Bash at the Beach (1995)
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 16, 1995[1] | ||
| City | Huntington Beach, California[1] | ||
| Venue | The Beach[1] | ||
| Attendance | 9,500[2] | ||
| Tagline(s) | An Event So Hot, They Had To Put It On The Beach! | ||
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The 1995Bash at the Beachwas the secondBash at the Beachprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view(PPV)eventproduced byWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW). It took place on July 16, 1995 on the beach inHuntington Beach, California.
Ten professional wrestling matches took place at the event, nine of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. In the main event,Hulk HogandefeatedVaderto retain theWCW World Heavyweight Championship,marking Vader's final WCW pay-per-view match. Also featured wasStingdefeatingMengto retain theWCW United States Heavyweight Championship,andHarlem HeatdefeatingThe Nasty BoysandThe Blue Bloodsto retain theWCW World Tag Team Championship.
Scenes featuring Hulk Hogan, Big Van Vader,Randy Savage,Ric FlairandKevin Sullivanfilmed at the event formed part ofseason 6 episode 17ofBaywatch,also titled "Bash at the Beach", broadcast in February of the following year. As of 2014 the event is available on theWWE Network.[3]
Bash at the Beach (1995) was the last WCW PPV to take place before theMonday Night Warera of September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001, during whichWWF Monday Night Raw/WWF Raw Is WarandWCW Monday Nitrocompeted for ratings in a weekly Monday night time slot, which is now widely seen in retrospect as having been a "golden age" of pro wrestling.
Storylines[edit]
The event featuredprofessional wrestling matchesthat involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines.Professional wrestlers portrayvillains,heroes,orless distinguishable charactersin the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Event[edit]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcer | David Penzer |
| Michael Buffer | |
| Referees | Randy Anderson |
| Nick Patrick |
Pre-show[edit]
Prior to the pay-per-view, WCW had three matches which aired onMain Event.The first match sawJohnny B. BadddefeatChris Kanyonfollowed byRoad Warrior HawkdefeatingMark Starr.
During the last match onMain Event,Dick SlaterandBunkhouse BuckdefeatedMarcus BagwellandAlex Wright.Following the matchBig Van Vadercame out and hit the Vaderbomb on both Bagwell and Wright. As three additional wrestlers came out to attempt to stop Vader, however they too were hit with a Vaderbomb.
Preliminary matches[edit]
The opening match sawWCW United States Heavyweight ChampionStingretain his title by defeatingMeng.Toward the end of the match, Meng went to kick Sting, however Sting was able to step out of the way and used the opening to roll up Meng for the victory. Following the match, Meng attacked Sting, however Hawk came out to save Sting.
The second match sawThe Renegadesuccessfully defend hisWCW World Television ChampionshipagainstPaul Orndorff.The Renegade hit a suplex on Orndorff, asNick Patrickcounted two, Orndorff got his shoulder up, however it was out of view from Patrick, who counted three.
During the next matchKamalapinnedJim DugganafterThe Zodiachit Duggan with Kamala's mask.
The following match sawDiamond Dallas PagedefeatedDave Sullivan.As Sullivan attempted an inverted bearhugMax Musclejumped on the ring apron to distract Sullivan. This enabled Page to hit the Diamond Cutter and pick up the victory.
The next match was a triple threat for theWCW World Tag Team Championship.During this matchHarlem Heat(Booker TandStevie Ray) defended their titles againstThe Nasty Boys(Brian KnobbsandJerry Sags) andThe Blue Bloods(Lord Steven RegalandRobert Eaton). As Saggs covered Booker T, Booker T was on top of Regal, allowing Harlem Heat to pick up the victory, despite the confusion on the part of The Nasty Boys.
Main event matches[edit]
The second to last match was alumberjack matchcalled a lifeguard match, to go along with the beach theme. Several women in red bathing suits were also around the ring for the match, as this would be included as part of an episode of ‘’Baywatch’’. The match which sawRandy SavagedefeatRic Flair,had the following life guards: Diamond Dallas Page, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Max Muscle, Dave Sullivan,Arn Anderson,Johnny B. Badd,Dick Slater,Bunkhouse Buck,Chris Kanyon,Jim Duggan,Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, andMark Starr.
The main event of the event was asteel cage matchfor theWCW World Heavyweight Championshipbetween the championHulk HoganandBig Van Vader.During the match The Zodiac and Kevin Sullivan attempted to get involved in the match howeverDennis Rodmanattacked them with a chair. Ultimately as Vader was on the top rope, Hogan knocked him off, allowing him to climb the cage and escape. Following the match, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson came out to confront Vader for not getting the job done, resulting in Vader challenging both of them.
Results[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^"WCW Bash At The Beach 1995 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".www.cagematch.net.Retrieved13 February2018.
- ^"Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network".WWE.February 4, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 8,2014.
- ^Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006)."How Pro Wrestling Works".HowStuffWorks, Inc.Discovery Communications.Retrieved2015-11-15.
- ^Cawthon, Graham (2015).the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995–2001.CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.ISBN978-1499656343.
- ^"2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts".Wrestling's Historical Cards: Bash at the Beach (Huntington Beach California, on the beach).Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 141.
- ^"Bash at the Beach".The History of WWE.16 January 2023.