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.
Stunts
Cena vs JBL Parking Lot Brawl—cars, blood, concrete.
Acting
Shawn Michaels selling like his life depends on it.
Practical Effects
Mark Henry's legitimately terrifying World's Strongest Slam finish.
Director
Kevin Dunn
Paul Levesque
Triple H
Adam Copeland
Edge
John Cena
John Cena
John Layfield
JBL
Phil Brooks
CM Punk
Dave Bautista
Batista
Chris Irvine
Chris Jericho
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Mark Henry
Mark Henry
Tom Laughlin
Tommy Dreamer
Matthew Hardy
Matt Hardy
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin
Mike Mizanin
The Miz
John Hennigan
John Morrison
Brian Myers
Curt Hawkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was WWE's final PPV before the PG era began in earnest—notice how much blood flows freely here compared to modern product.
The first-ever Divas Championship match crowned Michelle McCool, establishing a title that would eventually unify with the Women's Championship in 2010.
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