The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash was a professional wrestling event established in 1985. Following World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) acquisition of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001, WWE revived the pay-per-view (PPV) in 2004. The 2008 event was the fifth annual Great American Bash produced by WWE and 19th overall. It took place on July 20, 2008, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The 2008 event was the last PPV to be titled as "The Great American Bash," as in 2009, the event was renamed as The Bash. "The Great American Bash" name would not be used again until a special episode of "SmackDown" in July 2012.