended the Cruiserweight Championship against Jamie Noble. Hurricane dominated earlier part of the match until Noble got control. Hurricane regained momentum and finished Noble and went for the pin, but Noble's valet Nidia distracted the referee. Noble took advantage and executed a powerbomb and attempted a pin. Hurricane put his feet on the ropes, but Nidia knocked his feet and Noble won the title. [17]

Trish Stratus defended the Women's Championship against Molly Holly at King of the Ring Trish Stratus.jpg
Trish Stratus defended the Women's Championship against Molly Holly at King of the Ring

The fourth match pitted Eddie Guerrero against Ric Flair. Flair dominated the earlier part of the match until Guerrero attacked Flair's knee and kayfabe injured it. Guerrero worked on Flair's leg. During the match, Guerrero applied the Figure-four leglock on Flair. Guerrero continued to damage Flair's knee until Flair applied a figure-four leglock on Guerrero. Chris Benoit interfered in the match on Guerrero's behalf and distracted the referee. Guerrero began distracting the referee and Benoit applied a Crippler Crossface on Flair outside the ring. The referee noticed Benoit and ejected him from ringside. Bubba Ray Dudley interfered in the match and executed a Bubba Bomb on Guerrero. Flair pinned Guerrero to win the match. [17]

In the fifth match, Trish Stratus defended the Women's Championship against Molly Holly. Holly dominated most of the match, but Stratus got control and began using some of her signature moves on Holly. Holly regained the momentum and delivered a belly to belly suplex. Holly went on to pin Stratus while grabbing Stratus' tights to win the title. [17]

The sixth match pitted Kurt Angle against Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Angle dominated most of the match by using his amateur wrestling style. Hogan used his power moves on Angle, but Angle countered with a series of suplexes. Angle delivered an Angle Slam for a near-fall. Hogan began dominating Angle and took off his wig to reveal Angle's bald head. Angle applied an ankle lock on Hogan and forced Hogan to submit to win the match. [17]

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Brock Lesnar won the 2002 King of the Ring tournament

The seventh match was the final round match of the King of the Ring tournament between Brock Lesnar and Rob Van Dam. Lesnar dominated Van Dam for most of the match with his power moves. Van Dam got control of Lesnar and used a series of kicks and a Rolling Thunder on Lesnar. Van Dam flew off the ropes, but Lesnar caught him on his shoulders and delivered an F-5 to win the King of the Ring tournament and earned a WWE Undisputed Championship match at SummerSlam. [5] [17]

Main event match

The main event match was for the WWE Undisputed Championship. The Undertaker defended the title against Triple H. The match went back and forth until Triple H dominated The Undertaker. The Undertaker earned the momentum over Triple H until Triple H tried a Pedigree but The Undertaker countered the move and pushed Triple H into the referee. The referee was knocked out, and The Undertaker and Triple H knocked out each other. The Rock entered the arena and replaced Paul Heyman for commentary. The Undertaker attacked The Rock, causing The Rock to interfere in the match and attack The Undertaker. The Rock tried to hit The Undertaker with a chair but The Undertaker ducked and Triple H was hit with the chair. The Undertaker executed a Last Ride for a near-fall. The Rock executed a Rock Bottom on The Undertaker and Triple H performed a Pedigree on The Undertaker and tried to pin The Undertaker, but the referee was still groggy. The Undertaker hit Triple H with a low blow and pinned Triple H with a roll-up to retain the title. After the match, The Rock performed the People's Elbow on The Undertaker but Triple H performed a Pedigree on The Rock and The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Triple H, ending the show. [17]

Aftermath

The Rock's involvement in the WWE Undisputed Championship match at King of the Ring made him the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed Championship at Vengeance. On the July 4 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker retained the title against Kurt Angle in a controversial fashion as The Undertaker pinned Angle and Angle made The Undertaker tap out at the same time. As a result, Angle was added to the title match, making it a triple threat match. [18] At Vengeance, The Rock defeated Angle and The Undertaker in a triple threat match for his seventh WWE Undisputed Championship. [19]

