This was also the first PPV event to incorporate WCW's new logo, which had debuted two months prior.

In the main event, Kevin Nash retained his WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Savage by disqualification.

In other prominent matches, The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon) defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship, Rick Steiner defeated Sting in a falls count anywhere match, and Ric Flair defeated Roddy Piper by disqualification to regain the presidency of WCW.

It was first produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and aired on closed-circuit television before becoming a pay-per-view (PPV) event in 1988; JCP was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) later that same year.

[4] The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.

Randy Savage was disqualified after Sid Vicious, making his surprise return to WCW, interfered and attacked Kevin Nash with a powerbomb.