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The 1988 Great American Bash was the fourth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). It was the first Great American Bash event to air on pay-per-view (PPV), as the previous events aired on closed-circuit television. The event took place on July 10, 1988, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the final NWA event produced by JCP and the third and final NWA event to be produced as a pay-per-view, as JCP was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System in November 1988 and was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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  • The 1988 Great American Bash was the fourth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). It was the first Great American Bash event to air on pay-per-view (PPV), as the previous events aired on closed-circuit television. The event took place on July 10, 1988, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the final NWA event produced by JCP and the third and final NWA event to be produced as a pay-per-view, as JCP was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System in November 1988 and was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The main event was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair defeated Lex Luger to retain the title when the match was stopped due to Luger's excessive bleeding. Featured matches on the undercard saw Barry Windham versus Dusty Rhodes for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Steve Williams, Jimmy Garvin, and Ron Garvin versus Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez, Russian Assassin, and Ivan Koloff in a Tower of Doom match, The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) versus The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, and Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard versus Sting and Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. (en)
  • The Great American Bash (1988) fu la quarta edizione del pay-per-view di wrestling della serie Great American Bash, prodotto dalla Jim Crockett Promotions sotto l'egida della National Wrestling Alliance. L'evento si svolse il 10 luglio 1988 presso la Baltimore Arena di Baltimora, Maryland. Questa edizione fu l'ultima ad essere prodotta dalla JCP in collaborazione con la National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), in quanto la Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) venne acquistata dalla Turner Broadcasting System nel novembre 1988 e la compagnia fu rinominata World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Il main event della serata fu l'incontro per il titolo NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In esso Ric Flair sconfisse Lex Luger mantenendo la cintura di campione, quando il match venne fermato a causa dell'eccessivo sanguinamento da parte di Luger. Altri match di rilievo che si svolsero all'evento furono Barry Windham contro Dusty Rhodes per l'NWA United States Heavyweight Championship; The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal), "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Jimmy Garvin & Ron Garvin contro Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez, Russian Assassin & Ivan Koloff in un Tower of Doom match; The Fantastics ( & ) contro The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) per l'NWA United States Tag Team Championship; e Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard contro Sting & Nikita Koloff per l'NWA World Tag Team Championship. (it)
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  • VHS cover featuring Nikita Koloff and Tully Blanchard (en)
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  • Ric Flair defeated Lex Luger (en)
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  • The Road Warriors , Steve Williams, Ron and Jimmy Garvin defeated Al Perez, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda and The Russian Assassin (en)
  • Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard vs. Nikita Koloff and Sting ended in a time-limit draw (en)
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  • The 1988 Great American Bash was the fourth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). It was the first Great American Bash event to air on pay-per-view (PPV), as the previous events aired on closed-circuit television. The event took place on July 10, 1988, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the final NWA event produced by JCP and the third and final NWA event to be produced as a pay-per-view, as JCP was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System in November 1988 and was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW). (en)
  • The Great American Bash (1988) fu la quarta edizione del pay-per-view di wrestling della serie Great American Bash, prodotto dalla Jim Crockett Promotions sotto l'egida della National Wrestling Alliance. L'evento si svolse il 10 luglio 1988 presso la Baltimore Arena di Baltimora, Maryland. Questa edizione fu l'ultima ad essere prodotta dalla JCP in collaborazione con la National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), in quanto la Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) venne acquistata dalla Turner Broadcasting System nel novembre 1988 e la compagnia fu rinominata World Championship Wrestling (WCW). (it)
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