John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWF King of the Ring 2001 featuring Kurt Angle vs. Shane McMahon in a legendary street fight, Austin vs. Benoit vs. Jericho, and Edge winning the year’s tournament. Discussing:
- Shane taking the infamous suplexes through glass
- Kurt Angle wrestling three times in one evening
- The early missteps of the WCW Invasion & Austin heel run
- DDP reveals himself as Sara Undertaker’s stalker
- WWF defying New Jersey’s “Extreme Wrestling” bill
- The Benoit/Jericho run of 2001 and Benoit’s neck surgery
This subject was selected by Espresso Executive Producer, Amar Kishan.
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WWF King of the Ring
Sunday, June 24, 2001
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Continental Airlines Arena
- WWF Championship: Steve Austin (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit
- Street Fight: Kurt Angle vs. Shane McMahon
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. X-Pac
- King of the Ring – Final: Kurt Angle vs. Edge
- WWF Tag Team Titles: The Dudley Boyz (c) vs. Spike Dudley & Kane
- King of the Ring – Semi-Final: Edge vs. Rhyno
- King of the Ring – Semi-Final: Kurt Angle vs. Christian
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