The rivalry was preceded by that between Crispa and the Meralco Reddy Kilowatts in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA).
The Toyota Super Diesels defeated the Crispa Redmanizers, 103–97, in the fifth and final game of the best-of-five title series on July 25, 1981.
The following year, the PBA franchise of the Crispa team was sold to Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation.
Such was evident with Robert Jaworski's senatorial victory in 1998, Ramon Fernandez's and Philip Cezar's activities within the sport, and the several movie and television show appearances of Atoy Co, Bernie Fabiosa among others.
[citation needed] A reunion game between both teams was played on May 30, 2003, at the Araneta Coliseum as part of the PBA All-Star Weekend festivities.
After Adornado's three-pointer with under a minute left to cut the deficit at 62–61, Toyota teammate and former rival Fernandez passed the ball to Jaworski on the outside.
The game featured the Greats team coached by Robert Jaworski, and included a few former Toyota players.