Team 3D
The main feud heading into The Great American Bash was between The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and The Undertaker. On the May 27 episode of "SmackDown!", Paul Heyman told The Dudley Boyz to "make an impact".&lt;ref name="5/27 SD!"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5/27 SD! 2"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; As part of the storyline, The Dudley Boyz responded by abducting Paul Bearer, The Undertaker's manager. 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.&lt;ref name="6/03 SD!"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="6/03 SD! 2"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; 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.&lt;ref name="6/17 SD!"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="6/17 SD! 2"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;