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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the 2007 event prominently featured Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio}Jr}} on it. At the time, Mysterio was still recovering from his surgically-repaired knee from late the previous year and wouldn't return until the following month at Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the 2007 event prominently featured Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio}Jr}} Mysterio|Jr}} on it. it. At the time, Mysterio was still recovering from his surgically-repaired knee from late the previous year and wouldn't return until the following month at Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}.Wrestling/SummerSlam.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster for the 2007 event prominently featured Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio}Jr}} on it. At the time, Mysterio was still recovering from his surgically-repaired knee from late the previous year and wouldn't return until the following month at Wrestling/{{Summerslam}}.
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* EndOfAnAge: The 2008 event marked the final time for the WWE to have the TV-14 rating. And two days later, the company [[Wrestling/WWEPGEra went PG]].
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* EndOfAnAge: The 2008 event marked the final time for the WWE to have the TV-14 rating. And two days later, the company [[Wrestling/WWEPGEra [[MediaNotes/WWEPGEra went PG]].
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* PowerWalk: The 2008 poster, featuring (L-R) Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/{{Batista}}, and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
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** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship after Chavo bashed Mysterio' head with a steel chair, citing his FaceHeelTurn.
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** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship after Chavo Wrestling/{{Chavo Guerrero|Jr}} bashed Mysterio' head with a steel chair, citing his FaceHeelTurn.
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** 2008: Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels by technical knockout. JBL defeated Wrestling/JohnCena in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl.
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** 2008: Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels by technical knockout. JBL [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] defeated Wrestling/JohnCena in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl.
* DawnOfAnEra: The 2008 event saw Wrestling/MichelleMcCool defeating Wrestling/{{Natalya|Neidheart}} to become the inaugural Diva's Champion.
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** Following this grisly encounter was an inherently silly match involving tag-team action between the Mexicools and the [[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie blue]] [[Wrestling/StevieRichards World]] [[Wrestling/MikeBucci order]], with [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Mexicools entering the arena on lawn mowers and the bWo entering on scooters]].
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** Following this grisly encounter was an inherently silly match involving tag-team action between the Mexicools and the [[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie blue]] [[Wrestling/StevieRichards World]] [[Wrestling/MikeBucci order]], with [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Mexicools entering the arena on lawn mowers and the bWo [=bWo=] entering on scooters]].
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* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: The 2007 event had Wrestling/DustyRhodes vs Wrestling/RandyOrton in a Texas Bullrope Match in which Orton won.
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** The 2007 event had Wrestling/DustyRhodesvs vs. Wrestling/RandyOrton in a Texas Bullrope Match in which Orton won.won.
** The 2008 event had Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeating Wrestling/ShawnMichaels via TKO.
** The 2009 event saw Wrestling/RandyOrton defeating Wrestling/TripleH to retain the WWE Championship
** The 2007 event had Wrestling/DustyRhodes
** The 2008 event had Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeating Wrestling/ShawnMichaels via TKO.
** The 2009 event saw Wrestling/RandyOrton defeating Wrestling/TripleH to retain the WWE Championship
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** 2007: Wrestling/TheGreatKhali defeated Wrestling/Batista and Wrestling/Kane to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
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** 2007: Wrestling/TheGreatKhali defeated Wrestling/Batista Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/Kane Wrestling/{{Kane}} to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
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** The 2007 event features the World Heavyweight Champion, Champion; The Great Khali, Batista, and Kane.
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** 2009: Wrestling/RandyOrton defeated Wrestling/TripleH to retain the WWE Championship with the score 2-1.
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** The 2007 event features the World Heavyweight Champion, The Great Khali, Batista, and Kane.
** The 2008 event has a fatal 4-way match between The Miz and Morrison, Jesse and Festus, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, and Finlay and Hornswoggle for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
** The 2007 event features the World Heavyweight Champion, The Great Khali, Batista, and Kane.
** The 2008 event has a fatal 4-way match between The Miz and Morrison, Jesse and Festus, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, and Finlay and Hornswoggle for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
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** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship.Championship after Chavo bashed Mysterio' head with a steel chair, citing his FaceHeelTurn.
