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King of the Ring (2001) was the ninth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 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–a match involving three competitors for the WWF Championship. Steve Austin defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho to retain the title.