King of The Ring (1996) - Aftermath

Aftermath

Following the formation of an alliance of Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and Ultimate Warrior after Michaels' match with British Bulldog at King of the Ring, the three were scheduled to compete against Camp Cornette (British Bulldog, Owen Hart and Vader) at In Your House 9. However, after his match with Hart on July 8 edition of Raw, Warrior was released by his WWF contract due to missing several WWF events. As a result, Warrior was replaced by Sycho Sid as Michaels and Johnson's tag team partner. At In Your House 9, Camp Cornette defeated Michaels, Johnson and Sid.

The Undertaker continued his rivalry with Mankind after King of the Ring. Mankind interfered in Undertaker's match with Goldust at In Your House 9, causing Goldust to get disqualified. After the match, Undertaker and Mankind brawled with each other and their fight reached the locker room. This led to the first-ever Boiler Room Brawl between the two at SummerSlam which Mankind won after Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer turned on him and helped Mankind in winning the match.

After winning the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, Steve Austin quickly rose to stardom and his catchphrase "Austin 3:16" became the most popular catchphrase in professional wrestling history. Austin was pushed as a main eventer as he constantly challenged the inactive Bret Hart to a match. On October 21 edition of Raw, Hart returned to WWF and made his first WWF appearance since losing the WWF Championship to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII. Hart accepted Austin's challenge to a match and defeated Austin at Survivor Series.