The Main Event took place, and aired live, on Friday February 5, 1988 at 8pm ET at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.

[6][7] The live broadcast drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling.

Tunney acknowledged that the referee's decision is final but, due to André surrendering the belt, he declared the title to be vacant.

The Main Event II took place and aired live on Friday February 3, 1989 at 8pm ET from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[citation needed] The Main Event III took place and aired live on February 23, 1990, at 10pm ET from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

[citation needed] The Main Event IV took place on October 30, 1990, from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and aired on Friday November 23, 1990 at 10pm ET.

[20][21] KNBC, the NBC-owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, did not air this program when it was shown by the network on February 1.

That day, a collision took place at Los Angeles International Airport between a US Airways passenger jet and a SkyWest Airlines commuter plane.

The crash occurred in the late afternoon, and KNBC opted to air news bulletin coverage of this story throughout the night.