The key feature of the event was a Lord of the Ring tournament, in which wrestlers were randomly paired in Lethal Lottery tag team matches to qualify for a Battlebowl battle royal and the winner of that battle royal would earn a title shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

In the main event, The Giant defeated Sting to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after performing a Chokeslam.

[3] This sparked tension within the Alliance as the following night on Monday Nitro as Horsemen leader Ric Flair defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Dungeon member The Giant and the match ended in a no contest after interference by Flair's Four Horsemen teammate Arn Anderson and Giant's Dungeon of Doom leader The Taskmaster.

[5] Jimmy Hart paid off Harlem Heat to let Giant compete against Sting on the April 1 episode of Monday Nitro.

[6] On the April 13 episode of Saturday Night, Flair teamed with Giant to pick up a victory against The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs).

[7] Two nights later on Monday Nitro, Flair and Giant challenged Sting and Lex Luger for the World Tag Team Championship but lost via disqualification.

[2] The next match saw Faces of Fear on separate teams as Meng and The Barbarian were paired with Hugh Morrus and Diamond Dallas Page respectively.

[2] The final match of the first round pitted rivals Ric Flair and Randy Savage against Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero.

Armstrong attempted the move again but Malenko caught him and delivered a fireman's carry gutbuster from the second rope to retain the title.

[2] Rick Steiner and The Booty Man took on Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian in the final qualifying match for the Battlebowl.

[2] Konnan defended the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Jushin Thunder Liger in the second title match of the night.

The pinfall stipulation was quietly added into the match after DDP eliminated Johnny Grunge and then Train with Diamond Cutter.

Giant accidentally dropkicked the referee, allowing Sting to gain momentum as he delivered a Stinger Splash in the ring.

[2] The title shot was revoked the next night on Nitro, after footage shown that Page was thrown over the top rope by The Barbarian and one foot touched the floor.