King of the Ring 1994

WWF King Of The Ring 1995 Eight Man Elimination Tournament with Mabel, Undertaker, Kama, Shawn Michaels, Bob Holly, Roadie, Razor Ramon, Yokozuna, plus Tag Team Championship Diesel and Bam Bam vs Sid and Tanaka, and extra feature Bret Hart vs Jerry Lawler	WWE Survivor Series 1998 - Deadly Games	WWE King Of The Ring 1998 - Off With Their Heads	WWE King of the Ring 2000 The World Wrestling Federation's King of the Ring production is an annual pay-per-view extravaganza, and this summer 2000 edition features a one-night tournament, a few bizarre matches (such as one weird tussle between two aging wrestlers, both of them male, attired in evening g...	WWE King of the Ring 2002
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The King of Harts & Will Bret Kick Out of the Jacknife?
King of the Ring 1994 was a memorable night as it was night that the late great Owen Hart solidified his moment in WWF history. Yes, I was aware of his classic win over Bret Hart at WrestleMania but unfortunately that match was overshadowed by Bret winning the title & the classic ladder match between HBK/Ramon. Ironically, the story behind this event was similar to that along with a Champion vs Champion contest. KOTR Quarter Final: Razor Ramon vs Bam Bam Bigelow. This was a good opener as both men worked hard here & even though this was a better performance from Bigelow in the quarter finals than last year's, this was a step-below Razor's opening match with Bret Hart. KOTR Quarter Final: Mabel vs I.R.S. Don't expect anything special in this one. Luckily, it is not too long & it is decent for the time being. KOTR Quarter Final: Owen Hart vs Tatanka. Owen dominated this entire match while Tatanka got a shot here & there but the match was good with some nice back & forth action near the end. KOTR Quarter Final: 1-2-3 Kid vs Jeff Jarrett. As usual, this was more of the Kid being the underdog against the veteran Jarrett. Another decent match but the aftermath added more to this contest than the actual match. WWF Champion Bret Hart w/Jim Niedhart vs Intercontinental Champion Diesel w/Shawn Michaels. The surprise of the night was that the "Anvil" Niedhart was the secret cornerman for Bret & this was the first great match of Diesel's entire career (trust me, there were not many). Diesel displayed a nice series of power moves, with added interference from HBK while Bret did what he does best & that was deliver excellent story-telling by working on Diesel's knees, while showing that he was not going to beaten easily & avoid the Jacknife Powerbomb. The ending was just there to put over the storyline of Bret/Owen but this was the best match of the night. KOTR Semi Finals: Razor Ramon vs I.R.S. These two had the sleeper match of the night earlier in the year at the Royal Rumble but for some reason this one was a little hard to sit through. It could have been the timing of each move after already wrestling once but there was nothing special here. KOTR Semi Finals: Owen Hart vs 1-2-3 Kid. It is very rare in the world of professional wrestling that you would witness an awesome match & have it be so short. This was the case from the opening bell when Owen delivered a dropkick through the ropes during Kid's entrance & from there we get a fast paced back & forth struggle. Great job by both men to deliver the second best match of the night but more importantly, the best match of the tournament. WWF Tag Team Champions The Headshrinkers vs Yokozuna & Crush. This match was more about putting over the storyline between Lex Luger & Crush, even though Luger was not in the match; he did show up afterwards. The match itself was watchable & fairly decent considering the people in it. One more added note, Yokozuna was actually related to the Headshrinkers, Samu & Fatu who later was known as Rikishi. KOTR Finals: Razor Ramon vs Owen Hart. This was the main reason that this event became special as Owen Hart will forever be remembered as not only being the second King of the Ring winner but known as the "King of the Harts". Okay, the match was average at best but the real story was the shocking (at that time) heel turn from Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart to help Owen win the match & put over the storyline of Bret/Owen into SummerSlam. Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Jerry "The King" Lawler. This was a horrible way to end what was at least a good show as the action is very slow & sloppy that neither man has ever even spoken about this match to this day. Overall, I thought this was good show, even though I thought last year's tournament (the one Bret won) was better but this is still worth seeing for the awesome Bret/Diesel encounter, Owen winning the KOTR & advancing the brother vs brother storyline.

