The Great American Bash (2008) was the fifth annual Great American Bash PPV. It was presented by AT&T and took place on July 20, 2008 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main match on the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and Edge for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the Raw brand was between CM Punk and Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the ECW brand was between Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship. The featured matches on the undercard included John Cena versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl and Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho. The event also crowned the first ever WWE Divas Champion, and it was the last pay-per-view event by WWE before transitioning to PG rating.
Credits
WWE The Great American Bash 2008 Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Dave Bautista
He was 39, now 55 years old
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as Batista |
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John Cena
He was 31, now 47 years old
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as Himself |
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
He was 42, now 59 years old
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as Himself |
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Paul Michael Lévesque
He was 38, now 55 years old
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as Triple H |
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Adam Copeland
He was 34, now 51 years old
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as Edge |
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Phillip Jack Brooks
He was 29, now 46 years old
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as CM Punk |
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Matt Hardy
He was 33, now 50 years old
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as Himself |
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Dylan Postl
He was 22, now 38 years old
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as Hornswoggle |
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Shelton Benjamin
He was 33, now 49 years old
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as Himself |
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John Hennigan
He was 37, now 54 years old
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as John Morrison |
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Mark Henry
He was 37, now 53 years old
|
as Himself |
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Andrew Hankinson
He was 24, now 40 years old
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as Festus |
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Thomas Laughlin
He was 37, now 53 years old
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as Tommy Dreamer |
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Matthew Cardona
He was 23, now 39 years old
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as Zack Ryder |
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Chris Irvine
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as Chris Jericho |
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Michelle McCool
She was 28, now 44 years old
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as Herself |
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The Miz
He was 27, now 44 years old
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as The Miz |
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Natalya Neidhart
She was 26, now 42 years old
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as Natalya |
WWE The Great American Bash 2008 Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kevin Dunn as Director. He was 52 (now 68) years old
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Directing |
