 Ludvig Borga could not compete due to his ankle injury and was replaced by Kwang, a newcomer to the WWF.In addition, the 1-2-3 Kid was replaced by Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, who was also making his debut.Bastion Booger was scheduled to be the twenty-fifth participant, but he did not appear for unknown reasons; Vince McMahon stated that he did not appear because he did not "feel good".