The Rocket Becomes The King Of Harts
WWE 24/7 once again allowed me to relive an old school PPV in the King Of The Ring 1994. For those who don't know or don't rememeber, the King Of The Ring PPV was based on a tournament (similar to how the Royal Rumble PPV is based off the battle royal match itself) that was a single elimination which ment that you had to win your match or else your out of the tournament. The first round matches were 15 mins., second round was 30, and the finals had an hour time limit. Razor Ramon vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - Two of the guys Bret fought last year go against each other this year & this was better than Bigelow's opening match last year but not the same level as Razor's last year against Bret. It was Razor trying to match power with power against Bigelow only for it to keep working in favor of Bigelow until Razor was able to use Bigelow's momentum against him to pick up the victory. Mabel vs. I.R.S. - This was just a decent match here between these two here as I.R.S. carried Mabel to a better performance than we usually get from him. Owen Hart vs. Tatanka - This was an exibition match for Owen Hart as he dominated it a majority of the bout with Tatanka making a comeback before Owen won & moved on the next round. 1-2-3- Kid vs. Jeff Jarrett - Average match with the Kid (as usual during this time) playing the underdog role against Double J before getting the quick upset. The real story of this match was the aftermath that would effect the Kid throughout the rest of the tournament. WWF Champion Bret Hart vs. Intercontinental Champion Diesel - This was a rare champion vs. champion match with Shawn Michaels & the suprize return of Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart as the cornermen for this match. Now I'm not a fan of Kevin "Diesel" Nash as for as his inring work goes but he always had good series of matches with certain people & Bret Hart is at the top of that list. Diesel used his power & height advantage (along with Shawn Michaels getting involved at times) while Bret worked on "brought him down to his size" by working on his legs & using submission/weardown holds. Eventhough some might concider the ending a jip, it would all makes sense by the end of the night. Anyways, this is one of the best Diesel/Kevin Nash matches you'll find that will always get overshadowed by their later encounters in 1995. Razor Ramon vs. I.R.S. - How ironic that for the second year in a row, Razor has a Royal Rumble rematch. Unfortunally, their Rumble match was better as they just weren't clicking here in this short match before Razor advanced to the finals. 1-2-3 Kid vs. Owen Hart - Boy, this match started out with a bang...or better yet, a dropkick through the ropes by Owen while Kid was still walking to the ring. This was fast paced non stop action in the short time they had & the best match thoughout the entire tournament. WWF Tag Team Champions Headshrinkers vs. Yokozuna & Crush - As a ironic side note for those who don't already know, Yokozuna is a member of the famous samoan Anoki family, the cousin of both Headshrinkers Samu & Fatu a.k.a. Rikishi, and nephew of Wild Samoan Afa who's the manager of the Headshrinkers. Anyways, this was a good tag team match between all four men but nothing really noteworthy about it. King Of The Ring Finals: Razor Ramon vs. Owen Hart - Unfortunally, this match was too short to really turn into a good wrestling match but it was average for what it was. The bigger story here wasn't the actual match itself but the appearence of Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart to help Owen Hart become the 1994 King Of The Ring & go on as the "King Of Harts." As a personal note, I know many people concider Owen pinning Bret at WrestleMania X in Madison Square Garden as Owen Hart's crowning moment but that ended up getting overshadowed by the Ladder Match & Bret winning the belt back later in the night. This PPV to me was Owen's crowning moment as he won the King Of The Ring tournament & was the talk of the night by the end of the PPV. Long live Owen Hart. Roddy Piper vs. Jerry Lawler - I'm not even going to try to summerize this match because it was just horrible. So horrible to the point where Jerry Lawler didn't want to talk about it on Roddy Piper's DVD. A bad way to end the show. In the end, this years tournament wasn't as good as the previous years but they made up with it with 2 out of the 3 undercard matches to make this just an average PPV. The real highlights here was the first Diesel/Hart match along with Owen's performances in the tournament. Overall, if your a fan of Owen Hart's then I would recommend.

WWF King Of The Ring 1994
This was the greatest King Of The Ring of all time in my opinion. I think it was a wonderful event that helped kick off what would become a very memorable summer for the World Wrestling Federation. It happened on June 19th, 1994. One of the coolest parts of this event happened before the actual pay-per-view. Todd Pettengill, currently a radio DJ on WPLJ in New York City, hosted a pre-show in which he and Johnny Polo (Raven) ran down all the situations that led to the Superstars advancing to the Quarter Final Round. The actual pay-per-view started off with Razor Ramon and the late, great Bam Bam Bigelow locking up to see who would advance to the Semi Final Round. NFL Football great and Baltimore legend Art Donovan joins Gorilla Monsoon and Macho Man Randy Savage for commentary. The event happened in Baltimore, explaining why Donovan joined them, although he seems to not know a wristlock from a wristwatch. Hot Rod Rowdy Roddy Piper and Jerry "the King" Lawler also square off in a match that often gets a bad rap, but in all actuality is pretty good. Bret Hart and Diesel have their first of what would become 3 really cool matches. K.O.T.R. '94 also sees the return of Bret's brother-in-law and former Hart Foundation partner, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart. The return of the Anvil is a double-edged sword, though, as he winds up helping Bret's then feuding brother, Owen, win the King Of The Ring tournament. It is a very cool ppv that you really should add to your collection. Another 1994 5 star classic.

