King of the Ring 1994 was held at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore on June 19, 1994.[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.[15] 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.[16] He was joined by Gorilla Monsoon on play-by-play, who inadvertently referred to Donovan as "Art O'Donnell", and Randy Savage.[16] Monsoon, who had not called a pay-per-view since 1993's Royal Rumble after being phased out in favor of Jim Ross and later Vince McMahon, served as McMahon's replacement due to McMahon's preparation for his upcoming trial for steroid distribution.