The Great American Bash (1990)


The Great American Bash was the sixth annual The Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling under the National Wrestling Alliance banner. The event took place on July 7, 1990 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event featured the WCW debut of Big Van Vader.
In the main event, Ric Flair defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. Sting pinned Flair after countering his Figure Four Leglock attempt into a small package. During the match, The Steiner Brothers, Paul Orndorff and The Junkyard Dog surrounded the ring to prevent outside interference by the Four Horsemen. During the entirety of the match, Ole Anderson was handcuffed to El Gigante.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Results