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King of the Ring (1998)

King of the Ring (1998)
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Promotional poster featuring Sable
Tagline(s) Off With Their Heads
Information
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Sponsor(s) Super Soaker
Date June 28, 1998
Attendance 17,087
Venue Civic Arena
City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology
Over the Edge: In Your House King of the Ring (1998) Fully Loaded: In Your House
King of the Ring chronology
King of the Ring (1997) King of the Ring (1998) King of the Ring (1999)

King of the Ring (1998) was the sixth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was presented by Super Soaker and took place on June 28, 1998, at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Nine matches were scheduled on the event's card. The main event was a First Blood match featuring Kane defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship. The other main match was a Hell in a Cell match featuring The Undertaker defeating Mankind. Featured matches on the undercard included the KOTR tournament final between Ken Shamrock and The Rock, which Shamrock won to win the tournament and a Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship (which was only added to the card earlier that morning) between the New Age Outlaws defeating The New Midnight Express, to retain the championship.

This event produced the best-known Hell in a Cell bout in history, pitting The Undertaker against Mankind; Michael Landsberg of TSN's Off the Record in 2002 called it "maybe the most famous match ever". Less than two minutes into the contest, The Undertaker threw Mankind from the top of the 16-foot (5 m) high cell through the Spanish announcers' table. The footage of that fall has since become one of the most used and viewed videos in professional wrestling history. A few minutes later in the match in another memorable moment, The Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind through the top of the cell.


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