10 Reasons Why The 1995 King Of The Ring Is WWE's Worst PPV Ever
5. Tag Team Main Event
1235259Prior to King Of The Ring '95, WWE hadn't headlined a non-Survivor Series PPV with a tag match since SummerSlam '91, an excellent show thanks to an incredible undercard.
In the 80s, tag team main events were readily accepted as worthy of purchasing on pay-per-view. By 1995, that perception had changed and if WWE expected to pop a buyrate for any of their special events, much less one of the "Big 5" Pay-Per-Views, a WWE Championship match was a given.
For June '95, the WWE Champion had suffered a real-life injury that WWE turned into a storyline, claiming Sycho Sid's powerbomb had injured Diesel's elbow at the previous month's In Your House PPV. This played a part in announcing a tag team main event after the previous two KOTR PPVs each featured a WWE Championship match halfway through the show.
While not a death knell, headlining the June '95 event with a non-title tag match did set the perception of the show back a fair bit.
Had Diesel and Sid's tag partners been of a higher caliber, the match might've been perceived as more deserving of the headlining spot. As it was, the main event under-performed with the inclusion of Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka, leaving the crowd exiting the CoreStates Spectrum extremely disappointed.