The Great American Bash (1989) (original) (raw)

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The 1989 Great American Bash was the first Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner and the fifth annual Great American Bash event overall; the previous events were held by the former NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. It took place on July 23, 1989, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the second Great American Bash held at this venue after the 1988 event. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair defended the title against Terry Funk. Flair pinned Funk by reversing an Inside Cradle attempt to retain the title. Featured matches on the undercard saw The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane), and Steve Williams versus Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, and Terry Gordy) and Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) in a WarGames match, Lex Luger versus Ricky Steamboat for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, Sting versus The Great Muta for the NWA World Television Championship, Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) versus The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Kevin Sullivan) in a Texas Tornado match, Jim Cornette versus Paul E. Dangerously in a Tuxedo match, The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) versus Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas), and a Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal. (en)
The Great American Bash (1989) fu la quinta edizione del pay-per-view di wrestling della serie Great American Bash, la prima ad essere prodotta dalla World Championship Wrestling sotto l'egida della National Wrestling Alliance. L'evento si svolse il 23 luglio 1989 presso la Baltimore Arena di Baltimora, Maryland. Il main event della serata fu l'incontro per il titolo NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In esso Ric Flair sconfisse Terry Funk mantenendo la cintura di campione. Altri match di rilievo che si svolsero all'evento furono The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) e "Dr. Death" Steve Williams contro Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy) e Samoan Swat Team ( & Fatu) in un WarGames match; Lex Luger contro Ricky Steamboat per l'NWA United States Heavyweight Championship; Sting contro The Great Muta per l'NWA World Television Championship; The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) contro The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan) in un Texas Tornado match; Jim Cornette contro Paul E. Dangerously in un Tuxedo match; (Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey) contro Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas) e la Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal. (it)

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DVD Cover featuring Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and Ricky Steamboat. (en)

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Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat by disqualification (en)
Sting vs. The Great Muta ended with a double pin (en)
The Skyscrapers won by last eliminating Steve Williams (en)
Brian Pillman defeated Bill Irwin (en)
Jim Cornette defeated Paul E. Dangerously (en)
The Road Warriors , The Midnight Express and Steve Williams defeated The Fabulous Freebirds and The Samoan SWAT Team (en)
Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk (en)
The Skyscrapers defeated The Dynamic Dudes (en)
The Steiner Brothers defeated The Varsity Club (en)

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The Great American Bash (en)

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Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (en)
Singles match for the NWA World Television Championship (en)
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The Glory Days (en)

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The 1989 Great American Bash was the first Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner and the fifth annual Great American Bash event overall; the previous events were held by the former NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. It took place on July 23, 1989, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the second Great American Bash held at this venue after the 1988 event. (en)
The Great American Bash (1989) fu la quinta edizione del pay-per-view di wrestling della serie Great American Bash, la prima ad essere prodotta dalla World Championship Wrestling sotto l'egida della National Wrestling Alliance. L'evento si svolse il 23 luglio 1989 presso la Baltimore Arena di Baltimora, Maryland. Il main event della serata fu l'incontro per il titolo NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In esso Ric Flair sconfisse Terry Funk mantenendo la cintura di campione. (it)

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