The Great American Bash 2006 The Great American Bash 2006 was the third annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It took place on July 23 , 2006 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis , Indiana and was a SmackDown ! brand - exclusive event . The main event was Rey Mysterio versus King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship , which Booker won by pinfall after Chavo Guerrero interfered . One of the predominant matches on the card was The Undertaker versus The Big Show in the first ever Punjabi Prison match , which Undertaker won by escaping the structure . Another primary match on the undercard was Batista versus Mr . Kennedy , which Kennedy won after Batista was disqualified . Background . The main feud heading into The Great American Bash was between Rey Mysterio and King Booker over the World Heavyweight Championship . On the July 7 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Booker became the number - one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship by last eliminating William Regal and Matt Hardy in a Battle Royal . Later that night , Booker and Queen Sharmell , Booker ' s wife , attacked Mysterio backstage , and executed a low blow . The following week , on " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio faced off against William Regal , a member of Booker ' s Court . Booker , who was providing commentary for the match , attempted to interfere and attack Mysterio . Mysterio , however , attacked Booker and pinned Regal for the win . After the match , Mysterio executed a 619 and a seated senton on Booker . On the July 21 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio defeated Booker in a non - title match . Mysterio pinned Booker after a 619 following interference from Chavo Guerrero . Another primary feud heading into the event was between The Great Khali and The Undertaker . At the previous SmackDown ! brand pay - per - view event , Judgment Day , Khali defeated The Undertaker . One month later , on the June 30 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Khali challenged Undertaker to a Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash . The following week , Undertaker accepted Khali ' s challenge . A promoted match on the card saw the returning Batista face Ken Kennedy . Mark Henry and Batista were both involved in a feud between the World Heavweight Champion Batista and Mysterio against MNM , Johnny Nitro , Joey Mercury and Melina over the WWE Tag Team Championship with Henry assisting in MNM ' s defense . Soon after Batista suffered an injury . In his return , the two began a feud and were boooked in a match at The Great American Bash until Henry suffered an injury in a six man tag team match with Finlay and King Booker against Batista , Mysterio and Bobby Lashley . Henry ' s replacement was Ken Kennedy who was Henry ' s ally and who Henry is a strong enforcer of . Event . Before the live broadcast of the event began , Funaki defeated Simon Dean in a dark match . The first match of the event was Paul London and Brian Kendrick versus The Pit Bulls ( Jamie Noble and Kid Kash ) for the WWE Tag Team Championship . London and Kendrick controlled most of the match , as they performed a variety of double - team maneuvers . Kendrick pinned Noble with a sunset flip to win the match and retain the WWE Tag Team Championship . The next match saw Finlay defend the WWE United States Championship against William Regal . Prior to the match , General Manager Theodore Long announced that Bobby Lashley , who was previously scheduled to be in the match , could not compete due to elevated enzymes in his liver . Finlay had the advantage throughout the match , as The Little Bastard attacked Regal numerous times . Finlay pinned Regal after hitting him with Regal ' s boot , which had been taken off by the Little Bastard , to win the match . The third match was Gregory Helms versus Matt Hardy . The match went back and forth , as each man was able to gain the advantage . In the end , Helms pinned Hardy while holding onto his tights to win . The match that followed was The Big Show versus The Undertaker in the first - ever Punjabi Prison match . Big Show had replaced Undertaker ' s original opponent , The Great Khali , because Khali was unable to compete due to elevated enzymes in his liver . On - screen , General Manager Theodore Long put Big Show in the match instead of Khali for attacking Undertaker backstage . In order to win the match , one must escape both the inner and outer bamboo structures . Both Big Show and Undertaker managed to escape the inner structure . While fighting in the space between the two structures , Big Show threw Undertaker through the outer . Undertaker ' s feet hit the floor first , therefore being declared the winner . The following match was a Fatal Four - Way Bra and Panties match between Ashley Massaro , Kristal Marshall , Jillian Hall , and Michelle McCool . The objective of the match was to strip each of the other competitors down to their undergarments . Massaro won the match after last stripping Kristal of her top . The sixth match was between Batista and Mr . Kennedy . During the match , Batista slammed Kennedy ' s head into the steel ring steps , which cut Kennedy and exposed his cranium . Kennedy won the match after Batista was disqualified for failing to release a choke he had applied on Kennedy . After the match , Kennedy had to get twenty stitches to close the cuts he received during the match . Next was the main event , which saw Rey Mysterio defend the World Heavyweight Championship against King Booker . Towards the end of the match , Chavo Guerrero came out to supposedly help Mysterio . As Guerrero looked to hit Booker with a steel chair , he turned on Mysterio and hit him instead . Booker pinned Mysterio afterwards to win the match and begin his first reign as World Heavyweight Champion . Aftermath . Following the Great American Bash , a rematch between King Booker and Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship took place . The match saw King Booker retain the World Heavyweight Championship , after interference from Chavo Guerrero . On the August 4 edition of " SmackDown " , in a scheduled match , Batista defeated Mr . Kennedy . SmackDown commentator Michael Cole congratulated Batista on his win . Batista informed Cole to save his congratulations until after he won back the World Heavyweight Championship . The following week , Batista thanked King Booker for holding onto " his " World Heavyweight title and told him he would be needing it back at SummerSlam . At SummerSlam , Batista defeated King Booker by disqualification . Following Chavo Guerrero ' s interference in Rey Mysterio ' s World Heavyweight Championship match with King Booker , Guerrero and Mysterio began a storyline with one another , which would last for three months . The following week , Guerrero explained why he attacked Mysterio at The Great American Bash . He claimed Mysterio was a leech living of the Guerrero family name , and that he was using that to elevate his career . Two weeks later , on the August 18 edition of " SmackDown ! " , General Manager Theodore Long announced that Mysterio and Guerrero would face off against one another at SummerSlam . Guerrero won the match by pinfall after executing a frog splash following interference from Vickie Guerrero . A rivalry between Matt Hardy and Gregory Helms began after facing - off at the Great American Bash . On the August 25 edition of " SmackDown " , Helms interfered in a match between Mr . Kennedy and Hardy , in which Kennedy won . The following week , Hardy and Helms met in a non - title match , in which Hardy won . The two continued their feud within the following months . They met , however , at No Mercy in their respective hometowns of Raleigh , North Carolina , in which the match was won by Hardy .