Tuesday, August 14, 2007

1994 WWF Matches of the Year

1. Owen Hart defeated Bret Hart (20:21)
Owen pinned Bret by sitting down on a Victory Roll attempt from Bret.
*****
2. Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a Steel cage match to retain the WWF Championship (32:17)
Bret defeated Owen by escaping the cage.
As the cage was being set up, Vince McMahon and Jerry "the King" Lawler conducted interviews at ringside with Stu Hart, Helen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart, and Bruce Hart about their thoughts on the match.
After the match, Neidhart attacked Davey Boy and then he and Owen locked themselves in the cage with Bret. Other members of the Hart family eventually climbed over the cage.
*****

3. Razor Ramon defeated Shawn Michaels (w/Diesel) in a Ladder match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (18:47)
Ramon climbed the ladder and retrieved both belts after Michaels became entangled in the ring ropes.
There were two belts because Michaels had been claiming he was still IC Champion despite having been stripped of the title several months earlier.
*****

Honorable Mention:
Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a Iron Man match to retain the WWF Championship (60:00+)
Bret reverses the sunset flip into a cradle.
Owen makes Bret give up to the Figure-Four Leglock
Owen makes Bret give up to the Figure-Four Leglock again
Bret makes Owen give up to the Sharpshooter.
In overtime, Bret makes Owen give up to the Sharpshooter.
****1/2

Shawn Michaels and Diesel beat Razor Ramon and The 1-2-3 Kid to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship.
Michaels pinned the 1-2-3 Kid when Diesel hit the Kid with a Big Boot.
****

Bob Backlund (w/Owen Hart) defeated Bret Hart (w/The British Bulldog) in a Submission match to win the WWF Championship (35:11)
In a match where the stipulation was that the only way the match could end was when the competitor's cornerman threw in the towel, Backlund defeated Bret with the Crossface Chickenwing. During the match, the Bulldog was knocked after running face-first into the ring steps while chasing Owen. While Bret was in the cross-face chicken wing, Owen cried and begged his parents to throw in the towel so Bret would not be hurt. Helen Hart threw in the towel, and Owen ran to the back cheering that Bret had lost.
****

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