1996 King of the Ring Review

Yeah, nothing important happened on this show...

KOTR Semi-Final: Steve Austin defeated Marc Mero (16:49)
Austin pinned Mero after the stunner.
***1/2
Really good opener

KOTR Semi-Final: Jake Roberts defeated Vader (3:34)
Vader was disqualified for using the referee as a human shield when Roberts attempted the DDT.
¼*
This was not good though.

The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (10:10)
Billy pinned Phineas.
¾*
And down, down, down we go...

The Ultimate Warrior defeated Jerry Lawler (3:50)
Warrior pinned Lawler.
DUD
Wow...keeps getting worse.

Mankind defeated The Undertaker (18:21)
Mankind pinned Undertaker.
**
Their 1st match, this was nothing special.

Ahmed Johnson defeated Goldust to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (15:34)
Johnson pinned Goldust.
*
I marked out like a bitch when I found out the next day Ahmed won.

KOTR Final: Steve Austin defeated Jake Roberts to win the King of the Ring tournament (4:28)
Austin pinned Roberts.
¼*
Austin's speech is the famous thing here.

Shawn Michaels defeated The British Bulldog (w/Mr. Perfect as Special Guest Referee) to retain the WWF Championship (26:25)
****
Great stuff. Owen was awesome on commentary.

~ Nothing incredible on the show but there were 2 ***1/2 matches. The Austin acceptance speech is a classic.