The Great American Bash

The Great American Bash
Created by	Dusty Rhodes
Promotions	Jim Crockett Promotions World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment
Brands	Raw SmackDown ECW
Other names	The Bash
First event	The Great American Bash (1985)
Last event	The Bash (2009)

The Great American Bash was an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and then by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). According to Ric Flair in his autobiography, To Be the Man, Dusty Rhodes invented the concept of The Great American Bash.

After the final Great American Bash was held by WCW on June 11, 2000, the event would not be held again due to the acquisition of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After a four-year hiatus, however, the event was revived by WWE in 2004 until 2009 (the name of the final event being abbreviated to "The Bash"), and was also used as the title for a special live edition of SmackDown in July 2012. WWE's production of The Great American Bash was the only former WCW pay-per-view event to be revived by WWE.

Dates and venues

Event	Date	City	Venue
National Wrestling Alliance
The Great American Bash (1985)	July 6, 1985	Charlotte, North Carolina	American Legion Memorial Stadium
The Great American Bash (1986)	July–August 1986	A tour of 13 shows around the south and eastern parts of the country
The Great American Bash (1987)	July 1987	A tour of several shows around the south and eastern parts of the country
The Great American Bash (1988)	July 10, 1988	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
World Championship Wrestling
The Great American Bash (1989)	July 23, 1989	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (1990)	July 7, 1990	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (1991)	July 14, 1991	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (1992)	July 12, 1992	Albany, Georgia	Albany Civic Center
The Great American Bash (1995)	June 18, 1995	Dayton, Ohio	Hara Arena
The Great American Bash (1996)	June 16, 1996	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (1997)	June 15, 1997	Moline, Illinois	The MARK of the Quad Cities
The Great American Bash (1998)	June 14, 1998	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (1999)	June 13, 1999	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
The Great American Bash (2000)	June 11, 2000	Baltimore, Maryland	Baltimore Arena
World Wrestling Entertainment
The Great American Bash (2004)	June 27, 2004	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Scope
The Great American Bash (2005)	July 24, 2005	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena
The Great American Bash (2006)	July 23, 2006	Indianapolis, Indiana	Conseco Fieldhouse
The Great American Bash (2007)	July 22, 2007	San Jose, California	HP Pavilion
The Great American Bash (2008)	July 20, 2008	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Bash (2009)	June 28, 2009	Sacramento, California	ARCO Arena

National Wrestling Alliance (Jim Crockett Promotions)

1985

The Great American Bash 1985
Promotion	Jim Crockett Promotions
Date	July 6, 1985
City	Charlotte, North Carolina
Venue	American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance	27,000
Tagline(s)	Ringmasters
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous N/A Next → The Great American Bash 1986

The Great American Bash (1985) took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a result of Dusty Rhodes winning the match, Tully Blanchard's valet, Baby Doll was forced to be Dusty Rhodes' valet for 30 days which sparked her face turn as she became a full-time valet for Rhodes and his then partner, Magnum T.A.

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones	Dog Collar match
2	Manny Fernandez, Sam Houston and Buzz Tyler defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Konga the Barbarian and Abdullah the Butcher (with Paul Jones)	Six-man tag team match
3	Ron Bass (with James J. Dillon) fought Buddy Landel to a draw	Singles match
4	The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole and Arn Anderson) (c) defeated Buzz Sawyer and Dick Slater	Tag team match for the NWA National Tag Team Championship
5	The Russian Team (Krusher Khruschev and Ivan Koloff) (c – NWA) fought The Road Warriors (c – AWA) (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) to a double disqualification	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and the AWA World Tag Team Championship
6	Magnum T.A. (c) defeated Kamala (with Skandor Akbar) by disqualification	Singles match for the NWA United States Championship
7	Ric Flair (c) defeated Nikita Koloff (with Ivan Koloff)	Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, David Crockett as special referee
8	Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard (with Baby Doll)	Steel cage match to win the NWA World Television Championship
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1986

