In a grudge match between two semi-retired wrestlers, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper defeated Jerry Lawler.

The event is remembered among fans for featuring former National Football League player Art Donovan on commentary.

Donovan seemingly had no familiarity with professional wrestling, and repeatedly asked the same questions throughout the event, notably, "How much does this guy weigh?"

These early tournaments were held as special non-televised house shows in an effort to boost attendance at these events.

[1] Participants in the tournament qualified in matches televised during WWF programs in the weeks prior to the event.

[8] In a match televised on May 14, 1994, Mabel (of Men on a Mission) defeated Pierre (of The Quebecers) to qualify for the tournament.

[11] Doink the Clown took Earthquake's place, but Owen Hart won the match to qualify for the tournament.

Kwang accidentally spat green mist in Bomb's face, allowing the Kid to get the victory.

[12] The match ended in a double countout, after Fuji and Chief Jay Strongbow, who was seconding Tatanka, got involved.

They received an immediate push and won the WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating The Quebecers on the May 2, 1994 edition of Monday Night Raw.

After beating Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in April 1994, Diesel was in the midst of a major push.

The feud intensified on the May 30, 1994, episode of Monday Night Raw during Jerry Lawler's interview segment, The King's Court.

[12] The following week on Monday Night Raw, Bret announced that he would have a family member, whose identity would be a secret until the pay-per-view, in his corner to help prevent Michaels from interfering on Diesel's behalf.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper had served as the guest referee during the main event match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna, and Jerry Lawler was a commentator.

[1] Before the pay-per-view broadcast began, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg beat Kwang in a dark match.

[1] As the event began, it was revealed that retired football player Art Donovan would be one of the commentators for the evening.

[19] Donovan's appearance would become infamous among wrestling fans for being seemingly uninformed about the product as well as generally befuddled behavior such as repeatedly asking how much certain wrestlers weighed.

[20] He was joined by Gorilla Monsoon on play-by-play, who inadvertently referred to Donovan as "Art O'Donnell", and Randy Savage.

Diesel was accompanied by Shawn Michaels, and Hart was joined by brother-in-law and former tag-team partner Jim Neidhart.

[21] Back inside the ring, Hart and Diesel fought as Michaels removed the turnbuckle pad.

[21] Michaels attacked Hart while the referee's back was turned, which allowed Diesel to perform the Jackknife powerbomb.

The Headshrinkers gained the early advantage, but Mr. Fuji helped his team by hitting Fatu with the Japanese flag.

[21] Ramon performed a back suplex on Hart from the top rope and attempted to use the Razor's Edge.

[21] The match consisted mainly of brawling, and Lawler was frequently distracted by the fan who was standing in Piper's corner.

[21] The fan at ringside pushed Lawler's feet off, however, which allowed Piper to perform a back suplex and get the victory.

[29] "Rowdy" Roddy Piper did not reappear on WWF programming again until 1995,[30] and Lawler returned to doing commentary as well as feuding with Bret Hart.

Despite failing to capture the WWF Championship at King of the Ring, Diesel continued to enjoy an unprecedented push.

[31] The Headshrinkers dropped the WWF Tag Team Championship to Diesel and Michaels one day before SummerSlam.

The tournament brackets were: ^ In a May 30, 1994, King of the Ring Qualifying match, Crush (replacing the originally announced Jimmy Del Ray) and Tatanka wrestled to a Double Count-Out on Monday Night Raw.