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You know that feeling we all get when WWE is totally awesome? Yeah!
That feeling of fun, nostalgia, the memories that made you a lifelong fan.
Like the most awesome king and queen of the ring moments in WWE history.
Queen Selena!
From the legendary house of... You know who is the king?
You're looking at...
To Hunter of House Helms. The 1997 King of the Ring.
To the King of the World.
These are the brash and the bold who demand our respect and
master the ring.
Austin 316 says I just whipped your ass.
Now all rise and chant in unison, this is
awesome.
Welcome to This is Awesome, the only show that celebrates the most awesome
everything. Then, now, forever, and together.
I'm your host, Greg Miller, at GameOverGreggy on Instagram and Threads,
today, we bring you the most awesome king and queen of the ring moment in WWE
history. The notion of royalty in pro wrestling is a long -time tradition, but
as WWE began to expand and conquer the sports entertainment landscape, the King
concept evolved as well. So, in 1993,
the King of the Ring pay -per -view event was passed into law via royal
A March Madness -style single elimination tournament with the winner
coveted crown in honor that has launched careers into higher esteem.
We welcome you to the King of the Ring tournament, where legends have been made
and careers have been built.
The King of the Ring tournament is like the March Madness of WWE.
Superstars will compete in a tournament with the winner being crowned the King
of the Ring.
What a battle this is. The crown at stake.
It's only the best of the best. And being able to know you went through this
and this guy and this guy, and now you're the King of the Ring, nobody can
that away from you.
Think about the all -time greats over the years that have held this crown.
Finally, there is a man in WWE with enough class to call himself
the king.
When I ended up winning it, I was massively elated and it was just another
could check on my resume.
Baron Corbin is your king of the ring.
It was such a fun, amazing thing to win and then craft as my own.
I'm going to sit in my throne, high up in my castle, as far away from all of
as I can.
I'm no longer Kurt Angle.
I would like for you to call me King Kurt.
King Kurt?
Very good. Actually, you're picking this up a lot quicker than I thought.
Certain superstars, they just chose to take that King moment and make it more.
The King, handsome.
Harley Race.
King Haku.
King Haku, first high above on his throne.
King Mabel.
Five hundred and sixty -eight pounds. And those men are struggling.
Seamus. The royal lineage to the high kings of Ireland has been fulfilled.
Hector Jim Duggan.
Help!
The crown, the cape, a two -by -four, which had a little crown on it.
There's a two -by -four, and it's got a crown on top of it, too. That's living
right there.
And that's what it's all about right there, to get the crown.
There's a lot of pride and prestige to winning that tournament and carrying
crown. The only woman fit to be queen.
You are royal, because you've beaten all the bishop stars, and you've climbed to
the top of a mountaintop in one night.
I beat three guys that were at the top of their game to become king of the
Going from peasant to king, that's the first step in becoming undeniable.
There's an old cliche, it's good to be king.
Yep, it's good to be king, if just for a while.
Although kings had been crowned before in pro wrestling, Bret the Hitman Hart
was vying to become the very first to win the crown via the inaugural King of
the Ring pay -per -view event.
At the time, in 1993, the entire tournament was held in just one night, a
grueling gauntlet which gave the winner a level of prestige fit for only the
most noble of men.
It's the King of the Ring, a one -night single elimination tournament.
Eight World Wrestling Federation superstars compete in this event.
The only thing I can do is go straight to the top, and the best way to do that
is to be the King of the Ring. The 1993 King of the Ring is a perfect example of
how incredible Bret Hart was as an in -ring performer.
You're going to have to have a lot of endurance to win three matches.
You're going to have to have a whole lot of wrestling ability.
And the most important thing, you're going to have to be hungry.
Razor Ramon, I'm the number one seed, and I got you in the first round, and
just a little bit starved.
It's all about winning these matches as quickly as possible, any way you can
finish them, so you have enough energy to move on to your next opponent.
They already had an iconic match at the 91 SummerSlam. When those two got
together, it was absolute magic.
I believe what just happened, and neither can I.
From coast to coast and planet to planet, everybody backs the Hitman.
I got some business to take care of. I have the opportunity to be the first
up the ring.
Practicing at Bam Bam was a really exciting match. He had to overcome
from some of the best wrestlers in the world at that time.
Hitman.
suffered over the period of three matches.
