WWE The Great American Bash 2005 (2005)
The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24, 2005, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero while the other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship. The event grossed over $375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000, and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys, the same amount as the following year's event. The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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John Layfield as John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Eddie Guerrero as Eddy Guerrero |
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Melina Perez as Melina |
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Torrie Wilson as Torrie Wilson |
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Mark Calaway as The Undertaker |
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Mark Copani as Muhammad Hassan |
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Jason Reso as Christian |
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Booker Huffman, Jr. as Booker T |
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Francisco Rueda as Super Crazy |
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Dionicio Castellanos as Psicosis |
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Eduardo Hernández as Juventud Guerrera |
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Michael Manna as Big Stevie Cool |
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Brian Heffron as The Blue Meanie |
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Michael Bucci as Hollywood Nova |
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John Hennigan as Johnny Nitro |
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Adam Birch as Joey Mercury |
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Joe Laurinaitis as Road Warrior Animal |
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Jon Heidenreich as Heidenreich |
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Dara Daivari as Daivari |
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Sharmell Huffman as Queen Sharmell (Valet) |
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Candice Michelle as Candice Michelle (Special Guest Referee) |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Producer |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Christopher DeJoseph | Writer |
| Writing | Brian Gewirtz | Writer |
| Writing | Ed Koskey | Writer |
