PPV Pre-shows
In the mid-1990s, WCW Main Event would be used as a live pre-show that aired before most WCW pay-per-view events. These special episodes would be used not only to promote the pay-per-view, but also to have special matches - which at any other time would be considered dark matches - prior to the pay-per-view. The last WCW Main Event episode to serve as a PPV pre-show aired July 7, 1996, leading up to Bash at the Beach (1996).
One episode of WCW Main Event originated live in an outdoor environment: the episode prior to the 1995 Bash at the Beach (from Huntington Beach, California).
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