WWE The Great American Bash 2005

3h

Action

Drama

The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24, 2005, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero while the other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship. The event grossed over $375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000, and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys, the same amount as the following year's event. The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families.

Cast

John Layfield

John Layfield

John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Óscar Gutiérrez

Óscar Gutiérrez

Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero

Eddy Guerrero
Torrie Wilson

Torrie Wilson

Torrie Wilson
Mark Calaway

Mark Calaway

The Undertaker
Mark Copani

Mark Copani

Muhammad Hassan
Jason Reso

Jason Reso

Christian
Francisco Rueda

Francisco Rueda

Super Crazy
Eduardo Hernández

Eduardo Hernández

Juventud Guerrera
Michael Manna

Michael Manna

Big Stevie Cool
Brian Heffron

Brian Heffron

The Blue Meanie
Michael Bucci

Michael Bucci

Hollywood Nova
John Hennigan

John Hennigan

Johnny Nitro
Adam Birch

Adam Birch

Joey Mercury
Joe Laurinaitis

Joe Laurinaitis

Road Warrior Animal
Jon Heidenreich

Jon Heidenreich

Heidenreich
Sharmell Huffman

Sharmell Huffman

Queen Sharmell (Valet)
Candice Michelle

Candice Michelle

Candice Michelle (Special Guest Referee)

Release date

24th Jul 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English