THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH RESULTS 1985-2000

Great American Bash 1985
July 6, 1985 at Charlotte Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC
Ron Bass vs. Buddy Landell – draw... National Tag Team Title Match: Ole & Arn Anderson def. Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater... Six-man Tag Team Match: Manny Fernandez, Sam Houston, and Buzz Tyler def. Billy Graham, Konga the Barbarian, and Abdullah the Butcher... Dog Collar Match: Jimmy Valiant def. Paul Jones... NWA and AWA World Tag Team Title Match: Krusher Khruschev & Ivan Koloff (NWA World Tag Team Champions) vs. The Road Warriors (AWA World Tag Team Champions, Hawk & Animal) – Double Disqualification, both teams retain their respective tag team titles... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Magnum T.A. def. Kamala... World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def Nikita Koloff... World Television Title Match (Steel Cage): Dusty Rhodes def. Tully Blanchard to win the title.

Great American Bash 1986
July 1 – August 2, 1986
Tour Highlights:
July 1 (Philadelphia, PA): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Road Warrior Hawk… Steel Cage Match: Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Animal def. Ole & Arn Anderson... The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) and Baby Doll def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette. July 3 (Washington D.C.): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Dusty Rhodes… Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) and Magnum T.A. def. Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff and Krusher Khruschev… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)… Baby Doll def. Jim Cornette. July 4 (Memphis, TN): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Nikita Koloff… Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., & Baby Doll def. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette… Double Chain Match: The Road Warriors def. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Krushchev. July 5 (Charlotte, NC): World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Ric Flair def. Ricky Morton to retain the title… Hair Versus Hair Match: Jimmy Valiant def. Shaska Whatley... Double Russian Chain Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) def. Ivan & Nikita Koloff... July 9 (Cincinnati, OH): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Road Warrior Animal by DQ… Steel Cage Match: Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Hawk def. Ole & Arn Anderson. July 10 (Charleston, WV): World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Ric Flair def. Ricky Morton … Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) and Dusty Rhodes def. Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff and Krusher Khruschev… Bunkhouse Match: Robert Gibson def. Dennis Condrey. July 12 (Jacksonville, FL): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Dusty Rhodes by DQ… Bunkhouse Match: Magnum T.A. def. Arn Anderson... Bull Rope Match: Barry Windham def. Ron Bass. July 18 (Richmond, VA): World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Ric Flair def. Wahoo McDaniel… Pole Match: Jimmy Valiant def. def. Baron Von Raschke... Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., & Baby Doll def. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) def. Ivan & Nikita Koloff. July 21 (Fayetteville, NC): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Ricky Morton… Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) def. Ivan & Nikita Koloff. July 23 (Johnson City, TN): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Ronnie Garvin… Double Russian Chain Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) def. Ivan & Nikita Koloff... The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. Ole & Arn Anderson – Double DQ. July 25 (Norfolk, VA): World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Magnum T.A…. Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) and Dusty Rhodes def. Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) & Baby Doll def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) & Jim Cornette. July 26 (Greensboro, NC): World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Dusty Rhodes def. Ric Flair to win the title. Hair Versus Hair Match: Paul Jones def. Jimmy Valiant... Steel Cage Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) and Baby Doll def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette. August 2 (Atlanta, GA): World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Dusty Rhodes def. Ric Flair… Best of Seven Series for vacant U.S. Title: Magnum T.A. def. Nikita Koloff (Nikita leads Magnum 3-2)… Bunkhouse Match: The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. Ole & Arn Anderson… Strap Match: Wahoo McDaniel def. Jim Garvin… World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Regal def. Denny Brown to win the title. Taped Fist Match: Tully Blanchard def. Ronnie Garvin to win Bash series 6-5.