** 2008: Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels by technical knockout. JBL defeated Wrestling/JohnCena in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl.
** 2008: Wrestling/ChrisJericho defeated Wrestling/ShawnMichaels by technical knockout. JBL defeated Wrestling/JohnCena in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl.
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* TheChewToy: Wrestling/{{Batista}}, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, and Wrestling/TorrieWilson never won this event.
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* TheChewToy: Wrestling/{{Batista}}, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, and Wrestling/TorrieWilson never won in this event.
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* InvincibleVillain: [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] has never lost in this event.
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* InvincibleVillain: [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] has had never lost in this event.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Wrestling/{{Chavo Guerrero|Jr}} pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] pinning Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Wrestling/{{Chavo Guerrero|Jr}} pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] pinning Mysterio for to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: The 2007 event had Wrestling/DustyRhodes vs Wrestling/RandyOrton in a Texas Bullrope Match in which Orton won.
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''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 and has since been held as an annual event for WWE's NXT brand, airing as special episodes of NXT.
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''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 and has since been held as an annual event for WWE's NXT [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] brand, airing as special episodes of NXT.
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* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: Then-WWE Champion Wrestling/RandyOrton faced off against Wrestling/TripleH in a Three Stages of Hell match.
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* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: Then-WWE In the 2009 event, then-WWE Champion Wrestling/RandyOrton faced off against Wrestling/TripleH in a Three Stages of Hell match.
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* FlagBikini: Wrestling/TorrieWilson is wearing a bikini top on the 2004 and 2005 posters because [[MsFanservice she can]].
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* ShaggyDogStory: The 2004 main event featured Wrestling/TheUndertaker in RescueArc for Wrestling/PaulBearer against Wrestling/TheDudleys. After he defeated them, Taker said Bearer is a liability to him and proceeds to "[[DisneyDeath kill]]" him anyways.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The 2004 main event featured Wrestling/TheUndertaker in RescueArc for Wrestling/PaulBearer against Wrestling/TheDudleys.Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys. After he defeated them, Taker said Bearer is a liability to him and proceeds to "[[DisneyDeath kill]]" him anyways.
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* AmericanTitle: The Great '''American''' Bash.
* TheBadGuysWin:
** 2004: [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] defeated Wrestling/EddieGuerrero for the WWE Championship on a technicality, ending the latter's beloved reign.
** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
* TheBadGuysWin:
** 2004: [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] defeated Wrestling/EddieGuerrero for the WWE Championship on a technicality, ending the latter's beloved reign.
** 2006: [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker]] defeated Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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** Batista Wrestling/{{Batista}} lost by disqualification in the 2005 and 2006 events.
** The match between Wrestling/CMPunk andBatista Wrestling/{{Batista}} in the 2008 even resulted in a double disqualification after Kane Wrestling/{{Kane}} attacked both men.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Chavo Guerrero pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to King Booker pinning Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Chavo Guerrero Wrestling/{{Chavo Guerrero|Jr}} pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to [[Wrestling/BookerT King Booker Booker]] pinning Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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** One of the most heavily promoted matches of the night was a Number One Contender's Match between Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Muhammad Hassan that stemmed from Hassan's having run away from 'Taker during an earlier Number One Contender's Match. Hassan claimed that [[BlatantLies he was not afraid of Undertaker]] and that he was going to become WWE's first Arab-American world champion. Naturally, he was also at this time [[ForeignWrestlingHeel vehemently denouncing the United States]] and parading into arenas on a litter carried by [[MalevolentMaskedMen several black-masked "sympathizers"]] before ululating like a muezzin, drawing tons of racially-charged ire from audiences. During the match at the ''Bash'', Hassan's masked lackeys cheated on his behalf at every possible opportunity, even trying to choke out Undertaker with piano wire. After 'Taker finally managed to win the match, the lackeys attacked him in retaliation; the "Deadman" made short work of them before stalking Hassan to the entrance ramp and giving him a Last Ride through an exposed compartment of the stage, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim breaking every bone in his body and supposedly "killing" him]].
