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.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Dates and venues

WCW/nWo co-branded event SmackDown-branded event NXT-branded event

# Event Date City Venue Main event
National Wrestling Alliance: Jim Crockett Promotions
1 The Great American Bash (1985) July 6, 1985 Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium
2 The Great American Bash (1986) July–August 1986 A tour of 13 shows around the south and eastern parts of the country
3 The Great American Bash (1987) July 1987 A tour of several shows around the south and eastern parts of the country
4 The Great American Bash (1988) July 10, 1988 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling
5 The Great American Bash (1989) July 23, 1989 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
6 The Great American Bash (1990) July 7, 1990 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
World Championship Wrestling
7 The Great American Bash (1991) July 14, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
8 The Great American Bash (1992) July 12, 1992 Albany, Georgia Albany Civic Center
9 The Great American Bash (1995) June 18, 1995 Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena
10 The Great American Bash (1996) June 16, 1996 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena The Giant (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
11 The Great American Bash (1997) June 15, 1997 Moline, Illinois The MARK of the Quad Cities Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage in a Falls Count Anywhere match
12 The Great American Bash (1998) June 14, 1998 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena Sting vs. The Giant for control of the WCW World Tag Team Championship
13 The Great American Bash (1999) June 13, 1999 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena Kevin Nash (c) vs. Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
14 The Great American Bash (2000) June 11, 2000 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
International Wrestling Entertainment
15 The Great American Bash (2004) June 27, 2004 Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Scope
16 The Great American Bash (2005) July 24, 2005 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena
17 The Great American Bash (2006) July 23, 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse
18 The Great American Bash (2007) July 22, 2007 San Jose, California HP Pavilion
19 The Great American Bash (2008) July 20, 2008 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20 The Bash June 28, 2009 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena
21 SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash July 3, 2012 Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center
22 NXT July 1–8, 2020 Winter Park, Florida Full Sail University Adam Cole (NXT) vs. Keith Lee (NA) in a Winner Take All match for the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

[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

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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 ShowDownCrown JewelElimination 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 TuesdayDecember 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)
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