page_title: The Great American Bash (2007)
section_title: Main event matches
hierarchical_section_title: The Great American Bash (2007) / Event / Main event matches
caption_attribution_description: Randy Orton at RAW
context_page_description: The Great American Bash (2007) was the fourth annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on July 22, 2007 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands.
  The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, which Cena won by pinfall after executing an FU on Lashley from the second rope. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between The Great Khali, Batista and Kane. Khali won the match and retained the title after pinning Kane. The primary match on the ECW brand was John Morrison versus CM Punk for the ECW Championship, which Morrison won by pinfall after hitting Punk with both of his knees. The featured matches on the undercard included Montel Vontavious Porter versus Matt Hardy for the WWE United States Championship and Randy Orton versus Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Bullrope match. This was Dusty Rhodes' final match. The event had 229,000 buys, up slightly on the 2006 figure of 227,000 buys.
context_section_description: 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.
  The eighth match was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between then World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali, Batista, and Kane. In the beginning, Khali dominated most of the match, applying a nerve hold on Kane and attacking Batista. Outside the ring, they both tried to perform their separate finishers on Khali, who countered both attempts. Batista and Kane performed a double-team spinebuster and chokeslam through a broadcast table. Kane performed a Chokeslam on Batista for a near-fall. Kane then retrieved a steel chair, but Batista countered a chair shot with a Spinebuster, and then performed a Batista Bomb on Kane. As Batista went for the pinfall, Khali pulled Batista outside the ring and threw Batista into the steel steps. Khali executed a Khali Bomb on Kane to win the match and retain the Title.
  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.
caption: Randy Orton, who faced Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Bullrope match
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