NWA The Great American Bash 1985

180 minutes

7/16/1985

Overview

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.

Cast List

Richard Fliehr
as Ric Flair
Scott Simpson
as Nikita Koloff
Tully Blanchard
as Tully Blanchard
Virgil Runnels
as Dusty Rhodes
Terry Allen
as Magnum T.A.
James Harris
as Kamala
Joe Laurinaitis
as Road Warrior Animal
Mike Hegstrand
as Road Warrior Hawk
Oreal Perras
as Ivan Koloff
Barry Darsow
as Krusher Kruschev
James Fanning
as Jimmy Valiant
Paul Frederick
as Paul Jones
Alan Rogowski
as Ole Anderson
Martin Lunde
as Arn Anderson
Dick Slater
as Dick Slater
Bruce Woyan
as Buzz Sawyer
Emanuel Fernandez
as Manny Fernandez
Michael Smith
as Sam Houston
David Sawyer
as "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler
Billy Graham
as Billy Graham
Larry Shreve
as Abdullah the Butcher
Sione Vailahi
as Konga the Barbarian
Ron Heard
as Ron Bass
William Ansor
as Buddy Landel
James Morrison
as James J. Dillon (Manager)
Paul Ellering
as Paul Ellering (Manager)
Nickla Roberts
as "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll (Valet)
Jim Wehba
as Gen. Skandor Akbar (Manager)