King of the Ring (1998) was the sixth annual King of the Ring. It was presented by Super Soaker and took place on June 28, 1998 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The main event was a First Blood match featuring Kane vs Steve Austin for the WWF Championship. The other main match was a Hell in a Cell match featuring The Undertaker defeating Mankind. Featured matches on the undercard included the KOTR tournament final between Ken Shamrock and The Rock, with the winner to receive a Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship between the New Age Outlaws and The New Midnight Express. This event produced the most famous Hell in a Cell match of all time, pitting The Undertaker against Mankind. Less than two minutes into the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind from the top of the 16' high cell through the Spanish announcers table. A few minutes later in the match in another memorable moment, The Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind through the top of the cell.
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| Title | : | WWE King of the Ring 1998 |
| Release Date | : | June 28, 1998 |
| Runtime | : | |
| Genres | : | Action, Drama |
| Production Co. | : | World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) |
| Production Countries | : | United States of America |
| Casts | : | Steve Austin, Glenn Thomas Jacobs, Mark Calaway, Mick Foley, Ken Shamrock, Dwayne Johnson,Dan Severn, Jeff Jarrett, Brian James, Monty Sopp, Sean Waltman, Owen Hart, Scott Garland, Mike Polchlopek, Robert Howard, William Moody, Chyna, Allen Sarven, Brian Lawler |
| Plot Keywords | : | wrestling |
WWE King of the Ring 1998 Reviews
- Hell in the cellby on 16 May 20026 out of 9 people found the following review useful:Nobody will ever forget KOTR 98 none of the matches on the card mean anything when you think about the craziest thing ever seen on WWF television as Mick Foley not only got thrown off the cage through a table but also through the cage and later would be choke slammed on thumbtacks. This match and this event truly made Foley a legend! The other matches were: Headbangers & Taka Michinoku vs Kaientai, X-Pac vs Owen Hart, Al Snow vs Too Much, New Age Outlaws vs New Midnight Express, Dan Severn vs Rock, Ken Shamrock vs Jeff Jarrett and Kane vs Stone Cold.
- The First Fall was plannedby on 11 June 20072 out of 3 people found the following review useful:There's really only 2 matches from this PPV that people remember. the hell in the cell match and the first blood match. out of all the Pay-per-views, this one makes the biggest milestone. for one, it marks the third hell in the cell match (it wasn't the second, i did some research and found out the second one took place during an episode of RAW) and it's undertaker's first victory in one. it also marks the only time Kane has ever won the WWE Title belt, despite cheating.Firsthand, the Hell in the cell match. This was a very hyped match, and it was to end a less than big rivalry. it ended with a huge explosion. firsthand, before the match began, Mankind/Mick Foley climbed to the top of the cell and waited for the undertaker to come out. then undertaker came out and climbed to the top of the cell. they fought up there for about a minute, then taker threw mankind off the top of the cell. this fall was planned. if you watch Mick Foley land, he landed on his buttocks and side, not his head or upper body.the second fall came after Foley walked off from the stretcher to go back to the cell. then taker was supposed to chokeslam Foley onto a chair on top of the cell. unfortunately, the cell structure was not meant to stop a falling 287 pound man, and Foley fell through the cell and landed on his upper back, near his neck. this fall was not supposed to happen.In a later interview, Undertaker said when he chokeslammed mick foley through the cell, he thought mick was dead.in the first blood match, "stone cold" Steve Austin was defending the WWF/WWE title from Kane. now everyone knows the rules of a first blood match. the first person to draw blood loses the battle. however, Kane was supposedly bleeding, but he was wearing a mask, which meant the ref never saw his blood. stone cold eventually was cut open, leading to Kane's first WWF title.What this Pay-per-view marked was Kanes First and Only WWF/WWE title, which he only held for 24 hours (stone cold Steve Austin won it back from Kane the next night on WWF Raw is War.)it's a sweet pay-per-view, and it's well worth seeing.