Bret the Hitman Hart always said he's the best there is, the best there was,
best there ever will be. And that night, he definitely proved it.
For
him
to be able to come in to this prestigious tournament and then just
everybody exactly who he is.
really set the tone for King of the Ring. The King of the Ring!
An excellent execution by Bret Hart that night, overcoming three, three very
talented and different superstars in his quest to the top of the throne.
The very next year in 1994, Bret's younger brother, Owen Hart, look to
hitman's achievements and contend for a crown all his own. Now, you could call
it sibling rivalry, as Owen was always determined to be recognized and valued
his own merit.
So what better way to step out of his brother's shadow than to rule the throne
as King of the Ring?
A rocket Owen Hart, of course, wanting nothing more than to become 1994 King of
the Ring after last year, Brother Brett did it. And look what it did for Brent.
It's hard when your big brother is Brent Hart and you're in that shadow. You
know, it's a hard shadow to get out of. The King of the Ring was his breakout
for that.
And now a nice reversal by the Rocket.
Sunset Clip Attempto hooks the leg.
Oh, he got him!
It gave Owen his own chance to shine.
And it also showed what a massive star Owen could be on his own.
If there was one thing I remember from...
That tournament was Owen and Kidd. Those guys had incredible chemistry.
I remember that match being really high impact.
It's short, but if you watch it, you wouldn't have guessed that you only
four -minute match.
Owen goes all the way to the finals.
Probably hard to have a bad match with Owen, but, I mean, Razor's no slouch.
If Razor's going to lose, you're going to need a lot of help.
Jim Neidhart is a great friend. You got a family member, you got a friend who's
willing to help you win King of the Ring. No selfishness involved, had
best interest in mind.
To see him beat Razor is very unexpected.
It's just not what people would have imagined was going to happen.
Owen was such a cocky superstar.
Even though he had had help from Jim the Anvil Neidhart, he just started
shouting, I did it!
I did it!
When he embraced that crybaby villain role, he did it so damn well.
I am the king of the ring, and I want... everybody to start giving me the
respect of a king.
He made Todd Penngill get on his knee. Get on one knee, Penngill.
Get on and salute the king.
Get on your knees.
Get out.
Owen embraced being king so much and created his own moniker. My first
proclamation as king is to be from this day forward.
The king of hearts. He's saying he's the king of his own family. I love that
from Owen. King of hearts is a badass name.
And I want you people to remember it with respect for the king of hearts.
Owen stepping out of the shadow of bread by winning the king of the ring was a
huge moment.
Out of all the king of the ring, I think Owen looked the flyest out of all of
them. He wore the crown, he had the scepter.
Owen actually made it look cool.
He never was a world champion, but that was a moment where everybody saw Owen
and said, he should be one day. Owen was a one -of -a -kind superstar.
You know who was the king? You're looking at him.
The king of hearts.
Long live the king of hearts.
Owen absolutely reveled in his newfound royal stature, demanding respect from
his kingdom for his majestic achievement.
Perhaps Hart took inspiration from the one and only macho man Randy Savage, who
in 1989 got his chance to lay claim to a proper crown and, hear ye, hear ye, the
Macho King was born.
Come, my queen, and take your rightful place.
He signed the Macho King!
In 1989,
Macho Man Randy Savage beat Hacksaw Jim Duggan to get the crown.
There's got to be something in that purse!
And Macho Man has won the crown!
Nothing made him more of a villain than his coronation ceremony.
Now there's a king and queen!
The World Wrestling Federation can be proud of him. I don't know if there's a
comprehensive list of great WWE poems, but the one written about the Macho
King's victory, it's right up there.
We witness the dethroning of one Jim the Hatsaw Duggan, whose crown and
robe are in a state of ravage.
I now proclaim you Macho King Randy Savage.
You ready for a royal page?
From the kingdom of the madness.
Him being presented with this almost ridiculous thing. King. He's going to
a crown.
He was smart enough to know that he's elevating this.
And to have it elevate him, he has to go all in.
Bow in servitude.
King. The Macho King.
Randy Savage.
Yeah.
The King's moniker.
Sort of giving a whole new layer to who the Macho Man already was.
Sensational Queen being such a huge part of that.
Macho King was so arrogant that one time he actually slapped.
heavyweight champion, James Buster Douglas.
Who does that?
Macho King Randy Savage, that's who does that.
I think a lot of people really open their eyes up for the greatness of Randy
Savage when he was the Macho King.
