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Royal Rumble (1994)

The 1994Royal Rumblewas the seventh annualRoyal Rumbleprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view(PPV)eventproduced by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE). It took place on Saturday, January 22, 1994, at theProvidence Civic CenterinProvidence, Rhode Island—the second and final Royal Rumble held on a Saturday until the2022 event.Six matches were contested at the event, including onedark match.

Royal Rumble
Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJanuary 22, 1994
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
VenueProvidence Civic Center
Attendance14,500[1]
Buy rate200,000[2]
Tagline(s)30 Participants… In Your Living Room!
Pay-per-view chronology
←Previous
Survivor Series 		Next→
WrestleMania X
Royal Rumblechronology
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1993 		Next→
1995

For the1993 event,theRoyal Rumble matchwinner received a world championship match at that year'sWrestleMania.The 1994 Royal Rumble match also awarded the winner the same prize, which was a match for theWWF ChampionshipatWrestleMania X,thus becoming the tradition for the annual Royal Rumble match.

Themain eventwas the 1994 Royal Rumble match.Lex LugerandBret Hartwere named co-winners after simultaneously eliminating each other. TheundercardsawYokozunadefeatThe Undertakerin aCasket matchto retain theWWF Championship,The Quebecers(JacquesandPierre) defeatedBret HartandOwen Hartto retain theWWF Tag Team Championship,andRazor RamondefeatedIrwin R. Schysterto retain theIntercontinental Championship.

Production

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Background

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The event was held at theProvidence Civic CenterinProvidence, Rhode Island.

TheRoyal Rumbleis an annualgimmickpay-per-view(PPV) produced every January by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE) since 1988. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along withWrestleMania,SummerSlam,andSurvivor Series,which were dubbed the "Big Four",[3]and one of the "Big Five", along withKing of the Ringthat was established in 1993.[4]It is named after theRoyal Rumble match,a modifiedbattle royalin which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 1994 event was the seventh event in the Royal Rumble chronology and was scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 22, 1994, at theProvidence Civic CenterinProvidence, Rhode Island.[5][6]

The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers. Prior to 1992, there was no prize for winning the match. At the1992 event,as theWWF World Heavyweight Championshiphad been vacated, the prize for the 1992 Royal Rumble match was the vacant title. At the1993 event,it was decided that the winner would be awarded a match for the championship atWrestleMania IX.For 1994, the winner again earned a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which was atWrestleMania X,thus establishing a tradition of the Rumble winner earning aworld championshipmatch at WrestleMania.[5][6]

Storylines

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The first televised match of the pay-per-view was supposed to beLudvig Borgavs.Tatanka.The two were engaged in afeudthat began prior toSurvivor Series 1993.Tatanka had been undefeated in the WWF since his debut in 1991.[7]Borga ended this streak on the October 30, 1993, episode ofWWF Superstars(taped on September 28, 1993), when he hit Tatanka with a steel chair while therefereewas distracted.[7]As a results ofstorylineinjuries from this attack and the beating he suffered afterward at the hands of Borga andYokozuna,Tatanka was forced to miss the main event match at Survivor Series.[8]Although Tatanka defeated Borga by disqualification on the December 20, 1993, episode ofRaw,[9]the bitterness between the two remained.

Bam Bam BigelowreplacedLudvig Borgain a match againstTatanka.

Borga suffered alegitankle injury, however, and was replaced byBam Bam Bigelow.[10]Although the substitution took place shortly before the event, Bigelow and Tatanka also had a heated rivalry. In 1993, Bigelow had cut Tatanka's dyed red hair as an insult to hisLumbeeheritage.[7]The two faced each other as part of a six-man match atSummerSlam 1993,but the feud continued even after Tatanka's team emerged victorious.[11]

At Survivor Series 1993,Owen Hartwas eliminated during anelimination matchwhen he crashed into his brotherBret Hart,who was walking along the ring apron, causing Owen to lose his focus and bepinnedby Michaels.[12]After the match, Owen interrupted his brothers’ victory celebration to verbally attack Bret.[12]He demanded a match with Bret to settle the dispute. Bret refused, and the brothers reunited over theChristmasholidays.[13][14]They decided to focus their energy on taking the tag team title from the Quebecers. Their plan was temporarily put on hold whenMarty Jannettyand the1-2-3 Kidwon the belts,[15]but the Quebecers won a rematch the following week,[16]guaranteeing that the Harts would get their title shot.