- I give 9/10 because of Mick "give him finally the belt" Foleyby on 18 June 2014from Czech Republic1. Head Bangers/Taka Michinoku Vs. Kaientai Quick good tag team action with clean Head Bangers victory 8/102. KoR Semi-Final: Double J Vs. Ken Shamrock - Shamrock advances. 7.5/103. KoR Semi-Final: Dan "The Beast" Severn Vs. The Rock - Cheap victory. 8/104. Too Much Vs. Al Snow/Head - Too much pinned Head, God that as awful booking. 6/105. X-Pac Vs. Owen Hart - Average match by these two good workers. 7/106. WWF Tag Team Title Match: New Age Outlaws Vs. Champs-Midnight Express - Ordinary tag match. 6.5/107. KoR Finals: Shamrock Vs. Champ-The Rock - I give credit to Rock, that he jobbed there. ShamRock is King of The Ring 1998 7.5/108. Hell in a Cell Match: Undertaker Vs. Mankind - You know - Suicider "Give him finally that fuc*ing belt" Mankind. He is truly the greatest legend of WWF from 1990 to 2000 For Mick Foley in that match i give 11/109. WWF World Heavyweight Title First Blood Match: Kane Vs. Champ-Stone Cold - We have new champ, the match wasn't something special. 7/10
- A Classicby on 23 September 2012from AustraliaMick Foley became a legend, Ken Shamrock became a King, and Kane became WWE Champion at what proved to be the best PPV event of 1998, finally ending the show's losing streak after 4 lackluster King of the Ring events in a row, it was also a return to form after two mediocre In Your House PPVs following Wrestlemania.The big story going in was centered around Kane and the Undertaker. They were taking a break from hurting each other but now found themselves caught up in the Austin vs McMahon rivalry. The Undertaker had refused to allow Vince McMahon to screw Austin out of the title at the previous PPV. Underaker's presence at ringside had cost Mick Foley the title, and he would have to answer for his actions in a Hell in a Cell match with Mankind. Foley's two failures meant that McMahon needed to find someone else to get Austin's title off him, so he turned to Kane and again stacked the deck against Austin by making it a first blood match. With Kane's entire body covered in a suit it would be almost impossible to tell if he is bleeding anyway! But the night started off with one of those junk matches that this era is famous for as the Headbangers defeated Kaientai in a nothing match. Headbangers would not have an overly long or memorable run in the WWE. Never really explained what wearing a dress has to do with heavy metal music.The next match was the King of the Ring semi final between Ken Shamrock and Jeff Jarrett. Shamrock picking up the submission victory with his ankle lock.The next match saw the Rock defeat Dan Severn in the other semi final. Severn, like Shamrock was an MMA fighter trying his hand at wrestling. Neither was a long term success, though Shamrock did have his moments. And so Shamrock and the Rock, who had a long bitter rivalry over the Intercontinental Championship earlier in the year, would meet in the final.Next up comes the comedy match with Jerry Lawler acting as guest referee while his nephew (actually his son later better known as Grandmaster Sexay) Brian Christopher and his tag team partner Scott Taylor (later better knows as Scotty 2 Hotty) took on Al Snow and Head. THis was a comedy match and Lawler is actually pretty funny when he stalls on three counts for Snow. The bad guys end up winning, but this is one of the better done comedy matches. Lawler and Snow are both pros and just know how to go about it and keep things entertaining.Next up saw Owen Hart, now a bad guy continue his feud with DX in a match with X-Pac which he lost. The addition of the New Age Oitlaws had really seen DX start to gain popularity from the fans.This popularity became more evident in the next match as the Outlaws defeated Jim Cornette's New Midnight Express tag team. THis was Cornette's final stint in the WWE and the Midnight Express were a short lived part of it.Next up saw Ken Shamrock finally avenge all of those screwy losses to the Rock by winning the King of the Ring Final in probably the best of their trilogy of PPV matches. While none were classics, the characters of both men just seemed to work together. This was Shamrock's brightest moment in the WWE, but in a little over a year he was out of the WWE and back in MMA.Next came one of the best known matches ever as the Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match. Mankind was thrown off the top of the cell, through the top of the cell and slammed multiple times onto thumbtacks in the match that made his career.The Undertaker was then heavily involved in a sweet main event match. Kane had promised to set himself on fire if he lost to Stone Cold. With Kane bleeding and the ref unconscious Undertaker came into the ring, busted Stone Cold open with a chair shot and then tipped gasoline all over the ref to revive him. The ref, seeing Stone Cold bleeding stopped the match and awarded Kane the title. McMahon was jubilant at finally taking the title off Austin, but his joy was short lived: Austin defeated Kane to win back the title in an excellent match the following night on RAW.