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** One of the most heavily promoted matches of the night was a Number One Contender's Match between Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Muhammad Hassan Wrestling/MuhammadHassan that stemmed from Hassan's having run away from 'Taker during an earlier Number One Contender's Match. Hassan claimed that [[BlatantLies he was not afraid of Undertaker]] and that he was going to become WWE's first Arab-American world champion. Naturally, he was also at this time [[ForeignWrestlingHeel vehemently denouncing the United States]] and parading into arenas on a litter carried by [[MalevolentMaskedMen several black-masked "sympathizers"]] before ululating like a muezzin, drawing tons of racially-charged ire from audiences. During the match at the ''Bash'', Hassan's masked lackeys cheated on his behalf at every possible opportunity, even trying to choke out Undertaker with piano wire. After 'Taker finally managed to win the match, the lackeys attacked him in retaliation; the "Deadman" made short work of them before stalking Hassan to the entrance ramp and giving him a Last Ride through an exposed compartment of the stage, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim breaking every bone in his body and supposedly "killing" him]].
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** Then, ''not two minutes after this traumatic plotline wrapped up'', we swung right back to "silly" (not to mention titillating) with a Bra and Panties Match between Torrie Wilson and Wrestling/{{Melina}}, with Wrestling/CandiceMichelle as the referee. That match ended with [[NakedFreakOut Melina running out of the arena shamefully in her underwear]], followed soon afterward by Torrie and Candice (also in their underwear), who [[GirlOnGirlIsHot indulged in a casual on-the-lips kiss for good measure]].
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** Then, ''not two minutes after this traumatic plotline wrapped up'', we swung right back to "silly" (not to mention titillating) with a Bra and Panties Match between Torrie Wilson Wrestling/TorrieWilson and Wrestling/{{Melina}}, with Wrestling/CandiceMichelle as the referee. That match ended with [[NakedFreakOut Melina running out of the arena shamefully in her underwear]], followed soon afterward by Torrie and Candice (also in their underwear), who [[GirlOnGirlIsHot indulged in a casual on-the-lips kiss for good measure]].
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* PowerWalk: The 2008 poster, featuring (L-R) Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/{{Batista}}, and Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
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* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: The 2009 poster sees Wrestling/{{Batista}} punching from the screen.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The 2004 main event featured Wrestling/TheUndertaker in RescueArc for Wrestling/PaulBearer against Wrestling/TheDudleys. After he defeated them, Taker said Bearer is a liability to him and proceeds to "[[DisneyDeath kill]]" him anyways.
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''The Great American Bash'' is a professional wrestling event currently produced by Wrestling/{{WWE}}. Created by Wrestling/DustyRhodes, the event was established in 1985 and was originally produced by the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance's Jim Crockett Promotions and was broadcast on closed-circuit television. In 1988, it began broadcasting on pay-per-view, and later that year, JCP was rebranded as Wrestling/{{WCW}}, which seceded from the NWA in January 1991.
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased WCW. In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and the promotion revived ''The Great American Bash'' as their own annual PPV in 2004. It was held exclusively for the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand from 2004 to 2006 before brand-exclusive [=PPV=]s were discontinued in April 2007. In 2009, WWE renamed the event as ''The Bash'', which was also the final ''Great American Bash'' event, 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 and has since been held as an annual event for WWE's NXT brand, airing as special episodes of NXT.
!!Great American Tropes:
* DisqualificationInducedVictory:
** Batista lost by disqualification in the 2005 and 2006 events.
** The match between Wrestling/CMPunk and Batista in the 2008 even resulted in a double disqualification after Kane attacked both men.
** In the 2009 event, Wrestling/JeffHardy defeated World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/CMPunk by disqualification after Punk kicked the referee. However, Punk still remained as champion.
* EndOfAnAge: The 2008 event marked the final time for the WWE to have the TV-14 rating. And two days later, the company [[Wrestling/WWEPGEra went PG]].
* FaceHeelTurn: Chavo Guerrero pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to King Booker pinning Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
* FirstBlood: In the 2008 event, Wrestling/ChrisJericho elbowed Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' right eye, causing him to bleed for the remainder of the match. Despite HBK's efforts, Jericho kept targeting the damaged eye until Michaels was unable to compete. This marked the last time blood was included in the WWE before the company went PG two days later.
