NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WCW under the NWA banner and the second to be produced as a PPV event. It took place on July 23, 1989 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair defended the title against Terry Funk. Featured matches on the undercard were Road Warriors, Midnight Express and Steve Williams versus Fabulous Freebirds and Samoan Swat Teamin a WarGames match, Lex Luger versus Ricky Steamboat for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, Sting versus The Great Muta for the NWA World Television Championship, Steiner Brothers versus Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Kevin Sullivan) in a Texas Tornado match, Jim Cornette versus Paul E. Dangerously in a Tuxedo match, The Skyscrapers versus Dynamic Dudes and a Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal.
Release Date
July 23, 1989Runtime
164 minRating
NRGenres
ActionDirected by
Jim HerdWritten by
Ric Flair, Jim Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, Eddie GilbertLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kxaiQJBuYi3de0Dl2GOoePUBW4Q.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tzAAtHkbJ9lsdOuOANMCuM2IOku.jpg)
Ric Flair
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4MjY3dWMC2FiqIZLFBzj8RN9SFW.jpg)
Terry Funk
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rwltODIBkGOwUmaFiUelIHVZIgd.jpg)
Larry Pfohl
Lex Luger![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pmupzgY11D0Ozofxu7hOi1k4D28.jpg)
Rick Blood Sr.
Ricky Steamboat![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/koRX4usMawgxQTgkdmIBvZ7t4MT.jpg)
Joe Laurinaitis
Road Warrior Animal![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ntFXzcevD9SVqwyt4IheFJXoh6a.jpg)
Michael James Hegstrand
Road Warrior Hawk![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/45c7LywqkMzSoSQB4iYU5v7JGdu.jpg)
Bobby Eaton
Bobby Eaton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nKOxslHqSqbOCGXezVRy8H5pOWb.jpg)
Stanfield Lane
Stan Lane![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lx5CNaqVJu9lVcaMM9CBMRn3Hq0.jpg)
Steve Williams
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/82dSkdwQ1YyQJchAY4LtSM8C3SK.jpg)
Michael Seitz
Michael Hayes![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/obnvdlFNOUrk8j9MVmLfmdKpM6A.jpg)
Samula Anoa'i
Samu![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c2ylGxKid06B3Joo3A4wsQTx9t3.jpg)
Solofa Fatu Jr.
Fatu![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ai62PKs6042tSJJWlZ8TtDl5Ofr.jpg)
Steve Borden
Sting![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yZRyxrVqQ4LyiImDucA5Qxp73mx.jpg)
Takeiji Muto
The Great Muta![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lRnQYqu9VtH0dLWrjx4W1n8V7pX.jpg)
Rob Rechsteiner
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/euOdi6HwjOMEY4eI58rJ8z51ySs.jpg)
Scott Rechsteiner
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fjx6Qde9eWynJ8fvy5n2loq8zdn.jpg)
Mike Rotunda
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8wcm5o3LlaMJNH1LMwkGBDKQslF.jpg)
Kevin Sullivan
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3h9iZSBPtuVBc97iZ0YocmwuCGy.jpg)
Dan Spivey
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7odoXlH7wxYy62c6QD33K94Lwej.jpg)
Sid Eudy
Sid Vicious![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k1tLCN5VN30ymxHPqUWiCcJ1Odp.jpg)
John Laurinaitis
Johnny Ace![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kX76JM8pEMVuGEms8p4HneWKUVv.jpg)
Troy Martin
Shane Douglas![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7qyrVUkVdoQplKdpOVOkPPIvRZA.jpg)
Brian Pillman
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8JpjZJVycIxoFRieHj2InmCBpdG.jpg)
Barney Irwin
"Wild" Bill Irwin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/WceoE0mxCFU9XcNKu0KVkLD66F.jpg)
Paul Ellering
"Precious" Paul Ellering![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wOGsXYwfh3cSqubk20NaJNpdWWf.jpg)
Jim Cornette
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6JcL5AFbFSzMiJyxxU1uO1O7Sg3.jpg)
Gary Williams
"Playboy" Gary Hart![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1SyptQybrCPRdHDQr0UD2CTaxcW.jpg)
Paul Heyman
Paul E. Dangerously![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vVJVsNKsTbm5cBbTX7RGaRRTz2I.jpg)
Theodore R. Long
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2KtnPrky7bxKCQvVOdapcRhtkzq.jpg)
James Williams
Jimmy "Jam" Garvin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pCCffC1GsXO9ehmb4oNDiK8piJq.jpg)
Terry Gordy
Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5kTSmxfGESEk8zs4dr3zQrb1Jzb.jpg)
Melissa Hiatt
Missy Hyatt![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6p3lUND7Qnwdi3xLpeKZMpE8Vp4.jpg)
Robert Ross Jr.
Ranger Ross![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wwtmPQAN5kacH1Gl1HAUNHlNfS6.jpg)
Scott Hall
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pS3h0knKfPSyj0RhUvDUfH9oulS.jpg)
Ron Simmons
HimselfVideos
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The Great American Bash 1989 Promo
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