On July 26, 1986 the 12th night of the NWA Great American Bash Tour took place in front of 15,000 fans at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the main event, Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair inside of a steel cage to end Flair’s 793 day reign as champion. The 1986 Great American Bash was the 2nd annual Great American Bash event produced by the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. Instead of a singular event, JCP used "The Great Ameri