The match was made following events that took place on Monday’s
Filthy Four Daily. Lawlor took offense to Alvarez claiming responsibility for his victory over Toru Yano in the G1 Climax tournament. Lawlor eventually challenged Alvarez to a match where he would team with Debbie Malenko to take on Alvarez and Starkz.
Alvarez texted Malenko to offer her the match. However, Alvarez calimed that she couldn’t be in Chicago that weekend. Lawlor said he would have a new tag team partner by the end of the show, eventually revealing Kelly as his teammate.