King of the Ring (1994)
1994 professional wrestling event
The 1994 King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the second annual King of the Ring event and hosted the finals of the eighth King of the Ring tournament for men. It took place on June 19, 1994, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. 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.
Owen Hart won the tournament by defeating Tatanka, the 1–2–3 Kid, and Razor Ramon over the course of the evening. He used his coronation ceremony to criticize his brother Bret Hart, 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.
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