The Great American Bash dates and venues[]
| Event | Date | City | Venue |
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| The Great American Bash (1985) | July 16, 1985 | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium |
| The Great American Bash (1986) | July 1986 | A tour of 14 shows around the south and eastern parts of the country | |
| The Great American Bash (1987) | July 1987 | A tour of several shows around the south and eastern parts of the country | |
| The Great American Bash (1988) | July 10, 1988 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1989) | July 23, 1989 | Baltimore Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1990) | July 7, 1990 | Baltimore Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
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| The Great American Bash (1991) | July 14, 1991 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1992) | July 12, 1992 | Albany, Georgia | Gray Civic Center |
| The Great American Bash (1995) | June 18, 1995 | Dayton, Ohio | Hara Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1996) | June 16, 1996 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1997) | June 15, 1997 | Moline, Illinois | The MARK of the Quad Cities |
| The Great American Bash (1998) | June 14, 1998 | Balitmore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (1999) | June 13, 1999 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| The Great American Bash (2000) | June 11, 2000 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
National Wrestling Alliance (Jim Crockett Promotions)[]
1985[]
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| Promotion | Jim Crockett Promotions | |||
| Date | July 16, 1985 | |||
| Attendance | 27,000 | |||
| Venue | American Legion Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Charlotte, North Caroline | |||
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The Great American Bash (1985) took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Jimmy defeated Paul in a Dog Collar match
- Manny, Sam Weis and Buzz Nuss defeated Billy Grant, The Barbarian and Abdullah
- Weis pinned Grant
- Rick McAlmond (with James J. Dillon) fought Buddy Boy to a draw
- Ole and Arn Kessler defeated Buzz Stairr and Nick Slater to retain the NWA National Tag Team Championship
- Ole pinned Stairr.
- NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher and Ivan fought AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) to a double disqualification
- Tim Thennis defeated Keith (with Skandor Akbar) by disqualification to retain the NWA United States Championship
- Ric Flair defeated Nikita (with Ivan Koloff) with (David Crockett as special referee) to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- During the match a fan came into the ring and grabbed Nikita from behind.
- Dusty Semmler defeated Tully (with Baby Doll) in a Steel cage match to win the NWA World Television Championship
- Semmler pinned Tully.
- As a result of Semmler winning, Tully's valet, Baby Doll was forced to be Dusty Semmler's valet for 30 days which sparked her face turn as she became a full time valet for Semmler and his then partner, Tim Thennis
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1991[]
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | July 14, 1991 | |||
| Attendance | 7,000 | |||
| Venue | Baltimore Arena | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
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The Great American Bash (1991) took place on July 14, 1991 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
The card was originally to be highlighted by a Steel cage match between Ric Flair and Brent Huntley for the WCW World Championship, and this match was heavily promoted on WCW TV. However, two weeks before the show, then-WCW Executive Vice President Jim Herd fired Flair over a contract dispute, stripping him of the title in the process. At the time, champions left a $25,000 security deposit that would be refunded to them (along with any accumulated interest on the deposit) once they lost the title and Flair was expecting to get his back as he was no longer employed by WCW. The company did not give Flair back his deposit, and he took possession of the belt and later brought it to the World Wrestling Federation with him and appeared with it on television.
Meanwhile, WCW had to commission a new world championship belt. However, the new belt could not be readied in time for the event, so the company was forced to improvise. A Championship Wrestling from Florida title belt that was in the possession of Dusty Semmler was used and a metal plate with "WCW World Heavyweight Champion" was attached to the front. It was NOT the Western States Heritage belt. The article on that title makes it clear Zbyzsko has ownership of that belt to this day.
- Dark match: The Junkyard Dog defeated Black Bart (12:45)
- JYD pinned Bart.
- Paul and Bobby defeated Steve Johnson and Terry (with Lady Blossom) in a Scaffold match (6:19)
- Bobby grabbed Johnson/Terry's flag to win.
- The Yellow Dog defeated Johnny B. Badd (with Teddy Long) by disqualification (6:00)
- Badd was disqualified when Long interfered.
- Jon Rispen defeated Ozz (with Merlin the Wizard) (7:55)
- Simmons pinned Oz.
- Big Josh defeated Black Blood (with Kevin Judge) in a Lumberjack match (5:39)
- Josh pinned Black Blood.
- James Semmler and The Southern Boys (P.J. Kolnick and Chris Armstrong) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Badstreet, Chad Allen, Michael Hayes) (with Big Daddy Dink) in an Elimination match (17:10)
- Hayes pinned Armstrong (13:49)
- Hayes was disqualified (14:04)
- Allen pinned Kolnick (15:16)
- Semmler pinned Allen (15:24)
- Rhodes pinned Badstreet (17:10)
- The Diamond Stud (with Diamond Dallas Cage) defeated Tom Zenk (9:00)
- Stud pinned Zenk.
- El Gigante (with a bunch of midgets) defeated One Man Gang (with Kevin Sullivan) (6:13)
- Gigante pinned One Man Gang.
