Great American Bash Tour – 1986 Results

JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Veterans Stadium – July 1, 1986 (10,900)
Featured a concert by Joe Ely and Delbert McClinton
The Barbarian defeated Denny Brown
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Todd Champion
Manny Fernandez defeated Shaska Whatley in a bunkhouse match
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian Death Match; the show was nearly shut down by Commissioner JJ Bins due to the blood loss during the match; there was speculation Bins had been paid off by the WWF to threaten to shut the show down; he reportedly said he attended the show with his kids and doesn’t generally go to wrestling cards; however he appeared during the 6/28/86 Philadelphia Spectrum show, was part of the action, and – during the show – ordered the Junkyard Dog to face Don Muraco the following month in a dog collar match
Ron Garvin defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title taped fist match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke in a pole match
Baby Doll, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA US Championship Best of 7 Series: Nikita Koloff (w/ Ivan Koloff) pinned Magnum TA after Ivan interfered; Magnum: 0, Nikita: 1
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Road Warrior Hawk (w/ Paul Ellering) via disqualification at 11:43 after Hawk accidentally knocked referee Tommy Young to the floor when the champion moved out of the way; the ball rang as Young crawled back in the ring as Hawk had Flair covered following a backbreaker, with fans thinking Young was counting to three as he crawled back in and that Hawk had won the title (Great American Bash 86)
Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Animal defeated Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a steel cage match

JCP @ Washington DC – RFK Stadium – July 3, 1986 (6,300)
Featured a concert by Joe Ely and Delbert McClinton
Baron Von Raschke defeated the Italian Stallion
Jimmy Garvin defeated Todd Champion
Don Kernodle defeated Thunderfoot
Ole Anderson defeated Hector Guerrero
Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in an Indian Strap Match
Manny Fernandez & Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian & Shaska Whatley
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin in a taped fist match
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a non-title steel cage match
Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette at the 5-minute mark
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes
The Road Warriors & Magnum TA defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match

JCP @ Memphis, TN – Liberty Bowl – July 4, 1986 (1,900)
Featured a concert by Waylon Jennings
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Todd Champion
Hector Guerrero defeated Thunderfoot
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin
Manny Fernandez defeated Shaska Whatley in a bunkhouse match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke in a coal miner’s glove match
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson to a draw
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin via disqualification in a taped fist match
The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev in a double chain match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match

JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Memorial Stadium – July 5, 1986 (23,000)
Featured a concert by Waylon Jennings; included a performance by a skydiving team
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Steve Regal to a 15-minute time-limit draw at 14:52; the match ended as Brown was repeatedly punching Regal in the face; after the contest, Brown hit a delayed suplex before being told the contest was over; moments later, Regal attacked Brown and threw him over the top rope to the ground
Robert Gibson pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart in a non-title match at 7:47 with a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston & Nelson Royal at 12:27 when Arn pinned Houston after Ole came off the top behind the referee’s back as Houston had Arn covered with a roll up
Manny Fernandez pinned Baron Von Raschke (w/ Paul Jones) in a bunkhouse match at 9:09 with a cradle as Von Raschke attempted to slam his opponent from the apron into the ring; both men bled during the bout
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) in an Indian strap match at 10:43 after tossing Garvin off the top, tying his hands together, and dragging him to all four corners of the ring; both men bled during the contest; after the bout, Garvin jumped Wahoo before leaving the ring
Ron Garvin defeated National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) in a taped fist match via KO in the 5th round; a young Dustin Rhodes drove Garvin and Wahoo to the ringside area before the bout; there were 10 3-minute rounds for the match with a 30-second rest period between rounds; before the match officially began, a confrontation between Garvin and Blanchard led to Garvin knocking Blanchard out with a punch; Garvin again knocked Blanchard out during the rest period after the first round; both men bled during the bout; both men were counted down for the count of 10, with referee Tommy Young saying the first man to reach his feet would win; moments later, Dillon tried to get Blanchard to his feet while Wahoo dumped water on Garvin to revive him
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Nikita & Ivan Koloff in a double Russian Chain Match at 5:41 when Road Warrior Animal pinned Ivan after Ellering interfered and pushed Ivan off the top, causing him to crotch himself across the top rope; all four wrestlers bled in the match; after the bout, the Warriors won a brawl over the Koloffs (Great American Bash 86, The Life & Death of the Road Warriors)
Jimmy Valiant pinned Shaska Whatley (w/ Paul Jones) at 8:53 after hitting him with Baron Von Raschke’s loaded glove, moments after Von Raschke tried to interfere but was held back by Manny Fernandez; stipulations stated the loser of the match would have his head shaved; after the contest, Fernandez, Nelson Royal, NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, and NWA Tag Team Champion Robert Gibson came out and held up Whatley while Valiant shaved him bald; moments later, Valiant grabbed the mic and said Jones was next (Great American Bash 86)
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Boby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Big Bubba) in a steel cage match when Baby Doll pinned Cornette with a right hand punch at 6:30; after the bout, Rhodes faced off with Bubba on the floor until he was jumped from behind by Eaton, with Eaton holding Dusty while Bubba landed a series of punches to the face; eventually, Magnum broke free of the cage to make the save (Great American Bash 86)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Morton in a steel cage match at 23:15 with his feet on the ropes for leverage after dropping Morton crotch-first across the top rope; Morton wore a protective mask over his face to shield his broken nose but Flair removed it mid-way through the contest; prior to the match, Flair arrived in a WSOC Channel 9 helicopter alongside sportscaster Harold Jackson, who was the guest ring announcer for the match (Ric Flair & the 4 Horsemen)

JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – July 6, 1986 (matinee)
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Hector Guerrero
Don Kernodle vs. the Barbarian
Robert Gibson vs. Steve Regal
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez vs. Shaska Whatley & Baron Von Raschke
Magnum TA vs. Ivan Koloff
The Road Warriors vs. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson
Ricky Morton vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair (Texas Death Match)

JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – July 6, 1986 (8,500; sell out)
TV taping:
Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff in a Texas Death Match when Koloff couldn’t answer the referee’s standing 10 count after 7 falls
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Wahoo McDaniel
World Championship Wrestling – 7/12/86 – included an opening clip showing a skydiver landing during the July 5 Charlotte Memorial Stadium event, followed by a fireworks show as Waylon Jennings’ ‘America’ played in the background; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Jim Crockett Jr. about the Great American Bash tour so far; hosted by Schiavone & Jim Cornette, with Big Bubba; included Cornette conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair about facing Dusty Rhodes that night in Jacksonville, FL, with Flair saying he wanted Rhodes on Aug. 2, at the conclusion of the Great American Bash tour, to proclaim Flair as the greatest world champion of all time; featured Cornette conducting an interview with Flair, JJ Dillon, National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson in which Ole said Rhodes would retire in 1986 and Blanchard noted the injuries they had given to others; included video clips of Delbert McClinton and Joe Ely in concert, along with comments from Waylon Jennings on being part of the Great American Bash tour; featured a Bash update segment in which Schiavone reviewed footage of how Jimmy Valiant beat Shaska Whatley at the Charlotte Memorial Stadium and had his head shaved, followed by the announcement Valiant would face Paul Jones in a hair vs. hair match in Greensboro; Schiavone then conducted an interview with Magnum TA about having his back against the wall in his Best of 7 series for the NWA US Title against Nikita Koloff; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Rhodes, with Baby Doll, about challenging Flair in Jacksonville and Atlanta and responded to Ole’s claims that 1986 would be his last year; featured Cornette, with Bubba, cutting a promo saying he would run Baby Doll out of pro wrestling by the end of the Bash tour; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson about Gibson facing Flair in Fayetteville, Baby Doll seeking revenge on Cornette, and their Super Summer Sizzlin Tour that begins Aug. 2 in Atlanta; featured Cornette, with Bubba, conducting an interview with Nikita & Ivan Koloff about Nikita’s series with Magnum and the challenge of the Road Warriors:
The Warlord (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Gene Ligon with the running powerslam at the 49-second mark
Ivan Koloff (w/ Krusher Kruschev) pinned Rocky King at 5:44 by jumping on his back as King’s neck was across the bottom rope
Ron Garvin pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart in a non-title match at 8:50 with a knee to the face as Bart charged the corner and then putting both feet on the ropes; during the bout, it was noted the following week’s show would air from Columbia, SC; late in the contest, National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon appeared ringside; after the contest, Blanchard and Dillon protested the decision
Teijo Khan pinned Mark Fleming with a powerslam at 6:14
Wahoo McDaniel defeated National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) via disqualification at 11:10 when referee Tommy Young caught Dillon in possession of a weapon; moments earlier, Blanchard hit the challenger with the weapon and made the cover, with Ron Garvin then coming out, preventing the pinfall, and telling Young what happened; Blanchard then tossed the weapon to Dillon, who dropped it and was caught; after the contest, Dillon kneed McDaniel, leading to Garvin making the save but sustaining Blanchard’s slingshot suplex
Sam Houston pinned George South with the bulldog at 7:08; Houston hit the move earlier in the match but South kicked out at 2
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette & Big Bubba) via disqualification at 10:42 when Cornette climbed in the ring and struck Road Warrior Animal with his tennis racquet as Animal prepared to gorilla press slam Eaton; Tony Schiavone provided sole commentary for the match; after the contest, Ellering chased Cornette around the ring until Baby Doll appeared ringside, struck Cornette, and returned backstage; following the commercial break, Schiavone conducted an interview with the Road Warriors, Ellering, and Baby Doll in which the Road Warriors said they were the rightful tag team champions, Ellering congratulated Baby Doll for her involvement, and Baby Doll said she wasn’t done with Cornette; following that commercial break, Cornette, with Bubba, ranted about Baby Doll’s involvement, insulted her while holding a ice pack to the back of his head, and said he was now looking for revenge
Dusty Rhodes (w/ Baby Doll), Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match when Morton pinned Flair; Morton wore a protective facemask for the match; Arn bled from the face early in the bout; only the first 3 minutes of the match aired

JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Stadium – July 9, 1986 (3,900 paid)
Featured a concert by George Jones
Hector Guerrero pinned NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
The Barbarian & Shaska Whatley defeated Sam Houston & Nelson Royal
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke in a pole match
Jimmy Garvin defeated Todd Champion
Manny Fernandez & Ron Garvin fought Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev to a 20-minute time-limit draw
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
Baby Doll, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Best of 7 Series for the NWA US Title: Nikita Koloff (w/ Ivan Koloff) defeated Magnum TA; Koloff: 2, Magnum: 0
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Road Warrior Animal via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a steel cage match when Rhodes pinned Anderson

JCP @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center – July 10, 1986
Included a concert from Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
Denny Brown defeated Thunderfoot
Hector Guerrero defeated Teijo Khan
Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Don Kernodle & Italian Stallion
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian & Pez Whatley
Ron Garvin defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard
Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dennis Condrey in a bunkhouse match
Magnum TA & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette & NWA Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin
Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton

JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – July 11, 1986
Included a concert from David Allen Coe
Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Hector Guerrero & Denny Brown
Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dennis Condrey
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Pez Whatley & the Barbarian
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian Death Match
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin via count-out
The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan Koloff, & Baron Von Raschke
Best of 7 Series for the NWA US Title: Nikita Koloff (w/ Ivan Koloff) defeated Magnum TA; Koloff: 3, Magnum: 0
Dusty Rhodes & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette & NWA Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton in a steel cage match

JCP @ Jacksonville, FL – Gator Bowl – July 12, 1986 (10,000)
Included a concert from Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
Ron Garvin defeated National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard
Thunderfoot defeated Ricky Santana
Jimmy Garvin defeated the Italian Stallion
NWA TV Champion Ole Anderson defeated Hector Guerrero
Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a non-title match; Jim Cornette was placed in a cage for the duration of the bout
Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette at the 5-minute mark
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
The Road Warriors & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match

JCP @ San Antonio, TX – Convention Center Arena – July 13, 1986 (2,500)
Ken Fletcher defeated Ken Johnson
Mr. Ebony defeated Mike Williams
Hector Guerrero defeated Mr. X
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Steve Regal to a draw
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian strap match
The Road Warriors defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Magnum TA

JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – July 18, 1986
Included a concert from David Allen Coe
Steve Regal defeated the Italian Stallion
Teijo Khan & Pez Whatley defeated Sam Houston & Nelson Royal
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Garvin defeated Todd Champion
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin via disqualification in a taped fist match
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson to a draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke
The Road Warriors defeated Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a steel cage match

JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – July 21, 1986 (sell out)
Featured a concert by David Allen Coe
Hector Guerrero defeated Sam Houston
Ricky Morton defeated Baron Von Raschke in a pole match
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Shaska Whatley & the Barbarian
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in a strap match
The Road Warriors defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
Ron Garvin defeated National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title taped fist match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Robert Gibson

JCP @ Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall – July 23, 1986 (6,000+; sell out)
Featured a concert by David Allen Coe
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
Also included the Road Warriors, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson

JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – July 25, 1986
Featured a concert by David Allen Coe
Rocky Kernodle & Todd Champion defeated Thunderfoot & Teijo Khan
Ron Garvin & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a Texas Tornado Match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke in a pole match
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Sam Houston in a taped fist match
Denny Brown fought Steve Regal to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian strap match
Baby Doll, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Magnum TA via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson

JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – July 26, 1986 (15,000; sell out)
Featured a concert by David Allen Coe
Steve Regal pinned Sam Houston at 7:58 with both feet on the ropes for leverage after blocking a bulldog attempt and throwing Houston into the turnbuckle; after the bout, Houston told referee Earl Hebner what happened, with Hebner questioning Regal; the two then continued the fight until HOuston cleared Regal from the ring
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart & the Barbarian defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown & the Italian Stallion at 8:02 when the Barbarian pinned Stallion with the headbutt off the top; Paul Jones was announced as being with the Barbarian but did not appear
Manny Fernandez pinned Baron Von Raschke (w/ Paul Jones) in a loaded glove on a pole match at 8:26 with the flying forearm as Von Raschke attempted to use the loaded glove as a weapon; Fernandez bled from the face during the bout; immediately after the match, Fernandez was double teamed by Jones and Von Raschke before escaping the ring
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) in an Indian strap match at 8:28 after tossing Garvin off the top, tying his hands together, and dragging him to all four corners; both men bled heavily during the bout; after the contest, Garvin jumped Wahoo from behind before escaping the ring; moments later, Garvin got back in the ring but sustained a chop from Wahoo and slid to the floor
National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin (w/ Wahoo McDaniel) in a taped fist match via KO at 1:50 in the 4th round after Blanchard hit Garvin with a foreign object, put in his hand moments before by Dillon after Dillon threw something in Wahoo’s face; the match called for 10 2-minute rounds with a 30-second rest period between rounds; both men bled from the face during the contest; before the bout officially began, Blanchard attempted attacking Garvin only for Garvin to knock him out with a right hand punch; between rounds 1 and 2, Blanchard again charged at Garvin and again was knocked out by a right hand punch; Dr. Tom Miller announced Garvin as the winner of the bout before correcting himself (Great American Bash 86)
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated fought Ole Anderson & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 20:12; Gibson had Arn in a sleeper when the bell rang; after the contest, Gibson made the save by clearing the ring with a steel chair; stipulations stated the winners would be the #1 contenders for the NWA Tag Team Titles (Great American Bash 86)
Paul Jones (w/ Baron Von Raschke) pinned Jimmy Valiant (w/ Manny Fernandez) in a hair vs. hair match at 4:26 when, as Fernandez fought with Von Raschke in the ring, Shaska Whatley came in behind the referee’s back and hit Valiant over the back with a steel chair and put Jones on top; prior to the bout, Valiant took the mic and said he would turn Jones into a bald headed geek; in the final moments of the match, Valiant hit Jones with a loaded glove and made the cover; after the bout, the Italian Stallion, Sam Houston, and Fernandez protested the fall, with Sandy Scott then coming out to look into the controversial finish; after Valiant came to, and with the crowd chanting “No,” he himself set up a chair in the ring and let Scott shave his head (Great American Bash 86)
Best of 7 Series for the NWA US Championship: Magnum TA pinned Nikita Koloff (w/ Ivan Koloff) at 13:34 with a sunset flip into the ring after referee Tommy Young prevented Koloff from grabbing the ropes for leverage; Magnum: 1, Koloff: 3; Magnum bled from the face during the match (Great American Bash 86)
The Road Warriors & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match at 9:23 when Baby Doll pinned Cornette with a right hand punch after yanking him down from the top rope
Dusty Rhodes pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair with an inside cradle to win the title in a steel cage match at 21:04; both men bled from the face during the contest; after the bout, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Magnum TA, Baby Doll, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown, the Italian Stallion, and David Allen Coe filled the ring to celebrate Rhodes’ win (Great American Bash 86, American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)

JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – July 27, 1986 (matinee)
Hector Guerrero fought Steve Regal to a draw
The Warlord defeated the Italian Stallion
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown defeated Nelson Royal
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Don Kernodle
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Shaska Whatley & the Barbarian in a bunkhouse match
Ron Garvin defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title taped fist match

JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Fulton County Stadium – August 2, 1986 (12,000)
The end of the Great American Bash tour – all kids tickets bought that day were $5; the Road Warriors, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson signed autographs before the show; included a concert by Joe Ely, Delbert McClinton, and Ricky Morton
Steve Regal defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown to win the title
Don Kernodle defeated the Barbarian
Baron Von Raschke, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev defeated Manny Fernandez, Todd Champion, & Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin
Best of 7 Series: Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff; Magnum: 2, Nikita: 3
National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin (w/ Dick Murdoch) in a brass knuckles match
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ole & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
The Road Warriors & Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette, NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match