The Great American Bash (2008)

The Great American Bash (2008)
The Great American Bash 2008 stage
Theme
song(s)		"Move To The Music" by American Bang
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
ECW
DateJuly 20, 2008
VenueNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
CityUniondale, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
Night of Champions (2008) The Great American Bash (2008) SummerSlam (2008)
The Great American Bash chronology
The Great American Bash (2007) The Great American Bash (2008) The Bash (2009)

The Great American Bash (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on July 20, 2008 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It was the fifth Great American Bash event held by WWE and the 19th Great American Bash event overall.

The event featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[1] It was the last PPV of the Ruthless Aggression Era, as all WWE in-ring programming was rated TV-PG two days after the event.[2]

Background

The main feud going into the Great American Bash on the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and Edge. They had been feuding over the WWE Championship. On the July 4 edition of SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero said that they would wrestle each other for the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash.[3]

The main feud on the Raw brand was between CM Punk and Batista, who feuded over the World Heavyweight Championship. On July 7, Batista became the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Kane, JBL, and John Cena in a fatal four-way match.[4]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1D Umaga defeated Mr. Kennedy Singles match 4:00
2 Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder defeated John Morrison and The Miz (c), Jesse and Festus, and Finlay and Hornswoggle by pinfall Fatal four-way match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[5] 9:05
3 Shelton Benjamin defeated Matt Hardy (c) by pinfall Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[6] 9:33
4 Mark Henry (c) (with Tony Atlas) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Colin Delaney) by pinfall Singles match for the ECW Championship[7] 5:29
5 Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels by technical knockout Singles match[8] 18:18
6 Michelle McCool defeated Natalya by submission Singles match to crown the first WWE Divas Champion[9] 4:14
7 CM Punk (c) vs. Batista ended in a double disqualification Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[10] 11:10
8 John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated John Cena by pinfall New York City Parking Lot Brawl[11] 14:36
9 Triple H (c) defeated Edge by pinfall Singles match for the WWE Championship[12] 16:48
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • D – This match was a dark match

References

  1. ↑ "Greatest Moments in Pay-Per-View History". WWE Magazine: 64–65. 2007.
  2. ↑ "WWE goes PG". WWE. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Passero, Mitch (2008-07-04). "A champion scorned". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  4. ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (July 7, 2008). "Rough Night in the Big Easy". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  5. ↑ Passero, Mitch (July 20, 2008). "Out of the shadows, into the golden light". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ DiFino, Lennie (July 20, 2008). "The Great American Bash: Midas Touch". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  7. ↑ Rote, Andrew (July 20, 2008). "World's strongest betrayal". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  8. ↑ Vermillion, James (July 20, 2008). "The Great American Bash: The worst has come". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  9. ↑ Burdick, Michael (July 20, 2008). "A Diva of destiny". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  10. ↑ Tello, Craig (July 20, 2008). "Big Red invasion". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  11. ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (July 20, 2008). "JBL drives it home". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  12. ↑ Adkins, Greg (July 20, 2008). "Maul in the Family". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

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