The Great American Bash 1986
Promotion	Jim Crockett Promotions
Date	1986
Venue
City
Attendance
Last Event	The Great American Bash
Next Event	Starrcade

Jim Crockett Promotions used "The Great American Bash" as the name for a tour that had several PPV caliber shows around the country. In 1986, there were 13 Great American Bashes and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defended his title at each one against Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Hawk, Ron Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Robert Gibson, Road Warrior Animal, Magnum T.A., Wahoo McDaniel and Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes defeated him for the title at the July 26 Bash. Flair challenged for it on the last Bash on August 2. Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. were involved in a best of seven title match series throughout the Bash for the U.S. Title. The cities toured in 1986 were in order as follows: July 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 3 in Washington, D.C., July 4 in Memphis, Tennessee, July 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 9 in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10 in Charleston, West Virginia, July 12 in Jacksonville, Florida, July 18 in Richmond, Virginia, July 21 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, July 23 in Johnson City, Tennessee, July 25 in Norfolk, Virginia, July 26 in Greensboro, North Carolina and August 2 in Atlanta, Georgia.

ResultsEdit

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.

July 5, 1986 in Charlotte, NC (Memorial Stadium)

• NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Steve Regal to a draw
• Robert Gibson defeated Black Bart
• Ole and Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston and Nelson Royal
• Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke (w/ Paul Jones) in a Bunkhouse match
• Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) in an Indian Strap match
• Ron Garvin defeated Tully Blanchard (w/ James J. Dillon) in a Taped Fist match
• Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Ivan and Nikita Koloff in a Russian Chain match
• Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley (w/ Paul Jones) in a Hair vs. Hair match
• Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A. and Baby Doll defeated The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette in a Steel cage match
• Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton in a Steel Cage match to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

July 26, 1986 in Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)

• Steve Regal defeated Sam Houston
• Black Bart and Konga the Barbarian defeated Denny Brown and Italian Stallion
• Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke (w/ Paul Jones) in a Loaded Glove on a Pole match
• Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) in an Indian Strap match
• Tully Blanchard (w/ James J. Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin in a Taped Fist match
• The Rock 'n' Roll Express fought Ole and Arn Anderson to a draw
• Paul Jones (w/ Shaska Whatley) defeated Jimmy Valiant in a Hair vs. Hair match
• Magnum T.A. defeated Nikita Koloff (with Ivan Koloff) in a match in the Best of 7 series for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to make the series 3-1.
• Road Warriors and Baby Doll (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette in a Steel Cage match
• Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Also SeeEdit

• List of WCW pay-per-view events
• World Championship Wrestling/Event history
• The Great American Bash

External linksEdit

• Results at Online World of Wrestling

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