That era.
I think it was some of his best work.
You could be the court jester for the Macho King, but if you weren't funny,
you and knock you out. Get you out of there, yeah!
Just brilliant character stuff.
Keeps him fresh.
It evolves him and extends an already Hall of Fame career.
Kingdom of the Madness will rule the World Wrestling Federation forever and
and ever, yeah!
The Macho King basked in the glory and resplendency of being the monarch,
wielding his powerful scepter against his opponents as only he could.
However, not all King of the Ring champs don bejeweled crowns and royal capes.
Take the rated -R superstar Edge, who before entering the 2001 tournament was
best known for winning tag team titles with his partner in crime, Christian.
But... After proving he was a legit single competitor, Edge celebrated not
a scepter, but with a true symbol of Canadian excellence.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you King Edge.
By 2001, Edge was one of the greatest tag team wrestlers of all time.
Edge and Christian had done everything they could possibly do together as a tag
team. The King of the Ring was really the first moment that Edge got to have
a solo superstar.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the King of the Ring finals.
Kurt Angle against Edge, one -on -one.
Edge definitely trying to hold on to his chances of elevating his superstardom.
Edge is going to fight with everything he's got here. Hold the count!
The Impaler! Will it be enough?
Yes! It is the 2001 King of the Ring!
Winning the King of the Ring tournament, this solidified him.
That's really establishing him as one of the top gods in the company
immediately.
As a Canadian, he didn't really wear a crown.
He actually had a King of the Ring trophy.
It legitimately looked like the Stanley Cup.
That's f***ing epic.
Gotta respect that as a Canadian.
It was a fitting prize for the Canadian king.
But as Edge skated to solo stardom, one friendship began to freeze over.
Hey. What you doing? You know, I'm just thinking. If the king of the ring
brackets had been different, chances are I'd be the king of the ring.
Christian got a little jealous. Can you blame him?
Dude, what are you doing?
Why are you carrying that King of the Ring trophy around?
Just to show how proud I am of my brother Reg.
Christian took the victory as they did it together. So it was his trophy as
well. Christian holding on to the King of the Ring trophy as if he had won it,
but he didn't. Christian carried the trophy around.
You were wondering what was happening. Is there a little animosity brewing?
And then just like that.
Christian takes the trophy.
Oh, man.
No, no, no.
Now, this is too much.
You're not the king of the ring.
Oh, my God.
We were heartbroken in Toronto.
This is appalling.
Canadians don't act like this.
We apologize and drink maple syrup and eat poutine. We don't smash trophies
our best friend's head.
It provided not just a launch point for Edge, but also for Christian as well,
which leads to the first of many, many, many contentious moments between one of
the greatest tag teams in WWE history.
And all of that started because of King of the Ring.
Yeah, I'm going to get this polished up too. All right.
As they say, the line between a jealous friend and a nemesis is a very thin one.
But King Edge the Awesome clearly wasn't too deterred by Christian as the win
propelled him to the Intercontinental Championship and the United States
Championship later that same year.
After all, the King of the Ring tournament is known as a launching pad
superstardom and dreams fulfilled.
Perhaps no one understood that better.
than Xavier Woods, who had unabashedly coveted the sovereign title and all its
promise and grandeur since he was a wee little prince.
Ever since I was a kid, I have had my eyes set on the King of the Ring
tournament. Titles change hands constantly, but King of the Ring was
that you had.
It was a title that you won and you had for at least a year or until the next
tournament occurred.
Anybody that's been following Xavier Woods knows that he was very public.
about the fact that this was a goal of his.
He wanted to become the king of the ring.
That's always been his goal. That's all that he's ever wanted out of this
industry. It's what he's wanted most out of this industry was to be the king of
the ring. If you play your cards right while you're king, it is a road to
becoming heavyweight champ.
Once you become king, that's the first step in becoming undeniable.
And in 2021, that's what he did.
You look at a guy like Xavier Woods, his pure motivation for entering the sports
entertainment industry, for training at the age of 17, was because he watched
the King of the Ring tournament a pat.
Round one of the King of the Ring tournament, it's me and Ricochet. I
touched him before.
We have this match. He's a former intercontinental champion. He's honestly
favorite high flyer that I've ever seen.
Burbs on the top.
Right to the heart. Cover.
One, two, three, Xavier.
