Overview
The Great American Bash: Freedom Challenge took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The main event was a steel cage match for the NWA World Television Championship with Tully Blanchard defending the title against Dusty Rhodes. Nikita Koloff challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair with David Crockett as the special guest referee. Magnum T.A. defended the NWA United States Championship against Kamala, while the NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushchev and Ivan Koloff fought the AWA World Tag Team Champions, The Road Warriors. 4 other matches took place on the undercard.
Cast
Ric Flair
Nikita Koloff
Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes
Magnum T.A.
Kamala
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Ivan Koloff
Krusher Kruschev
Jimmy Valiant
Paul Jones