NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

Movie

Action

This was the first use of the WarGames: The Match Beyond match conceived by Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was on the winning side in both events along with the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering. Koloff, Rhodes and J.J. Dillon sustained serious injuries in the first encounter. The Bash series took place in numerous venues all July long, starting in Landover, Maryland at the Capital Centre on July 2.

Date: 07/31/1987

Rating: 7.0

Cast: Virgil Runnels, Ric Flair, Martin Lunde, Tully Blanchard, Larry Pfohl, Scott Simpson, Mike Hegstrand, Joe Laurinaitis, Ray Traylor, Richard Morton, Dory Funk Jr., Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Oreal Perras, Roger Barnes, Barry Windham, Emanuel Fernandez, Sione Vailahi, Paul Frederick, Terry Gordy, James Fanning, Rob Rechsteiner

Virgil Runnels