Round two, Jinder Mahal, former heavyweight champion, a guy who I've
through people like a hot knife through butter.
Crown Jewel, Saudi Arabia, it's
me going up against Finn Balor, the first ever universal champion.
Balor Club has come to Riyadh.
Finn Balor is one of the best to ever do this. You expect Finn Balor to bring
the goods, bring a match that you will be talking about for days, weeks, months
at a time. This is Xavier Woods' opportunity to make a name for himself
own, to have a solo crowning achievement.
It might have been Xavier Woods' greatest match, man, and probably his
accomplishment on his own.
Oh! Night -night!
Xavier covers. Is it enough? Is it enough? Oh, Pat, I'm going to kick out.
goodness, it was about time to grab the scepter and crown.
This is the most nervous that I've ever been in my life for anything.
This is the culmination of damn near a lifetime of desire.
I'm finally here.
Boyd's going to walk to Tom Brody. Deliver the elbow.
Cover. Cover.
Off the limit.
Bing Xavier.
I mean, his emotions brought him to tears. This was truly, for Xavier Woods,
dream come true.
The new king of WWE, the new king of the ring.
Xavier Woods becoming the king of the ring winner was a movie in real life.
Being able to have my name on the list of other kings, it's something that not
many people get the chance to say.
After that moment, to be the first person he sees, I'll remember that when
old and gray.
I was so, so happy for him.
I guess I never actually really believed this would ever really happen for me.
Winning King of the Ring, it's a moment that I'll never forget.
We love to see it.
Now, while Xavier staked his claim to the throne, the thirsty Lannister in all
of us was like, why should men have all the fun? Why should they get to do this
all the time? You know what? Get some wildfire. Let's burn this down.
All right. Well, maybe that's not exactly what Zelina Vega was thinking.
But nevertheless, on the very same night of Xavier's coronation, she prepared
for her shot at the inaugural and long -awaited Queen's Crown title.
The Queen's Crown tournament was pretty much the ladies' version of the iconic
King of the Ring, where everyone is competing in this tournament, and
there will be one winner that will be crowned Queen of the Ring.
The WWE Universe was excited to see this tournament come to fruition.
Liv Morgan is looking to get the crown.
It was so cool to be involved in that part of history as the women were
continuing to even out the playing field, do everything that the boys were
doing.
I lost to Carmella, and I really wanted to win.
Carmella advances to the semifinals versus Zelina Vega.
And now Zelina Vega rolling up Carmella, shoulders down, Zelina takes advantage.
The fact that Zelina beat her, I was kind of like, ha -ha.
Zelina advances to the finals of the Queen's Crown Tournament in the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia.
Wow, this is everything that I've ever dreamed of.
And I feel like it was finally all coming to a head.
History was made in the final of this first Queen's Crown Tournament in Saudi
Arabia as Zelina Vega took on...
Piper Niven, then known as Dewdrop.
First ever Queen's Crown Tournament. It'll be talked about forever.
Once I actually walked into the ring and stood across from her, I remember
thinking, oh, I'm going to soak every bit of this up.
What an opportunity that is upon us right here.
Aesthetically, they're complete opposites. Zelina is maybe five foot.
Here we have a much larger athlete in Piper Niven who is towering over Zelina
Vega.
We have a classic David Goliath story.
Zelina off the second rope. Dewdrop with her power catches Vega.
Piper is an absolute powerhouse.
And Dewdrop just powering her way out of it. Now goes Zelina.
And to see these two women battle it out with the Queen's crown on the line, we
get to see that unfold in the ring.
The fact that a
women's match is happening in Saudi Arabia, and then not only that, but it's
the Queen's crown, that doesn't happen in our country.
There's people out there watching.
There are.
There are little girls out there watching saying, they can do it, I can
And on that night, Zelina Vega proved no matter what obstacle was in front of
her, she could come out on top.
For me, it meant a lot more than I realized at the moment because I had no
that this was going to be my life, that I'd actually become a history maker.
And to say that I did that is still mind -blowing to me.
Seeing her get that win, she was going to really elevate it, set a great
standard for everybody else to try to follow.
To see all of the men in the crowd bowing down to me, my God, there was
like it.
There's only one first. So for the rest of WWE history, this young woman, Zelina
Vega, will be able to call herself the first ever queen crown tournament
You know what? I feel like the second I put on the crown and the cape and the
scepters, I feel like a whole new side of me just came out.
