Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event’s card. The first main event was that of the WWF Championship. Squad, Al Snow had his mascot, a mannequin head he believed to be sentient, stolen from him by Goldust things to buy boyfriend for valentines day restyled the head in keeping with his own make up style. In the first few weeks of the year, The Road Dogg and Al Snow had formed an ad hoc hardcore tag team but, after losing to The Acolytes, they had a dispute and Snow challenged Road Dogg to a match to decide who was more hardcore.

As part of his “Sexual Chocolate” gimmick, Mark Henry was having delusions of grandeur pertaining to his status with the opposite sex. When Ken Shamrock’s sister came to support her brother at ringside, she gained the attention of Billy Gunn, who mooned her, and Val Venis who performed a dance for her. The night after the Royal Rumble, Triple H demanded an “I Quit” match with The Rock, questioning the dubious circumstances that the one had ended the previous night. When The Rock became WWF Champion at Survivor Series, it was under dubious circumstances aimed at recreating the Montreal Screwjob, meaning that his opponent Mankind lost the match by submission without actually tapping out. Before the pay-per-view went to air, two matches were contested on Sunday Night Heat. Corporate member Test was disqualified in a match against Ministry of Darkness member Viscera.