10 Reasons Why The 1995 King Of The Ring Is WWE's Worst PPV Ever
7. King Of The Curtain Jerkers?
By 1995, the annual June tournament was primarily used to setup a main event talent. It had been given to Bret in '93 to keep his momentum strong after dropping the WWE Title, and also to transition into the aforementioned first program with Jerry "The King" Lawler.
In 1994, Owen was elevated from the mid-card to main event status thanks to the tournament victory. So for 1995, standards had been set.
Both Bret and Owen went through big-name challengers like Mr. Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka, and Razor Ramon to earn their respective victories. On the other hand was 1995, where the competitors in the tournament were a far cry from the previous two years.
Instead of multiple compelling first round matches like there had been in 1993 and 1994, 1995 featured several lower-card wrestlers like Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly, Irwin R. Schyster and the recently debuting Roadie and Savio Vega.
While Vega would go on to be a solid mid-carder, he was brand new to WWE fans in June '95 so to expect much fan support was misguided.
Comparing these names to the previous list, there's no comparison. Aside from WWE's choice at who to crown the king, the level of competition in the tournament itself left much to be desired.