The Great American Bash (1992)

The Great American Bash was the fourth The Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and eighth overall. The event took place on July 12, 1992 at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia.

The Great American Bash
Promotional poster featuring Sting and Big Van Vader
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateJuly 12, 1992
CityAlbany, Georgia
VenueAlbany Civic Center
Attendance8,000
Tagline(s)The Battle Beyond The Belt!
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Seven matches were contested at the event. The event featured a tag team tournament for the newly created NWA World Tag Team Championship. Miracle Violence Connection defeated Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham in the finals to win the tournament and to be crowned the first champions. From this point onwards, the WCW and NWA World Tag Team Championships were considered to be unified and were defended together by Miracle Violence Connection and subsequent champions until WCW withdrew from the NWA in 1993. Aside from the tag team tournament, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship was also defended at the event. Sting defended the title against Big Van Vader. Vader defeated Sting to win the title.

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.[1]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Presenters Tony Schiavone
Magnum T.A.
Commentator Jim Ross
Jesse Ventura
Interviewer Eric Bischoff
Ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta

Results
No. Results[2][3][4] Stipulations Times
1D The Super Invader (with Harley Race) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell Singles match N/A
2 Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Brian Pillman NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 19:26
3 Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 09:16
4 Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham defeated Steve Austin and Rick Rude (with Madusa) NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament quarter-final match 19:15
5 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams defeated Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match 21:39
6 Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham defeated Hiroshi Hase and Shinya Hashimoto NWA World Tag Team Championship tournament semi-final match 14:55
7 Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Sting (c) Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 17:17
8 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams defeated Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham Tournament final for the inaugural NWA World Tag Team Championship 21:10
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

Tournament bracket
First Round (TV) Quarterfinals (PPV) Semifinals (PPV) Finals (PPV)
        
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
Joe Malenko & Dean Malenko
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
Jushin Thunder Liger & Brian Pillman
Beef Wellington & Chris Benoit
Jushin Thunder Liger & Brian Pillman
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
Miracle Violence Connection
Miracle Violence Connection
Larry O'Dea & Jeff O'Dea
Miracle Violence Connection
The Steiner Brothers
The Steiner Brothers
Miguel Perez, Jr. & Ricky Santana
Miracle Violence Connection
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
Steve Austin & Rick Rude
Steve Austin & Rick Rude
Marcus Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham
Hiroshi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto
Hiroshi Hase & Akira Nogami
The Headhunters
Hiroshi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto1
The Fabulous Freebirds
The Fabulous Freebirds
El Texano & Silver King

^1 Shinya Hashimoto was substituting for the injured Akira Nogami.

References
  1. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  2. Cawthon, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989-1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.
  3. "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Great American Bash 1992". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 138.
  4. "Great American Bash 1992". Pro Wrestling History. July 12, 1992. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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