Jim Crockett Promotions used "The Great American Bash" as the name for a tour that had several PPV caliber shows around the country. In 1986, there were 13 Great American Bashes and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defended his title at each one against Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Hawk, Ron Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Robert Gibson, Road Warrior Animal, Magnum T.A., Wahoo McDaniel and Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes defeated him for the title at the July 26 Bash. Flair challenged for it on the last Bash on August 2. Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. were involved in a best of seven title match series throughout the Bash for the U.S. Title. The cities toured in 1986 were in order as follows: July 1 in Philadelphia, July 3 in Washington, D.C., July 4 in Memphis, Tennessee, July 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 9 in Cincinnati, July 10 in Roanoke, Virginia, July 12 in Jacksonville, Florida, July 18 in Richmond, Virginia, July 21 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, July 23 in Johnson City, Tennessee, July 25 in Norfolk, Virginia, July 26 in Greensboro, North Carolina and August 2 in Atlanta.

July 5, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina (Memorial Stadium)

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Denny Brown (c) fought Steve Regal to a draw	Singles match for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
2	Robert Gibson defeated Black Bart	Singles match
3	The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole and Arn Anderson) defeated Sam Houston and Nelson Royal	Tag team match
4	Manny Fernandez defeated Baron von Raschke (with Paul Jones)	Bunkhouse match
5	Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious)	Indian Strap match
6	Ron Garvin defeated Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon)	Taped Fist match
7	The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk; with Paul Ellering) defeated The Russian Team (Ivan and Nikita Koloff)	Russian Chain match
8	Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley (with Paul Jones)	Hair vs. Hair match
9	Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A. and Baby Doll defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette	Steel cage match
10	Ric Flair (c) defeated Ricky Morton	Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

July 26, 1986 in Greensboro, North Carolina (Greensboro Coliseum)

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Steve Regal defeated Sam Houston	Singles match
2	Black Bart and Konga the Barbarian defeated Denny Brown and Italian Stallion	Tag team match
3	Manny Fernandez defeated Baron von Raschke (with Paul Jones)	Loaded Glove on a Pole match
4	Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious)	Indian Strap match
5	Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin	Taped Fist match
6	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) fought The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole and Arn Anderson) to a draw	Tag team match
7	Paul Jones (with Shaska Whatley) defeated Jimmy Valiant	Hair vs. Hair match
8	Magnum T.A. defeated Nikita Koloff (with Ivan Koloff)	Best of 7 series for the NWA United States Championship (3-1)
9	The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) and Baby Doll (with Paul Ellering) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette	Steel Cage match
10	Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair (c)	Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1987

The Great American Bash 1987
Promotion	Jim Crockett Promotions
Date	1987
City	Atlanta, Georgia Charlotte, North Carolina Miami, Florida
Venue	The Omni Memorial Stadium Orange Bowl

This was the first use of the WarGames: The Match Beyond match conceived by Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was on the winning side in both events along with The Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering. Koloff, Rhodes and J.J. Dillon sustained serious injuries in the first encounter. The Bash series took place in numerous venues all July long, starting in Landover, Maryland at the Capital Centre on July 2.

July 4, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia (The Omni)

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Kendall Windham defeated Gladiator #1	Singles match
2	Sting defeated Thunderfoot #1	Singles match
3	LazerTron defeated MOD Squad Spike	Singles match
4	Jimmy Valiant defeated MOD Squad Basher	Singles match
5	Barry Windham (c) defeated Rick Steiner	Singles match for the NWA Western States Heritage Championship
6	Ron Garvin and Jimmy Garvin (with Precious) defeated Vladimir Petrov and The Barbarian (with Paul Jones)	Tag team match
7	The Lightning Express (c) (Tim Horner and Brad Armstrong) defeated The Angel of Death and Big Bubba Rogers (with Skandor Akbar)	Tag team match for the UWF World Tag Team Championship
8	Chris Adams defeated Black Bart (with Skandor Akbar) by disqualification	Singles match
9	The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) defeated Ivan Koloff, Manny Fernandez and Paul Jones	Six-man tag team match
10	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane; with Jim Cornette) by disqualification	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
11	Steve Williams (with Magnum T.A.) defeated Dick Murdoch (with Eddie Gilbert)	Texas Death Match
12	The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk), Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard and J.J. Dillon; with Dark Journey)	WarGames match
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

July 18, 1987 in Charlotte, North Carolina (Memorial Stadium)

