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Line 1: {{cleanup-verify}} ~~[[image:Kor95.JPG\|right]]~~ {{unreferenced}} '''Willa Ford''' (born '''Amanda Lee Williford''' on [[January 22]], [[1981]]) is an [[United States\|American]] [[pop singer]]. '''King of the Ring''' was an annual [[World Wrestling Entertainment\|WWF]]-produced [[WWE PPV\|pay-per-view]] event. The first King of the Ring PPV was held in [[1993]] and the final event was held in [[2002]]. [[Image:Willaford.jpeg\|right\|thumbnail\|Willa Ford]] ~~==History==~~ Although the King of the Ring tournament was first made into a PPV event in 1993, the original King of the Ring tournament was actually held in [[1985]]. Don Muraco was the first King of the Ring. The second King of the Ring, [[Harley Race]] is noted for parlaying his King of the Ring victory into his "King of Wrestling" [[gimmick (professional wrestling)\|gimmick]]. Other winners who did the same include [[Owen Hart]] (''"King of Harts"'') and ''"King"'' [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.\|Mabel]]. Macho Man Randy Savage also worked this into his gimmick. ==~~Pay-per-view~~Biography== Willa was born and raised in [[Ruskin, Florida]]. She began pursuing her dream of becoming a singer at the age of 8, when she started singing with the ''Tampa Bay Children's Choir''. By the time she reached age 11, she had moved on from the children’s choir to the Tampa-based children’s performing arts troupe, ''Entertainment Revue''. This group consisted of 20 girls ages 5-16. The tour the area and sang at such places as, [[Walt Disney World]] and Busch Gardens. Willa worked hard in the group and moved her way up from a chorus member to the role of featured soloist. When Willa was 15, she left the troupe and landed spot with a local foursome ''FLA''. She didn’t stay long with the group before deciding to head out to Los Angeles. The King of the Ring main-event was an event in which typically fifteen to sixteen wrestlers wrestled in a one-on-one [[Tournament\|single elimination bracket]]. When a wrestler wins a match in the bracket, they advance forward to take on another wrestler that has also won. The final few matches would then take place at that year's King of the Ring event. The winner of the final match is officially crowned the ''King of the Ring''. There were also other matches that took place at the King of the Ring event since it was a traditional three hour PPV. In 1999 Willa while performing under the stage name '''Mandah''', she was signed to [[MCA]]. While with MCA she released a song on the double-platinum soundtrack ‘''Pokémon The First Movie’'' called ‘''Lullaby''’. She also landed a spot as an opening act for the [[Backstreet Boys]]. Which managed to attract a lot of attention, for her performances as well as her relationship with one of its members. Soon Willa’s label changed her stage name from Mandah, to avoid confusion with another female singer, to Willa Ford and tried to promote a beautiful singer with a good-girl image. After some negative publicity that tainted their clean-cut image for Willa, MCA decided to drop her, letting her move on to a label that would embrace her bad-girl image. The last King of the Ring was held on [[June 23]], 2002. The decision to stop King of the Ring has proven to be a controversial and unpopular decision among some fans who would prefer a PPV with a unique feature, rather than a regular PPV. However, other fans believe that former "Kings" such as [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.