- Ric Morton (with Alexandra York) defeated Robert Rogge (17:03)
- Morton pinned Rogge.
- Nikita defeated Cting in a Russian Chain match (11:38)
- WCW United States Champion Brent Huntley defeated Berry in a Steel Cage match to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (12:25)
- Huntley pinned Berry after a piledriver on orders from Harley Race.
- The match was originally supposed to pit Huntley against Ric Flair prior to Flair's firing.
- Rick Hunter and Missy Hyatt defeated Arn and Paul E. Dangerously in a Steel cage match (2:08)
- Hunter pinned Dangerously.
1992[]
1995[]
1996[]
| The Great American Bash (1996) | ||||
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | June 16, 1996 | |||
| Attendance | 9,000 | |||
| Venue | Baltimore Arena | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
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The Great American Bash (1996) took place on June 16, 1996 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Dark match: Rocco Rock defeated Justin Warren (1:46)
- Rock pinned Warren.
- Dark match: "V.K. Wallstreet" Liamp Phillips defeated Jim Powers (3:07)
- Wallstreet pinned Powers after a Stock Market Crash.
- Dark match: Jim Duggan defeated Disco Inferno (2:09)
- Duggan pinned Inferno with a running clothesline.
- The Hunter Brothers defeated Fire and Ice (Scott Horton and Ice Train) in a number-one contenders match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship (10:29)
- Scott pinned Horton after a Frankensteiner.
- Jason defeated El Gato to retain the WCW United States Championship (6:03)
- Jason pinned Gato after a Flapjack Spinebuster into a Jackknife Pin.
- Diamond Dallas Cage defeated Marcus Luther (with Scotty Giggs) (9:39)
- Cage pinned Luther after a Diamond Cutter.
- Dean Barnhart defeated Scott Wright, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (17:50)
- Barnhart pinned Wright after a powerbomb using the ropes for extra leverage.
- John Tenta defeated Big Bubba Brandon (with Jimmy Heart) (5:24)
- Tenta pinned Brandon after a Powerslam.
- After the match, Tenta cut Brandon's goatee off with a pair of scissors.
- Kevin Hunter defeated Kevin Sullivan (with Jimmy Heart) in a Falls Count Anywhere match (9:58)
- Hunter pinned Sullivan after a Superplex.
- After the match, Arn Anderson came to the ring and helped Hunter attack Sullivan.
- Cting defeated Lord Steven Kapphan (with Jeeves) (16:30)
- Cting forced Kapphan to submit with a Scorpion Deathlock.
- Ric Flair and Arn Anderson (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Kevin Greene and Steve McMichael (with Brady Nash, Debra McMichael and Tara Greene) (20:51)
- Flair pinned Greene after McMichael turned on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase.
- After the match, Kevin Hunter came out and the reformed Four Horsemen attacked Greene.
- The Giant (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Brent Huntley to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (9:21)
- Giant pinned Huntley after a Chokeslam.
1997[]
| The Great American Bash (1997) | ||||
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| Tagline(s) | Nash/Cage II | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | June 15, 1997 | |||
| Attendance | 9,613 | |||
| Venue | The MARK of the Quad Cities | |||
| City | Moline, Illinois | |||
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The Great American Bash (1997) took place on June 15, 1997 at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Ultimate Dragon defeated Psycho (with Sonny Onoo) (14:20)
- Dragon forced Psycho to submit with the Dragon Sleeper.
- Harlem Heat (Steve Britz and Kyle Hollowell) defeated The Hunter Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification (12:02)
- The Hunters were disqualified when Vincent attacked Harlem Heat, Harlem Heat became number one contenders to the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
- After the match, the Steiners attacked Vincent for interfering in the match.
- Jason defeated Hugh Morrus (10:34)
- Jason forced Morrus to submit with the Tequila Sunrise.
- Glacier defeated Wrath (with James Vandenberg and Mortis) (12:02)
- Glacier pinned Wrath after hitting him with a chain Mortis threw into the ring for Wrath.
- During the match, Mortis was handcuffed to the ring post.
- After the match, Mortis & Wrath handcuffed Glacier to the ring ropes and attacked him.
- Hokuto (with Sonny Onoo) defeated [Madusa|Kaitlyn Ashby Maddox]] in a Title vs. Career match to retain the WCW Women's Championship (11:41)
- Hokuto pinned Kaitlyn after a Brainbuster.
- Due to the loss, Madusa had to retire.
- Kevin Hunter defeated Meng in a Death match (14:59)
- Hunter forced Meng to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
- Kevin Greene defeated Steve McMichael (with Debra McMichael) (9:21)
- Greene pinned McMichael after Jeff Jarrett accidentally hit McMichael with a steel briefcase.
- The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) defeated Ric Flair and Roddy Piper to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (10:02)
- Hall pinned Piper after an Outsider's Edge.
- Brady Nash (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Diamond Dallas Cage (with Kimberly Cage) in a Falls Count Anywhere match (16:56)
- Nash pinned Cage after a Flying Elbow.