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Kendall Windham, Jimmy Valiant and LazerTron defeated Sean Royal, Gladiator #1 and Gladiator #2	Six-man tag team match
2	Chris Adams defeated Black Bart (with Skandor Akbar)	Singles match
3	Barry Windham (c) defeated Big Bubba Rogers (with Skandor Akbar)	Singles match for the NWA Western States Heritage Championship
4	Steve Williams and Terry Gordy defeated Eddie Gilbert and Dick Murdoch	Bunkhouse match
5	The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts) defeated The Midnight Express (c) (with Jim Cornette) by disqualification.	Tag team match for the NWA United States Tag Team Champions
6	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (c) (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The MOD Squad (Spike and Basher)	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
7	Road Warrior Animal (with Paul Ellering) defeated Arn Anderson (with James J. Dillon)	Taped Fist match
8	Lex Luger (c) (with James J. Dillon) defeated Nikita Koloff	Singles match for the NWA United States Championship
9	Ric Flair (c) (with James J. Dillon) defeated Road Warrior Hawk (with Paul Ellering) by disqualification	Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
10	Dusty Rhodes (with Barry Windham) defeated Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon and Dark Journey)	"Lights-out" Barbed Wire Ladder match for $100,000.
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

July 31, 1987 in Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Manny Fernandez and The Barbarian (with Paul Jones) defeated The Mulkey Brothers (Randy and Bill)	Tag team match
2	Barry Windham (c) defeated Incubus	Singles match for the NWA Western States Heritage Championship
3	The Sheepherders (c) (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) fought Jimmy Garvin and Ron Garvin (with Precious) to a double disqualification	Tag team match for the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship
4	Mike Rotunda (c) defeated Ivan Koloff	Singles match for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
5	Kevin Sullivan defeated Dory Funk Jr.	Texas Death Match
6	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (c) (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane; with Jim Cornette)	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
7	The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk), Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger and Tully Blanchard) and The War Machine (with J.J. Dillon and Dark Journey)	WarGames match
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1988

Main article: The Great American Bash (1988)

World Championship Wrestling

1989

Main article: The Great American Bash (1989)

1990

The Great American Bash 1990
Promotion	National Wrestling Alliance
Date	July 7, 1990
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	14,000
Tagline(s)	The New Revolution
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Capital Combat Next → Halloween Havoc 1990
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1989 Next → The Great American Bash 1991

The Great American Bash (1990) took place on July 7, 1990 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The show featured Big Van Vader's WCW debut. In the main event Sting pinned Ric Flair after countering his Figure-Four Leglock attempt into a small package. During the match, The Steiner Brothers, Paul Orndorff and The Junkyard Dog (the "Dudes with Attitudes") surrounded the ring to prevent outside interference by the Four Horsemen. During the entirety of the match, Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	David Sierra defeated Mr. X	Singles match	10:06
2	Brian Pillman defeated Buddy Landel	Singles match	09:29
3	Mike Rotunda defeated The Iron Sheik	Singles match	06:46
4	Doug Furnas defeated Dutch Mantel	Singles match	11:18
5	Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich	Singles match	06:32
6	The Midnight Express (c) (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (with Jim Cornette) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong)	Tag team match for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship	18:14
7	Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk	Singles match	02:16
8	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)	Tag team match	13:45
9	"The Dudes with Attitude" (Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog and El Gigante) defeated The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham) by disqualification	Six-man tag team match	08:53
10	Lex Luger (c) defeated Mark Callous (with Paul E. Dangerously)	Singles match for the NWA United States Championship	12:10
11	Doom (c) (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)	Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship	15:40
12	Sting (with The Dudes with Attitudes) defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Ole Anderson)	Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship	16:06
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1991

The Great American Bash 1991
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	July 14, 1991
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	9,320
Tagline(s)	Legend vs Legacy
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Superbrawl (1991) Next → Halloween Havoc 1991
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1990 Next → The Great American Bash 1992

The Great American Bash (1991) took place on July 14, 1991 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

