As we have seen from the backstage happenings in 1993, sometimes the biggest stories in WWF/E happen off screen rather than on screen. We learned about how Shawn Michaels quit the WWF, how Vince McMahon's first stint as a heel was in the USWA, who the second Doink was, and that Hulk Hogan called the WWF Championship a toy. Moving on to the next installment of this series, we take a look at 1994. On screen, this was the year that Bret Hart reclaimed his spot at the top of the company, and Owen Hart was brought to the forefront as one of the biggest heels in the company. Macho Man, Bobby Heenan, and Mean Gene Okerlund left the WWF and joined Hulk Hogan in WCW. And at the end of the year, Diesel scored one of the more shocking and unexpected WWF Championship victories in history. All of this we know. So what don't we know? Thanks to the historians at The History of WWE, we have 10 more juicy nuggets of information to impart.
10. Ludvig Borga Was Going To Be A Big Deal
Ludvig Borga seems like a blip on the radar of foreign baddies in WWF history, but back in 1993-94, he was a legitimate threat. Some may recall that he ended Tatankas two-year undefeated streak by pinning him with one finger. The WWF had big things planned for Borga in 1994. He was going to feud with Lex Luger, who along with Bret Hart was the top babyface in the company, possibly getting involved in the WWF Title hunt. But alas, well never know, as he sustained a serious ankle injury in a match against Rick Steiner in Madison Square Garden, and left the company due to the injury. It turned out to be for the best that Borga didnt rise to the top of the card, as Tony Halme, the man who portrayed Borga, was a known alcoholic with anger issues who repeatedly got into domestic violence disputes. He tragically committed suicide in 2010.
