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.
as Ric Flair
as Nikita Koloff
as Tully Blanchard
as Dusty Rhodes
as Magnum T.A.
as Kamala
as Road Warrior Animal
as Road Warrior Hawk
as Ivan Koloff
as Krusher Kruschev
as Jimmy Valiant
as Paul Jones
as Ole Anderson
as Arn Anderson
as Dick Slater
as Buzz Sawyer
as Manny Fernandez
as Sam Houston
as "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler
as Billy Graham
as Abdullah the Butcher
as Konga the Barbarian
as Ron Bass
as Buddy Landel
as James J. Dillon (Manager)
as Paul Ellering (Manager)
as "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll (Valet)
as Gen. Skandor Akbar (Manager)
