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The GWF constantly pushed the envelope in coming up with new and more inovative events. An annual event was the Wrestling Classic, in which the top 16 wrestlers competed in a one-night tournament.
Commissioner Carter expanded on that idea and came up with the King of the Ring. This was a 32-man, Double Elimination Tournament. But that wasn't all the stipulations for this monumental event. Every singles champion would be entered, and every match he had would be for the belt. The title could change hands any number of times as the tournament moved on.
Another change from the norm was that every round's matches would be randomly determined, instead of following the set brackets.
When the KOTR began, Chaos owned the heavyweight title, Morpheus the I-P gold, and Janus the TV championship.
Thantos d. Draconian Sheik by D.Q.
Thantos dominated the match and won by D.Q. on the floor
Alpha Force d. Morpheus for the I-P title
A.F. wins with the Alpha Strike
Splatter d. Max Shield
Splatter crushed Max three times with Arsenal
Mighty Grogan d. Mangus
Grogan upsets Mangus with two Upper Crush finishers
Spike d. Iron Eagle
Spike wins with the Mega Destroyer
Colossus d. Infinity-Plex
The Cyborg Deathblow quickly beats the newcomer
Doomsayer d. Matador
Futureshock scores the upset
Destruction 3000 d. Enigma by D.Q.
D-3000 destroys the Assassin
Holocaust d. Infinity
Holocaust takes it with the W.A.R. Gun
Vengeance d. Death's Head by D.Q.
The Gladiator gets by D.H.
Janus defended the TV title against Sgt. Slaughter
The Gordian Knot does the job
Heracles d. Pegasus
Five Olympias in a row finally beats Pegasus
Chaos retained the GWF title against Star Warrior
Without the Alpha Power, Chaos wins with the Bow of Defeat
Monad d. Wolf
The Quadruple Clamp gets a quick win
Mayhem d. Fury
Mayhem uses the Dangerzone to win
Raven d. Mandrill
The Broadsword finishes Mandrill
WINNER'S BRACKET ROUND 1
Thantos d. Splatter
Thantos wins via the Sleeper
Raven won the TV title from Janus
Broadsword garners Raven the TV belt
Chaos retained the GWF title against Vengeance by D.Q.
Chaos holds off the Gladiator by D.Q.
Destruction 3000 and I-P champ Alpha Force fought to a double D.Q.
D-3000 & A.F. battle to a dbl. D.Q.
Heracles d. Monad
Heracles wins with two Olympias and a Sleeper
Grogan d. Colossus
Grogan outlasts the cyborg
Spike d. Holocaust
Spike pummels Holocaust
Doomsayer d. Mayhem by D.Q.
Doomsayer gets nailed but wins by D.Q.
WINNER'S BRACKET QUARTERFINALS
Spike beat Raven for the TV title
Spike takes out Raven with two Megadestroyers for the belt
Heracles d. Thantos by D.Q.
Heracles takes massive punishment but wins by D.Q.
Doomsayer d. Grogan
Doomsayer puts away Grogan with Futureshock
Chaos d. Iron Eagle (Iron Eagle was allowed to fill the open spot in the Winner's Bracket due to the double elimination in the first round. The loss knocked him out of the tournament)
WINNER'S BRACKET SEMIFINALS
Chaos kept the GWF belt and took the TV strap from Spike
Heracles d. Doomsayer
Heracles survives an unbelievable beating to win with the Figure Four
WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL
Chaos d. Heracles
Chaos easily gets the submission with several Bow of Defeats
Star Warrior d. Wolf
S.W. puts away Wolf quickly with the Big Bang
Infinity d. Draconian Sheik
Infinity beats the Sheik in less than 20 seconds with Infinity Challenge
Enigma d. Mandrill by D.Q.
Enigma wins when Mandrill is caught using the Voltaic Stunner
Matador d. Fury by D.Q.
Matador takes a beating but beats Fury by D.Q.
Infinity-Plex d. Max Shield
I-Plex pins Max with Instability
Iron Eagle d. Death's Head
I.E. downs D.H. with three Tomahawk Thrusts
Sgt. Slaughter d. Mangus by D.Q.
Morpheus d. Pegasus
Morpheus finishes off Pegasus with three Trips to Hades
LOSER'S BRACKET ROUND 2
Splatter d. Infinity
Splatter uses Arsenal
Star Warrior d. Vengeance
S.W. wipes out Vengeance with the Big Bang +6
Monad d. Colossus
Monad with a Double Clothesline
Morpheus d. Destruction 3000
Morpheus via the Skull Smasher
Matador d. Janus
Matador with the DDT after a great back-and-forth match
Sgt. Slaughter d. Mayhem
The Sarge uses a pair of Atomic Drops
Alpha Force d. Enigma by D.Q.
A.F. is annihilated but wins by D.Q. to keep the I-P title
Infinity-Plex d. Holocaust by D.Q.
LOSER'S BRACKET ROUND 3
Thantos received a bye
Morpheus d. Sgt. Slaughter
Morpheus lands the Trip to Hades for the win
Matador d. Monad
A running torpedo ends this one in 10 seconds
Infinity-Plex d. Raven
I-Plex with the Instability
Splatter d. Star Warrior by D.Q.
Splatter gets destroyed buts wins by D.Q.
Grogan d. Alpha Force to become I-P champion
Two Upper Crushes and an Olympic Roll Up wins Grogan the I-P belt
LOSER'S BRACKET ROUND 4
Spike d. Matador
Spike takes out Matador with the Megadestroyer
Splatter d. Doomsayer by D.Q.
Splatter with another quick win by D.Q.
Thantos d. Infinity-Plex by D.Q.
Thantos with the same quick D.Q. win
Grogan d. Morpheus
Grogan takes a back-and-forth contest with an Avalanche
LOSER'S BRACKET QUARTERFINALS
Heracles received a bye
Splatter d. I-P champ Grogan by D.Q.
Yet another D.Q. win for Splatter
Thantos d. Spike
Thantos in under 30 seconds with the Sleeper
LOSER'S BRACKET SEMIFINALS
Splatter received a bye as Thantos and Heracles already had one
Heracles d. Thantos
Heracles upsets Thantos for the 2nd time in the tournament after being pummeled most of the match
LOSER'S BRACKET FINAL
Splatter d. Heracles by D.Q.
In an evenly fought match, Splatter wins his fourth in a row by D.Q. He won five of six matches in the Loser's Bracket on DQs.
Splatter needed to take two falls as he came out of the Loser's Bracket. He won five of six matches after his first loss by D.Q. Splatter wins the first fall of the match with Arsenal to take the GWF and TV titles. Chaos wins the second fall to regain both belts and become the King of the Ring. The TV championship is later forfeited by Chaos and given back to Splatter.