- One of my personal favorite pay per views!by on 25 April 201025 April 2010King Of The Ring 1998 is a prime example of why WWF was at the top of its game back then. I don't care about blood and carnage, it was the story lines and the effort that mattered, and we don't have a whole lot of that now a days. I disagreed with the King of The Ring winner, The Rock deserved it more, but Mick Foley's bumps, and the classic main event with the First blood match are must's.The Headbangers&Taka Michinoku Vs Kaientai/W Yamguchi San. Fun little opener to start the show, with lots of exciting spots. Far from anything classic, but it was a good way to get some underutilized guys involved. The faces win.2 1/2 /5Sabe is out to a pop that you just don't hear anymore for Woman. She introduces Vince for a promo. Vince cuts one of his usual heel promo's, as this was just a way to kill some time. Pat tries groping Sable, so Sable slaps him. OK time filler I suppose.2/5King of the Ring Semi-Final.Ken Shamrock Vs Jeff Jarrett. Not bad actually for the time it got, I enjoyed the rhythm both had with each other. Jarrett's career was going nowhere at this point in time, so Shamrock was an obvious. Shamrock makes Double J tap.2 1/2 /5King Of The Ring Semi-Final.Dan Severn Vs The Rock. Pretty crappy to say the least. I'm sure Dan was a great UFC wrestler, but as a WWF performer he didn't convince me. Too short to mean anything, and The Rock wins with outside interference from D-Lo.1/5Too Much Vs Al Snow.Guest Ref. Jerry Lawler.Stipulation. Al wins he gets a WWE contract, he loses he's gone for good.Forgettable Comedy stuff, but not as bad as some make it out to be. Too Much aren't as popular as they would become, and this was just the start for Al. Too Much wins with a cheesy head and shoulder's pin, and Al is gone for now.2/5X-Pac Vs Owen Hart. Solid match here from these two, and ironically delivered an even better one with shorter time at King Of The Ring 1994. Pac wins with Chyna interference.3/5Paul Bearer is out. He tells The Undertaker that Kane has been tortured for a long time, and it's all his fault basically. Not very meaningful, but effective.2 1/2 /5WWF Tag Team Titles.The New Age Outlaws|C| Vs Midnight Express. Not bad for a formula tag team match randomly thrown together, the two worked well with each other. The champs retain2 1/2 /5King Of The Ring Final.The Rock Vs Ken Shamrock. Triple H is out for Commentary, and I found him too full of himself. One of the most underrated matches you will see, and one that nobody seems to rank very highly, but I sure do. It started off a little slowly, but kicked in pretty soon after, and never looked back, the last 5 minutes were especially exciting!. Shamrock wins despite my disapproval.4/5Hell in a Cell match.Mick Foley Vs The Undertaker. This set the bar for Hell In a Cell matches, and despite the crazy bumps taken by Mick, it's not my favorite, that would be HBK Vs Taker. That being said this really did set the bar, and never in my life have I seen one man take that punishment that Mick Foley did, it was practically inhuman!. Thumbtacks, thrown off the cell, choke slammed through the cell, it was hard to watch but invigorating!. Taker wins it mercifully with a Tombstone.5/5WWF Heavyweight Title.First Blood Match.Kane Vs Stone Cold Steve Austin|C|. Defeaning pop for Austin, and the crowd is eating him up!. One of the most exciting brawls I have personally witnessed, these two went all out, and I enjoyed myself immensely. Austin was a workhorse, even through a nasty staph infection, and Kane worked well with him. Many memorable run in's, and while the bumps can't compare to the cell match, they are still very impressive. Kane begins his short-lived 24 Hour title reign when Taker interferes and pops Austin with a chair accidentally or seemingly. Crowd is livid afterwords chanting Bulls*ht.4/5Bottom line. One of my personal favorite pay per views, it has so much classic stuff in it. These were the good days, and perhaps Vince should look back on this, and learn something from it. A must see for true Wrestling fans.9/10
- Mick is Goodby on 20 May 20050 out of 1 people found the following review useful:i have seen this match more times then i think is healthy and still find something new in it each time.if you look closely at the shamrock vs rock final match for the KOR you can see when Shamrock gets his hand caught in the ropes you see the Rock get him out lol. its so strange to see the rock being someones lackey.the worst match on there i think is the al snow vs too much. when i first saw it i knew that there was going to be a screw job but that was the dumbest one i have seen and i have been watching pro wrestling for most of my life and that begins in the early days of hulkamania. but this was the time the Vince was trying to compete against wcw and turners billions.
- the hell in a cell match is unforgettableby on 13 November 20031 out of 3 people found the following review useful:I have only watched this video two times and there is not too much I remember about it except for the first blood match between stone cold Steve Austin and Kane and the match that everyone who seen it will always remember the hell in a cell match.This was the caziest match I have ever seen and I have seen all 4 tables ladders and chairs matches.Any fan of pro wrestling should watch this match.
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