* MoodWhiplash: The 2005 event had no fewer than ''three'' instances of MoodWhiplash, and possibly four:
** One of the most heavily promoted matches of the night was a Number One Contender's Match between Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Muhammad Hassan that stemmed from Hassan's having run away from 'Taker during an earlier Number One Contender's Match. Hassan claimed that [[BlatantLies he was not afraid of Undertaker]] and that he was going to become WWE's first Arab-American world champion. Naturally, he was also at this time [[ForeignWrestlingHeel vehemently denouncing the United States]] and parading into arenas on a litter carried by [[MalevolentMaskedMen several black-masked "sympathizers"]] before ululating like a muezzin, drawing tons of racially-charged ire from audiences. During the match at the ''Bash'', Hassan's masked lackeys cheated on his behalf at every possible opportunity, even trying to choke out Undertaker with piano wire. After 'Taker finally managed to win the match, the lackeys attacked him in retaliation; the "Deadman" made short work of them before stalking Hassan to the entrance ramp and giving him a Last Ride through an exposed compartment of the stage, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim breaking every bone in his body and supposedly "killing" him]].
** Following this grisly encounter was an inherently silly match involving tag-team action between the Mexicools and the [[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie blue]] [[Wrestling/StevieRichards World]] [[Wrestling/MikeBucci order]], with [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Mexicools entering the arena on lawn mowers and the bWo entering on scooters]].
** After the Mexicools' victory, the mood was whipped right back to "dark" with a bitterly personal feud between Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} over which of them would be granted custody of Rey's son Dominick. Eddie threatened to reveal a terrible secret if he beat Rey in their match (which we later learned was that [[LukeIAmYourFather Eddie had apparently fathered Dominick out of wedlock with a prostitute]] and then given the baby to Rey and his wife to raise as their own child). The mood leading into this match was about as somber as WWE could get, with a frightened Rey and Dominick praying and holding each other backstage and commentators Tazz and Wrestling/MichaelCole outright condemning Eddie's behavior - and then during the match, Eddie cruelly manipulated his opponent by [[CowerPower using Dominick (who was seated at ringside) as a human shield)]]. Luckily, Rey managed to win the match, so the nightmare was over....at least for a time.
** Then, ''not two minutes after this traumatic plotline wrapped up'', we swung right back to "silly" (not to mention titillating) with a Bra and Panties Match between Torrie Wilson and Wrestling/{{Melina}}, with Wrestling/CandiceMichelle as the referee. That match ended with [[NakedFreakOut Melina running out of the arena shamefully in her underwear]], followed soon afterward by Torrie and Candice (also in their underwear), who [[GirlOnGirlIsHot indulged in a casual on-the-lips kiss for good measure]].
** Finally, Torrie and Candice's lip-lock was followed ''immediately'' by the arrival of Number One Contender Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield's motorcade - which, while not quite an example, was still quite jarring because it's hard to focus on an official-looking white limousine when you're still trying to push your boner down.
* SeriesMascot: Wrestling/{{Batista}} was on the poster in this event three times (2006, 2008, and 2009[[note]]he did not appear in the event due to injury[[/note]]). Wrestling/TorrieWilson appeared on the poster twice (2004 and 2005).
* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: Then-WWE Champion Wrestling/RandyOrton faced off against Wrestling/TripleH in a Three Stages of Hell match.
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased WCW. In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and the promotion revived ''The Great American Bash'' as their own annual PPV in 2004. It was held exclusively for the ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]]'' brand from 2004 to 2006 before brand-exclusive [=PPV=]s were discontinued in April 2007. In 2009, WWE renamed the event as ''The Bash'', which was also the final ''Great American Bash'' event, 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 and has since been held as an annual event for WWE's NXT brand, airing as special episodes of NXT.
!!Great American Tropes:
* DisqualificationInducedVictory:
** Batista lost by disqualification in the 2005 and 2006 events.
** The match between Wrestling/CMPunk and Batista in the 2008 even resulted in a double disqualification after Kane attacked both men.
