Bash at the Beach

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Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was the company's PPV for the month of July, held from 1994 to 2000. The show centered around a beach theme, with the set around the entrance area for the wrestlers decorated with such things as surfboards and sand. The theme for the show seemed appropriate for an event scheduled during the hot summer month of July. The beach/"fun in the sun" 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 WWF's SummerSlam. In 1992 and 1993, WCW held a beach-themed pay-per-view show known as Beach Blast, which was the forerunner to Bash at the Beach. However, the 1992 show was held in June, as the company elected instead to reserve July for its flagship summertime extravaganza, The Great American Bash. Along with Starrcade, SuperBrawl, The Great American Bash, and Halloween Havoc, Bash at the Beach was booked to be one of WCW's flagship events. World Wrestling Entertainment have owned the rights to Bash at the Beach since they purchased WCW in 2001, however to date, they have not yet produced their own version of the event.

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[edit] 1994

Bash at the Beach 1994
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 17, 1994
Venue Orlando Arena
City Orlando, Florida
Attendance 14,000
Pay-per-view chronology
Slamboree 1994 Bash at the Beach 1994 Fall Brawl 1994

Bash at the Beach 1994 took place on July 17, 1994 from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] 1995

Bash at the Beach 1995
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 16, 1995
Venue The beach
City Huntington Beach, California
Attendance 9,500
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 1995 Bash at the Beach 1995 Collision in Korea

Bash at the Beach 1995 took place on July 16, 1995 on the beach in Huntington Beach, California.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] 1996

Main article: Bash at the Beach (1996)

[edit] 1997

Bash at the Beach 1997
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 13, 1997
Venue Ocean Center
City Daytona Beach, Florida
Attendance 7,851
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 1997 Bash at the Beach 1997 Road Wild 1997

Bash at the Beach 1997 took place on July 13, 1997 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] 1998

Bash at the Beach 1998
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 12, 1998
Venue Cox Arena
City San Diego, California
Attendance 10,095
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 1998 Bash at the Beach 1998 Road Wild 1998

Bash at the Beach 1998 took place on July 12, 1998 from the Cox Arena in San Diego, California.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] 1999

Bash at the Beach 1999
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 11, 1999
Venue National Car Rental Center
City Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance 13,624
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 1999 Bash at the Beach 1999 Road Wild 1999

Bash at the Beach 1999 took place on July 11, 1999 from the National Car Rental Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] 2000

Bash at the Beach 2000
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 9, 2000
Venue Ocean Center
City Daytona Beach, Florida
Attendance 6,572
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 2000 Bash at the Beach 2000 New Blood Rising

Bash at the Beach 2000 took place on July 9, 2000 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


[edit] Notes

  • The first Bash at the Beach in 1994 featured Hulk Hogan's first televised match for WCW, and the final one in 2000 featured his last. Both ended with Hogan winning some version of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, albeit under radically different circumstances.
  • The 1995 edition of the Bash, held on an actual beach, was partially incorporated into an episode of the TV series Baywatch. However, the plots in the Baywatch episode did not match the actual WCW storylines for the actual event.
  • Several NBA players have participated at this PPV, including: Shaquille O' Neal in 1994 as Hulk Hogan's manager, Dennis Rodman in 1997 and 1998, and Karl Malone in 1998 as the tag team partner of Diamond Dallas Page.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mick Foley (2000). Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. HarperCollins, 277. ISBN 0061031011. 
  2. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000716/ai_n13870868

[edit] See also

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World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events
Bash at the Beach (1994-2000) • Battlebowl (1993) • Beach Blast (1992-1993) • Capital Combat (1990) • Chi-Town Rumble (1989) • Fall Brawl (1993-2000) • Greed (2001) • Halloween Havoc (1989-2000) • Hog Wild (1996) • Mayhem (1999-2000) • New Blood Rising (2000) • Road Wild (1997-1999) • Sin (2001) • Slamboree (1993-2000) • Souled Out (1997-2000) • Spring Stampede (1994-2000) • Starrcade (1988-2000) • SuperBrawl (1991-2001) • The Great American Bash (1989-2000) • Uncensored (1995-2000) • World War 3 (1995-1998) • Wrestle War (1989-1992)
With New Japan Pro Wrestling
Jim Crockett Promotions events
Bunkhouse Stampede (1988) • Starrcade (1983-1987) • The Great American Bash (1985-1988)
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