

Since a championship cannot be lost via countout or disqualification, Guerrero retained the title. At Judgment Day, JBL defeated Guerrero by disqualification after Guerrero hit JBL with the WWE Championship belt. Īnother primary feud heading into the event was between Eddie Guerrero and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) over the WWE Championship. On the June 17 episode of SmackDown!, a Handicap match between The Dudley Boyz and The Undertaker was booked for The Great American Bash, with the stipulation being if The Undertaker won, Bearer would be buried in a glass crypt with cement. On the June 3 episode of SmackDown!, Heyman told The Undertaker that the only way he would ever see Bearer again, was to align himself with The Dudley Boyz. As part of the storyline, The Dudley Boyz responded by abducting Paul Bearer, The Undertaker's manager. On the May 27 episode of SmackDown!, Paul Heyman told The Dudley Boyz to "make an impact". The main feud heading into The Great American Bash was between The Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and The Undertaker. Although it was the first Great American Bash held by WWE, it was the 15th overall.

After three years since the acquisition of WCW, WWE revived The Great American Bash as their own PPV to be held on June 27, 2004, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and as a SmackDown!-branded event. That same year, WWE introduced the brand extension where the promotion divided its roster into brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. In 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

The final Great American Bash event promoted by WCW was the 2000 event, as in March 2001, the then- World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased WCW. It was first produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and aired on closed-circuit television before becoming a pay-per-view (PPV) event in 1988 JCP was rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW) later that same year.
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The Great American Bash is a professional wrestling event established in 1985. Another primary match on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Chavo Guerrero for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, which Mysterio won with a sunset flip. Guerrero was at first declared the winner, but General Manager Kurt Angle came out and showed that JBL had touched the final turnbuckle before Guerrero. JBL won the match and the WWE Championship after touching all four turnbuckles in succession. One of the featured matches on the undercard was a Texas Bullrope match for the WWE Championship between John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and champion Eddie Guerrero. Undertaker won the match after pinning D-Von following a Tombstone piledriver. The main event was a Handicap match between The Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and The Undertaker. Three of the eight matches on the card were contested for a championship one was lost while the other two were retained. The 2004 event grossed $325,000 with 6,500 ticket sales and received a 0.47 buyrate. The Great American Bash was previously promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which WWE acquired in 2001, thus the 2004 event was the first Great American Bash held since 2000. The event took place on June 27, 2004, at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's SmackDown! brand division. The 2004 Great American Bash was the first Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and 15th Great American Bash event overall. Promotional poster featuring Torrie Wilson
