WWE "United We Slam: the Best of the Great American Bash"
May 22, 2019 17:53:42 GMT -5
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Post by adamclark52 on May 22, 2019 17:53:42 GMT -5
“United We Slam: the Best of the Great American Bash”
Hosted by Dusty Rhodes
From Charlotte, North Carolina on July 1985
For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Nikita Koloff w/Ivan Koloff vs. Ric Flair (champion)
There was canned commentary from Dusty Rhodes and Larry Zbyszko during this match and it took me out of it right from the get go. It was a good match but they didn’t even really talk about the match itself too much so I wasn’t paying attention. They were really critical of Nikita and his skill set in the ring. That was kinda funny. Actually, they were both really good but their commentary had nothing to do with the match. What I did pay attention to of the match was good. A fan ran into the ring.
Winner: Ric Flair
From Greensborough, North Carolina in July 1986
To determine the number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Championships
Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson vs. the Rock and Roll Express
There was canned commentary in this match too but it was actually really good. It focused a bit more on the match, which itself was pretty good.
Winners: time expires
From Charlotte, North Carolina on July 26th, 1986
Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair (champion)
There was post-recorded commentary for this match but it was more along the lines of the type I hate. It was Dusty Rhodes, Michael Graham and some WWE talking head (I never caught his name) and it was torture. I think it was recorded years before this DVD came out because Michael Graham died in 2012, the DVD came out in 2015. The match was really good.
Winner: Dusty Rhodes (new NWA World Heavyweight Champion)
From Atlanta, Georgia in July 1987
War Games
The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger and JJ Dillon) vs. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, the Road Warriors & Paul Elring
The original commentary was used during this match but it was such poor quality I almost wished they’d have piped a clueless Michael Cole and Abraham Washington in. I’m not a huge fan of War Games matches and this is one of my least favourite.
Winners: Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, the Road Warriors & Paul Elring
From Charlotte, North Carolina in July 1988
The Road Warriors w/Paul Ellering vs. Sting & Lex Luger
This was good.
Winners: double count out
From Baltimore, Maryland on July 23rd, 1989
For the WCW Unites States Championship
The Great Muta w/Gary Hart vs. Sting (champion) w/Eddie Gilbert
My attention waned for a few minutes during this one and then it match was over. Disappointing.
Winner: double pin
From Baltimore, Maryland on July 23rd, 1989
For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Terry Funk w/Gary Hart vs. Ric Flair (champion)
This was a good match but another I think could’ve gone way longer.
Winner: Ric Flair
After the match the Great Muta attacks Flair and spits green mist in his face. The combination of blood and mist covering Flair make for quite the visual.
From Baltimore, Maryland on July 7th, 1990
For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Sting w/rat-tail vs. Ric Flair (champion)
This was a good match but Stings rat-tail was better.
Winner: Sting (new NWA World Heavyweight Champion)
From Baltimore, Maryland on July 7th, 1990
The Freebirds vs. the Steiner Brothers
The Freebirds looked stupid here. I don’t know much about their history but what the hell happened to them? What’s up with the makeup? This was a good match.
Winners: the Steiner Brothers
From Albany, Georgia on July 12th, 1992
Quarter Final Match in the Tournament for the NWA Tag Team Championships
Rick Rude & Steve Austin w/Medusa vs. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
I couldn’t take my eyes off this guy in the front rows incredible neon yellow hat during this match. I tried snapping a picture but he took it off in the first few minutes; as if he knew that twenty-five years later a fat old dude would be sitting in his basement mocking him on some message board. This was a good match but it felt to me like it went on five minutes too long.
Winner: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
From Albany, Georgia on July 12th, 1992
For the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Vader w/Harley Race vs. Sting (champion)
This was a good match but my attention again waned.
Winner: Vader (new WCW World Heavyweight Champion)
From Dayton, Ohio on June 18th, 1995
Ric Flair vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage w/Angelo Poffo
This was a really good match. There was a lot of added rage with Savage wanting to get redemption for his father.
Winner: Ric Flair
June 16th, 1996: Eric Bischoff gives the Outsiders their answer: they’re getting their match at Bash at the Beach on July 7th, 1996. The Outsiders ask who WCWs three men will be? Bischoff can’t tell them so he gets Powerbombed off the stage. I’m interested at how this angle played out.
From Moline, Illinois on June 15th, 1997
“Anything Goes”
“Macho Man” Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth vs. Diamond Dallas Page w/Kimberly
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times before; Elizabeth was so hot in WCW. So hot! This was another good brawling match until the end when it became another nWo finish.
Winner: “Macho Man” Randy Savage
From Moline, Illinois on June 15th, 1997
Psychosis w/Sunny Ohno vs. Ultimate Dragon
This was a really good match. Ultimo Dragon was really damn good but so was Psychosis. I bet in a better environment these two could have a wicked match. I bet they have but I don’t know how to find it.
Winner: Ultimate Dragon
From Baltimore, Maryland on June 14th, 1998
Chaco Guerrero Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero
This was a good match but I found the camera angles really annoying. They were at least on the wrestling (Kevin Dunn) but there were to man close, “in your face” angles. The crowd was totally not interested in this match. They started chanting “we want Flair” and singing the “na-na-na-na, goodbye” song during parts.
Winner: Chavo Guerrero Jr.
From Baltimore, Maryland on June 14th, 1998
For the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko
This was a decent match and at least the crowd was interested in this one. If the ending was any indication I think these two had much more intense matches later on.
Winner: Chris Jericho via disqualification
From Baltimore, Maryland on June 14th, 1998
“Macho Man” Randy Savage & Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Hollywood Hogan & Bret Hart w/the Disciple
This wasn’t that great. I was expecting a turn from Randy Savage.
Winners: Hollywood Hogan & Bret Hart
Ambulance Match
From Baltimore, Maryland on June 11th, 2000
Mike Awesome vs. Diamond Dallas Page w/Chris Kanyon
This was a really weak ambulance match (as opposed to all those awesome ambulance matches I’ve seen) with some serious overbooking.
Winner: Mike Awesome
June 11th, 2000
For the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Kevin Nash vs. Jeff Jarrett (champion)
Special Guest Bell Ringer: Konnan
Special Guest Timekeeper: Rey Mysterio Jr.
Special Guest Belt Keeper: Disqo
Special Guest Ring Announcer: Juventud Guererra
Special Guest Enforcer and Secondary Referee: the Cat
This wasn’t too bad. Much like every last match on a WCW DVD set it just made me sad. But unlike past years watching this today (2019) isn’t as sad as watching current WWE. It was cool when they went into the crowd but a little silly whenever the Filthy Animals got involved. It really fell apart in the final minutes.
Winner: Jeff Jarrett
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I really didn’t enjoy this set that much and I don’t know why that was. I know the newly recorded commentary on the entire first disc totally took me out of every one of the matches. It took me almost eight months to work my way through this. I bought it in October or November 2018. It just never interested me like other sets do.
I swear I must have seen the 1989 Great American Bash in full sometime. Those two matches were really familiar.
There was so much canned music and doctored audio on this set.
God love Dusty Rhodes but his creations (War Games, the Great American Bash) really weren’t anything too special. I think the only person who really got excited over them was him.
