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{{short description|Professional wrestling television series}}
{{Distinguish|WWE Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
|image=wwfthemainevent.jpg
|caption=
|genre=[[Professional wrestling]]
|creator=[[Vince McMahon]]
|runtime=60 minutes
|company= [[Dick Ebersol|Once a Month Productions]]<br>[[WWE|Titan Sports Inc]].
|starring=[[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees|World Wrestling Federation roster]]
|country=United States
|language= English
|network=[[NBC]]
|first_aired={{start date|1988|2|05}}
|last_aired= {{end date|1991|2|01}}
|num_episodes=5
|opentheme=
|related=''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]''
}}

'''''The Main Event''''' is an American series of [[professional wrestling]] [[television special]]s that were produced by the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF). ''The Main Event'' was a spin-off of ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and was held only one time in a year (with the exception of 1990 where it was held twice) and was equivalent to today’s monthly [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) events.
Like ''Saturday Night’s Main Event'', ''The Main Event'' aired late and held its main event match on the first hour of the show.
There were five shows between 1988 and 1991. Only the first three ''The Main Event'' episodes were shown live on NBC. The final two were taped and then shown on NBC at a later date. It included mainly high-card wrestlers of the WWF including [[Hulk Hogan]], [[André the Giant]], [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]], [[The Ultimate Warrior]] and [[Ted DiBiase|"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase]].

All episodes of ''The Main Event'' are available on the [[WWE Network]] (in a few countries), [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the U.S. and [[Netflix]] in other major international markets, included with ''Saturday Night's Main Event''.

== Dates and venues ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! width="11%" |Event
! width="8%" |Date
! width="11%" |City
! width="12%" |Venue
! width="39%" |Main Event
! width="1%" |Ref
|-
|[[The Main Event (1988)|The Main Event]]
|February 5, 1988
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|[[Market Square Arena]]
|[[Hulk Hogan]] (c) vs. [[André the Giant]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5145|title=WWF The Main Event « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Main Event II]]
|February 3, 1989
|[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
|[[BMO Harris Bradley Center|Bradley Center]]
|[[The Mega Powers]] ([[Hulk Hogan]] & [[Randy Savage]]) vs. [[The Twin Towers (professional wrestling)|The Twin Towers]] ([[One Man Gang|Akeem]] & [[Big Boss Man]])
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5619|title=WWF The Main Event II « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Main Event III]]
|February 23, 1990
|[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
|[[Hulk Hogan]] (c) vs. [[Randy Savage]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] with [[Buster Douglas]] as [[special guest referee]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5633|title=WWF The Main Event III « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Main Event IV]]
|October 30, 1990<br>{{small|Aired November 23, 1990}}
|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
|[[Allen County War Memorial Coliseum]]
|[[The Ultimate Warrior]] (c) vs. [[Ted DiBiase]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5637|title=WWF The Main Event IV « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Main Event V]]
|January 28, 1991<br>{{small|Aired February 1, 1991}}
|[[Macon, Georgia]]
|[[Macon Coliseum]]
|[[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Fred Ottman|Tugboat]] vs. [[John Tenta|Earthquake]] and [[Dino Bravo]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5638|title=WWF The Main Event V « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="6"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
|-
|}

==Results==

===The Main Event===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = The Main Event
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Federation]]
|date = February 5, 1988
|date_aired =
|venue = [[Market Square Arena]]
|city = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|attendance =
|event = ''The Main Event''
|lastevent2 = '''''First'''''
|nextevent2 = [[The Main Event II|II]]
|event2 = ''[[List of WWE television specials|Television special]]''
|lastevent3 = [[Royal Rumble (1988)|Royal Rumble]]
|nextevent3 = [[Saturday Night's Main Event XIV]]
}}
'''The Main Event''' took place, and aired live, on Friday February 5, 1988 at 8pm ET at [[Market Square Arena]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/880205.html |title=Online World of Wrestling |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |date=1988-02-05 |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=The Main Event: February 5, 1988| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment| url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/feb051988| access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref> The live broadcast drew a 15.2 [[Nielsen rating]] and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/WrestleMania3.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629102306/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/WrestleMania3.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Steamboat — Savage rule WrestleMania 3|last=Powell|first=John|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref>