\|Mabel]] and [[Monty Sopp\|Billy Gunn]] who achieved little after winning the event made a mockery of the entire tournament. It wasn’t long before [[Lava/Atlantic]] would give Willa a deal and put her in to studio with a diverse variety of writers and producers. Although she had many talented writers working with her, Willa was determined to write most of the lyrics herself, which was unlike other teen singers at the time. She would use her life for material or make up a character that she would want to be. ~~==List of winners==~~ * 1985: [[Don Muraco]] * 1986: [[Harley Race]] * 1987: [[Randy Poffo\|Randy Savage]] * 1988: [[Ted Dibiase]] * 1989: [[Merced Solis\|Tito Santana]] * 1990: not held * 1991: [[Bret Hart]] 1992: not held ~~'''The Pay-Per-View Event winners'''~~ 1993: [[Bret Hart]] * 1994: [[Owen Hart]] * 1995: [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.\|Mabel]] * 1996: [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] * 1997: [[Paul Levesque\|Triple H ]] * 1998: [[Ken Shamrock]] * 1999: [[Monty Sopp\|Billy Gunn]] * 2000: [[Kurt Angle]] * 2001: [[Adam Copeland\|Edge]] * 2002: [[Brock Lesnar]] On July 17, 2001 Willa released her debut album ‘''Willa Was Here''’. The album contained the single (with a hyper link to the sexy video), ‘''I Wanna Be Bad''’. The album used smooth pop/R&B grooves, hot dance beats and vocoders. Although Willa has the beauty and talent mixed in with a hit single, her album only reached #56 on the [[Billboard Charts]]. ~~==1993==~~ [[Bret Hart]] def. [[Scott Hall\|Razor Ramon]] [[Mr Perfect]] def. [[Curtis Hughes\|Mr. Hughes]] by DQ [[Scott Bigelow\|Bam Bam Bigelow]] def. [[Jim Duggan]] [[Chris Chavis\|Tatanka]] and [[Lex Luger]] fought to a no contest [[Bret Hart]] def. [[Curt Hennig\|Mr. Perfect]] [[Rodney Anoai\|Yokozuna]] def. WWF World Champion [[Hulk Hogan]] to win the title [[The Smokin' Gunns]], [[Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Steiner]] def. [[Samu]], [[Fatu]], [[Mike Rotunda\|Irwin R. Schyster]] and [[Ted DiBiase]] WWF Intercontinental Champion [[Shawn Michaels]] def. [[Brian Adams (wrestler)\|Crush]] [[Bret Hart]] def. Bam Bam Bigelow to become King of the Ring While promoting her album, Willa did a Mall tour for ''Nautica Kids'', served as the spokesperson for ''Pantene Pro-V’s ‘Pro-Voice’'' campaign, and appeared on the in-concert cable special, ''Teensation''. Also [[MTV]] got Willa to host their reality series ‘''I Bet You Will''’. MTV was impressed by Willa’s hosting they got her to also host their Spring Break series, which included ‘''The Morning After''’. Willa’s song ‘''I Wanna Be Bad''’ became the theme song for ''Six-Flags'' theme parks and was also use by ''7-UP'' for one of their campaigns. Willa also became a model for ''Bongo'' Ads. In 2002 Willa co-wrote and sang a duet with [[Koreans\|Korean]] Pop star [[Park Ji Yoon]] intitled ‘''Nastified''’, which was on Park's 5th album ''Man''. ~~==1994==~~ [[Scott Hall\|Razor Ramon]] def. Bam Bam Bigelow Irwin R. Schyster def. [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.\|Mabel]] [[Owen Hart]] def. Tatanka [[Sean Waltman\|1-2-3 Kid]] def. [[Jeff Jarrett]] [[Kevin Nash\|Diesel]] def. WWF World Champion [[Bret Hart]] by DQ [[Razor Ramon]] def. Irwin R. Schyster [[Owen Hart]] def. [[Sean Waltman\|1-2-3 Kid]] WWF Tag Team Champions [[Fatu]] and [[Samu]] def. Crush and Yokozuna [[Owen Hart]] def. Razor Ramon to become King of the Ring [[Rody Piper]] def. [[Jerry Lawler]] In 2003 Willa came back with a hot dance song that forever immortalized a sorority chant, ‘''A Toast To Men''’, which featured a special guest rapper [[Lady May]]. The single was from her unreleased sophomore album ‘''Sexysexobsessive''’. The single did well, but cause of some legalities at her label her album wasn’t released. This also caused Willa to leave the label and go in search for a