Prior to the
pay-per-view portion of the show WCW introduced a group of "legends" to the crowd:
Ole Anderson,
Penny Banner,
Red Bastien,
Tully Blanchard,
The Crusher,
Don Curtis,
Terry Funk,
Verne Gagne,
Hard Boiled Haggerty,
Larry Hennig,
Killer Kowalski,
Ernie Ladd,
Wahoo McDaniel,
Angelo Mosca,
Harley Race,
Ray Stevens,
Lou Thesz,
Johnny Weaver,
Mr. Wrestling II, and
Tommy Young. Later in the night
The Assassin,
Ole Anderson,
Harley Race,
Ernie Ladd,
The Crusher, and
Dick the Bruiser were inducted into the
WCW Hall of Fame.
Cactus Jack replaced an injured
Dave Sullivan in the
WCW World Tag Team Championship match.
Big Van Vader was originally scheduled to wrestle
Rick Rude, but Rude had to be replaced by
Sting as Rude had suffered a career-ending back injury in Japan, in a match against Sting. This was also the final WCW pay per view where the traditional entrance ramp way connected to the ring was used. Although it was brought back again at
Slamboree 2000, this was also the final WCW pay per view before the arrival of
Hulk Hogan. This was
Barry Windham's final WCW appearance until 1998, after this event, he originally was supposed to return to the
World Wrestling Federation and join
Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation alongside his brother in-law
Mike Rotunda (as Irwin R. Schyster) as "The New
Money Inc." but suffered a knee injury during his match with
Ric Flair at this event which prevented him from going back to the WWF. == Results ==