The show was held to celebrate Stu Hart's 88th birthday[3][4] as well as the 50th anniversary of Stampede Wrestling.
Ralph Klein, then Premier of Alberta, made a guest appearance at the event to honor the Hart wrestling family.
The event featured talent from both the original Stampede Wrestling and Ross and Bruce Hart's version.
Wilson later claimed that their match was a great learning experience for him especially as he was preparing to enter New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors that summer.
Wrestling, of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the entire event a 10 out of 10 stars.