Prior to the TV-taping there was a tryout dark match between Earthquake (
John Tenta) and John Tank Meloche, which Quake won with his Earthquake Splash (running sit-down splash). This was Tenta's last-ever match under the Earthquake name and his last-ever match in the U.S. Under his own name, he defeated
King Kong Bundy by disqualification at a Lutte 2000 International (
Jacques Rougeau's promotion) event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 30, 2001 and wrestled the rest of his career for All Japan Pro Wrestling, retiring in 2003, and passing away in 2006.