facts

  • Although it had been held at live events sporadically over the years, 1993 marked the first time the King of the Ring tournament was held on pay-per-view.
  • After losing the WWE Championship in controversial fashion two months earlier at WrestleMania IX, Bret Hart was given the automatic number one seed in the tournament. The other seven competitors all had to win qualifying matches.
  • Hulk Hogan’s title loss to Yokozuna marked his last WWE match for nearly nine years.
  • King of the Ring 1993 was the first WWE premium live event appearance by Diesel, who made his WWE debut just a month prior. One year later, at King of the Ring 1994, Diesel challenged for the WWE Championship, and two years later, at King of the Ring 1995, Diesel was WWE Champion.