King of the Ring (2001)
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Promotional poster featuring an electric chair
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| Tagline(s) | My Muscles Ache. My Mind Is Spent. My Body Is Broken. Lead me to my throne. | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
| Sponsor(s) | Mars | |||
| Date | June 24, 2001 | |||
| Attendance | 17,777 | |||
| Venue | Continental Airlines Arena | |||
| City | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||
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King of the Ring (2001) was the ninth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was presented by Mars' Combos and took place on June 24, 2001, at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The main event was a Triple threat match, a match involving three competitors, for the WWF Championship. Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho to retain the title. The undercard featured the 2001 King of the Ring tournament won by Edge.
These other matches on the undercard; including a Street Fight between Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon, a WWF Light Heavyweight Championship match between champion Jeff Hardy and challenger X-Pac and a WWF Tag Team Championship between champions Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and the challenger team of Kane and Spike Dudley.
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