The Great American Bash ‘88

Kevin Sullivan presents The Tower of Doom.

The Price for Freedom

The Great American Bash ‘88 was a series of NWA live events that took place as a month-long tour through July 1988 in multiple venues across the United States. It also featured a special PPV event broadcast on July 10, 1988 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against “The Total Package” Lex Luger in a singles match.

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Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Ivan Koloff, Al Perez & Russian Assassin #1

Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Ivan Koloff, Al Perez & Russian Assassin #1

vs. Steve Williams, Ronnie Garvin, Jimmy Garvin & The Road Warriors

★★ ¾

Tower of Doom Match

Lex Luger

Challenger

The Total Package

Lex Luger

Ric Flair

Champion

The Four Horsemen

Ric Flair

(w/ JJ Dillon)

★★ ½

Singles Match

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Sting & Koloff

Challengers

Sting & Koloff

Blanchard & Anderson

Champions

The Four Horsemen

Blanchard & Anderson

(w/ JJ Dillon)

★★★ ¼

Tag Team Match

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Dusty Rhodes

Challenger

The American Dream

Dusty Rhodes

Barry Windham

Champion

The Four Horsemen

Barry Windham

(w/ JJ Dillon)

★ ¼

Singles Match

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

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Podcasts

    WHW #5What Happened When?

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    TLF #243The Lapsed Fan

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    TLF #243The Lapsed Fan

    Art of War Games: Bash '88 Tour (Part 2)

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Event Details

Name
The Great American Bash ‘88
Tagline
The Price for Freedom
Date
July 10, 1988
Broadcast
NWA PPV
Venue
Baltimore Arena
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance
ca. 14,000
Announcers
Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
Number of Matches
5 Matches

Final Card

  • Tag Team Match ★★★ ¼

    The Four Horsemen (c) (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Sting & Nikita Koloff

    NWA World Tag Team Championship

  • Tag Team Match ★★★★

    The Fantastics (c) (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) vs. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/ Jim Cornette)

    NWA United States Tag Team Championship

  • Tower of Doom Match ★★ ¾

    Al Perez, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda & Russian Assassin #1 (w/ Gary Hart & Paul Jones) vs. Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin, Steve Williams & The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering & Precious)

  • Singles Match ★ ¼

    Barry Windham (w/ JJ Dillon) (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes

    NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

  • Singles Match ★★ ½

    Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) (c) vs. Lex Luger

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship