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Great American Bash 1990

"New Revolution"

July 7th 

Baltimore, MD

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Dark match: David Sierra defeated Mr. X (10:06)
  • Sierra pinned X.
• Brian Pillman defeated Buddy Landel (9:29)
  • Pillman pinned Landell.
• Mike Rotunda defeated The Iron Sheik (6:46)
  • Rotunda pinned Sheik.
• Doug Furnas defeated Dutch Mantel (11:18)
  • Furnas pinned Mantel.
• Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich (6:32)
  • Race pinned Rich.
• The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (18:14)
  • Eaton pinned Smothers.
• Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk (2:16)
  • Vader pinned Zenk.
  • This was Vader's WCW Debut.
• The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (13:45)
  • Scott pinned Hayes.
• Paul Orndorff, The Junkyard Dog and El Gigante defeated The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham) by disqualification (8:53)
• Lex Luger defeated Mark Callous (with Paul E. Dangerously) to retain the NWA United States Championship (12:10)
  • Luger pinned Callous after a clothesline.
• Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (15:40)
  • Reed pinned Gibson.
• Sting (with The Dudes with Attitudes) defeated Ric Flair (with Ole Anderson) to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (16:06)
  • Sting pinned 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.
  • Also during the entirety of the match, Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante.

Ron Simmons

August 2nd 1992

 Ron Simmons is carried out of the ring as the new 

WCW World Heavyweight Champion.  

He defeated Big Van Vader in Baltimore, Maryland.

Great American Bash (July 7th 1990)

Great American Bash 

July 7th 1990

Baltimore Arena

Baltimore,  MD

The Main Event 

 NWA World Heavyweight Title

Sting

vs 

Ric Flair

(NWA World Heavyweight Champion)

• Brian Pillman defeated Buddy Landel (9:29)
  • Pillman pinned Landell.
• Mike Rotunda defeated The Iron Sheik (6:46)
  • Rotunda pinned Sheik.
• Doug Furnas defeated Dutch Mantel (11:18)
  • Furnas pinned Mantel.
• Harley Race defeated Tommy Rich (6:32)
  • Race pinned Rich.
• The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Championship(18:14)
  • Eaton pinned Smothers.
• Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk (2:16)
  • Vader pinned Zenk.
  • This was Vader's WCW Debut.
• The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (13:45)
  • Scott pinned Hayes.
• Paul Orndorff, The Junkyard Dog and El Gigante defeated The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham) by disqualification (8:53)
• Lex Luger defeated Mark Callous (with Paul E. Dangerously) to retain the NWA United States Championship (12:10)
  • Luger pinned Callous after a clothesline.
• Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (15:40)
  • Reed pinned Gibson.
• Sting (with The Dudes with Attitudes) defeated Ric Flair (with Ole Anderson) to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (16:06)
  • Sting pinned 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.
  • Also during the entirety of the match, Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante.

Your Match of the Night

Great American Bash 

July 23rd 1989

Baltimore Arena

Baltimore   MD

Sting vs. The Great Muta 

Great American Bash 1990

The WCW Great American Bash of 1990 featured some legendary talent and talent that would become legendary in the WWF/WWE.
Most striking in "Mean Mark" who left WCW and found fame and fortune as "The Undertaker" in the WWF.

July 7th 1990 Baltimore Arena in Baltimore MD

• The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Championship(18:14)
  • Eaton pinned Smothers.
• Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk (2:16)
  • Vader pinned Zenk.
  • This was Vader's WCW Debut.
• The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (13:45)
  • Scott pinned Hayes.
• Paul Orndorff, The Junkyard Dog and El Gigante defeated The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Arn Anderson and Barry Windham) by disqualification (8:53)
• Lex Luger defeated Mark Callous (with Paul E. Dangerously) to retain the NWA United States Championship (12:10)
  • Luger pinned Callous after a clothesline.
• Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship(15:40)
  • Reed pinned Gibson.
• Sting (with The Dudes with Attitudes) defeated Ric Flair (with Ole Anderson) to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (16:06)
• Sting pinned 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.
• Also during the entirety of the match, Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante

Great American Bash 1989

Today in 1989 WCW held its annual Great American Bash PPV.   This year it was held at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore MD.

Some of the Hightlights

The night got started with a 2 ring "King of the Hill" Battle Royal


The WCW/NWA debut of Scott Steiner



The NWA Television Title was put on the line as the champion, Sting faced off with The Great Muta


A WarGames match was also part of the card, with the Road Warrior, Midnight Express and Steve Williams against the Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and Samoan Swat Team.




The Main Event of the night was a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Title.  The champion, Ric Flair went against old rival Terry Funk that ended in a wild brawl.