[5] At SuperBrawl II, Sting defeated Lex Luger in the main event to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

On the April 11 episode of Saturday Night, Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine defeated The Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) in a two out of three falls match to retain the United States Tag Team Championship.

Two weeks later, on the April 25 episode of Saturday Night, Eric Bischoff announced that Taylor and Valentine would be defending the titles against Hayes and Garvin at WrestleWar.

The opening bout was a tag team match pitting Bob Cook and Firebreaker Chip against Diamond Dallas Page and Thomas Rich.

The second bout saw WCW United States Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine and Terry Taylor defend their titles against The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes).

Following the third bout, a vignette aired in which the Freebirds celebrated winning the WCW United States Tag Team Championship with the returning Precious.

The fifth bout was scheduled to be a tag team match pitting Cactus Jack and Mr. Hughes against Junkyard Dog and Ron Simmons.

On July 5, Steiner Brothers lost their WCW World Tag Team Championship to Terry Gordy and Steve Williams at a live event.