The match between [[André the Giant]] and [[Hulk Hogan]] saw André receive a [[pinfall]] victory despite Hogan raising his left shoulder before a count of two could be reached. It was revealed, post-match, that the referee who worked the match was not the assigned referee, [[Dave Hebner]], but rather his twin brother, [[Earl Hebner]]. Earl had been hired by [[Ted DiBiase]] to cheat Hogan out of the belt. Immediately after the match, André surrendered the title to DiBiase. Later on, WWF President [[Jack Tunney]] said the title can only change hands by pinfall or submission. Tunney acknowledged that the referee's decision is final but, due to André surrendering the belt, he declared the title to be vacant.<ref name=wwechamp>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454122 |title=Andre the Giant's first reign |website=[[WWE]] | access-date=February 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050624001310/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/304454122 |archive-date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> Following the vacancy, a single elimination tournament was held at [[WrestleMania IV]] to crown the new champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WrestleMania IV |author=Puckering, Dean |work=TWM Wrestling News |access-date=March 19, 2019 |url=http://www.twm.news/wrestlemania-iv/ }}</ref>

The [[Strike Force (professional wrestling)|Strike Force]] vs. [[The Hart Foundation]] match was still in progress when NBC signed off. In 2014, when the [[WWE Network]] made available this episode to its on-demand section, the ending of the match was added in.

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|note1 = dark
|match1 = [[Bill Eadie|Ax]] defeated [[Ken Patera]]
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time1 = 9:06
|note2 = dark
|match2 = [[Jake Roberts]] defeated [[Harley Race]]
|stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time2 = 11:21
|note3 = dark
|match3 = [[Ron Bass (wrestler)|Ron Bass]] defeated [[Koko B. Ware]]
|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time3 = 6:33
|note4 = dark
|match4 = [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[Dynamite Kid]]) defeated [[The Islanders (professional wrestling)|The Islanders]] ([[Tonga Fifita|Haku]] and [[Sam Fatu|Tama]])
|stip4 = [[Tag team match]]
|time4 = 13:42
|note5 = dark
|match5 = [[Jim Duggan]] defeated [[One Man Gang]]
|stip5 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time5 = 5:55
|note6 = dark
|match6 = [[The Ultimate Warrior]] defeated [[Sika Anoaʻi|Sika]]
|stip6 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time6 = 4:01
|match7 = [[Randy Savage]] (with [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[The Honky Tonk Man]] (c) (with [[Jimmy Hart]] and [[Sherri Martel|Peggy Sue]]) by [[countout]]
|stip7 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]]
|time7 = 8:20
|match8 = [[André the Giant]] (with [[Ted DiBiase]] and [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]]) defeated [[Hulk Hogan]] (c)
|stip8 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time8 = 10:05
|note9 = dark
|match9 = [[Strike Force (professional wrestling)|Strike Force]] ([[Tito Santana]] and [[Rick Martel]]) (c) defeated [[The Hart Foundation]] ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Jim Neidhart]]) (with [[Jimmy Hart]])
|stip9 = [[Tag team match]] for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]]
|time9 = 10:03
}}

===The Main Event II===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = The Main Event II
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Federation]]
|date = February 3, 1989
|date_aired =
|venue = [[BMO Harris Bradley Center|Bradley Center]]
|city = [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
|attendance =
|event = ''The Main Event''
|lastevent2 = [[The Main Event (1988)|1988]]
|nextevent2 = [[The Main Event III|III]]
|event2 = ''[[List of WWE television specials|Television special]]''
|lastevent3 = [[Saturday Night's Main Event XIX]]
|nextevent3 = [[Saturday Night's Main Event XX]]
}}
'''The Main Event II''' took place and aired live on Friday February 3, 1989 at 8pm ET from the [[Bradley Center]] in [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/890203.html |title=Online World of Wrestling |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |date=1989-02-03 |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Main Event: February 3, 1989|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/feb031989|access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref> The live broadcast drew an 11.6 rating and 19.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 8, 1989 |title=Nielsen ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306179902}}}}</ref>