** In the 2009 event, Wrestling/JeffHardy defeated World Heavyweight Champion Wrestling/CMPunk by disqualification after Punk kicked the referee. However, Punk still remained as champion.
* EndOfAnAge: The 2008 event marked the final time for the WWE to have the TV-14 rating. And two days later, the company [[Wrestling/WWEPGEra went PG]].
* FaceHeelTurn: Chavo Guerrero pulled this off by hitting Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} with a steel chair, which led to King Booker pinning Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship.
* FirstBlood: In the 2008 event, Wrestling/ChrisJericho elbowed Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' right eye, causing him to bleed for the remainder of the match. Despite HBK's efforts, Jericho kept targeting the damaged eye until Michaels was unable to compete. This marked the last time blood was included in the WWE before the company went PG two days later.
* MoodWhiplash: The 2005 event had no fewer than ''three'' instances of MoodWhiplash, and possibly four:
** One of the most heavily promoted matches of the night was a Number One Contender's Match between Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Muhammad Hassan that stemmed from Hassan's having run away from 'Taker during an earlier Number One Contender's Match. Hassan claimed that [[BlatantLies he was not afraid of Undertaker]] and that he was going to become WWE's first Arab-American world champion. Naturally, he was also at this time [[ForeignWrestlingHeel vehemently denouncing the United States]] and parading into arenas on a litter carried by [[MalevolentMaskedMen several black-masked "sympathizers"]] before ululating like a muezzin, drawing tons of racially-charged ire from audiences. During the match at the ''Bash'', Hassan's masked lackeys cheated on his behalf at every possible opportunity, even trying to choke out Undertaker with piano wire. After 'Taker finally managed to win the match, the lackeys attacked him in retaliation; the "Deadman" made short work of them before stalking Hassan to the entrance ramp and giving him a Last Ride through an exposed compartment of the stage, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim breaking every bone in his body and supposedly "killing" him]].
** Following this grisly encounter was an inherently silly match involving tag-team action between the Mexicools and the [[Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie blue]] [[Wrestling/StevieRichards World]] [[Wrestling/MikeBucci order]], with [[ItMakesSenseInContext the Mexicools entering the arena on lawn mowers and the bWo entering on scooters]].
** After the Mexicools' victory, the mood was whipped right back to "dark" with a bitterly personal feud between Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} over which of them would be granted custody of Rey's son Dominick. Eddie threatened to reveal a terrible secret if he beat Rey in their match (which we later learned was that [[LukeIAmYourFather Eddie had apparently fathered Dominick out of wedlock with a prostitute]] and then given the baby to Rey and his wife to raise as their own child). The mood leading into this match was about as somber as WWE could get, with a frightened Rey and Dominick praying and holding each other backstage and commentators Tazz and Wrestling/MichaelCole outright condemning Eddie's behavior - and then during the match, Eddie cruelly manipulated his opponent by [[CowerPower using Dominick (who was seated at ringside) as a human shield)]]. Luckily, Rey managed to win the match, so the nightmare was over....at least for a time.
** Then, ''not two minutes after this traumatic plotline wrapped up'', we swung right back to "silly" (not to mention titillating) with a Bra and Panties Match between Torrie Wilson and Wrestling/{{Melina}}, with Wrestling/CandiceMichelle as the referee. That match ended with [[NakedFreakOut Melina running out of the arena shamefully in her underwear]], followed soon afterward by Torrie and Candice (also in their underwear), who [[GirlOnGirlIsHot indulged in a casual on-the-lips kiss for good measure]].
** Finally, Torrie and Candice's lip-lock was followed ''immediately'' by the arrival of Number One Contender Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield's motorcade - which, while not quite an example, was still quite jarring because it's hard to focus on an official-looking white limousine when you're still trying to push your boner down.
* SeriesMascot: Wrestling/{{Batista}} was on the poster in this event three times (2006, 2008, and 2009[[note]]he did not appear in the event due to injury[[/note]]). Wrestling/TorrieWilson appeared on the poster twice (2004 and 2005).
* ThreeRoundDeathMatch: Then-WWE Champion Wrestling/RandyOrton faced off against Wrestling/TripleH in a Three Stages of Hell match.