Great American Bash 1987
July 2 – 31, 1987
Tour Highlights:
July 2 (Landover, MD): Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) def. The IV Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, & Tully Blanchard). July 4 (Atlanta, GA): War Games: The Match Beyond: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Ellering def. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, & Tully Blanchard) and James J. Dillon… World Tag Team Title Match: The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)... Texas Death Match: Steve Williams def. Dick Murdoch. July 11 (Greensboro, NC): NWA United States Heavyweight Title Match: Lex Luger def. Nikita Koloff to win the title… World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Ric Flair def. Jim Garvin. July 11 (Oklahoma City, OK): UWF Title Match: Steve Williams def. Big Bubba Rogers for the title. July 18 (Charlotte, NC): Western States Title Match: Barry Windham def. Big Bubba Rogers for the title... Bunkhouse Match: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy def. Eddie Gilbert & Dick Murdoch... NWA United States Heavyweight Title Match: Lex Luger def. Nikita Koloff by DQ... NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Road Warrior Hawk by DQ... $100,000 “Anything Goes” Match: Dusty Rhodes def. Tully Blanchard. July 19 (Chicago, IL): World Heavyweight Title Match: Road Warrior Animal def. Ric Flair by DQ. July 31 (Miami, FL): War Games: The Match Beyond: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, and Paul Ellering def. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, & Tully Blanchard) and The War Machine (Big Bubba Rogers)… NWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)... NWA Florida Heavyweight Title Match: Mike Rotunda def. Ivan Koloff.

Great American Bash 1988
July 10, 1988 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
World Tag Team Title Match: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Sting and Nikita Koloff – no contest… United States Tag Team Title Match: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) def. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the tag team titles... Tower of Doom Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Steve Williams, Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin def. Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez, The Russian Assassin, and Ivan Koloff... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Barry Windham def. Dusty Rhodes... World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Lex Luger when the match was stopped due to Luger's excessive bleeding.

Great American Bash 1989
July 10, 1989 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal: Sid Vicious & Danny Spivey won... Brian Pillman def. Bill Irwin… The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey & SidVicious) def. The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas)... Tuxedo Match: Jim Cornette def. Paul E Dangerously... Texas Tornado Match: Rick & Scott Steiner def. Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan... World Television Title Match: Sting def. The Great Muta... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Lex Luger def. Ricky Steamboat by DQ... WarGames: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), and Steve Williams def. The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, & Terry Gordy) and The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu)... World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair def. Terry Funk.

Great American Bash 1990
July 7, 1990 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Doug Furnas def. Dutch Mantel... Mike Rotunda def. The Iron Sheik... Brian Pillman def. Buddy Landell... World Tag Team Title Match: Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) def. The Rock-n-Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton)... Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog & El Gigante def. The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham) by DQ... Harley Race def. Tommy Rich... Big Van Vader def. Tom Zenk... Rick & Scott Steiner def. The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)... United States Tag Team Title Match: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) def. The Wild Eyed Southern Boys (Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong)... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Lex Luger def. Mark Callous... World Heavyweight Title Match: Sting def. Ric Flair to win the title.

Great American Bash 1991
July 14, 1991 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Flag Match: PN News & Bobby Eaton def. Steve Austin & Terrance Taylor... The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman) def. Johnny B Badd by DQ... Ron Simmons def. Oz... Big Josh def. Blackblood... Elimination Match: Dustin Rhodes, Tracey Smothers, and Steve Armstrong def. The Freebirds (Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin, and Michael Hayes). Rhodes was the only survivor... The Diamond Stud def. Tom Zenk... El Gigante def. One Man Gang... Ricky Morton def. Robert Gibson... Russian Chain Match: Nikita Koloff def. Sting... World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage Match): Lex Luger def. Barry Windham to win the vacant title... Steel Cage Match: Rick Steiner & Missy Hyatt def. Arn Anderson & Paul E Dangerously.

Great American Bash 1992
July 12, 1992 at the Civic Center in Albany, GA
NWA World Tag Team Title Quarterfinal Match #1: Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat def. Jushin Liger & Brian Pillman... NWA World Tag Team Title Quarterfinal Match #2: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham def. Steve Austin & Rick Rude... NWA World Tag Team Title Quarterfinal Match #3: Hiro Hase & Shinya Hashimoto def. The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)... NWA World Tag Team Title Semifinal Match #1: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams def. Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat... NWA World Tag Team Title Semifinal Match #2: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham def. Hiro Hase & Shinya Hashimoto... World Heavyweight Title Match: Big Van Vader def. Sting to win the title... NWA World Tag Team Title Match: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams def. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham to win the vacant titles.

