Mike Rotunda
The main tag team rivalry heading into the event was between Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) and Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, Road Warriors defeated Club members Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams to retain the titles. On April 2 edition of "Clash of the Champions VI", Road Warriors lost the title to Club members Mike Rotunda and Williams with the help of referee Teddy Long, who favoured Rotunda and Williams. On April 15 edition of "World Championship Wrestling", it was announced that Rotunda and Williams would defend the titles against Road Warriors in a rematch at WrestleWar.