–Eric Bischoff and Dusty Rhodes are doing commentary for today’s Bash at the Beach pre-show broadcast that is originating live from Huntington Beach, California. The camera shot of fans on the beach surrounding the ring makes for a great visual.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are live from Dayton, Ohio as The Great American Bash returns to pay-per-view for the first time in three years.
–Eric Bischoff and Dusty Rhodes are in the booth and they are live from Dayton, Ohio. Since this is the night of The Great American Bash tonight’s broadcast functions as the pre-show. Rhodes is in complete hard sell mode, telling fans that if they are going to buy anything in their lives, they must buy the pay-per-view.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. Tonight’s episode is one hour because of Braves baseball.
–Gene Okerlund and Dusty Rhodes are doing commentary and they are live from St. Petersburg, Florida since tonight’s broadcast is the Slamboree pre-show.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are still taped from Atlanta, Georgia from March 22. Heenan says that he could easily break the WCW Executive Board’s tie and reinstate Ric Flair.
–Footage of Vader and Ric Flair beating up Dave Sullivan on last week’s show is aired. The video package also hypes tonight’s Randy Savage-Avalanche main event and Sergeant Craig Pittman.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. This show occurred on March 8 and, according to the historyofwwe.com, it attracted 785 fans.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are tasked with commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia.
–A replay of Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel appearing on WCW Saturday Night and suspending WCW Champion Hulk Hogan from WCW events until Uncensored is shown.
–Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan are doing the studio portion of the broadcast. Today’s feature match comes from the Gainesville, Georgia taping on February 21.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are in the booth and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, these tapings were done on March 7. Like last week’s broadcast, this show is also one hour.
–Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel, who says that until Uncensored WCW Champion Hulk Hogan will not be allowed into any WCW event. This was due to Hogan’s attack on Vader at the end of last week’s show.
–The ending of the Hulk Hogan-Vader main event at SuperBrawl is shown.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are tonight’s commentary team and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. These tapings were done on February 22.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are live from Baltimore, Maryland.
–Johnny B. Badd and Arn Anderson do dueling promos, with Badd saying that he is coming to get his Television Championship back on tonight’s show.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping were held on February 8 and attracted 785 fans, none of whom had to pay for their ticket. WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel comes out and says that he is here to meet with Ric Flair tonight.
–WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Stars & Stripes cut promos against each other since they are in the feature match tonight.
–Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan are today’s commentary team and they are taped from Atlanta, Georgia.
–Tony Schiavone, substituting for Eric Bischoff who is in Japan, and Bobby Heenan are doing commentary and they are taped from Disney/MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. These tapings were done on October 30, 1994.
Prior to my vacation/wedding/honeymoon, I promised a reflection of NWA Great American Bash ’88; however, this show serves as a precursor to it. Therefore, allow me to provide you with said precursor as a turning point for a promotion.
Live from St. Paul, MN
Airdate: April 24, 1983
Attendance: 20,000
Hosted by Rod Trongard
Live from Daytona Beach, FL
Airdate: September 1, 1986
Attendance: 8,000
Hosted by Gordon Solie and Stan Rhoads
Live from Tampa, FL
Airdate: September 2, 1985
Attendance: 7,600
Hosted by Gordon Solie and Mike Graham
Similar to the WWF with WrestleMania, WCCW with the Parade of Champions, AWA with Superclash, and JCP with Starrcade, Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) created Battle of the Belts as their supershow to showcase the best wrestlers of the Sunshine State.