King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 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 defeated British Bulldog to retain the title and Mr. Perfect served as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, won by Steve Austin.
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 Lawler and a WWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) and challengers The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas).
The event has been cited by WWE as the starting point of the Attitude Era.
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