Zelina did a great job setting the standard for the first ever queen of the
ring. We are in the presence of royalty here on Monday Night Raw.
She's five foot nothing.
When she had that crown on, it was like she was 17 tall.
This weekend's King and Queen of the Ring tournament will crown its 23rd King
the Ring and its second queen.
An accolade, of course, which, if history is any indication, will serve as
true turning point in these superstars' careers.
But when it comes to King of the Ring, no one's destiny has been shaped more by
the event than the game Triple H.
A favorite to win the 1996 tournament, Helmsley's aspirations would be dashed
a result of the fallout from the infamous curtain call at Madison Square
Don't know the story? Watch the fantastic Monday Night War series right
Peacock.
Eventually, by paying his dues and busting his ass, Hunter Hearst Helmsley
himself back in the mix heading into the 1997 tournament. This time, would
Triple H finally fulfill his destiny?
of being the true king of king.
When we first met Hunter Hearst Helmsley, he came out very posh, very
Hunter Hearst Helmsley was the typical blue blood snooty. He's out there and
he's genuflecting or curtsying or whatever.
At the time, Triple H was still finding his way, still climbing that ladder.
And then his career took off to a whole new level.
Welcome to the King of the Ring! The King of the Ring tournament was that
stepping stone for so many incredible performers.
This was an opportunity for Triple H to finally get on the track that he
probably set out for himself when he first debuted.
I'm Ed Johnson, Hunter Hearst, Hilsley. Let's see what Hilsley can do.
Goes up against Ahmed Johnson in the semifinals.
And then they get to the finals against Mankind.
Triple H and Mankind in 97 were kind of mirroring each other's career. They were
both on the ladder climbing at almost the same pace.
And then all of a sudden you get to this King of the Ring match and this is kind
of the defining moment.
Hey, out of these two guys, who's going to start taking over?
Mankind was known for putting his body on the line and not being afraid to tear
an opponent limb from limb.
Well, these guys have had a stark contrast as you could ever imagine.
That match showed how aggressive Triple H was ready to be.
The elements of what turns him into the King of Kings in the game, like this is
it.
Nick Foley, he brings out a whole different side of people. And it's
their best side. And he did it in this King of the Ring.
Oh, look at this. Right in front of China.
There may be nothing left of Mrs. Foley's baby boy.
That steel scepter. Shatter.
And we set him up with a pedigree.
He's signing up to meet him. It is.
Triple H wins the tournament, and the first thing he does is take the King of
the Ring crown.
He showed not only is he
capable of being King of the Ring, he's capable of getting down and dirty with
one of the most violent, aggressive wrestlers in WWE history.
I don't know if we would have known the Triple H that he eventually would become
the Hall of Famer if it wasn't for King and the Ring.
Certainly a transformative moment for Triple H, who is now a 14 -time WWE
World Heavyweight Champion.
And while Triple H may be the King of Kings, perhaps no one embodied the true
spirit of the monarchy more.
than Mr. five -time WCW champion Booker T, who had an all -in approach on his
quest to become king of the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are here to bear witness to the coronation of a king
with unmatched courage, prowess, and ability.
Stand up and all hail your new king.
I didn't just get anointed king.
I became king.
We will crown a king of the ring tonight.
Who's it going to be?
Oh, watch out!
Bow down to the king!
Hooker T, he becomes king of the ring. That's not the important part. Yes, he's
an incredible in -ring competitor, but my God, was he hilarious as King Booker.
Get up, peasant, and salute royalty.
We are blessed.
What the hell are you talking about?
Fight out to your new king!
King Booker, 100%. Embrace the king role.
Hit my ring.
The entertainment value that came out of King Booker is absolutely unmatched.
Bobby Lashley, think he can put one over on me, that peasant?
I don't know why he had an English accent.
How many gladiators will I have to slay to prove that I am the king of the
world?
But it was just so entertaining.
You gotta obey the king. The king say to kiss his feet, you gotta kiss his feet.
Get this peasant up!
and make him kiss my royal feet.
Oh, man.
I became the role. I embraced it.
But my wife, she has such a huge role in that working.
Every powerful king needs a powerful queen.
Queen Charmelle added so much to the King Booker package.
King Booker, Queen Sharmell, there is nothing more royal and elevated
than the two of them walking to the ring. I don't think you can get any
than that.
The most powerful couple in the world, the sports entertainment.
