Pre-show Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, actors
Danny Bonaduce and
Christopher Knight competed in a
non-televised match, which Bonaduce won. The next dark match that followed saw
Pat Tanaka and
Haito defeat The Sullivans (
Kevin Sullivan and
Dave Sullivan) in a
tag team match, which Dave injured his knee during the match.
Preliminary matches The first match of the event was between
Johnny B. Badd and
Diamond Dallas Page. DDP gained momentum with a
back suplex, a
gutbuster, and a
snap suplex. He then applied a
chinlock on Badd but Badd got out of the move with a back suplex. Badd knocked DDP out of the ring with a
Tutti Frutti. He then performed a
sunset flip to win the match. In the following match,
Lord Steven Regal defended the
World Television Championship against
Brian Pillman. Pillman worked on Regal's arm in the earlier part of the match until Regal used
Sir William to distract Pillman and gain the advantage over him. Regal used many submission moves on Pillman until Pillman countered a
powerbomb attempt into a
hurricanrana. Regal then followed it with a
Regal Slam. Regal continued his momentum until Pillman
dropkicked him while Regal dived onto him from the top turnbuckle. Regal sent Pillman out of the ring with a
crossbody and then Sir William interfered whom Pillman attacked when fifteen seconds were remaining and then he
suplexed Regal into the ring but the fifteen minute time limit expired and Regal retained the title.
The Nasty Boys (
Brian Knobbs and
Jerry Sags) took on
Cactus Jack and
Maxx Payne in a
Chicago Street Fight. Both teams used several weapons and the match turned out to be brutal due to the severity of the action. Near the end of the match, Saggs delivered a
Piledriver to Jack driving him through a table, and then hit him with a
shovel in the back of the head to win the match. After the match, Payne was knocked out with a piece of the broken table. Next,
Steve Austin defended the
United States Heavyweight Championship against
The Great Muta. Austin started the match with a few punches until Muta applied a
headlock on Austin. Muta continued to use submission holds on Austin and then
Col. Robert Parker tripped Muta, allowing Austin to attack Muta and gain momentum. Austin delivered a
diving knee drop and applied an
abdominal stretch on Muta, who
hip tossed Austin and
whipped him through the ropes to dropkick him but Austin held on to the ropes. Austin delivered a forearm from the second rope but got a
near-fall. Muta executed a
spin kick on Austin and followed it with a
back body drop. Muta attempted a
missile dropkick but Austin avoided it. Muta performed a
hotshot on Austin followed by a
back elbow. Muta executed a
diving hurricanrana and then Parker climbed the apron and Muta kicked him off. Austin charged at Muta but Muta delivered a back body drop to Austin, tossing him over the top rope and getting disqualified. As a result, Austin retained the title. Later,
Rick Rude defended the
International World Heavyweight Championship against
Sting. Before the match began,
Harley Race challenged the winner of the match for a future title match on behalf of his client
Big Van Vader and then tried to attack Sting but Sting beat him up. Rude attacked Sting from behind but Sting suplexed him out on the floor. Sting tossed Rude into the ring to gain momentum until Rude crotched him on the ropes and tossed him out of the ring and roughed up his back. He delivered a belly-to-back suplex to Sting and then applied a chin lock. Sting escaped the move and attempted a
roll-up but Rude applied a
sleeper hold. Sting executed a few
atomic drops and a
clothesline and then attempted a
Stinger Splash on Rude but the referee accidentally got in the way and got knocked out. Sting applied a
Scorpion Deathlock on Rude and then Race came back and brought Vader along with him. Sting fought them off and Rude clipped Sting's leg with a
chop block. Rude attempted a
Rude Awakening on Sting but Race accidentally hit him with a
steel chair in the back, allowing Sting to pin him to win the title. This was followed by a
Bunkhouse match between
Dustin Rhodes and
Bunkhouse Buck. Rhodes initially brawled with Buck until Buck broke a
lumber on the back of his head to make him bleed. Buck capitalized on the bleeding head until Rhodes threw a powder in his eyes and tried to gain momentum but Buck whipped him with his belt. Both men exchanged momentum until Col. Robert Parker climbed the apron to distract Rhodes. Rhodes suplexed Parker into the ring, which distracted him enough for Buck to roll him up for a near-fall. Parker then handed Buck a pair of
brass knuckles and Buck hit Rhodes with the brass knuckles for the victory. In the penultimate match of the event,
The Boss took on
Big Van Vader. Vader attacked Boss on the ramp during his entrance before the match started. Vader then tossed Boss into the ring and attempted to dive onto him from the top rope but Boss avoided it and Vader hit the railing. Both men traded moves until Boss delivered a
DDT to Vader from the second rope. He then executed a
diving crossbody on Vader to get a near-fall and then attempted another diving crossbody but Vader countered by powerslamming him and then dragged him near the corner and delivered a
Vader Bomb for a near-fall. He then followed with a
Moonsault to win the match. After the match, Harley Race tried to handcuff Boss but Boss attacked Vader, Race, and the
referee with his nightstick, which led the
Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel to take away his name "Boss" because this was not the way he was supposed to act.
Main event match Ric Flair defended the
World Heavyweight Championship against
Ricky Steamboat in the main event of the show. Steamboat performed many moves on Flair to get control of the match until he missed a dropkick and Flair began attacking him with his
chops. Flair then continued to attack Steamboat until a
crossbody sent him out of the ring and then Flair attempted a Piledriver on the floor but Steamboat backdropped him on the floor. Steamboat charged at him but Flair moved out of the way and Steamboat crashed into the railing. The duo then returned to the ring and Steamboat hit a
superplex. Steamboat followed with a series of chops and applied Flair's own
figure four leglock. Flair tried to reach the ropes but Steamboat pulled him in the middle of the ring and Flair
raked him in the eye. Both men traded moves until Steamboat hit a diving crossbody to gain a near-fall. Steamboat tried to execute a
diving splash but Flair moved out and Steamboat injured his knee, which allowed Flair to apply a figure four leglock. Steamboat reached to the ropes and Flair attempted another figure four leglock but Steamboat rolled him up. Steamboat followed with a
backslide for a near-fall and then delivered a superplex, which put both men down on the mat. Steamboat then applied a
double chickenwing on Flair and both men's shoulders were pinned to the mat. As a result of the double pinfall, Flair retained the title. ==Reception==