As defending Premiers the Broncos competed in the NSWRL's 1994 Winfield Cup competition, finishing the regular season 5th (out of 16).
They cruised through to the final of the Tooheys Challenge Cup for the fifth time, but amazingly were pipped by the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the decider.
That started a shocking opening to the premiership that saw them win just one game in the first month of the competition and leave them languishing near oblivion.
Referee Greg McCallum sinbinned Allan Langer for dissent as the Knights beat the Broncos for the first time.
More disappointment came when Wigan avenged their 1992 loss by winning the 1994 World Club Challenge at ANZ Stadium mid-season.