WWF King Of The Ring Tournament – 1995

May 14 – June 25, 1995

– Qualifying Round

Danbury, CT – May 16, 1995
WWF Superstars – 5/20/95:
Razor Ramon pinned Jacob Blu (w/ Eli Blu & Uncle Zebakiah) at 5:07 with a roll up as Jacob attempted to grab at Savio Vega on the floor; late in the contest, Savio came out and knocked down both Eli and Zebakiah (the bout began during the commercial break)

Struthers, OH – High School – June 5, 1995
Raw – 6/12/95:
WWF Tag Team Champion Yokozuna defeated Lex Luger via count-out following a legdrop on the floor; moments prior to the finish, Yoko attacked Luger’s flagbearer on the floor which prompted Luger to roll to the floor; the flagbearer was announced as Scott Anton, later known as Scotty Riggs

Binghamton, NY – May 15, 1995
Raw – 5/15/95:
Bob Holly pinned Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) with a missile dropkick and crossbody off the top at 5:29

Danbury, CT – May 16, 1995
WWF Superstars – 6/3/95:
The Roadie (w/ Jeff Jarrett) pinned Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) with a roll up at 5:04 when Doink became distracted by Jarrett chasing Dink around ringside

Binghamton, NY – May 15, 1995
Raw – 5/29/95:
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ the Roadie) at around the 10-minute mark in a non-title match following a chokeslam and the tombstone

In Your House #1 – Syracuse, NY – On Center – May 14, 1995
Mabel (w/ Mo) pinned Adam Bomb at 1:54 with a powerslam after catching Bomb in a crossbody

Binghamton, NY – May 15, 1995
Raw – 5/22/95:
Shawn Michaels pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Ted Dibiase) with the superkick at around the 8-minute mark; during the bout, WWF World Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow were shown watching the match backstage; after the match, Diesel and Bigelow came out to congratulate Michaels on the victory, during which Diesel and Michaels high fived and hugged (Michaels’ return following the attack he sustained at the hands of Psycho Sid on 4/3/95)

Danbury, CT – May 16, 1995
WWF Superstars – 5/27/95:
Kama defeated Duke Drose

Struthers, OH – High School – June 5, 1995
Raw – 6/5/95:
Davey Boy Smith fought WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart (w/ Jim Cornette) to a 15-minute time limit draw as Owen had Smith down in a backslide

King of the Ring ’95 – Philadelphia, PA – CoreStates Spectrum – June 25, 1995
Sunday Night Slam:
Savio Vega (w/ Razor Ramon) pinned IRS (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 4:01 with a spin wheel kick; this bout was made at the last minute to fill the vacancy left due to Razor Ramon’s rib injury, sustained against Jeff Jarrett two weeks earlier

– Quarter-Finals

From this point on, all bouts took place in Philadelphia, PA on June 25, 1995.

Savio Vega (w/ Razor Ramon) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Yokozuna (w/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji) via count-out at 8:24 after Yoko ran into the ring post as Razor Ramon held off WWF Tag Team Champion Owen Hart from ringside

The Roadie (w/ WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett) pinned Bob Holly at 7:30 after lifting a boot into Holly’s face as he came off the top

Shawn Michaels fought Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) to a 15-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Michaels hit the superkick on Kama

Mabel (w/ Mo) pinned the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) at 10:44 with a leg drop after Kama interfered and kicked the Undertaker in the back after he hit the chokeslam on Mabel

– Semi-Finals

Savio Vega (w/ Razor Ramon) pinned the Roadie (w/ WWF IC Champion Jeff Jarrett) at 6:36 with a roll up after sending him into Jarrett on the ring apron

– Finals

Mabel (w/ Mo) pinned Savio Vega (w/ Razor Ramon) with a powerslam and splash at 8:32; after the match, Men on a Mission beat up both Razor Ramon and the returning 1-2-3 Kid; Razor, Savio, & the Kid were held back by officials during the coronation that followed (the Kid’s surprise return after a 2-month absence)