Due to defeating the Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam in the final of the King of the Ring tournament, Brock Lesnar feuded with Van Dam over the Intercontinental Championship. At Vengeance, Van Dam defeated Lesnar by disqualification to retain the title. [20] After Vengeance, Lesnar joined the SmackDown! brand and began feuding with the WWE Undisputed Champion The Rock as he had won the King of the Ring tournament and earned the right to challenge for the WWE Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam becoming the first winner of the King of the Ring tournament to have done so since Mabel in 1995. At SummerSlam, Lesnar defeated The Rock for the WWE Undisputed Championship, [21] and became the youngest champion in the title's history. [22]

The 2002 King of the Ring event would be the final King of the Ring to air on traditional PPV until 2024; Bad Blood replaced the event as the June PPV in 2003. [23] WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble in turn reverted to being referred to as the "Big Four" until August 2021 when Money in the Bank was elevated to "Big Five" status. [24] Although the promotion ceased producing King of the Ring as a PPV after the 2002 event, WWE continued to periodically hold the tournament across their weekly television programs, Raw and SmackDown, with the finals instead taking place on an episode of Raw or at another PPV, such as Judgment Day for the 2006 tournament. The 2015 tournament then aired exclusively as a livestreaming event on WWE's online streaming service, the WWE Network, which launched in February 2014. [3] After another nine years, another King of the Ring event was scheduled for 2024, rebranded as King and Queen of the Ring, incorporating the women's Queen of the Ring tournament that was established in 2021, returning the event to traditional PPV as well as livestreaming. [25]

Results

No.Results [5] [26] [27] StipulationsTimes
1H The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated Raven and Steven Richards by pinfall [26] Tag team match 6:02
2 Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall King of the Ring semifinal match14:31
3 Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Test by pinfall King of the Ring semifinal match8:12
4 Jamie Noble (with Nidia) defeated The Hurricane (c) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship 11:58
5 Ric Flair defeated Eddie Guerrero by pinfall Singles match 17:00
6 Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus (c) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 5:40
7 Kurt Angle defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan by submission Singles match 12:09
8 Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Rob Van Dam by pinfall King of the Ring final match for a WWE Undisputed Championship match at SummerSlam 5:43
9 The Undertaker (c) defeated Triple H by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship 23:00
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
H – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Sunday Night Heat

Tournament brackets

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

First round
(TV) 		Quarterfinals
(TV) 		Semifinals
(PPV) 		Final
(PPV)
            
Raw Brock Lesnar Pin
Raw Bubba Ray Dudley 4:50
Raw Brock LesnarPin
Raw Booker T 3:23
Raw Booker T Pin
Raw William Regal 3:26
Raw Brock LesnarPin
SmackDown! Test 8:12
SmackDown! Hardcore Holly Pin
SmackDown! Tajiri 3:40
SmackDown! Hardcore Holly 3:10
SmackDown! TestPin
SmackDown! The Hurricane 1:52
SmackDown! Test Pin
Raw Brock LesnarPin
Raw Rob Van Dam 5:36
SmackDown! Chris Jericho Forf 1
SmackDown! Edge N/A
SmackDown! Chris JerichoSub
SmackDown! The Big Valbowski 4:31
SmackDown! Christian 3:23
SmackDown! The Big Valbowski Pin
SmackDown! Chris Jericho 14:31
Raw Rob Van DamPin
Raw X-Pac Pin
Raw Goldust 3:27
Raw X-Pac 6:00
Raw Rob Van DamPin
Raw Eddie Guerrero 9:42
Raw Rob Van Dam Pin

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

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The 2002 Judgment Day was the fourth Judgment Day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. It took place on May 19, 2002, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This event was the promotion's first pay-per-view held under the WWE name after the change from its previous name, World Wrestling Federation (WWF), two weeks prior to the event, although promotional materials produced before May 10, 2002, still bore the WWF logo. The theme song for this event was the song “Broken” by the hard rock band 12 Stones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King of the Ring (2000)</span> World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event

The 2000 King of the Ring was the eighth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWE) that featured the 14th annual King of the Ring tournament. It took place on June 25, 2000, at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The main event was a six-man tag team match between the McMahon-Helmsley Faction and the team of The Rock and The Brothers of Destruction. Triple H's WWF Championship was defended in the match. Rock pinned Vince to win the title. The undercard featured the 2000 King of the Ring tournament, which was won by Kurt Angle. The 2000 edition was the largest King of the Ring tournament, with 32 competitors taking part.

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