The event was held in the Lost Battalion Hall in the Rego Park section of the New York City borough of Queens in the United States.

[1] Excerpts from Massacre on Queens Boulevard aired on episode #156 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on April 16, 1996, while the event was released on VHS in 1996 and on DVD in 2002.

Before the match began, Smith - whose gimmick was that, after sustaining a concussion, he believed himself to be an Old World Italian - announced that he had been researching his family tree and had discovered that Stone was his Sicilian cousin, dubbing him "Little Guido".

At the outset of the match, the debuting D-Von Dudley entered the ring and introduced himself, then announced the "three rules": "Thou shall not steal!

[4][5][6] The third bout saw ECW World Tag Team Champions the Eliminators defend their titles against El Puerto Riqueño and Joel Hartgood.

[7] The fifth bout saw Chris Jericho face Taz in a rematch from Big Ass Extreme Bash in which the only way to win was via knockout or submission, with judoka Tom Delevano as the guest referee.

Taz's manager Bill Alfonso was handcuffed to ECW commissioner Tod Gordon at ringside to prevent him from interfering.

Douglas came to the ring and gave a promo in which he insulted World Wrestling Federation Champion Shawn Michaels before issuing an open challenge.

[4][5][6] The seventh bout was a six-man tag team match pitting Brian Lee and the Bruise Brothers (representing Raven's Nest) against the Pitbulls and Tommy Dreamer.

The match was a wild brawl that at one point spilled out of the Lost Battalion Hall onto Queens Boulevard, with Raven interfering to assist his henchmen.