IWE The Great American Bash
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| The Great American Bash | ||
| The Great American Bash logo used for IWE's NXT event in 2020 | ||
| Other name(s) | The Bash (2009) | |
| Created by | Dusty Rhodes | |
| Promotion(s) | National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions (1985–1988) World Championship Wrestling (1989–2000) International Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2009; 2012) | |
| Brand(s) | Raw (2007–2009) SmackDown (2004–2009) XCW (2007–2009) NXT (IWE brand) (2020) | |
| First event | The Great American Bash (1985) | |
The Great American Bash is a professional wrestling event produced by IWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. Created by Dusty Rhodes, the event was established in 1985 and was originally produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and was broadcast on closed-circuit television. In 1988, it began broadcasting on pay-per-view (PPV), and later that same year, JCP was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which seceded from the NWA in January 1991. In March 2001, the then-International Wrestling Federation (IWF) purchased WCW. In 2002, IWF was renamed to International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), and the promotion revived The Great American Bash as their own annual PPV in 2004. It was held exclusively for IWE's SmackDown brand from 2004 to 2006 before IWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs in April 2007.
In 2009, IWE renamed the event as The Bash, which was also the final Great American Bash broadcast on PPV, as it was replaced by Fatal 4-Way in 2010. The Great American Bash returned in July 2012 under its original full name and was held as a special live episode of SmackDown. In July 2020, the event name was again revived, this time as a two-night event for IWE's NXT brand, which aired as special episodes of NXT.
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[edit] History
[edit] Dates and venues
| WCW/nWo co-branded event | SmackDown-branded event | NXT-branded event |
[edit] 1985
[edit] 1986
[edit] 1987
[edit] 2012
[edit] Battle Royal
| Elimination | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|
[edit] 2020
On June 24, 2020, IWE announced that an eighth Great American Bash would take place as a two-week event during the July 1 and July 8 episodes of NXT. One scheduled match for July 8 will be a title vs. title match between Adam Cole and Keith Lee for the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship. The announcement came shortly after All Elite Wrestling announced that its upcoming Fyter Fest would be held during episodes of its weekly program Dynamite (which competes directly with NXT) on the same nights, as opposed to a PPV.
- July 1
| No. | Matches* | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
*Card subject to change | |||
- July 8
| No. | Matches* | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change | |||
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
| World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Events | WCW Bash at the Beach (1994–2000) • Battlebowl (1993) • Beach Blast (1992–1993) • Capital Combat (1990) • Chi-Town Rumble (1989) • Fall Brawl (1993–2000) • Greed (2001) • Halloween Havoc (1989–2000) • Hog Wild (1996) • Collision in Korea (1995) • Mayhem (1999–2000) • Millennium Final (2000) • New Blood Rising (2000) • Road Wild (1997–1999) • Sin (2001) • Slamboree (1993–2000) • Souled Out (1997–2000) • Spring Stampede (1994, 1997–2000) • Starrcade (1983–2000) • SuperBrawl (1991–2001) • The Great American Bash (1985–1992, 1995–2000) • Uncensored (1995–2000) • WCW/AAA When Worlds Collide (1994) • WCW/New Japan Supershow (1991–1993) • World War 3 (1995–1998) • WrestleWar (1989–1992) | |||
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| IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | NXT UK TakeOver (2019–present) • NXT TakeOver (2014–present) • Worlds Collide (2019–present) • Royal Rumble (1989–present) • IWE in Saudi Arabia (2018–present) (Super ShowDown • Crown Jewel • Elimination Chamber (2010–2015, 2017–present) • Fastlane (2015–present) • WrestleMania (1985–present) • Money in the Bank (2010–present) • Stomping Grounds (2019–present) • Extreme Rules (2009–present) • Smackville (2019–present) • SummerSlam (1988–present) • Clash of Champions (2016–2017, 2019–present) • Hell in a Cell (2009–present) • Survivor Series (1987–present) • Starrcade (2018–present) • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009–present) | ||
| Former | The Wrestling Classic (1985) • No Holds Barred (1989) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) One Night Only (1997) • Capital Carnage (1998) • In Your House (1995–1999) • Over the Edge (1998–1999) • Fully Loaded (1998–2000) • Invasion (2001) • Rebellion (1999–2002) • Insurrextion (2000–2003) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003–2004) • Taboo Tuesday • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005–2007) • One Night Stand (2005–2009) • Unforgiven (1998–2008) • Cyber Sunday (2004–2008) • Armageddon (1999–2000, 2002–2008) • Judgment Day (1998, 2000–2009) • The Great American Bash (2004–2009) • Breaking Point (2009) • Fatal 4-Way (2010) • Bragging Rights (2009–2010) • Capitol Punishment (2011) • Vengeance (2001–2007, 2011) • Over the Limit (2010-2012) • No Way Out (1998, 2000–2009, 2012) • NXT Arrival (2014) • King of the Ring (1985–1989, 1991, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015) • The Beast in the East (2015) • Night of Champions (2008–2015) • Live from Madison Square Garden (2015) • Cruiserweight Classic Finale (2016) • Roadblock (2016) • Payback (2013–2017) • United Kingdom Championship Special (2017) • Great Balls of Fire (2017) • Battleground (2013–2017) • Mae Young Classic Finale (2017) • No Mercy (1999–2008, 2016–2017) • Backlash (1999–2009, 2016–2018) • United Kingdom Championship Tournament (2017–2018) Evolution (2018) • Halftime Heat (2019) The Shield's Final Chapter (2019) • Evolve's 10th Anniversary Celebration (2019) | ||
