NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games (1987)
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.
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Virgil Runnels as Dusty Rhodes |
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Ric Flair as Himself |
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Martin Lunde as Arn Anderson |
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Tully Blanchard as Himself |
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Larry Pfohl as Lex Luger |
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Scott Simpson as Nikita Koloff |
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Mike Hegstrand as Road Warrior Hawk |
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Joe Laurinaitis as Road Warrior Animal |
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Ray Traylor as The War Machine |
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Richard Morton as Himself |
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Dory Funk Jr. as Himself |
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Kevin Sullivan as Himself |
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Mike Rotunda as Himself |
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Oreal Perras as Ivan Koloff |
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Roger Barnes as Ron Garvin |
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Barry Windham as Himself |
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Emanuel Fernandez as Manny Fernandez |
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Sione Vailahi as The Barbarian |
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Paul Frederick as Paul Jones |
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Terry Gordy as Himself |
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Jimmy Valiant as Jimmy Valiant |
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Rob Rechsteiner as Himself |
| Production | Jim Crockett Jr. | Producer |