WWF King Of The Ring Tournament – 1994

April 13 – June 19, 1994

– Qualifying Round

Burlington, VT – April 26, 1994
Monday Night Raw – 5/9/94:
Razor Ramon pinned Kwang with the Razor’s Edge

Burlington, VT – April 26, 1994
Monday Night Raw – 5/16/94:
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) pinned Sparky Plugg with a slingshot splash into the ring at 6:27

Rochester, NY – War Memorial Auditorium – April 13, 1994
WWF Superstars – 5/14/94:
Mabel pinned Quebecer Pierre with a sidewalk slam at 2:57; neither Oscar or Johnny Polo were allowed ringside for the match

Rochester, NY – War Memorial Auditorium – April 13, 1994
WWF Superstars – 5/7/94:
IRS pinned Scott Steiner at 6:48 by rolling out of a sunset flip and grabbing the ropes for leverage; after the match, IRS escaped Rick and Scott Steiner by escaping into the crowd (Rick’s last TV appearance; Scott’s final TV appearance until November 2002)

Youngstown, OH – Struthers Fieldhouse – May 23, 1994
Raw – 6/6/94:
Tatanka pinned Crush (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a lumberjack match at 19:04 after Lex Luger – who was not one of the lumberjacks – came to ringside and knocked out Crush with the running forearm on the outside; lumberjacks included: Adam Bomb, Bam Bam Bigelow, Doink the Clown, the Bushwhackers, the Smoking Gunns, Duke Drose, Sparky Plugg, the 1-2-3 Kid, IRS, Ted Dibiase, Razor Ramon, Jeff Jarrett, Jim Cornette, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Kwang, & Nikolai Volkoff

Youngstown, OH – Struthers Fieldhouse – May 23, 1994
Raw:
Owen Hart pinned Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) (sub. for Earthquake) at 8:29 with a roll up as Doink was distracted by Jeff Jarrett at ringside, who was attempting to kidnap Dink; Doink was a replacement for Earthquake due to Earthquake being injured by Yokozuna and Crush during the 5/14/94 house show in Anaheim; footage of Yoko hitting a Bonzai Drop on Earthquake at the show was televised before the match to explain his absence

Albany, NY – Knickerbocker Arena – April 27, 1994
WWF Superstars – 5/28/94:
The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Adam Bomb (w/ Harvey Wippleman) at 5:12 with a small package after Kwang accidentally sprayed green mist in Bomb’s face

Albany, NY – Knickerbocker Arena – April 27, 1994
WWF Superstars – 5/21/94:
Jeff Jarrett (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lex Luger via count-out at 6:56 after Crush attacked Luger on the floor, behind the referee’s back, and rammed him into the ring steps, with Luger then chasing after Crush and brawling with him all the way backstage; after the match, Jarrett and Fuji celebrated in the ring with Jarrett then waving the Japanese flag

– Quarter-Finals

From this point on, all bouts took place in Baltimore, MD on June 19, 1994.

Razor Ramon pinned Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Luna Vachon) at 8:24 with a scoop slam off the top from behind as Bigelow attempted the moonsault

IRS pinned Mabel (w/ Oscar) at 5:34 with his feet on the ropes

Owen Hart pinned Tatanka at 8:18 by blocking a sunset flip

The 1-2-3 Kid pinned Jeff Jarrett at 4:39 by blocking the figure-4 with an inside cradle; after the match, Jarrett attacked the Kid until several officials pulled him away

– Semi-Finals

Razor Ramon pinned IRS at 5:13 with the Razor’s Edge

Owen Hart defeated the 1-2-3 Kid via submission with the Sharpshooter at 3:37

– Finals

Owen Hart pinned Razor Ramon at 6:35 with a elbow drop off the top after Jim Neidhart attacked Razor at ringside, hitting a clothesline and sending him into the steel ring post; during the post-match coronation, Owen proclaimed himself the King of Harts