The Great American Bash 1989 was the first annual The Great American Bash pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the fifth overall. It took place on July 23, 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Results[]
- Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious defeated Bill Irwin, Brian Pillman, Eddie Gilbert, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Ranger Ross, Rick Steiner, Ron Simmons, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Steve Williams, and Terry Gordy in a two-ring King of the Hill battle royal.
- Brian Pillman defeated Bill Irwin.
- The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas).
- Jim Cornette defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a tuxedo match.
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Missy Hyatt) defeated The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotunda) in a Texas Tornado tag team match.
- Sting (with Eddie Gilbert) versus The Great Muta (with Gary Hart) for Sting's WCW World Television Championship ended in a double pin.
- Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat by disqualification to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
- The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) and Steve Williams (with Jim Cornette and Paul Ellering) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and Jimmy Garvin) and The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu and Fatu) (with Paul E. Dangerously) in a WarGames match.
Main Event[]
- Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk (with Gary Hart) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.