This far into his career, after...
The supermarket brawl with Stone Cold Steve Austin after being a five -time
world champion and already a legendary tag team champion. A lot of times, you
don't see people that accomplished take it to another level. That's exactly what
Booker T did.
This is the dawning of a new era.
Long live the king.
To me, Booker T was the greatest king of all time because of how much he bought
into the entire...
Thank you all, my loyal subjects.
Someone who's that versatile is obviously a great generational talent.
He cemented his legacy with that crown.
It elevated him to an entire different level.
I want to make this role so memorable. When people think about the King of the
Ring, first game they're going to remember.
It's King Booker.
Long live King Booker!
No one did it better. Booker maximized his momentum as king, capturing the
coveted world heavyweight title later that year. His greatness was worthy of
our praise, and I bow down in respect to you, the exalted King Booker. Thank
you, Your Grace.
Now, our final King of the Ring winner left no question whatsoever as to who
dominion of the throne.
In 1996, Stone Cold Steve Austin commanded the Commonwealth with his
beatdown of Jake the Snake Robert. But it was his way with words that would
flingshot his career and define a legacy like no other.
The 1996 King of the Ring tournament is extremely important to the history
of WWE.
I'm going to wrestle Jake Snake Roberts in the finals.
One of the guys that came up to me and he goes, hey kid, I just want you to
Jake Roberts, he cut a religious -based promo on you. My soul was purchased by
the blood of the Lamb, so how could I lose if I just go out there and know the
power above is reaching down and lifting me up?
So I just kind of put that together in my head.
For lack of a better term, Jake the Snake Roberts ran into a buzzsaw. And
buzzsaw's name was Stone Cold Steve Austin. He didn't give a damn about your
happy ending. Stone Cold Steve Austin was out to make a name for himself.
The physical dissection of Jake Roberts is ongoing by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Stone Cold Steve Austin, unrelenting.
The finals of the 1996 King of the Ring.
Stone Cold Steve Austin beats Jake the Snake Roberts.
And as Stone Cold leaves
the ring, he walks right up to the podium to get crowned. As Jake the Snake
Roberts is being helped out of the ring.
And he says, the first thing I want to be done is to get that piece of crap out
of my ring.
Don't just get him out of the ring, get him out of the WWF.
Because I've proved, son, without a shadow of a doubt, you ain't got what it
takes anymore.
You sit there and you thump your Bible and you say your prayers and it didn't
get you anywhere.
Talk about your Psalms. Talk about John 3 .16.
Austin 3 .16 says I just whipped your ass.
To use any kind of biblical quote in that former fashion, that was an
honest reaction.
Like, oh, God, did he just say that?
Jake the Snake is a legend. And for Austin to not only just beat him but
disrespect him, that is such a bad guy move, and I loved it.
As the king of the ring, I'm serving notice to every one of the WWF
superstars. I don't give a damn what they are. They're all on the list. And
that's Stone Cold's list. And I'm fixing to start running through all of them.
The thing about that promo was, on the backside of it, I knew I needed to wrap
it up. I needed to put a button on it. And that's when I said, Steve Austin's
time has come.
And when I get the shots, you're looking at the next WWF champion, and that's
the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.
I want to talk about star -making moments. I don't think there's any
-making moment in King of the Ring history.
Now, when Stone Cold says that in the moment, everyone's like, oh, wow, that's
really cool.
But as soon as the next night, you see those Austin 316 signs. You see
people clamoring for a T -shirt.
It's one of those rare moments in WWE history where we all saw and felt
something special and knew it immediately.
This post -match promo changed the business.
I don't say that lightly. Literally, if he does not give that Austin 316 promo,
I don't know what wrestling would be today.
Austin Music's team promo, that King of the Ring victory is the most important
of all time. And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.
Stone Cold's promo that night made him a bona fide megastar and led professional
wrestling into a boom period that solidified the WWE as the best in sports
entertainment. We hope you've enjoyed this look back at some of the most
awesome. king and queen of the ring moment in WWE history.
I'm your host, Greg Miller, and it's been my pleasure to serve you.
On the next This Is Awesome, the most awesome tag team in WWE history.
Rock and stock.
Rock and stock.
From fearless high flyers to Samoan conquerors.
Witness the destruction, the domination,
and the daunt.
Oh, you didn't know?
Your ass better call somebody!
Only on the next This is Hot.
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