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
David Smith
Curt Hennig
Jim Hellwig
Jerry Lawler
Mark Calaway
Mick Foley
Steve Austin
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Leon White
Marc Mero
Dustin Runnels
Tony Norris
Monty Sopp
Michael Polchlopek
Mark Canterbury
Dennis Knight
Brian Pillman
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Terri Runnels
Jim Cornette
Rena Marlette Lesnar
William Moody
Diana Joyce Hart-Smith
Jim Morris
Guadalupe Robledo