WCW THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH 1988
Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, Maryland
July 10, 1988
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard (NWA Tag Team Champions) vs. Nikita Koloff and Sting
The match went back and fourth for twenty minutes, but the match ended to a time limit draw.
Midnight Express (Stan
Lane and Bobby Eaton) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby
Fulton and Tommy Rogers) (NWA US Tag Team Champions)
Jim Cornette was locked in a cage above the ring; if
Fantastics won, they would give Cornette 10 lashes with a leather
strap
Bobby Eaton managed to pin Bobby Fulton to win the NWA US Tag Team Championships. The Fantastics managed to hit Cornette a few times anyway.
Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie
Garvin, Steve Williams and Road Warriors vs. Kevin
Sullivan, Mike Rotundo, Al Perez, The Russian Assassin I, and
Ivan Koloff
Tower of Doom Match
The match took place in a three tiered steel cage, with Precious, Jimmy Garvin's wife, holding the keys to free the participants. Jimmy Garvin's team won; he got back his wife Precious.
Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham (NWA US Champion)
The referee was knocked out, allowing Ronnie Garvin to come in and attack Rhodes. Windham then got the win to retain his championship.
Ric Flair (NWA Heavyweight Champion) vs. Lex Luger
Luger got Flair in the Torture Rack but the match was ended with Flair as the winner due to the Maryland State Athletic Commission ending the match due to Luger shedding blood, which was barely visible.