WWE King of the Ring 1996

Vince McMahon
1996-06-23

3 Championship Matches!
9
170 min

King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23, 1996 from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels competed against British Bulldog, with Mr. Perfect serving as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. Other matches on the undercard included a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between champion Goldust and challenger Ahmed Johnson, Mankind versus The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior versus Jerry "The King" Lawler and a WWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns and challengers The Godwinns.

Cast

Name Character Team
Michael Hickenbottom Shawn Michaels Unowned
David Smith The British Bulldog Unowned
Curt Hennig Mr. Perfect (Referee) Unowned
Jim Hellwig The Ultimate Warrior Unowned
Jerry Lawler Jerry "The King" Lawler Unowned
Mark Calaway The Undertaker Unowned
Mick Foley Mankind Unowned
Steve Austin Stone Cold Steve Austin Unowned
Aurelian Smith Jr. Jake "The Snake" Roberts Unowned
Leon White Big Van Vader Unowned
Marc Mero "Wildman" Marc Mero Unowned
Dustin Runnels Goldust Unowned
Tony Norris Ahmed Johnson Unowned
Monty Sopp Billy Gunn Unowned
Michael Polchlopek Bart Gunn Unowned
Mark Canterbury Henry O. Godwinn Unowned
Dennis Knight Phineas I. Godwinn Unowned
Brian Pillman Brian Pillman (Interview) Unowned
Tammy Lynn Sytch Sunny (Manager) Unowned
Terri Runnels Marlena (Manager) Unowned
Jim Cornette Jim Cornette (Manager) Unowned
Rena Marlette Lesnar Sable (Manager) Unowned
William Moody Paul Bearer (Manager) Unowned
Diana Joyce Hart-Smith Diana Smith (Appearance) Unowned
Jim Morris Hillbilly Jim (Manager) Unowned
Guadalupe Robledo José Lothario (Manager) Unowned