Razor RamonandIrwin R. Schyster(I.R.S.) began feuding prior to SummerSlam 1993 because of ananglein whichMoney Inc.(Ted DiBiaseand I.R.S.) teased Ramon about losing to the1-2-3 Kid,a newcomer to the WWF.[17]The rivalry heated up when I.R.S. stole Ramon's gold chains whileShawn Michaelshad Ramon distracted.[18][19]Ramon and I.R.S. agreed to settle the feud at Royal Rumble 1994 with Ramon'sIntercontinental Championshipon the line.

The rivalry between Yokozuna andThe Undertakerbegan at Survivor Series 1993. Yokozuna, who was pushed as an unstoppable monster,[20]was unable to inflict any serious damage on The Undertaker when the two faced each other in an elimination match. Yokozuna slammed The Undertaker's head into the steel steps leading up to the ring, but The Undertaker was unharmed.[21]Later, Yokozuna used his finishing move, the Banzai Drop, on The Undertaker. When he tried to repeat the move, however, The Undertaker became the first wrestler to sit up after the move, surprising Yokozuna and his managers.[21]The Undertaker was granted a title shot[22]in aCasket match.In the following weeks, it was revealed that Yokozuna had a fear of caskets.[23]The Undertaker used this knowledge to gain a psychological advantage going into the match. On one occasion, Paul Bearer brought the casket to the ring to intimidate Yokozuna. When Yokozuna approached the casket to face his fear, the Undertaker popped out to scare Yokozuna.[22]

Lex Luger wanted to participate in the Royal Rumble match, as the winner was scheduled to get a title shot for theWWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipatWrestleMania X.The contract he had signed for his title shot at SummerSlam 1993, however, stated that he would not receive a rematch if he failed to win the title.[24]A compromise was reached, allowing Luger to compete. Yokozuna's manager,Mr. Fuji,was allowed to bring in two wrestlers,Genichiro TenryuandThe Great Kabuki,to hurt Luger's chances of winning.[20]

Event

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Other on-screen personnel[25]
Role: Name:
Commentator Vince McMahon
Ted DiBiase
Jim Ross(Radio WWF)
Gorilla Monsoon(Radio WWF)
Interviewer Todd Pettengill
Raymond Rougeau
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Referee Earl Hebner
Danny Davis
Joey Marella
Tim White

In adark matchbefore the broadcast, theBrooklyn BrawlerdefeatedJim Powers.[1]The Brawler used aswinging neckbreakerto get the victory.[26]As the pay per view broadcast began,Vince McMahonintroduced Ted DiBiase as his commentary partner for the evening.[17][27]

The first televised match was between Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow tried to attack Tatanka before the bell, but Tatanka moved.[14]The two fought back and forth, and Bigelow gained momentum after Tatanka missed acrossbodyfrom the top turnbuckle.[14]Bigelow used his weight to keep the advantage, sitting on Tatanka and later using abear hugto wear him down.[14]After the two hit each other with simultaneous crossbodies, Tatanka began awar dance.[14]Bigelow kicked Tatanka in the back of the head to regain the advantage but missed amoonsaultattempt from the top rope,[14]allowing Tatanka to perform a crossbody from the corner and get the victory.[28]

This match was followed by the Tag Team Championship match. The match started slowly, but both teams soon began brawling in the ring.[14]The Harts focused onPierre,butJacqueswas eventually able to tag in to rescue him.[14]After Pierre regained the advantage, Owen tagged in and took control of the match.[14]He applied theSharpshooterto Jacques, but Pierre broke the hold.[14]Bret tagged in but fell out of the ring and kayfabe hurt his knee when the Quebecers'managerpulled on the ropes.[14]The Quebecers focused on Bret's knee until Bret regained the advantage and attempted to apply the Sharpshooter. He was not able to stand, however, so the referee stopped the match and awarded the victory to the Quebecers.[28]After the match, Owen yelled at Bret for not tagging out of the match. He thenturnedon Bret by kicking his injured leg and leaving him lying in the ring.[29]This left fans wondering if Bret Hart would even make the Royal Rumble match itself.

