WWE King of the Ring 1996 (1996)
King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23, 1996 from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels competed against British Bulldog, with Mr. Perfect serving as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. Other matches on the undercard included a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between champion Goldust and challenger Ahmed Johnson, Mankind versus The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior versus Jerry "The King" Lawler and a WWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns and challengers The Godwinns.
Director: Vince McMahon
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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David Smith as The British Bulldog |
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Curt Hennig as Mr. Perfect (Referee) |
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Jim Hellwig as The Ultimate Warrior |
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Jerry Lawler as Jerry "The King" Lawler |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Mick Foley as Mankind |
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Steve Austin as Stone Cold Steve Austin |
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Aurelian Smith Jr. as Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
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Leon White as Big Van Vader |
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Marc Mero as "Wildman" Marc Mero |
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Dustin Runnels as Goldust |
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Tony Norris as Ahmed Johnson |
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Monty Sopp as Billy Gunn |
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Michael Polchlopek as Bart Gunn |
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Mark Canterbury as Henry O. Godwinn |
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Dennis Knight as Phineas I. Godwinn |
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Brian Pillman as Brian Pillman (Interview) |
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Tammy Lynn Sytch as Sunny (Manager) |
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Terri Runnels as Marlena (Manager) |
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Jim Cornette as Jim Cornette (Manager) |
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Rena Marlette Lesnar as Sable (Manager) |
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William Moody as Paul Bearer (Manager) |
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Diana Joyce Hart-Smith as Diana Smith (Appearance) |
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Jim Morris as Hillbilly Jim (Manager) |
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Guadalupe Robledo as José Lothario (Manager) |
| Directing | Vince McMahon | Director |
| Writing | Vince McMahon | Writer |
| Writing | Jim Cornette | Writer |
| Writing | Bruce Prichard | Writer |
| Writing | Pat Patterson | Writer |