The card was originally to be highlighted by a Steel cage match between Ric Flair and Lex Luger for the WCW World Championship, and this match was heavily promoted on WCW TV. However, two weeks before the show, then-WCW Executive Vice President Jim Herd fired Flair over a contract dispute, stripping him of the title in the process. At the time, champions left a $25,000 security deposit that would be refunded to them (along with any accumulated interest on the deposit) once they lost the title. As company did not give Flair back his deposit, he retained possession of the belt and later brought it to the World Wrestling Federation, where it appeared with it on television. WCW had to commission a new world championship belt. However, the new belt could not be readied in time for the event, so the company was forced to improvise. A Championship Wrestling from Florida title belt that was in the possession of Dusty Rhodes was used and a metal plate with "WCW World Heavyweight Champion" was attached to the front. In the match, Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham, who replaced Flair, after a piledriver on orders from Harley Race. After the match, Luger turned heel and took on Race as his manager and Mr. Hughes as his bodyguard.

P.N. News and Bobby Eaton were scheduled to face Steve Austin and Terrance Taylor in a traditional scaffold match but on the day of the show, a "capture the flag" stipulation was added as the wrestlers were unwilling to perform a risky fall from the scaffold.

Dustin Rhodes and The Young Pistols (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) faced The Fabulous Freebirds is a six-man elimatination match. The order of elimination was:

1. Hayes pinned Armstrong after he and Badstreet hit a double DDT on Armstrong (13:49)
2. Hayes was disqualified after backdropping Smothers over the top rope (14:04)
3. Garvin pinned Smothers after he and Badstreet hit a double DDT on Smothers (15:16)
4. Rhodes pinned Garvin after a lariat (15:24)
5. Rhodes pinned Badstreet after a bulldog to win the match (17:10)

The masked The Yellow Dog defeated Johnny B. Badd by disqualification when Badd's manager Teddy Long interfered to try to unmask Yellow Dog; had he done so, Brian Pillman (who was wrestling under the mask) would not be allowed to wrestle in WCW again.

The final match was originally supposed to pit The Steiner Brothers and Missy Hyatt against Arn Anderson, Barry Windham and Paul E. Dangerously. After Windham was moved to the title match following Flair's departure from WCW and Scott Steiner sustained an injury, the match was changed into a mixed tag team match pitting Rick Steiner and Missy Hyast against Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously. Before the match Dick Murdoch and Dick Slater forcibly took Hyatt backstage, turning the match into a handicap match, which Rick Steiner won (in reality, this was done, because the Maryland State Athletic Commission didn't allow intergender matches).

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Junkyard Dog defeated Black Bart	Singles match	12:45
2	P.N. News and Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Austin and Terrance Taylor (with Lady Blossom)	Capture-The-Flag Scaffold match	06:19
3	The Diamond Studd (with Diamond Dallas Page) defeated Tom Zenk	Singles match	09:00
4	Ron Simmons defeated Oz (with Merlin the Wizard)	Singles match	07:55
5	Richard Morton (with Alexandra York) defeated Robert Gibson	Singles match	17:03
6	Dustin Rhodes and The Young Pistols (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes) (with Big Daddy Dink)	Elimination match	17:10
7	The Yellow Dog defeated Johnny B. Badd (with Theodore Long) by disqualification	Singles match	06:00
8	Big Josh defeated Black Blood (with Kevin Sullivan)	Lumberjack match	05:39
9	El Gigante defeated One Man Gang (with Kevin Sullivan)	Singles match	06:13
10	Nikita Koloff defeated Sting	Russian Chain match	11:38
11	Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham	Steel Cage match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship	12:25
12	Rick Steiner defeated Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously	Handicap steel cage match	02:08

1992

The Great American Bash 1992
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	July 12, 1992
City	Albany, Georgia
Venue	Albany Civic Center
Attendance	8,000
Tagline(s)	The Battle Beyond The Belt!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Beach Blast (1992) Next → Halloween Havoc 1992
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1991 Next → The Great American Bash 1995

