The Great American Bash ‘89

Flair & Funk battle in Baltimore

Glory Days

The Great American Bash ‘89 was a series of NWA live events that took place as a month-long tour through July 1989 in multiple venues across the United States. It also featured a special PPV event broadcast on July 23, 1989 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Terry Funk in a singles match.

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Ric Flair

★Champion★

Nature Boy

Ric Flair

Terry Funk

★Challenger★

Terry Funk

(w/ Gary Hart)

★★★★ ½

Singles Match

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Ricky Steamboat

★Challenger★

The Dragon

Ricky Steamboat

Lex luger

★Champion★

The Total Package

Lex luger

★★★★ ¼

Singles Match

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Sting

★Champion★

Sting

(w/ Eddie Gilbert)

The Great Muta

★Challenger★

The Great Muta

(w/ Gary Hart)

★★★ ¾

Singles Match

NWA World Tag Team Championship

The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express & Steve Williams

The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express & Steve Williams

vs. The Fabulous Freebirds & The Samoan Swat Team

★★★★

WarGames Match

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Podcasts

    GJR #13 • Grilling JR

    Great American Bash '89

    July 25, 2019 • 2h 9m

    WHW #132 • What Happened When?

    Great American Bash '89

    July 24, 2019 • 3h 2m

    TLF #243 • The Lapsed Fan

    Art of WarGames - Bash '88 (Part 1)

    August 12, 2020 • 3h 55m

    TLF #244 • The Lapsed Fan

    Art of War Games: Bash '89 (Part 2)

    August 20, 2020 • 3h 42m

Event Details

Name
The Great American Bash ‘89
Tagline
Glory Days
Date
July 23, 1989
Broadcast
NWA PPV
Venue
Baltimore Arena
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance
ca. 12,500
Announcers
Jim Ross & Bob Caudle
Number of Matches
9 Matches

Final Card

  • Two-Ring “King of the Hill” Battle Royal ★★★

    Eddie Gilbert vs. Rick Steiner vs. Dan Spivey vs. Flyin' Brian vs. Steve Williams vs. Bill Irwin vs. Terry Gordy vs. Kevin Sullivan vs. Ron Simmons vs. Scott Hall vs. Scott Steiner vs. Mike Rotunda vs. Sid Vicious vs. Ranger Ross

  • Singles Match ★★ ½

    Brian Pillman vs. Bill Irwin

  • Tag Team Match ★

    The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas) vs. The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey & Sid Vicious) (w/ Teddy Long)

  • Tuxedo Street Fight ★ ¾

    Paul E. Dangerously vs. Jim Cornette

  • Texas Tornado Tag Team Match ★★★

    The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs. The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda)

  • Singles Match ★★★ ¾

    Sting (c) (w/ Eddie Gilbert) vs. The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart)

    NWA World Television Championship

  • Singles Match ★★★★ ¼

    Lex Luger (c) vs. Ricky Steamboat

    NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

  • WarGames Match ★★★★

    Steve Williams, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) & The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Jim Cornette & Paul Ellering) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) & The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) (w/ Paul E. Dangerously)

  • Singles Match ★★★★ ½

    Ric Flair (c) vs. Terry Funk (w/ Gary Hart)

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship