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The Main Event was a spin-off of the original show, WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and was a program which aired on NBC. Only the first three The Main Event episodes were shown live on NBC. The final two were shown on NBC at a later date. It mainly featured the high-card wrestlers of the WWF.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 The Main Event I 1.2 The Main Event II 1.3 The Main Event III 1.4 The Main Event IV 1.5 The Main Event V

These are the results for the tapings of The Main Event.

Note: The numbers are added for organizational purposes only, and were not used on the air. The show was only ever referred to as "The Main Event."

February 5, 1988 - Indianapolis

• Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue) via countout after Honky hit the steel ringpost.
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship did not change hands.
  • After the match, Savage fought off an attack from Honky and Jimmy Hart and destroyed Honky's guitar.
• André the Giant (w/Ted DiBiase & Virgil) defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWF Championship.
  • André pinned Hogan with the butterfly suplex even though Hogan's shoulder came up before the three count, the referee continued counting.
  • Hogan lost because an imposter referee (Earl Hebner, the identical twin brother of Dave Hebner.
  • After the match, André, as promised, surrendered the title to DiBiase, but this was later disallowed.
  • The title was later declared vacant, establishing the championship tournament at WrestleMania IV.
• Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) (w/Jimmy Hart) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship.
  • Only the beginning of the match was televised due to time constraints.

This broadcast remains, as of 2007, the highest rated TV show in pro wrestling history, with a 15.2 rating and 33 million viewers.

February 3, 1989 - Milwaukee

• The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated The Twin Towers (Akeem & The Big Boss Man) (w/Slick).
  • Hogan pinned Akeem with the leg drop.
  • Moments earlier, Savage left ringside after slapping his partner for leaving the match to take an injured Elizabeth backstage.
  • After the match, Hogan fought off Boss Man and Slick and handcuffed them to each other.
  • During a segment later in the telecast, Savage completed his heel turn (which had been slowly and subtly building over the past several months) by attacking Hogan in a backstage medical area, alleging that Hogan had "lusted" after Elizabeth and out of jealousy that he felt he was "number three" in the MegaPowers pecking order despite being World Champion. Brutus Beefcake made the save for Hogan.
• Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) defeated Hercules.
  • DiBiase pinned Hercules with a roll up after Virgil distracted Hercules as he had DiBiase in the backbreaker submission hold.
  • After the match, Virgil pulled DiBiase from ringside before Hercules could attack him with his steel chain.

February 23, 1990 - Detroit

• Hulk Hogan defeated Macho King Randy Savage (w/Queen Sherri) to retain the WWF Championship.
  • Hogan pinned Savage with the leg drop.
  • World Boxing Champ James "Buster" Douglas was the special guest referee.
  • Douglas sent Sherri, who was in Savage's corner, backstage.
  • After the match, Douglas knocked Savage out with an uppercut after Savage challenged him.
  • Mike Tyson was originally scheduled to be the referee, but this changed following Douglas' knockout title win over Tyson just under two weeks before, on February 10. Tyson would eventually go on to be the guest referee at WrestleMania XIV.
• The Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo (w/Jimmy Hart & Earthquake) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
  • Warrior pinned Bravo with the gorilla press slam & splash combo.
  • After the match, Hulk Hogan made the save for the Warrior and helped him fight off Bravo and Earthquake.

Taped October 30, 1990, shown November 23, 1990 - Fort Wayne

• The Ultimate Warrior defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) via disqualification to retain the WWF Championship when Virgil prevented the pinfall after Warrior hit a shoulderblock.
  • After the match, Macho King Randy Savage blindsided the Warrior in the ring and attacked him with his sceptor before dropping the flying elbowsmash.
• Nikolai Volkoff wrestled Sgt. Slaughter (w/General Adnan) to a no-contest when Slaughter attacked Volkoff before the bell rang; moments thereafter, Jim Duggan made the save for Volkoff by chasing Slaughter from ringside with his 2x4.
• Mr. Perfect defeated The Big Boss Man via countout when the Boss Man chased Bobby Heenan, who came ringside moments earlier, backstage.
  • After the match, Boss Man chased Perfect out of the ring with the nightstick.
• Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana via submission.
  • Martel forced Santana to submit to the Boston crab.

Taped January 28, 1991, shown February 1, 1991 - Macon, Georgia

• Hulk Hogan & Tugboat defeated Earthquake & Dino Bravo (w/Jimmy Hart).
  • Hogan pinned Bravo with the leg drop.
• Jim Duggan (w/Hulk Hogan) defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/General Adnan) via disqualification when Slaughter used a steel chair on the floor.
  • The WWF Championship did not change hands.
  • After the match, Hogan attempted to make the save but was also beaten down with the chair.
• The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Orient Express (Kato & Tanaka) (w/Mr. Fuji).
  • Hawk pinned Kato after a Doomsday Device.
• Also: WWF President Jack Tunney made the announcement to "Mean" Gene Okerlund that Hulk Hogan would be the number one contender for Sgt. Slaughter's WWF Championship at WrestleMania VII.

Note: KNBC, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles, did not air this program when it was shown by the network on February 1. That day, a mid-air collision took place at Los Angeles International Airport between a Pacific Southwest Airlines passenger jet and a SkyWest commuter plane. The crash occurred in the late afternoon, and KNBC opted to air news bulletin coverage of this story throughout the night.