WCW Bash at the Beach

WCW Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was the company's PPV for the month of July, held from 1994–2000. As the title implied, the show centered on a beach theme.
Due to its beach theme, the stage where wrestlers made their entrances was decorated with beach related items, such as surfboards and sand. The beach theme lended to its summer scheduling of July. The theme was also reflected in the places where WCW chose to hold the event; all of the shows emanated from cities in either Florida or California, two U.S. states renowned for their warm weather. It was WCW's response to the World Wrestling Federation's SummerSlam.
==History==
In 1992 and 1993, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held a beach-themed pay-per-view show known as Beach Blast, which was the forerunner to Bash at the Beach. The 1992 show was held in June, however, as the company elected instead to reserve July for its flagship summertime extravaganza, The Great American Bash. Along with Slamboree, Starrcade, SuperBrawl, The Great American Bash, and Halloween Havoc, Bash at the Beach was booked to be one of WCW's flagship events.
Bash at the Beach marked three major turning points during Hulk Hogan's career. During 1994 Hogan made his WCW in-ring debut defeating Ric Flair to win his first WCW World Heavyweight Championship. During the 1996 event, Hogan turned heel, as he was revealed to be the third member for the New World Order, leading to WCW overtaking the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) for nearly two years as the top professional wrestling company in the world. The 2000 event was Hogan's final appearance for the company, wherein he defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WCW Championship, but was soon thereafter stripped of the title and was fired on-air by Vince Russo in events which led to litigation between Hogan and WCW, and a series of events whose authenticity are to this day under question.
To promote the 1995 event, Hogan, Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Big Van Vader, and Kevin Sullivan guest starred on season 6 episode 15 of Baywatch, also titled "Bash at the Beach".
==Bash at the Beach dates and venues==
Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
Beach Blast 1992 	June 20, 1992	Mobile, Alabama 	Mobile Civic Center
Beach Blast 1993 	July 18, 1993	Biloxi, Mississippi 	Gulf Coast Coliseum
Bash at the Beach 1994	July 17, 1994	Orlando, Florida 	Orlando Arena
Bash at the Beach 1995	July 16, 1995	Huntington Beach, California	The Beach
Bash at the Beach 1996	July 7, 1996 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	Ocean Center
Bash at the Beach 1997	July 13, 1997	Daytona Beach, Florida 	Ocean Center
Bash at the Beach 1998	July 12, 1998	San Diego, California 	Cox Arena
Bash at the Beach 1999	July 11, 1999	Fort Lauderdale, Florida 	National Car Rental Center
Bash at the Beach 2000	July 9, 2000 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	Ocean Center
==See also==
*List of WCW pay-per-view events
==External Links==
* Bash at the Beach on WWE Network
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