King of the Ring 1994 King of the Ring 1994 was the second annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on June 19 , 1994 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore , Maryland . " King of the Ring " is also the name of the tournament that was the focus of this pay - per - view event . The tournament to determine which wrestler would be crowned King of the Ring actually began the month before the pay - per - view , as the wrestlers gained entry in the tournament by participating in qualifying matches . These matches were held throughout May 1994 on WWF television programs , although the WWF did not explain how wrestlers were selected to compete in the qualifying matches . The second , third and fourth rounds of the tournament were televised on the pay - per - view broadcast on June 19 . Owen Hart won the tournament by defeating Doink the Clown to qualify and by winning three matches at the pay - per - view . Over the course of the evening , he defeated Tatanka in the quarter - finals , the 1 - 2 - 3 Kid in the semi - finals and Razor Ramon in the final match . He used his coronation ceremony to criticize his brother Bret , with whom he was feuding . The Hart brothers ' feud led to a Steel Cage match for Bret ' s WWF Championship . Although Owen lost the title match , the feud carried on as more family members got involved . In addition to the tournament , several other matches were held at the event . The main event match was a grudge match between two semi - retired wrestlers , Jerry Lawler and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper , which Piper won . The undercard also featured Bret Hart defending his WWF Championship against Diesel . Diesel won the match when Hart ' s brother - in - law Jim Neidhart interfered . As a result , Hart retained the title . The other match was for the WWF Tag Team Championship , in which The Headshrinkers successfully defended the belts against the team of Yokozuna and Crush . Background . Participants in the tournament qualified in matches televised during WWF programs in the weeks prior to the event . The first qualifying match took place on May 7 , 1994 . Irwin R . Schyster ( I . R . S . ) defeated Scott Steiner in a match televised on " WWF Superstars " . The next qualifying match took place on the May 9 , 1994 episode of " Monday Night Raw " , when Razor Ramon defeated Kwang with a Razor ' s Edge in a qualifying match to enter the tournament . In a match televised on May 14 , 1994 , Mabel ( of Men on a Mission ) defeated Pierre ( of The Quebecers ) to qualify for the tournament . Two days later , the May 16 , 1994 edition of " Monday Night RAW " featured a qualifying match between Bam Bam Bigelow and Thurman " Sparky " Plugg . Bigelow got the victory and was entered in the tournament . The remaining qualifying matches built up to the tournament and developed storylines that played out on the pay - per - view . Lex Luger faced Jeff Jarrett in a qualifying match on May 21 , 1994 . During the match , Crush came to the ring and fought with Luger . Jarrett won the match by countout and advanced to the tournament . Owen Hart was scheduled to wrestle Earthquake on May 23 , 1994 for a spot in the tournament , but the plan was changed after Earthquake left the WWF . To explain Earthquake ' s absence , the WWF showed footage of Yokozuna wrestling Earthquake and claimed that Earthquake had sustained an injury . Doink the Clown took Earthquake ' s place , but Owen Hart won the match to qualify for the tournament . Next , on May 28 , 1994 , a qualifying match between the 1 - 2 - 3 Kid and Adam Bomb was televised on " WWF Superstars " . The Kid won after Kwang attempted to interfere on Bomb ' s behalf . Kwang accidentally spat green mist in Bomb ' s face , allowing the Kid to get the victory . In the final qualifying match , Jimmy Del Ray was originally scheduled to face Tatanka in a match televised on " Monday Night Raw " on May 30 , 1994 , but Crush took Del Ray ' s place . The kayfabe reason given was that Crush ' s manager , Mr . Fuji , made a deal with Jim Cornette , Del Ray ' s manager , to allow Crush to compete . The match ended in a double countout , after Fuji and Chief Jay Strongbow , who was seconding Tatanka , got involved . This led to a Lumberjack match on " Monday Night Raw " the following week . Tatanka won the match and the spot in the tournament , after Lex Luger gained revenge for Crush ' s interference in his match by attacking Crush . The Headshrinkers had recently become faces after signing Captain Lou Albano as their manager . They received an immediate push and won the World Tag Team Championship by defeating The Quebecers . Meanwhile , Yokozuna was being buried by the WWF after losing the WWF Championship at WrestleMania X and being defeated by Earthquake in a Sumo match . He teamed with Crush , who was also managed by Mr . Fuji , to challenge The Headshrinkers for the tag team title at King of the Ring . After beating Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in April 1994 , Diesel was in the midst of a major push . He was considered the top contender to Bret Hart ' s WWF Championship , and a match was booked for King of the Ring in which only Hart ' s title would be on the line . The feud intensified on the May 30 , 1994 , edition of " Monday Night Raw " during Jerry Lawler ' s interview segment , The King ' s Court . During an interview with Hart , Lawler invited Diesel and his friend Shawn Michaels to confront Hart . After a verbal confrontation , Diesel performed his Jacknife Powerbomb on Hart , after which Diesel , Michaels and Lawler attacked Hart . The following week on " Monday Night Raw " , Bret announced that he would have a family member , whose identity would be a secret until the pay - per - view , in his corner to help prevent Michaels from interfering on Diesel ' s behalf . The buildup to the main event match began at WrestleMania X . " Rowdy " Roddy Piper had served as the guest referee during the main event match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna , and Jerry Lawler was a commentator . Following WrestleMania , Lawler used his interview segment , The King ' s Court , to insult Piper . After a match was signed between the two , Lawler insulted Piper further by introducing a scrawny fan dressed as Piper on The King ' s Court . He claimed that this impersonator was Piper himself , and he made the fan kiss Lawler ' s feet . Results . Tournament brackets . The tournament took place between April 13 and June 19 , 1994 . The tournament brackets were :