[3][4] On October 31, MLW announced that booker Eric Bischoff, most famous for his booking for World Championship Wrestling, would have total creative control for the event.

[6] At Summer of the Beasts, Donovan Dijak made his MLW debut as part of Saint Laurent's World Titan Federation (WTF), interrupting a four-way match.

[9] Trevor Lee, formerly known as Cameron Grimes in WWE, was set to debut for MLW at Slaughterhouse, before the event was canceled due to recent hurricane activity.

[11] Satoshi Kojima was originally set to defend the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Último Guerrero at Slaughterhouse, before the event's cancellation.

[12] On November 14, MLW announced that the match would officially take place as part of the TV taping portion of One Shot.