2001 King of the Ring Review

Kurt Angle-Palooza!

KOTR Semi-Final: Kurt Angle defeated Christian (8:17)
Angle pinned Christian after a Angle Slam.
**1/4
OK match for the time.

KOTR Semi-Final: Edge defeated Rhyno (8:52)
Edge pinned Rhyno after a Edgecution.
*3/4
Bland.

The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Kane and Spike Dudley to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (8:32)
Bubba pinned Spike after a 3D.
*1/4
Yada.

KOTR Final: Edge defeated Kurt Angle to win the King of the Ring tournament (10:21)
Edge pinned Angle after an Edgecution.
**3/4
These guys would have better matches next year.

Jeff Hardy defeated X-Pac to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (7:11)
Jeff pinned X-Pac after a Swanton Bomb.
**1/4
Just OK.

Kurt Angle defeated Shane McMahon in a Street Fight (26:00)
Angle pinned Shane after a Super Angle Slam.
****1/2
I overrate this match but I love it. It shows how good Angle is when he carries a McMahon to a MOTY candidate.

Steve Austin defeated Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Championship (27:52)
Austin pinned Benoit after Benoit hit a back suplex on Jericho off the top rope.
Half-way through the match, Booker T made his WWF debut by attacking Austin and putting him through the Spanish announce table.
***3/4

~ Easily one of the best KOTR's ever. That's not saying much but still. 2 really good matches including a MOTYC. Everything else was non offensive. 5 out of 6 PPVs have been good. Can the trend continue with a dream PPV?