On February 5, 1988 WWF’s inaugural “The Main Event” took place at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana and aired live on NBC. The live broadcast drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating and 33 million viewers, both records for American televised wrestling at the time. The match between André the Giant and WWF Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan saw Andre get the pinfall victory despite Hogan’s shoulders not being down. It was revealed post-match that the referee was not the assigned referee, Dave Hebner,