Moving the event from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (an open air stadium ) to the Los Angeles Sports Arena (an indoor arena) proved to have an unforeseen advantage. Weather conditions that day turned out to be cold and rainy, which might have ruined the event had it been held outdoors, as originally planned.
Randy Savage reunited on-screen with Elizabeth after his match and made marriage plans with her shortly after. In reality, he had been married to Elizabeth for seven years up to this point and divorced her a year later.
During the opening moments of the Tag Team Championship match with the Hart Foundation and the Nasty Boys, a very young Macaulay Culkin appears in the audience, however, he is not immediately recognized by commentator Gorilla Monsoon. A few seconds later, Monsoon does quip of Culkin, "He doesn't want to be Home Alone (1990) with the Nasty Boys!"
Notable for a number of participants who are no longer with us: Kerry Von Erich, Dino Bravo, Andre The Giant, Big Boss Man, Mr Perfect, Roddy Piper, Davey Boy Smith, Randy Savage, Miss Elizabeth, Sensational Sherri, Ultimate Warrior, Demolition Crush, Earthquake, Hercules, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal, referee Joey Marella, announcer Howard Finkel, Bobby Heenan, Mean Gene Okerlund, Regis Philbin, Alex Trebek, and announcer Gorilla Monsoon