King of the Ring (2002)

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The 2002 King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 10th annual King of the Ring event and hosted the finals of the 16th King of the Ring tournament for men. It took place on June 23, 2002, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. This was the first King of the Ring PPV and tournament held under the WWE name after the promotion had been renamed from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to WWE the previous month. Although the tournament continued to be held periodically, with the next one occurring in 2006, this was the final King of the Ring event held until 2015, which was broadcast exclusively on WWE's streaming service, the WWE Network. In 2003, the King of the Ring's June PPV slot was replaced by Bad Blood. This would also be the final King of the Ring event broadcast on traditional PPV until 2024, which was rebranded as King...

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