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NWA The Great American Bash 1985
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
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NWA The Great American Bash 1985

1985
2h 20m
Action

Status

Released

Release

1985

Runtime

2h 20m

Storyline

The Great American Bash: Freedom Challenge took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The main event was a steel cage match for the NWA World Television Championship with Tully Blanchard defending the title against Dusty Rhodes. Nikita Koloff challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair with David Crockett as the special guest referee. Magnum T.A. defended the NWA United States Championship against Kamala, while the NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushchev and Ivan Koloff fought the AWA World Tag Team Champions, The Road Warriors. 4 other matches took place on the undercard.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 20m
Jul 16, 1985
Languages
English
Director
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Crockett Jr.
Production
National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Scott Simpson

Scott Simpson

Nikita Koloff

Tully Blanchard

Tully Blanchard

Tully Blanchard

Virgil Runnels

Virgil Runnels

Dusty Rhodes

Terry Allen

Terry Allen

Magnum T.A.

James Harris

James Harris

Kamala

Joe Laurinaitis

Joe Laurinaitis

Road Warrior Animal

Mike Hegstrand

Mike Hegstrand

Road Warrior Hawk

Oreal Perras

Oreal Perras

Ivan Koloff

Barry Darsow

Barry Darsow

Krusher Kruschev

Jimmy Valiant

Jimmy Valiant

Paul Frederick

Paul Frederick

Paul Jones

Alan Rogowski

Alan Rogowski

Ole Anderson

Martin Lunde

Martin Lunde

Arn Anderson

Dick Slater

Dick Slater

Dick Slater

Bruce Woyan

Bruce Woyan

Buzz Sawyer

Emanuel Fernandez

Emanuel Fernandez

Manny Fernandez

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Sam Houston

David Sawyer

David Sawyer

"Avalanche" Buzz Tyler

Billy Graham

Billy Graham

Billy Graham

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