The Great American Bash (2008)

The Great American Bash (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on July 20, 2008 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It was the fifth Great American Bash event held by WWE and the 19th Great American Bash event overall.

The event featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. It was the last PPV of the Ruthless Aggression Era, as all WWE in-ring programming was rated TV-PG two days after the event.

 Background 
The main feud going into the Great American Bash on the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and Edge. They had been feuding over the WWE Championship. On the July 4 edition of SmackDown, General Manager Vickie Guerrero said that they would wrestle each other for the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash.

The main feud on the Raw brand was between CM Punk and Batista, who feuded over the World Heavyweight Championship. On July 7, Batista became the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship after defeating Kane, JBL, and John Cena in a fatal four-way match.

 Results 

 References 

 Other websites 
Official Great American Bash website 

Category:2008 in professional wrestling
Category:Sports in New York City
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events
Category:2000s in New York City
Category:2008 in New York (state)