After beating Razor Ramon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in April 1994, Diesel was in the midst of a major push.[13] He was considered the top contender to Bret Hart's WWF World Heavyweight Championship, and a match was booked for King of the Ring in which only Hart's title would be on the line. The feud intensified on the May 30, 1994, episode of Monday Night Raw during Jerry Lawler's interview segment, The King's Court.