King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23, 1996 from the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the WWF Championship. Shawn Michaels competed against British Bulldog, with Mr. Perfect serving as the special guest enforcer. The undercard featured the 1996 King of the Ring tournament. Other matches on the undercard included a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between champion Goldust and challenger Ahmed Johnson, Mankind versus The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior versus Jerry "The King" Lawler and a WWF Tag Team Championship match between champions The Smoking Gunns and challengers The Godwinns.
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
David Smith
as The British Bulldog
Curt Hennig
as Mr. Perfect (Referee)
Jim Hellwig
as The Ultimate Warrior
Jerry Lawler
as Jerry "The King" Lawler
Mark Calaway
as The Undertaker
Mick Foley
as Mankind
Steve Austin
as Stone Cold Steve Austin
Aurelian Smith Jr.
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Leon White
as Big Van Vader
Marc Mero
as "Wildman" Marc Mero
Dustin Runnels
as Goldust