new one. ~~==1995==~~ [[Savio Vega]] def. Yokozuna [[Brian James (wrestler)\|The Roadie]] def. [[Bob Holly]] [[Shawn Michaels]] and [[Charles Wright\|Kama]] fought to a no contest Mabel def. [[Mark Calaway\|Undertaker]] Savio Vega def. [[Brian James (wrestler)\|The Roadie]] [[Bret Hart]] def. [[Jerry Lawler]] Mabel def. Savio Vega to become King of the Ring Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow def. Tatanka and [[Sid Eudy\|Psycho Sid]] While fans wait for a her sophomore release, Willa has made some appearances. In 2005 Willa was chosen from many candidates to host the fighting competition reality show ‘''The Ultimate Fighter''’. After the show’s finale Willa got a shot at being the summers guest doll, for the Vegas ''Pussy Cat Dolls'' show. As well as being one of the celebrity quarterbacks in the upcoming ''2006 Lingerie Bowl III''. Which will air during the ''Super Bowl'' halftime. ~~==1996==~~ [[Steve Austin]] def. [[Marc Mero]] [[Jake Roberts]] def. [[Leon White\|Vader]] WWF Tag Team Champions [[The Smokin' Gunns]] def. [[Mark Canterbury\|Henry O. Godwinn]] and [[Dennis Knight\|Phineas Godwinn]] [[Ultimate Warrior]] def. [[Jerry Lawler]] [[Mick Foley\|Mankind]] def. Undertaker [[Ahmed Johnson]] def. WWF Intercontinental Champion [[Virgil Runnels III\|Goldust]] to win the title [[Steve Austin]] def. [[Jake Roberts]] to become King of the Ring WWF World Champion [[Shawn Michaels]] def. [[David Smith (wrestler)\|Davey Boy Smith]] ==~~1997~~Discography== Triple H def. [[Ahmed Johnson]] [[Mick Foley\|Mankind]] def. [[Jerry Lawler]] Goldust def. Crush [[Owen Hart]], [[Jim Neidhart]] and Davey Boy Smith def. Psycho Sid and the [[Road Warriors]] [[Paul Levesque\|Triple H]] def. [[Mick Foley\|Mankind]] to become King of the Ring [[Shawn Michaels]] and [[Steve Austin]] fought to a double disqualification WWF World Champion The Undertaker def. [[Ron Simmons\|Faarooq]] ==~~1998~~=Albums=== [[The Headbangers]] and [[Taka Michinoku]] def. [[Shoichi Funaki]], [[Mens Teioh]] and [[Dick Togo]] [[Ken Shamrock]] def. [[Jeff Jarrett]] [[The Rock (entertainer)\|Rocky Maivia]] def. [[Dan Severn]] [[Too Cool]] def. [[Al Snow]] and Head [[Sean Waltman\|X-Pac]] def. [[Owen Hart]] WWF Tag Team Champions [[Brian James (wrestler)\|Road Dogg]] and [[Monty Sopp\|Billy Gunn]] def. [[Bob Holly]] and [[Bart Gunn]] [[Ken Shamrock]] def. Rocky Maivia to become King of the Ring Undertaker def. [[Mick Foley\|Mankind]] *This is [[one]] of the most famous [[matches]] in [[professional wrestling]] history. For more details, see [[Hell in a Cell The [[Undertaker]] v. [[Mankind]]\|Hell in a Cell]]. [[Glen Jacobs\|Kane]] def. WWF World Champion [[Steve Austin]] to win the title 2001: Willa Was Here ~~==1999==~~ [[Sean Waltman\|X-Pac]] def. [[Bob Holly\|Hardcore Holly]] [[Glen Jacobs\|Kane]] def. [[Paul Wight\|The Big Show]] [[Monty Sopp\|Billy Gunn]] def. [[Ken Shamrock]] [[Brian James\|Road Dogg]] def. [[Joanie Laurer\|Chyna]] [[Hardy Boyz\|The Hardy Boyz]] def. [[Edge & Christian\|Edge and Christian]] [[Billy Gunn]] def. [[Kane]] [[Sean Waltman\|X-Pac]] def. [[Brian James\|Road Dogg]] [[WWE Championship\|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Mark Calaway\|The Undertaker]] def. [[The Rock (entertainer)\|The Rock]] [[Monty Sopp\|Billy Gunn]] def. [[Sean Waltman\|X-Pac]] to become King of the Ring [[Shane McMahon]] and [[Vince McMahon]] def. [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] ==~~2000~~=Singles=== [[Solofa Fatu\|Rikishi]] def. [[Chris Benoit]] [[Sean Morley\|Val Venis]] def. [[Eddie Guerrero]] [[Mike Lockwood\|Crash Holly]] def. [[Barry Buchanan\|Bull Buchanan]] [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Chris Jericho]] [[Adam