Next came the match between Irwin R. Schyster and Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Championship, for whichJim RossandGorilla Monsoontook over the commentary roles. The match began with a brawl between the two, and Ramon got the early advantage.[14]Schyster eventually threw Ramon over the top rope and attacked him on the floor.[14]I.R.S. kept control of the match for quite a while, applying a reverse chinlock while using the ring ropes for additional leverage.[14]After Ramon escaped the hold, he was able to perform a fallaway slam on Schyster.[14]He then used an Irish Whip to throw Schyster into the corner, but the match turned around with a ref bump when referee Joey Marella was in the way and was kayfabe knocked unconscious.[25]Shawn Michaels ran to the ring with his fake Intercontinental belt and hit Ramon with it, and Schyster helped revive Marella to count the pinfall.[25]I.R.S. appeared to win the title, but referee Earl Hebner came to the ring and explained the situation to Marella.[14]When Michaels' belt was discovered in the ring, the match was restarted.[14]Ramon simply grabbed Schyster, who was standing on the second turnbuckle celebrating, and performed the Razor's Edge for the victory.[25]

The Undertakerfaced Yokozuna in a Casket match.

The next match was thecasket match;the first wrestler to get his opponent in the casket and close the lid would win the match and the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.Yokozunahad great difficulty inflicting any serious damage on The Undertaker, but it was soon revealed that Mr. Fuji had arranged for several wrestlers to get involved on Yokozuna's behalf.Crush,The Great Kabuki,Genichiro TenryuandBam Bam Bigelowinterfered,[28]but The Undertaker was able to fight back until Mr. Fuji stole The Undertaker'surnfrom Paul Bearer.[28]Yokozuna opened the urn, and smoke poured out.[30]Meanwhile,Adam Bomb,Jeff Jarrett,The Headshrinkers(SamuandFatu) andDieselthen came to the ring to help Yokozuna.[28]Eventually, Yokozuna and his allies were able to shut The Undertaker in the casket to end the match. They locked the casket and pushed it down the aisle until smoke started coming out of the casket.[28]The Undertaker appeared on the video screen at the end of the aisle, vowing to return.[14]The casket was shown exploding on the screen, although the casket in the arena did not explode.[28]The Undertaker then appeared to rise to the ceiling of the Civic Center.

Before the Royal Rumble match began, commentatorVince McMahonrevealed that WWF PresidentJack Tunneyhad shortened the interval between entrances from the traditional two minutes to 90 seconds due to time constraints.[25]Kamala was supposed to compete in the match, but he was replaced byVirgil.[28]Ludvig Borga could not compete due to his ankle injury and was replaced byKwang,a newcomer to the WWF.[10]In addition, the 1-2-3 Kid was replaced byThurman "Sparky" Plugg,who was also making his debut.[28]Bastion Booger was scheduled to be the twenty-fifth participant, but he did not appear for unknown reasons; Vince McMahon stated that he did not appear because he did not "feel good".[28][31]

Dieseleliminated seven wrestlers from the Royal Rumble match.

The Royal Rumble match began, withScott Steinerand Headshrinker Samu as the first and second participant.[31]Early in the match, Diesel tied a WWF record by throwing out seven consecutive wrestlers.[31]He was ultimately eliminated by a group of wrestlers, while his partner Shawn Michaels kept aloof.[14]Although Diesel wrestled as a heel at the time, his performance earned him applause from the crowd.[14]

Several ongoing feuds came into play during the match.Crushand his former friend,Randy Savagefought each other until Crush eliminated Savage.[14]Bam Bam Bigelow andDoink the Clownalso faced each other during the match. Doink had annoyed Bigelow with a series of pranks in late 1993,[32]and the feud was supposed to be settled at Survivor Series 1993, but the team of "Doinks" that Bigelow fought was justThe BushwhackersandMen on a Missiondressed up as clowns.[33]When they met in the Royal Rumble, Bigelow quickly eliminated Doink.[14]The Royal Rumble match also saw an old feud rekindled. Shawn Michaels andMarty Jannetty,former tag team partners as The Rockers, traded a series of punches when Jannetty entered the match and Michaels ultimately eliminated Jannetty from the match.[14]Due to being beat up by Owen Hart earlier in the night, there was a question as to if Bret Hart would even appear in the match. That question was answered when Bret Hart kayfabe limped to the ring as the 27th entrant in the match. Various different wrestlers went to work on his knee.

