IWF King of the Ring (1994)
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| King of the Ring (1994) | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | June 19, 1994 | |
| Attendance | 12,000 | |
| Venue | Baltimore Arena | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| WrestleMania X | King of the Ring (1994) | SummerSlam (1994) |
| King of the Ring chronology | ||
| King of the Ring (1993) | King of the Ring (1994) | King of the Ring (1995) |
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 (IWF). 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 IWF television programs, although the IWF 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 Heart won the tournament by defeating The Clown to qualify and by winning three matches at the pay-per-view. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Pat Carter in the quarter-finals, the 1–2–3 Kid in the semi-finals and Tyler Ramon in the final match. He used his coronation ceremony to criticize his brother Bret, with whom he was feuding. The Heart brothers' feud led to a Steel Cage match for Bret's IWF 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 Heart defending his IWF Championship against Diesel. Diesel won the match when Heart's brother-in-law Jim Furlong interfered. As a result, Heart retained the title. The other match was for the IWF Tag Team Championship, in which The Headshrinkers successfully defended the belts against the team of McCorrmack and Crush.
