Rick Steiner
Another predominant tag team rivalry heading into the event pitted the team of Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner against Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, the United States Tag Team Champions Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams failed in their opportunity for the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Road Warriors. On March 18 edition of "World Championship Wrestling", Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Sullivan and Williams to win the United States Tag Team Championship. On April 2 edition of "Clash of the Champions VI", Gilbert and Steiner defeated Sullivan and Dan Spivey to retain the titles. This led to a title defense for Gilbert and Steiner against Sullivan and Spivey at WrestleWar.