WWE The Great American Bash 2008 (2008)
The Great American Bash (2008) was the fifth annual Great American Bash PPV. It was presented by AT&T and took place on July 20, 2008 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main match on the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and Edge for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the Raw brand was between CM Punk and Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the ECW brand was between Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship. The featured matches on the undercard included John Cena versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl and Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho. The event also crowned the first ever WWE Divas Champion, and it was the last pay-per-view event by WWE before transitioning to PG rating.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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Paul Levesque as Triple H |
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Adam Copeland as Edge |
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John Cena as John Cena |
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John Layfield as JBL |
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Phil Brooks as CM Punk |
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Dave Bautista as Batista |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Mark Henry as Mark Henry |
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Tom Laughlin as Tommy Dreamer |
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Matthew Hardy as Matt Hardy |
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Shelton Benjamin as Shelton Benjamin |
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Mike Mizanin as The Miz |
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John Hennigan as John Morrison |
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Brian Myers as Curt Hawkins |
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Matthew Cardona as Zack Ryder |
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Drew Hankinson as Festus |
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Ray Gordy as Jesse |
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Dave Finlay as Finlay |
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Dylan Postl as Hornswoggle |
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Nattie Neidhart-Wilson as Natalya |
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Michelle Calaway as Michelle McCool |
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Anthony White as Tony Atlas (Manager) |
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Colin Matthew Delaney as Colin Delaney (Ringside) |
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Lance McNaught as Lance Cade (Appearance) |
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Kara Drew as Cherry (Appearance) |
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Eve Torres as Eve Torres (Appearance) |
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Glenn Jacobs as Kane (Appearance) |
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Victoria Crawford as Alicia Fox (Appearance) |
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Vickie Guerrero as Vickie Guerrero (Appearance) |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
| Writing | Christopher DeJoseph | Writer |