Ep, 2: 1995 WWF King of the Ring

The Lapsed Fan

Wrestling, Tv & Film, Sports

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2015

⏱️ 183 minutes

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Summary

The Lapsed Fan is back to chop up your WWE Network archives, and this week it's a deep dive into one of the worst pay-per-views in WWF history – the 1995 King of the Ring.

Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro explore just what made this show such a difficult slog, and highlight many fun aspects that time has forgotten, such as:

- Bill Murray's odd video induction speech on the back of an elephant for George "The Animal" Steele into the WWF Hall of Fame
- The Stridex blimp
- The most forced Rocky Balboa tie-ins you've ever heard, as "Caribbean Legend" Savio Vega goes for tournament glory in Philadelphia
- The first "ECW" chants to make it on to a WWF broadcast, and Vince McMahon's flustered response
- Who thought it was a good idea to end a PPV main event with a standing elbow drop?
- What ingredient Bob Backlund thinks made cheese steak healthier.

Monarchy reigns! Catch The Lapsed Fan review of the 1995 King of the Ring, if you dare.

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1:11.0	podcast here at wrestlezone.com taking a look at the 1995
1:17.0	W W. W. W.F. King of the Ring, yes, widely regarded as one of the absolute worst pay-per-view presentations in
1:27.0	WWF history. I am Jack and Canarsio. He is J.P. Soro. Thanks for joining us.
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