Copeland\|Edge]] and [[Jason Reso\|Christian]] def. [[Hardy Boyz\|The Hardy Boyz]], [[Too Cool]], [[Andrew Martin\|Test]] and [[Matthew Bloom\|Prince Albert]] to win the WWF Tag Team Title [[Solofa Fatu\|Rikishi]] def. [[Sean Morley\|Val Venis]] [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Mike Lockwood\|Crash Holly]] [[WWE Hardcore Championship\|WWF Hardcore Champion]] [[Pierre Clemont\|Pat Patterson]] and [[Gerald Brisco]] fought to no contest [[Crash Holly]] def. WWF Harcore Champion [[Pat Patterson]] to win the title [[Brian James\|Road Dogg]], [[Sean Waltman\|X-Pac]] and [[Terri Poch\|Tori]] def. [[The Dudley Boyz]] [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Solofa Fatu\|Rikishi]] to become King of the Ring [[The Rock (entertainer)\|The Rock]], [[Glen Jacobs\|Kane]] and [[Mark Calaway\|The Undertaker]] def. [[Paul Levesque\|Triple H]], [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Shane McMahon]]. The Rock became the [[WWE Champion\|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]]. 2001: I Wanna Be Bad (feat. Royce Da 5'9) ~~==2001==~~ 2001: Did Ya Understand That [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Jason Reso\|Christian]] ([[Shane McMahon]] helped Angle Win the match) 2001: Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) [[Adam Copeland\|Edge]] def. [[Terry Gerin\|Rhyno]] 2003: A Toast To Men (feat. Lady May) WWF Tag Team Champions [[Dudley Boyz\|The Dudley Boyz]] def. [[Matthew Hyson\|Spike Dudley]] and [[Glen Jacobs\|Kane]] [[Adam Copeland\|Edge]] def. [[Kurt Angle]] to become King of the Ring ([[Jason Reso\|Christian]] Helped Edge by Distracting the ref while edge was tapping to the [[Ankle Lock]] Then Shane McMahon came out and speared Angle allowing Edge to get the win [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship\|WWF Light Heavyweight Champion]] [[Jeff Hardy]] def. [[X-Pac]] [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Shane McMahon]] WWF World Champion [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] def. [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chris Benoit]] ===Soundtracks/Others=== ~~==2002==~~ [[Rob Szatkowski\|Rob Van Dam]] def. [[Chris Jericho]] [[Brock Lesnar]] def. [[Andrew Martin\|Test]] [[Jamie Howard\|Jamie Noble]] def. WWE Cruiserweight Champion [[Gregory Helms\|The Hurricane]] to win the title [[Ric Flair]] def. [[Eddie Guerrero]] (Flair got help from [[Bubba Ray Dudley]] when he hit the Bubba Bomb on Eddie) [[Nora Greenwald\|Molly Holly]] def. [[WWE Women's Championship\|WWE Women's Champion]] [[Trish Stratus]] to win the title [[Kurt Angle]] def. [[Hulk Hogan]] [[Brock Lesnar]] def. [[Rob Szatkowski\|Rob Van Dam]] to become King of the Ring [[WWE Champion\|WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Mark Calaway\|The Undertaker]] def. [[Paul Levesque\|Triple H]] 1999: Pokémon: The First Movie [Soundtrack] ~~== Trivia ==~~ 2001: Pantene Pro Voice Vol 1 [[Hulk Hogan]] competed at the first and last King of the Ring PPVs in non-tournament matches, losing both times. At the 1993 King of the Ring, he faced [[Rodney Anoai\|Yokozuna]]. In 2002, he faced [[Kurt Angle]]. 2001: Spyder Games [Soundtrack] King of the Ring 1995 is regarded as the Worst WWF pay-per-view ever. Also, the [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\|Philadelphia]] crowd were chanting [[Extreme Championship Wrestling#WWF Cross-Promotion\|"ECW! ECW! ECW!"]] during the Mabel-Savio Vega match. The event was inducted into [[Wrestlecrap]]. 2001: Totally Hits 2001 At KOTR 1993 [[Jerry Lawler\|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] attacked [[Bret Hart]] during his royal coronation speech and claiming that he was the real "King of Wrestling." The two had a long rivalry that lasted for two years. 