Great American Bash 1995
June 18, 1995 at the Hara Arena in Dayton, OH
Alex Wright def. Brian Pillman... Arm Wrestling Match: Dave Sullivan def. Diamond Dallas Page... Jim Duggan def. Craig Pittman by DQ... Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) def. Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck... World Television Title Match: Renegade def. Arn Anderson... World Tag Team Title Match: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs) def. The Blue Bloods (Bobby Eaton & Steven Regal)... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Sting def. Meng to win the vacant title... Ric Flair def. Randy Savage.

Great American Bash 1996
June 16, 1996 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Rick & Scott Steiner def. Fire and Ice (Scott Norton & Ice Train)... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Konnan def. El Gato... Diamond Dallas Page def. Marcus Bagwell... Cruiserweight Title Match: Dean Malenko def. Rey Mysterio... John Tenta def. Big Bubba... Falls Count Anywhere Match: Chris Benoit def. Kevin Sullivan... Sting def. Steven Regal... Ric Flair & Arn Anderson def. Kevin Greene & Steve McMichael... World Heavyweight Title Match: The Giant def. Lex Luger.

Great American Bash 1997
June 15, 1997 at the Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, IL
Ultimo Dragon def. Psychosis... Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) def. Rick & Scott Steiner by DQ... Konnan def. Hugh Morris... Glacier def. Wrath... World Women's Title Match: Akira Hokuto def. Madusa... Death Match: Chris Benoit def. Meng... Kevin Greene def. Steve McMichael... World Tag Team Title Match: The Outsiders (Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) def. Ric Flair & “Rowdy” Roddy Piper... Falls Count Anywhere Match: Randy Savage def. Diamond Dallas Page.

WCW The Great American Bash 1998
June 14, 1998 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Booker T def. Chris Benoit... Chris Kanyon def. Perry Saturn... World Cruiserweight Title Match: Chris Jericho def. Dean Malenko by DQ to win the vacant title... Juventud Guerrera def. Ron Reis... Chavo Guerrero def. Eddie Guerrero... World Televsion Title Match: Booker T def. Fit Finlay to win the title... United States Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Goldberg def. Konnan... Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart def. Roddy Piper & Randy Savage... Roddy Piper def. Randy Savage... World Tag Team Title Match: Sting def. The Giant to win sole possession of the titles.

WCW The Great American Bash 1999
June 13, 1999 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
Hardcore Match: Hak def. Brian Knobbs... Van Hammer def. Mikey Whipwreck... Buff Bagwell def. Disco Inferno... Konnan & Rey Mysterio def. West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig & Bobby Duncum, Jr.)... Ernest Miller def. Horace Hogan... Ric Flair def. Roddy Piper by DQ... World Television Title Match (Falls Count Anywhere Match): Rick Steiner def. Sting... World Tag Team Title Match: Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon def. Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn to win the tag team titles... World Heavyweight Title Match: Kevin Nash def. Randy Savage by DQ.

Great American Bash 2000
June 11, 2000 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD
World Cruiserweight Title Match: Lt. Loco (Chavo Guerrero) def. Disco Inferno... Number One Contenders Tag Team Match: Kronik (Bryan Clarke & Brian Adams) def. The Mamalukes (Big Vito & Johnny the Bull)... Ambulance Match: Mike Awesome def. Diamond Dallas Page... Boot Camp Match: G.I. Bro (Booker T.) def. Shawn Stasiak... Tables Match: Shane Douglas def. The Wall... United States Heavyweight Title Match (Asylum Match): Scott Steiner def. Tank Abbott... Retirement Match vs. Title Shot: Hollywood Hogan def. Billy Kidman. Horace Hogan was the special guest referee... Retirement Match: Ric Flair def. David Flair... Human Torch Match: Vampiro def. Sting... World Heavyweight Title Match: Jeff Jarrett def. Kevin Nash.