The Great American Bash (1992) took place on July 12, 1992 at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia. Shinya Hashimoto was substituting for the injured Akira Nogami. After the tournament the WCW and NWA World Tag Team Championships were considered to be unified and were defended together by Gordy and Williams and subsequent champions until WCW withdrew from the NWA in 1993. Before the final match, The Steiner Brothers came out to confront "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Terry Gordy but were sent to the dressing room by security.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	The Super Invader (with Harley Race) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell	Singles match	—
2	Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Flyin' Brian	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match	19:26
3	Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match	09:16
4	Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham defeated Steve Austin and Rick Rude (with Madusa)	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match	19:15
5	Terry Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defeated Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match	21:39
6	Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham defeated Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match	14:55
7	Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Sting (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	17:17
8	Terry Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defeated Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham	Tag team match, NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament final match	21:10
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1995

The Great American Bash 1995
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 18, 1995
City	Dayton, Ohio
Venue	Hara Arena
Attendance	6,000
Tagline(s)	Back By Popular Demand! Celebrate With Some Red, White, Black and Blue!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 1995 Next → Bash at the Beach 1995
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1992 Next → The Great American Bash 1996

The Great American Bash (1995) took place on June 18, 1995 at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This was the first Great American Bash event in nearly three years. The Pre-PPV matches were all shown on WCW Main Event. The Fantastics were substitutes for the Rock 'n Roll Express, who failed to show, due to commitments with the National Wrestling Alliance and Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Scott D'Amore was mistakenly billed as Chris Kanyon in this match. After the Main Event match After the match, Harlem Heat and Sister Sherri came out to confront Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck; Sherri punched Col .Robert Parker and challenged Slater and Buck to a match later that night. Dave Sullivan won a date with the Diamond Doll by defeating Diamond Dallas Page; had Page won he would've taken possession of Ralph, Sulivan's pet rabit. Referee Nick Patrick disqualified Sgt. Craig Pittman when he refused to let go of the Code Red while Jim Duggan was holding onto the ropes. Pittman was originally supposed to face Marcus Alexander Bagwell, but Bagwell suffered an injury and Duggan was announced as his replacement. The match between Sting and Meng was originally scheduled as a semifinal match in the United States Championship Tournament started after Vader was stripped of the title. However, the other semifinal between Ric Flair and Randy Savage ended in a no-contest and both men were eliminated from the tournament.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)	Tag team match	06:46
2	Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Scott D'Amore	Singles match	02:16
3	Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck defeated Frankie Lancaster and Barry Houston	Tag team match	03:52
4	Alex Wright defeated Brian Pillman	Singles match	15:42
5	Dave Sullivan (with his pet rabbit Ralph) defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with the Diamond Doll and Max Muscle)	Arm Wrestling contest	—
6	Jim Duggan defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman by disqualification	Singles match	08:13
7	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Sister Sherri) defeated Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck (with Col. Robert Parker and Meng)	Tag team match	08:39
8	The Renegade defeated Arn Anderson (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship	09:07
9	The Nasty Boys (c) (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Blue Bloods (Earl Robert Eaton and Lord Steven Regal)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	15:03
10	Sting defeated Meng (with Col. Robert Parker)	Singles match for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	13:34
11	Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage (with Angelo Poffo)	Singles match	14:42
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1996

The Great American Bash 1996
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 16, 1996
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	9,000
Tagline(s)	Watch Football Stars Kevin Greene and Steve Mcmichael Tackle The Ring World Championship Wrestling Turns Up The Heat!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 1996 Next → Bash at the Beach 1996
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1995 Next → The Great American Bash 1997