The final four wereFatu,Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, and Lex Luger. The four sized up each other and then Bret Hart eliminated Fatu while Lex Luger took care of Shawn Michaels. Luger had Hart in a bear hug after punching his face a bit and then briefly lifted him up, but couldn't hold Hart up for very long. Bret Hart then moved both himself and Luger to the ring ropes. In an attempt to push Luger over the top rope, Bret Hart managed to push himself over as well. Both wrestlers crashed to the floor simultaneously which ended the match.[13]Two referees argued about who had landed first while several inconclusive camera angles were broadcast.[34]Meanwhile, ring announcer Howard Finkel declared one wrestler as the winner followed by the other.[35]Eventually,WWF PresidentJack Tunneycame to the ring and had Finkel declare both men co-winners.[34]The situation regarding the title shot at WrestleMania X, which was to be given to the winner, remained unresolved until the following week onMonday Night Raw.[36]

Aftermath

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Ludvig Borga did not return to the WWF after his ankle healed,[26]so there was no closure to his feud with Tatanka. The feud between Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow was also soon forgotten. In the summer of 1994, both wrestlers joined Ted DiBiase'sMillion Dollar Corporation.[37]The two eventually formed a tag team and unsuccessfully challenged for the WWF Tag Team Championship.[38]

The feud between Razor Ramon and I.R.S. ended shortly after the Royal Rumble. On the January 31, 1994 edition ofMonday Night Raw,the 1-2-3 Kid stole Ramon's chains back from I.R.S., bringing the feud to an end.[36]Shawn Michaels’ attack on Razor Ramon increased the hostility between the two. The debate over the true holder of the Intercontinental Championship was settled at WrestleMania X in a ladder match with both belts suspended above the ring.[39]This ended the feud between Michaels and Ramon, although Ramon continued to feud with Michaels' friend Diesel.[40]

Owen Hart demanded a match against Bret Hart, which Bret repeatedly refused.[13]This situation was complicated because of Bret co-winning the Royal Rumble. Jack Tunney decided that both Bret Hart and Lex Luger would get separate title shots at WrestleMania X. A coin toss would determine who was to compete in the first title match, with the other wrestler facing "suitable competition". Lex Luger won the coin toss that was televised on Monday Night Raw;[13]Tunney then made the decision to have Bret Hart wrestle his brother, Owen, in the opening match at WrestleMania.[13](Had Luger lost the coin toss, he would have faced Crush.)[36]Owen won the match, but Bret came out of WrestleMania with theWWF World Heavyweight Championshipafter Yokozunadroppedthe title to him.[41][42]This led to an extended feud between the two that sawJim Neidhartreturn to the WWF to side with Owen andDavey Boy Smithto make a comeback to take Bret's side.[43]

Several of the events during the Royal Rumble match led to feuds and pay-per-view matches later in 1994. Diesel's performance in the Royal Rumble match led to him becoming an up and comer in the WWF pecking order and he became theIntercontinental Championshortly afterWrestleMania Xwith assistance from Shawn Michaels. The duo later won theWWF Tag Team Championshipthe night beforeSummerSlamin August. At SummerSlam, however, Michaels cost Diesel the Intercontinental Championship by inadvertently kicking him when Razor Ramon ducked out of the way. Finally, atSurvivor Seriesin November, the still-simmering tension between the two friends boiled over when Michaels hit Diesel with another kick intended for Razor during their Survivor Series elimination match. Diesel became irate and chased after Michaels, who escaped in a car and declared their friendship and team over.[14][40]

Meanwhile, Crush and Randy Savage faced each other in a Falls Count Anywhere match at WrestleMania X to settle their feud,[41]and Doink and hismidgetsidekickDinkfaced Bigelow and his kayfabe girlfriendLuna Vachonin a mixed tag match.[41]