The slowly building tension between [[Hulk Hogan]] and [["Macho Man" Randy Savage]] boiled over during the team's match against [[The Twin Towers (professional wrestling)|The Twin Towers]], leading to the team's breakup upon Savage's heel turn when Savage contended that Hogan was lusting after his manager, [[Miss Elizabeth]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|note1 = dark
|match1 = [[André the Giant]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) defeated [[Jake Roberts]]
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time1 = 7:11
|note2 = dark
|match2 = [[The Fabulous Rougeaus]] ([[Jacques Rougeau]] and [[Raymond Rougeau]]) (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) defeated [[The Hart Foundation]] ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Jim Neidhart]])
|stip2 = [[Tag team match]] with [[Bruce Prichard|Brother Love]] as [[special guest referee]]
|time2 = 19:35
|note3 = dark
|match3 = [[The Ultimate Warrior]] (c) defeated [[Greg Valentine]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]])
|stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]]
|time3 = 05:19
|note4 = dark
|match4 = [[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]] ([[Bill Eadie|Ax]] and [[Barry Darsow|Smash]]) (c) defeated [[The Powers of Pain]] ([[The Warlord (wrestler)|The Warlord]] and [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]]) (with [[Mr. Fuji]]) by disqualification
|stip4 = [[Tag team match]] for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]]
|time4 = 8:16
|note5 = dark
|match5 = [[The Brain Busters]] ([[Arn Anderson]] and [[Tully Blanchard]]) defeated [[The Rockers]] ([[Shawn Michaels]] and [[Marty Jannetty]])
|stip5 = [[Tag team match]]
|time5 = 14:16
|note6 = dark
|match6 = [[Brutus Beefcake]] vs. [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] ended in a double [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]
|stip6 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time6 = 12:34
|note7 = dark
|match7 = [[Jim Duggan]] defeated [[Dino Bravo]] (with [[Frenchy Martin]])
|stip7 = [[Flag match]]
|time7 = 6:08
|match8 = [[The Mega Powers]] ([[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage]]) (with [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[The Twin Towers (professional wrestling)|The Twin Towers]] ([[One Man Gang|Akeem]] and [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]]) (with [[Slick (wrestling)|Slick]])
|stip8 = [[Tag team match]]
|time8 = 22:00
|match9 = [[Ted DiBiase]] (with [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]]) defeated [[Hercules (wrestler)|Hercules]]
|stip9 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time9 = 7:12
}}

===The Main Event III===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = The Main Event III
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Federation]]
|date = February 23, 1990
|date_aired =
|venue = [[Joe Louis Arena]]
|city = [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
|attendance =
|event = ''The Main Event''
|lastevent2 = [[The Main Event II|II]]
|nextevent2 = [[The Main Event IV|IV]]
}}
'''The Main Event III''' took place and aired live on February 23, 1990, at 10pm ET from the [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/900223.html |title=Online World of Wrestling |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |date=1990-02-23 |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Main Event: February 23, 1990|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/feb231990|access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref> The live broadcast drew a 12.8 rating and 20.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 28, 1990 |title=Nielsen ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306288240}}}}</ref>

[[Mike Tyson]] was originally scheduled to be the [[special guest referee]], but this changed following [[Buster Douglas]]' knockout title win over Tyson just under [[Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas|two weeks before]], on February 11. Tyson would eventually be the guest referee at [[WrestleMania XIV]].

[[Tito Santana]] was a substitute for [[Jimmy Snuka]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|note1 = dark
|match1 = [[John Tenta|Earthquake]] defeated [[Ron Garvin]]
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time1 = 5:12
|note2 = dark
|match2 = [[Dusty Rhodes]] (with [[Sapphire (wrestler)|Sapphire]]) defeated [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]
|stip2 = Singles match
|time2 = 11:26
|note3 = dark
|match3 = [[Ted DiBiase]] (with [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]]) defeated [[Jake Roberts]]
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 10:28
|note4 = dark
|match4 = [[The Colossal Connection]] ([[André the Giant]] and [[Tonga Fifita|Haku]]) (c) defeated [[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]] ([[Bill Eadie|Ax]] and [[Barry Darsow|Smash]])
|stip4 = [[Tag team match]] for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]]
|time4 = 10:04
|note5 = dark
|match5 = [[Bad News Brown]] defeated [[Tito Santana]]
|stip5 = Singles match
|time5 = 5:31
|note6 = dark
|match6 = [[Rick Martel]] defeated [[Brutus Beefcake]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6 = 12:15
|note7 = dark
|match7 = [[Roddy Piper]] vs. [[Rick Rude]] ended in a [[double disqualification]]
|stip7 = [[Lumberjack match]]
|time7 = 13:00
|match8 = [[Hulk Hogan]] (c) defeated [[Randy Savage]] (with [[Queen Sherri]])
|stip8 = Singles match for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] with [[Buster Douglas]] as [[special guest referee]]
|time8 = 11:14
|match9 = [[The Ultimate Warrior]] (c) defeated [[Dino Bravo]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]] and [[John Tenta|Earthquake]])
|stip9 = Singles match for the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]]
|time9 = 4:11
}}

===The Main Event IV===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = The Main Event IV
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Federation]]
|date = October 30, 1990
|date_aired = November 23, 1990
|venue = [[Allen County War Memorial Coliseum]]
|city = [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
|attendance =
|event = ''The Main Event''
|lastevent2 = [[The Main Event III|III]]
|nextevent2 = [[The Main Event V|V]]
}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/901030.html|title=The Main Event IV|access-date=May 17, 2012|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Main Event: November 23, 1990|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov231990|access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref> The broadcast drew an 8.6 rating and 15 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1990 |title=Nielsen ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306389941}}}}</ref>