The Great American Bash (1996) took place on June 16, 1996 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. After John Tenta defeated Big Bubba Rogers Tenta cut Rogers' goatee off with a pair of scissors. After the match between Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan Arn Anderson came to the ring and helped Benoit attack Sullivan. In the six-man tag team match Ric Flair pinned Kevin Greene after Steve McMichael turned on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase. Debra McMichael had chased Woman and Elizabeth to the back, only to return with the briefcase containing money and a Four Horsemen T-shirt. McMichael's accepting of the case gave him Brian Pillman's spot in the Horsemen. After the match, Chris Benoit came out and the Horsemen attacked Greene and Savage. Eric Bischoff interviewed Kevin Nash and Scott Hall after the interview Nash and hall Power Bomb bischoff.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Rocco Rock defeated Jerry Sags	Singles match	01:46
2	V.K. Wallstreet defeated Jim Powers	Singles match	03:07
3	Jim Duggan defeated Disco Inferno	Singles match	02:09
4	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Fire and Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train)	Tag team match for #1 contendership to the WCW World Tag Team Championship	10:29
5	Konnan (c) defeated El Gato	Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	06:03
6	Diamond Dallas Page defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell	Singles match	09:39
7	Dean Malenko (c) defeated Rey Misterio Jr.	Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship	17:50
8	John Tenta defeated Big Bubba Rogers (with Jimmy Hart)	Singles match	05:24
9	Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan (with Jimmy Hart)	Falls Count Anywhere match	09:58
10	Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal (with Jeeves)	Singles match	16:30
11	Ric Flair and Arn Anderson (with Woman, Miss Elizabeth and Bobby Heenan) defeated Kevin Greene and Steve McMichael (with Randy Savage, Debra McMichael and Tara Greene)	Tag team match	20:51
12	The Giant (c) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Lex Luger	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	09:21
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1997

The Great American Bash 1997
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 15, 1997
City	Moline, Illinois
Venue	The MARK of the Quad Cities
Attendance	9,613
Tagline(s)	Give Him A Nice Warm Hug On Father's Day
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 1997 Next → Bash at the Beach 1997
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1996 Next → The Great American Bash 1998

The Great American Bash (1997) took place on June 15, 1997 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois. During the match between Glacier and Wrath, Mortis was handcuffed to the ring post. After the match, Mortis and Wrath handcuffed Glacier to the ring ropes and attacked him. Due to her loss to Akira Hokuto, Madusa had to retire. Kevin Greene pinned Steve McMichael after Jeff Jarrett accidentally hit McMichael with a steel briefcase.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Ultimate Dragon defeated Psychosis (with Sonny Onoo)	Singles match	14:20
2	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Sister Sherri) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification	Tag team match	12:02
3	Konnan defeated Hugh Morrus	Singles match	10:34
4	Glacier defeated Wrath (with James Vandenberg and Mortis)	Singles match	12:02
5	Akira Hokuto (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Madusa	Title vs. Career match for the WCW Women's Championship	11:41
6	Chris Benoit defeated Meng	Death match	14:59
7	Kevin Greene defeated Steve McMichael (with Debra McMichael)	Singles match	09:21
8	The Outsiders (c) (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) defeated Ric Flair and Roddy Piper	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	10:02
9	Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page)	Falls Count Anywhere match	16:56
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1998

The Great American Bash 1998
Promotional poster
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 14, 1998
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	12,810
Tagline(s)	Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie. Tradition Bites! The New American Pastime!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 1998 Next → Bash at the Beach 1998
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1997 Next → The Great American Bash 1999

The Great American Bash (1998) took place on June 14, 1998 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Booker T and Chris Benoit had been facing each other for several weeks to determine the #1 contender to the WCW World Television Championship that Booker had lost to Fit Finlay on the May 4, 1998 edition of Nitro due to a distraction from Benoit. Dean Malenko was disqualified after hitting Chris Jericho with a steel chair. This match was made after Malenko was stripped of the Cruiserweight Championship due to his actions at Slamboree the month before. After Konnan's loss to Bill Goldberg, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude turned on Konnan and attacked him, joining nWo Hollywood. As per the stipulation of the main event, the winner was able to keep his half of the tag team championship and pick a new partner. Sting chose his nWo Wolfpac teammate Kevin Nash. The Giant was to pick The Disciple if had he won the match.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Booker T defeated Chris Benoit	Final match of a Best-of-Seven series to earn a WCW World Television Championship match	16:20
2	Kanyon defeated Saturn	Singles match	14:46
3	Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko by disqualification	Singles match for the vacant WCW World Cruiserweight Championship	13:52
4	Juventud Guerrera defeated Reese (with Lodi)	Singles match	08:45
5	Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero	Singles match	14:46
6	Booker T defeated Fit Finlay (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship	13:13
7	Goldberg (c) defeated Konnan (with Rick Rude and Curt Hennig)	Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	01:57
8	Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart (with The Disciple) defeated Roddy Piper and Randy Savage	Tag team match	11:40
9	Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage	Singles match	01:37
10	Sting defeated The Giant	Singles match for control of the WCW World Tag Team Championships	06:40
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1999

