This was the third and final Crockett Cup. The first two had been won by The Road Warriors and The Superpowers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff)
Magnum T.A., a finalist at the first Crockett Cup (with Ron Garvin), served as manager for Sting and Lex Luger. Magnum's promising career had been cut short by a severe traffic accident.
The tournament took place over two nights in two cities.
This was Magnum T.A.'s first appearance at a wrestling show since suffering career-ending injuries in an automobile accident on October 14, 1986.