2001: MTV: TRL Christams An infamous Hell in a Cell match occurred at KOTR 1998 between [[Mick Foley\|Mankind]] and [[Mark Calaway\|Undertaker]]. This Match is Widely Regarded as One of the Greatest Cage Matches Ever. 2002: Park Ji Yoon - Man [[Joanie Laurer\|Chyna]] is the only woman to ever compete in a King of the Ring tournament. 2002: MTV-The Best Of Trl Pop King of the Ring 1996 was the birth of [[Stone Cold Steve Austin\|Austin 3:16]]. 2002: Undercover Brother [Soundtrack] King of The Ring was cancelled after 2002 when the WWF wanted to cut the number of major pay-per-views down from 5 to 4 (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series). 2003: What A Girl Wants [Soundtrack] 2003: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star [Soundtrack] 2004: Gay.com: Winter 2004 Hits ==~~External Link~~Filmography== [http://www.wrestlingattitude.com/kotr.html WWF King of the Ring History] ===Music Videos=== ~~[[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment shows]]~~ ~~[[Category:Professional wrestling tournaments]]~~ 2001 I Wanna Be Bad 2001 Did Ya Understand That 2001 Santa Baby (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) 2002 Uncle Kracker's: In A Little While -"Girlfriend" 2003 A Toast To Men ===TV=== 2001 Pantene Pro-Voice Featuring Jewel - Herself 2001 The Mind of the Married Man - Herself 2002 Six Flags Commercial - Herself 2002 Rasing Dad - Edie "Bully" 2002 I Bet You Will - Herself 2002 The Miss Teen USA Pageant - Co-host 2003 Morning After - Herself 2004 VH1's 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments - Herself "commentator" 2004 VH1's My Coolest Years: Bad Girls - Herself "featured" 2005 VH1's 100 Greatest Kids Stars - Herself "commentator" 2005 WB Morning Show - Herself "featured" 2005 The Ultimate Fighter - Host 2005 My Fair Brady: Episode 3 - Herself "model" 2005 The Fabulous Life Of: Las Vegas - Herself "featured" 2005 ESPN Hollywood: Lingerie Bowl - Herself "featured" 2005 Last Call With Carson Daly: Lingerie Bowl Event - Herself "featured" ==References== ===Biography=== http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/ford_willa/bio.jhtml http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/ultimatefighter/ http://www.lingeriebowl.com/ http://www.scopemag.com/2005/06/30/pussycats.html ===Albums=== http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-3054812-9291015 ===Singles=== http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-3054812-9291015 ===Soundtracks/Others=== http://us.yesasia.com/gb/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1001822521/aid-561/section-music/code-k/version-all ===Music Videos=== http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/ford_willa/audvid.jhtml http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/uncle_kracker/audvid.jhtml ===TV=== http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/ford_willa/artist.jhtml http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/ultimatefighter/ http://www.lingeriebowl.com/ [[Category:1981 births\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:Solo artist\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:Pop music\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:Pop singers\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:Female singers\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:American pop singers\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:American songwriters\|Ford, Willa]] [[Category:People from Florida\|Ford, Willa]] [[de:Willa Ford]] [[no:Willa Ford]] [[sv:Willa Ford]]

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