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.

Cast

Virgil Runnels

Dusty Rhodes

Ric Flair

Himself

Martin Lunde

Arn Anderson

Tully Blanchard

Himself

Larry Pfohl

Lex Luger

Scott Simpson

Nikita Koloff

Mike Hegstrand

Road Warrior Hawk

Joe Laurinaitis

Road Warrior Animal

Ray Traylor

The War Machine

Richard Morton

Himself