King Owen Hart!
WWF King of the Ring 1994 6/19/1994 Baltimore Arena,Baltimore Maryland King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; Razor Ramon defeated Bam Bam Bigelow King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; Irwin R.Scyhster(IRS)defeated Mabel King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated Tatanka King of the Ring Quarterfinal Math; The 123 Kid defeated Jeff Jarrett(After the match Jarrett is mad that he lost and gives the 123 Kid and dramatic beating). WWF Championship Match; WWF Intercontinental Champion Diesel defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart by disqualification after interference from Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.Bret retains the WWF Title.(It was obvious that Jim "The Anvil" Nidhart interfered to help Bret keep his title so then Bret could later face Owen in hopes that Owen would win the title,even though that didnt happen). King of the Ring Semifinal Match; Razor Ramon defeated Irwin R.Schyster(I.R.S) King of the Ring Semifinal match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated The 123 Kid WWF Tag Team Championship Match; The Headshrinkers(Samu and Fatu)defeated Crush and Yokozuna to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles.(***** tag team match,The Headshrinkers use to be one of my favorite tag teams in the WWF. Also Lex Luger appears during the match). 1994 King of the Ring Finals Match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated Razor Ramon to become the 1994 King of the Ring.(Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart interferes and costs Ramon the match.Then after the match Owen puts on the crown,and the robe and tells everyone from now on he wants to be known as the "King of Harts"). "Rowdy" Roddy Piper defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler.(This is Piper coming out of retirement something he does often to compete against Jerry "The King" Lawler after months of Jerry "The King" Lawler verbally tormenting Piper.Well at least the Rowdy one won.) Overall a good King of the Ring .The WWF Championship Match was pretty good but could have ended better if not for Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.Also there would later be an cage match between Bret Hart and his brother Owen Hart for the WWF Title at SummerSlam 1994 in an cage match.Bret would be victorious but Owen put on one **** of an show.It was sad to see that Owen as hard as he use to work in the ring never achieve the success of that of his brother Bret not to mention never winning the WWF title not once before his death in 1999.Owen was a good man an a good wrestler who is missed dearly!He wont be forgotten!

King Owen Hart!
WWF King of the Ring 1994 6/19/1994 Baltimore Arena,Baltimore Maryland King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; Razor Ramon defeated Bam Bam Bigelow King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; Irwin R.Scyhster(IRS)defeated Mabel King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated Tatanka King of the Ring Quarterfinal Math; The 123 Kid defeated Jeff Jarrett(After the match Jarrett is mad that he lost and gives the 123 Kid and dramatic beating). WWF Championship Match; WWF Intercontinental Champion Diesel defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart by disqualification after interference from Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.Bret retains the WWF Title.(It was obvious that Jim "The Anvil" Nidhart interfered to help Bret keep his title so then Bret could later face Owen in hopes that Owen would win the title,even though that didnt happen). King of the Ring Semifinal Match; Razor Ramon defeated Irwin R.Schyster(I.R.S) King of the Ring Semifinal match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated The 123 Kid WWF Tag Team Championship Match; The Headshrinkers(Samu and Fatu)defeated Crush and Yokozuna to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles.(***** tag team match,The Headshrinkers use to be one of my favorite tag teams in the WWF. Also Lex Luger appears during the match). 1994 King of the Ring Finals Match; "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated Razor Ramon to become the 1994 King of the Ring.(Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart interferes and costs Ramon the match.Then after the match Owen puts on the crown,and the robe and tells everyone from now on he wants to be known as the "King of Harts"). "Rowdy" Roddy Piper defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler.(This is Piper coming out of retirement something he does often to compete against Jerry "The King" Lawler after months of Jerry "The King" Lawler verbally tormenting Piper.Well at least the Rowdy one won.) Overall a good King of the Ring .The WWF Championship Match was pretty good but could have ended better if not for Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.Also there would later be an cage match between Bret Hart and his brother Owen Hart for the WWF Title at SummerSlam 1994 in an cage match.Bret would be victorious but Owen put on one **** of an show.It was sad to see that Owen as hard as he use to work in the ring never achieve the success of that of his brother Bret not to mention never winning the WWF title not once before his death in 1999.Owen was a good man an a good wrestler who is missed dearly!He wont be forgotten!