On this day in Pro Wrestling history in 1993, the World Wrestling Federation aired the first ever PPV version of its King of the Ring tournament.
Previous tournaments only happened on untelevised house shows, so this is widely being remembered as the first ever King of the Ring, despite it actually being the 7th event of that kind after 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 & 1991.
WWF King of the Ring 1993 – Countdown Show von WWFOldSchool
Here are the results from that night:
King of the Ring quarter-final match
Bret Hart def. Razor Ramon
King of the Ring quarter-final match
Mr. Perfect def. Mr. Hughes by disqualification
King of the Ring quarter-final match
Bam Bam Bigelow def. Jim Duggan
King of the Ring quarter-final match
Tatanka vs. Lex Luger ended in a time-limit draw
King of the Ring semi-final match
Bret Hart def. Mr. Perfect
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Yokozuna def. Hulk Hogan
The Smoking Gunns and The Steiner Brothers def. The Headshrinkers and Money Inc.
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels def. Crush
King of the Ring final match
Bret Hart def. Bam Bam Bigelow
