Ep. 46: 1995 Great American Bash




The Lapsed Fan show

Summary: The latest Lapsed Fan delves into a moment just before the launch of the game-changing Monday Nitro, as World Championship Wrestling staged the 1995 Great American Bash with Ric Flair and Randy Savage taking center stage and Hulk Hogan’s shadow looming large.<br><br>Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro dive deep on this Turner offering, and drink up the atmosphere of a show that took place just days after news broke that WCW was going to make a run at Vince McMahon’s Monday night real estate.<br><br>The show includes:<br><br>- The Tragedy of The Renegade<br><br>- Lanky Alex Wright takes to the sky against Brian Pillman in a barn burner<br><br>- The WCW look-a-like sweepstakes<br><br>- The U.S. title tournament – which included Flair v. Wright and Savage v. Austin – concludes with Sting versus Meng and his martial arts expertise<br><br>- Commish Nick Bockwinkel forgets the name of Bash at the Beach in an all-time fail<br><br>- Sgt. Craig Pittman throws himself out of the ring and lands on his feet, then bumps. Then goes the Power Plant to train other wrestlers<br><br>- The mystery behind Marcus Alexander Bagwell’s absence REVEALED<br><br>- The reason Hogan tussles with Vader on the pre-show only to make no appearance whatsoever on the pay-per-view REVEALED<br><br>- Flair uses Angelo Poffo as a human shield to clip Savage’s knee, and other assorted Flair vintage<br><br>That and so much more, included the original working title of Monday Nitro. The latest Lapsed Fan is what you need, download it now!