The Great American Bash 1999
Promotional poster
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 13, 1999
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	11,672
Tagline(s)	The Real Fireworks Start June 13th!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 1999 Next → Bash at the Beach 1999
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1998 Next → The Great American Bash 2000

The Great American Bash (1999) took place on June 13, 1999 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Hak pinned Brian Knobs after Jimmy Hart accidentally hit Knobs with a steel chair. Knobs was then hit with a kendo stick by Hak. After the match, Hugh Morrus came out and attacked Hak. Roddy Piper was disqualified when Buff Bagwell came out and attacked Ric Flair; as per a prematch stipulation Flair regained the presidency of WCW that he had lost to Piper at Slamboree the previous month. After the match, Piper helped Flair and Arn Anderson to attack Bagwell. Rick Steiner won the match after Sting was attacked backstage by dogs and Rick forced the referee to declare him the winner. Randy Savage was disqualified after Sid Vicious interfered and hit Kevin Nash with a big boot, then powerbombed the champion.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Hak (with Chastity) defeated Brian Knobs (with Jimmy Hart)	Hardcore match	05:41
2	Van Hammer defeated Mikey Whipwreck	Singles match	08:35
3	Buff Bagwell defeated Disco Inferno	Singles match	10:33
4	The No Limit Soldiers (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.)	Tag team match	10:44
5	Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Horace Hogan	Singe match	05:10
6	Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson and Asya) defeated Roddy Piper by disqualification	Singles match for control of wcw	08:16
7	Rick Steiner defeated Sting	Falls Count Anywhere Match	10:35
8	The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon) (with Bam Bam Bigelow) defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn (c)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	19:13
9	Kevin Nash (c) defeated Randy Savage (with Gorgeous George, Madusa, and Miss Madness) by disqualification	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	07:29
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2000

The Great American Bash 2000
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	June 11, 2000
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Venue	Baltimore Arena
Attendance	7,031
Tagline(s)	A Battle Of Heroic Proportions!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Slamboree 2000 Next → Bash at the Beach 2000
The Great American Bash chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash 1999 Next → The Great American Bash 2004

The Great American Bash (2000) took place on June 11, 2000 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the final Great American Bash produced by World Championship Wrestling before the acquisition of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation the following March. Shane Douglas put the Wall through three tables at the same time to win. The first wrestler to put their opponent through three tables would win the match. Hulk Hogan pinned Billy Kidman after hitting him with brass knuckles to become number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. If Hogan had lost, he would have had to retire. If Ric Flair had lost his match, he would have had to retire. Vampiro set Sting on fire to win the match. Jeff Jarrett pinned Kevin Nash after a Spear from Goldberg. Konnan was guest bellringer, Rey Misterio Jr. was guest timekeeper, Disqo was guest beltkeeper, Juventud Guerrera was guest ring announcer. After the match, Goldberg joined the New Blood.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Lt. Loco (c) (with General Rection, Major Gunns, Corporal Cajun, Major Stash) defeated Disqo (with Konnan, Tygress, Rey Misterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera)	Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship	04:57
2	KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull)	Tag team match to determine #1 contenders to the WCW World Tag Team Championship	09:20
3	Mike Awesome defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Chris Kanyon)	Ambulance match	09:41
4	GI Bro defeated Shawn Stasiak	Boot Camp match	13:58
5	Shane Douglas defeated The Wall	Best of five Tables match	08:12
6	Scott Steiner (with Midajah and Shakira) defeated Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott	Handicap Asylum match	03:46
7	Hollywood Hogan defeated Billy Kidman	Singles match with Horace Hogan as special guest referee	11:39
8	Ric Flair defeated David Flair (with Vince Russo)	Singles match	10:16
9	Vampiro defeated Sting	Human Torch match	07:23
10	Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Kevin Nash	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Ernest Miller as special guest enforcer	17:22
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

2004

Main article: The Great American Bash (2004)

2005

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2006

Main article: The Great American Bash (2006)

2007

Main article: The Great American Bash (2007)

2008

Main article: The Great American Bash (2008)

2009

Main article: The Bash (2009)

External links

• Official Site of WWE