The Great American Bash (2007)
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Attendance | 13,034[1] | ||
Buy rate | 229,000[2] | ||
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The 2007 Great American Bash was the fourth annual
The main match on the Raw brand was
Production
Background
Storylines
The main
The main feud on the
The main feud on the
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross (Raw) |
Jerry Lawler (Raw) | |
Michael Cole (SmackDown!) | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown!)
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Joey Styles (ECW) | |
Tazz (ECW)
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewer
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Todd Grisham |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia (Raw) |
Justin Roberts (ECW) | |
Tony Chimel (SmackDown) | |
Referees | Charles Robinson |
Mike Chioda | |
John Cone | |
Jack Doan | |
Mickie Henson | |
Chad Patton | |
Scott Armstrong | |
Marty Elias |
Before the event started,
Preliminary matches
The first match of the event was between Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Matt Hardy for the WWE United States Championship. Hardy was in control early in the match but later MVP took control of the match and focused his attacks on Hardy's head. MVP performed a Playmaker on Hardy and pinned him to win the match and retain the United States Championship.[23]
The second match was a
The third match was a Singapore Cane on a Pole match between Carlito and Sandman. The rules of the match were that the one who retrieved the cane from the pole was allowed to use the cane. Sandman retrieved the cane, but before he could use it, Carlito performed a Backstabber and pinned him to win the match.[23]
The fourth match was a
The fifth match was between
The sixth match was between
Main event matches
The seventh match was a Texas Bullrope match between Randy Orton and Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes started the match by performing a series of elbows on Orton's head. Orton, however, took the advantage after hitting Rhodes' head several times with the cowbell, which was in the middle of the rope connecting the two men. After a final hit to the head, Orton pinned Rhodes to win the match. After the match, Orton attempted to punt Rhodes in the head, but Rhodes' son, Cody, made the save.[23]
The eighth match was a triple threat match for the
The main event was between John Cena and Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship. In the beginning, Lashley performed a series of powerslams on Cena. Cena applied the STF on Lashley, who escaped. Cena performed an FU on Lashley for a delayed near-fall. Lashley performed a Spear on Cena for a near-fall. Cena performed a Super FU to retain the title. After the match, Cena and Lashley shook hands.[23]
Aftermath
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Matt Hardy continued their feud over the WWE United States Championship. Hardy defeated MVP in an
John Morrison and CM Punk continued to feud over the ECW Championship. On the July 31 episode of ECW, Punk defeated Elijah Burke and Tommy Dreamer in a triple threat match to earn a 15 Minutes of Fame match with Morrison the next week.[29] On ECW the following week, Punk defeated Morrison in the 15 Minutes of Fame match he earned the previous week.[30] As a result of winning, Punk became the number one contender to the ECW Championship at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, Morrison defeated Punk to retain the ECW Championship.[28]
On the July 27 episode of SmackDown!, The Great Khali had his Championship Celebration which was interrupted by Batista. After Khali fled from the ring, Batista announced that he had challenged Khali to a match for the World Heavyweight Championship.[31] At SummerSlam, the two faced each other for the World Heavyweight Championship in a match which Batista won by disqualification after Khali hit him with a chair. Since a championship cannot change hands via countout or disqualification, Khali retained the title.[28]
On the July 23 episode of Raw, John Cena teamed with Candice Michelle in a 3-on-2 handicap match against Umaga, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Cena and Candice went on to win the match. After the match, Randy Orton delivered an RKO to Cena. Orton was then made the number one contender to the WWE Championship.[32] The two had a match at SummerSlam for the WWE Championship, which Cena won.[28]
This was the last The Great American Bash ever to be in 4:3 format until January 2008 when it went to high definition.
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times dark match |
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