The Undertaker did not appear in the WWF for several months after his loss to Yokozuna. In reality, he was given time off to allow a back injury to heal.[10]During his absence, the WWF promoted his return by showing video clips of people who claimed to have seen The Undertaker.[44]Ted DiBiase claimed to have brought The Undertaker back to the WWF, but Paul Bearer informed him that DiBiase's Undertaker was an impostor.[37]Paul Bearer claimed to have located the true Undertaker,[37]which led to a match atSummerSlam 1994between DiBiase's Undertaker (portrayed byBrian Lee) and Paul Bearer's original Undertaker.[45]After defeating the false Undertaker, Bearer's Undertaker got revenge against Yokozuna by winning a Casket match at Survivor Series 1994. To help prevent outside interference,Chuck Norriswas brought in as a guest referee.[46]

Results

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No.Results[1][28]StipulationsTimes[47]
1DThe Brooklyn BrawlerdefeatedJim Powers[26]Singles match1:11
2TatankadefeatedBam Bam Bigelow(withLuna Vachon)Singles match8:12
3The Quebecers(JacquesandPierre) (c) (withJohnny Polo) defeatedBret HartandOwen Hart[29]Tag team matchfor theWWF Tag Team Championship16:48
4Razor Ramon(c) defeatedIrwin R. SchysterSingles match for theWWF Intercontinental Championship11:30
5Yokozuna(c) (withMr. FujiandJim Cornette) defeatedThe Undertaker(withPaul Bearer)[25]Casket matchfor theWWF Championship14:20
6Bret Hart andLex Lugerco-won by last eliminating each other30-manRoyal Rumble matchfor a WWF Championship match atWrestleMania X55:04
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was adark match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

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A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.

Draw[48] Entrant[48] Order[48] Eliminated by[48] Time Eliminations[48]
1 Scott Steiner 4 Diesel 09:00 1
2 Samu 1 Scott Steiner 03:13 0
3 Rick Steiner 2 Owen Hart 03:57 0
4 Kwang 6 Diesel 05:57 0
5 Owen Hart 5 04:10 1
6 Bart Gunn 3 02:30 0
7 Diesel 13 Crush, Bam Bam Bigelow, Mabel, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, and Shawn Michaels 17:41 7
8 Bob Backlund 7 Diesel 00:41 0
9 Billy Gunn 8 00:14 0
10 Virgil 9 00:32 0
11 Randy Savage 11 Crush 04:38 1
12 Jeff Jarrett 10 Randy Savage 01:19 0
13 Crush 17 Bam Bam Bigelow, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Lex Luger, and Bret Hart 25:03 3
14 Doink the Clown 12 Bam Bam Bigelow 01:48 0
15 Bam Bam Bigelow 24 Lex Luger 30:12 5
16 Mabel 14 Crush, Bam Bam Bigelow, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, Shawn Michaels, Greg Valentine, Tatanka, and the Great Kabuki 09:57 1
17 Thurman "Sparky" Plugg 18 Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart 21:33 3
18 Shawn Michaels 28 Lex Luger 29:17 4
19 Mo 22 Fatu 22:46 0
20 Greg Valentine 19 Rick Martel 20:39 1
21 Tatanka 23 Bam Bam Bigelow 20:07 2
22 The Great Kabuki 15 Lex Luger 02:46 1
23 Lex Luger - Co-winner^ 21:58 7
24 Genichiro Tenryu 26 Lex Luger and Bret Hart 17:21 0
25 Bastion Booger 16 Unable to compete due to illness. 00:00 0
26 Rick Martel 20 Tatanka 11:22 1
27 Bret Hart - Co-winner^ 15:08 5
28 Fatu 27 Bret Hart 13:04 1
29 Marty Jannetty 25 Shawn Michaels 08:18 0
30 Adam Bomb 21 Lex Luger 04:55 0
  • ^This is the first and only Royal Rumble to have co-winners. A similar scenario happened at the2005 Royal RumblewhenJohn CenaandBatistaboth landed on the floor at the same time.Vince McMahonwould come to the ring and order the match restarted with only Cena and Batista being left.

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