Een failliete ondernemer probeert een deel van haar verliezen goed te maken door een versleten bokser die ze als belastingverlies heeft opgepikt weer in de ring te krijgen - een idee waar haar beschermeling niet dol op is.
Nee, helaas is The Main Event nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Andrew Smith | Screenplay |
| Directing | Howard Zieff | Director |
| Writing | Gail Parent | Screenplay |
| Directing | Pat Kehoe | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ed Milkovich | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Joe Amsler | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Denver Mattson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Rick Sawaya | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Kevin N. Johnston | Stunts |
| Production | Karen Rea | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirlee Strahm | Costumer |
| Art | James W. Payne | Set Decoration |
| Production | Renée Missel | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Production | Jon Peters | Producer |
| Camera | Mario Tosi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Howard Rosenman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Edward Warschilka | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Melvoin | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Production | Barbra Streisand | Producer |
| Production | Jeff Werner | Associate Producer |