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This is a list of various things that took place in 1994.

Significant events[]

Unknown dates

July

  • 3 - Bob Backlund turns heel after losing a match against WWF Champion Bret Hart. A storyline is developed where Backlund's character would be that of an embittered older wrestler frustrated with ungrateful and uneducated fans, undeserved pushes of his opponents and mostly that he had never truly lost his match 10-1/2 years earlier to the Iron Sheik for the WWF Championship (i.e., his longtime manager and mentor Arnold Skaaland had mistakenly thrown in the towel)

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  • 24 - Gorilla Monsoon makes his final appearance as a commentator at a pay-per-view, handling the duties with Vince McMahon at the Survivor Series; it was their first pairing together since 1990, and the two had also co-commentated at the WWF's televised arena shows at Madison Square Garden in late 1982 and early 1983. Monsoon would continue working behind the mike until early 1996, but was transitioning into more of a backstage role as Jim Ross was taking over the duties Monsoon had.
  • 26 - Diesel defeats WWF Champion Bob Backlund in eight seconds to win the title during a non-televised match at New York City's Madison Square Garden. In addition to the match becoming the shortest match where a major WWF title changed hands (except for future Money In the Bank cash-ins), this match was the last non-televised match where the WWF Champion was defeated for the title, although several video sharing services had clips from the match uploaded

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Title changes[]

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July

  • 5 - Tony Anthony is awarded the SMW title via official decision (SMW claims that Anthony regained the title from Jake Roberts on this date in a fictitious title change in Warrensville, North Carolina)
  • 17 - Hulk Hogan wins the WCW World title from Ric Flair at Bash at the Beach in Orlando, Florida; Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) win the WCW World Tag Team title from Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan at Bash at the Beach

August

September

  • 18 - Steve Austin regains the WCW United States title when Rick Steamboat forfeits the title due to injury at Fall Brawl in Roanoke, Virginia; Hacksaw Duggan defeats Austin moments later to win the United States title at Fall Brawl; Johnny B. Badd wins the WCW World TV title from Lord Steven Regal at Fall Brawl

November

December

See also[]

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