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Glory Days was exactly that, awesome show.
There is very little that can be said about the 1989 Great American Bash, other than it is one of the best pay per views the NWA/WCW ever put on. There is not one match on this card that is disappointing. It starts off with the Finals of the Triple Crown Battle Royal Challenge. Basically two battle royals going on at the same time and is a great opener. After a Brian Pillman match which is quick and entertaining, you get into the meat of the ppv. The Steiners take on The Varsity Club in a no dq tag match which is a great 10 minute plus brawl. After this you get to see Sting and the Great Muta, who were both rising stars at the time go at it for the TV strap. This is followed by Lex Luger vs Ricky Steamboat for the U.S title. Most wrestling fans know Steamboat is just flat out awesome, but at this time in his career Luger put on decent matches as well, and this was a fantastic match up. This is then followed by The War Games match where you get to see The Freebirds, L.O.D, Dr. Death and the Midnight Express all in the same match. That could easily been the main event of this show but after all this great action you get Terry Funk vs Ric Flair for the World title in a 5 star affair which sets up the Funk/Muta vs Sting/Flair matches that stretch over the next few months.The title of this G.A.B "Glory Days" sums it up perfectly as this was definitely a great time to be a wrestling fan. As I always state, if you see a copy that is in the price range comfortable for you, I strongly suggest you pick up this tape.

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Great Angles + Great Matches = Best PPV Ever
GAB89 is widely considered to be the best PPV ever produced by any promotion. This is a rare case of great angles setting up a great matches. Too often the blowoff to a great angle is disappointing. Not here.

I'll skip some of the preliminary stuff for this review and start when it gets good.

Varsity Club vs. Steiners - This is the Steiner debut as a team, I think. It's also very ECW-ish 5 years before that style became popular.

Sting vs. Muta - Sting was in his second year with Crockett Promotions after being the Ultimate Warrior's partner in UWF. Muta was a phenomenon here much like the Undertaker when he debuted. The difference is Muta is one of the best wrestlers in the world. In fact, Muta (Keiji Mutoh) was voted Wrestler of the Year for 2001. This match rules and sets up an even better match for the held-up TV Title ****

Steamboat vs. Luger - This was before Luger went south so it's very, very good. Steamboat was 2nd only to Flair in terms of ability at this point. He is easily the most underrated wrestler in the last 20 years. ****3/4

Wargames - This is very Royal Rumble-like. For those who don't know Wargames is a 5-on-5 match with two guys from each team starting and one guy coming in every couple of minutes. Once everyone is in they go until a member of one of the teams submits.***1/2 Check out the first Wargames at Bash '87 instead.

NWA Title - Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk - Funk was a judge for Flair vs. Steamboat at Wrestlewar (Greatest Match Ever!). After about 40 minutes of action Ric Flair pinned Steamboat to regain the title. Funk (who had been retired) took the opportunity to congratulate and challenge Flair for the title. Flair pointed out that there is a ranking system and Funk would just have to climb the ladder until he was #1. Funk was enraged and gave Ric a piledriver on a table (not the weak Dudley kind either!). Flair's neck was broken and he gave Funk a title shot in order to get his hands on him. Great angle and a great match. 1988-89 really showed what Flair could do - classic wrestling with Steamboat, making the careers of Sting/Luger, and two all out brawls with Terry Funk. ****1/2 Find Clash of the Champions for their "I Quit" match. It's even better.

Awesome PPV which deserves all the hype. It's too bad you can barely find it anymore.

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*****
Flair/Funk- Bloody, Brutal, Awesome *****

Sting/Muta- A good look at their rookie years ****

Steamboat/Luger- Excellent Wrestling Match ****

War Games:Road Warriors, Midnight Express, and Dr. Death v.
Freebirds and Samoan Swat Team- Best non bloody War Games
*****