• New Million Dollar Champion Crowned Tonight At NXT TakeOver: In Your House
At tonight’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House event, LA Knight (fka Eli Drake in IMPACT Wrestling) defeated Cameron Grimes (fka Trevor Lee in IMPACT Wrestling) in a Ladder Match to win the Million Dollar Championship.
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase congratulated him after the match.
.@LAKnightWWE said he was going to the top, and he did JUST THAT, as he grabs the MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP! 💲 💲 💲 #NXTTakeOver @MDMTedDiBiase pic.twitter.com/cL32w734Qf
— WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2021
You have a legacy to uphold now, @LAKnightWWE. Make @MDMTedDiBiase proud. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/a090DpuKga
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2021
The Capitol Wrestling Center may not be happy about it, but @MDMTedDiBiase can't help but smile, and laugh, over the NEW #MillionDollarChampion @LAKnightWWE! #AndNew #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/MLOZGOmXbD
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 14, 2021
Below are the results from tonight’s show so far:
– Bronson Reed (c) & MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) (c) def. Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde and Raúl Mendoza) to retain the NXT North American and NXT Tag Team Titles
– Xia Li (with Boa) def. Mercedes Martinez (After the match, Xia tried to hit Mercedes with a Steel Chair, but Mercedes fought her off. Mercedes attacked Xia & Boa with the Steel Chair. Tian Sha gets off her throne and grabbed Mercedes by the throat and threw her off the stage)
This is exactly why you must FEAR TIAN SHA. #NXTTakeOver @RealMMartinez @FearTianSha pic.twitter.com/bUQpkPFoeg
— WWE (@WWE) June 14, 2021
– LA Knight def. Cameron Grimes in a Ladder Match to win the Million Dollar Championship
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (June 13, 1993) – WWF King of the Ring 1993
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on June 13, 1993, the World Wrestling Federation aired ‘King of the Ring 1993’ LIVE on PPV from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.
This was the 1st annual “King of the Ring” pay-per-view out of 10 that aired from 1993 till 2002.
Other King of the Ring tournaments that were held in 1985-1989, 1991, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015 & 2019 happened either during House Shows or during weekly TV shows.
Here are the PPV results:
Quarter-final: Bret Hart defeated Razor Ramon
Quarter-final: Mr. Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes by DQ
Quarter-final: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Jim Duggan
Quarter-final: Lex Luger wrestled Tatanka to a time limit draw
Semi-final: Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect
WWF World Heavyweight Championship: Yokozuna defeated Hulk Hogan (c)
The Smoking Gunns & The Steiner Brothers defeated The Headshrinkers & Money Inc.
WWF Intercontinental Championship: Shawn Michaels (c) defeated Crush
King of the Ring final: Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
