At When Worlds Collide, Sabu and Bobby Eaton defeated Terry Funk and Arn Anderson after Sabu's manager Paul E. Dangerously paid off The Public Enemy, who interfered in the match and attacked Funk and then Anderson turned on Funk. On the May 17 episode of Hardcore TV, Funk cut a promo, in which he announced that he would call out his brother Dory Funk, Jr. to gain revenge on Public Enemy. Later that night, it was announced that Public Enemy would face the Funk Brothers at Hostile City Showdown.
