King of the Ring (2001)

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The 2001 King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the ninth annual King of the Ring event and hosted the finals of the 15th King of the Ring tournament for men. The event took place on June 24, 2001, at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was the final King of the Ring PPV and tournament held before the introduction of the first brand extension in March 2002, and the last for both held under the WWF name as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. The main event was a Triple threat match, a match involving three competitors, for the WWF Championship. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho to retain the title. The undercard featured the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, which was won by Edge. There were other matches on the undercard, including a Street Fight between Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon, a WWF...

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