Action, Drama  •  2001  •  167 min  •  Teen (13+)

WWE King of the Ring 2001 (2001)

WWE King of the Ring 2001 poster

WWE King of the Ring 2001 (2001)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

King of the Ring (2001) was the ninth annual King of the Ring PPV. It was presented by Mars' Combos and took place on June 24, 2001 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The main event was a Triple Threat match involving Chris Benoit, Steve Austin and Chris Jericho for the WWF Championship. The undercard featured the 2001 King of the Ring tournament. Other matches on the undercard included a Street Fight between Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon, a WWF Light Heavyweight Championship match between champion Jeff Hardy and challenger X-Pac and a WWF Tag Team Championship between champions Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and the challenger team of Kane and Spike Dudley.


Starring Cast

Steve Austin  •   Chris Benoit  •   Chris Jericho

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The event is a sports entertainment spectacle focused on pre-determined athletic competition and dramatic storylines, not explicit political commentary or advocacy. Its primary purpose is entertainment, with any political undertones being incidental and not forming a central thesis.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The event features a diverse cast of performers, reflecting the talent pool in professional wrestling at the time. However, there is no evidence of explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on competition and rivalries, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The movie is a professional wrestling event and does not contain any meaningful narrative content or portrayal of family structures, roles, or values to evaluate against the given scale.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on athletic competition and character rivalries within the wrestling world, without addressing queer identity.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The professional wrestling event "WWE King of the Ring 2001" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on athletic competition, rivalries, and established wrestling storylines, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the broadcast.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The event primarily features male wrestlers competing in a tournament and championship matches. While female characters were part of WWE programming at the time, this specific pay-per-view does not include any scenes where a female character achieves victory over one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This event features professional wrestlers portraying characters consistent with their established real-life genders. There are no instances of characters, historically or canonically established as one gender, being portrayed as a different gender within the production.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Professional wrestling characters are typically portrayed by the real-life performers, whose race is inherent to their portrayal. There are no instances of characters with an established race from prior canon or history being portrayed by actors of a different race in this event.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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