page_title: King of the Ring (2002)
section_title: Main event matches
hierarchical_section_title: King of the Ring (2002) / Event / Main event matches
caption_attribution_description: Brock Lesnar This picture is not copyrighted. I took it with my digital camera.
context_page_description: King of the Ring (2002) was the tenth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on June 23, 2002, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It was the final King of the Ring pay-per-view event and the only King of the Ring pay-per-view to feature the Raw and SmackDown! brands.
  The main match from SmackDown! was a singles match for the WWE Undisputed Championship in which WWE Undisputed Champion The Undertaker defeated Triple H to retain the title. The main match from Raw was a singles match in which Brock Lesnar defeated Rob Van Dam in the finals to win 2002 King of the Ring tournament. The predominant match on the undercard was Kurt Angle versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan; the other matches on the undercard were Ric Flair versus Eddie Guerrero, a Women's Championship match between champion Trish Stratus and challenger Molly Holly, and a Cruiserweight Championship match between champion The Hurricane and challenger Jamie Noble.
context_section_description: The sixth match pitted Kurt Angle against Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Angle dominated most of the match by using his amateur wrestling style. Hogan used his power moves on Angle, but Angle countered with a series of suplexes. Angle delivered an Angle Slam for a near-fall. Hogan began dominating Angle and took off his wig to reveal Angle's bald head. Angle applied an ankle lock on Hogan and forced Hogan to submit to win the match.
  The seventh match was the final round match of the King of the Ring tournament between Brock Lesnar and Rob Van Dam. Lesnar dominated Van Dam for most of the match with his power moves. Van Dam got control of Lesnar and used a series of kicks and a Rolling Thunder on Lesnar. Van Dam flew off the ropes, but Lesnar caught him on his shoulders and delivered an F-5 to win the King of the Ring tournament and earned a WWE Undisputed Championship match at SummerSlam.
  The main event match was for the WWE Undisputed Championship. The Undertaker defended the title against Triple H. The match went back and forth until Triple H dominated Undertaker. The Undertaker earned the momentum over Triple H until Triple H tried a Pedigree but Undertaker countered the move and pushed Triple H into the referee. The referee was knocked out, and Undertaker and Triple H knocked out each other. The Rock entered the arena and replaced Paul Heyman for commentary. Undertaker attacked The Rock, causing Rock to interfere in the match and attack Undertaker. The Rock tried to hit The Undertaker with a chair but Undertaker ducked and Triple H was hit with the chair. Undertaker executed a Last Ride for a near-fall. Rock executed a Rock Bottom on Undertaker and Triple H performed a Pedigree on Undertaker and tried to pin Undertaker, but the referee was still groggy. Undertaker hit Triple H with a low blow and pinned Triple H with a roll-up to retain the title. After the match, The Rock performed the People's Elbow on The Undertaker but Triple H performed a Pedigree on The Rock and The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Triple H, ending the show.
caption: Brock Lesnar won the 2002 King of the Ring tournament
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