The [[WWF Tag Team Championship]] match between [[The Hart Foundation]] and [[The Rockers]] was supposed to be on the show. The Rockers defended their newly won titles a few times before the WWF rehired [[Jim Neidhart]], pairing him with [[Bret Hart]] once more, and quietly handing the belts back to The Hart Foundation, erasing The Rockers' reign from the history books. Retrospectively, the WWF explained that the title change had been revoked due to a ring rope malfunction during the second fall of the [[two-out-of-three falls match]]. The match can be seen unedited on the DVD ''The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak & Triumph''. [[Marty Jannetty]] pinned [[Bret Hart]] in the first fall with a sunset flip counter at 9:33. Hart pinned [[Shawn Michaels]] in the second fall with the Hart Attack at 19:23. Jannetty pinned [[Jim Neidhart]] in the third fall when Michaels dropkicked Jannetty onto Neidhart, who was setting up the Hart Attack at 25:41.

[[Nikolai Volkoff]] was scheduled to face [[Sgt. Slaughter]] on the show, but Slaughter attacked Nikolai before the opening bell rang and the match never took place.

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|note1 = dark
|match1 = [[The Rockers]] ([[Shawn Michaels]] and [[Marty Jannetty]]) defeated [[The Hart Foundation]] ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Jim Neidhart]]) (c) 2-1
|stip1 = [[Two-out-of-three falls match]] for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]]
|time1 = 25:41
|match2 = [[The Ultimate Warrior]] (c) defeated [[Ted DiBiase]] (with [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]]) by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]
|stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]]
|time2 = 9:47
|match3 = [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] defeated [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]] by [[countout]]
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 8:15
|match4 = [[Rick Martel]] defeated [[Tito Santana]]
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4 = 6:46
}}

===The Main Event V===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = The Main Event V
|promotion = [[World Wrestling Federation]]
|date = January 28, 1991
|date_aired = February 1, 1991
|venue = [[Macon Coliseum]]
|city = [[Macon, Georgia]]
|attendance =
|event = ''The Main Event''
|lastevent2 = [[The Main Event IV|IV]]
|nextevent2 = '''''Final'''''
|event2 = ''Television special''
|lastevent3 = [[Survivor Series Showdown#1990|Survivor Series Showdown]]
|nextevent3 = WrestleFest Tokyo
}}
'''The Main Event V''' took place on January 28, 1991, from the [[Macon Coliseum]] in [[Macon, Georgia]], and aired on Friday February 1, 1991 at 8pm ET.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/910201.html |title=Online World of Wrestling |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Main Event: February 1, 1991|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/feb011991|access-date=2015-08-28}}</ref>

[[KNBC]], the NBC-[[owned and operated station|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 [[USAir Flight 1493|US Airways passenger jet]] and a [[SkyWest Airlines]] commuter plane. The crash occurred in the late afternoon, and KNBC opted to air [[breaking news|news bulletin]] coverage of this story throughout the night. The station did replay the program unadvertised on a later date.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

The broadcast drew 10.6 million viewers and a 6.7 rating,<ref>{{cite news |date=February 6, 1991 |title=Nielsen ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306407811}}}}</ref> which was at the time the worst rating any WWF program had received on NBC despite the presence of [[Hulk Hogan]]. This has been blamed on the controversial and exploitative [[Sgt. Slaughter]] Iraqi sympathizer storyline that was on going at the time.<ref name=18021991WON>{{cite web|url=https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/february-18-1991-wrestling-observer-newsletter-more-wrestlemania|title=February 18, 1991 Observer Newsletter: More on Wrestlemania relocating|author=Observer Staff|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|website=F4WOnline.com|date=February 18, 1991|access-date=September 4, 2019}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

WWF President [[Jack Tunney]] declared [[Hulk Hogan]] the number one contender for [[Sgt. Slaughter]]'s [[WWF Championship]] at [[WrestleMania VII]].

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Fred Ottman|Tugboat]] defeated [[John Tenta|Earthquake]] and [[Dino Bravo]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]])
|stip1 = [[Tag team match]]
|time1 = 8:56
|match2 = [[Jim Duggan]] (with [[Hulk Hogan]]) defeated [[Sgt. Slaughter]] (c) (with [[General Adnan]]) by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]
|stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]]
|time2 = 6:50
|match3 = [[The Road Warriors|The Legion of Doom]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]) defeated [[The Orient Express (professional wrestling)|The Orient Express]] ([[Paul Diamond|Kato]] and [[Pat Tanaka|Tanaka]]) (with [[Mr. Fuji]])
|stip3 = Tag team match
|time3 = 5:11
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0783198|WWF The Main Event}}

{{Former WWE programs}}

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WWF The Main Event - Revision history

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