NWA The Great American Bash 1985

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Fliehr

Ric Flair

Scott Simpson

Nikita Koloff

Tully Blanchard

Tully Blanchard

Virgil Runnels

Dusty Rhodes

Terry Allen

Magnum T.A.