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Bash at the Beach

Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced 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.


1994

Bash at the Beach 1994
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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.


1995

Bash at the Beach 1995
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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 Fall Brawl 1995

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


1996

Bash at the Beach 1996
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Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date July 7 1996
Venue Ocean Center
City Daytona Beach, Florida
Attendance 8,300
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash 1996 Bash at the Beach 1996 Kollision in Korea

Bash at the Beach 1996 took place on July 7 1996 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1]

1997

Bash at the Beach 1997
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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.


1998

Bash at the Beach 1998
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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.


1999

Bash at the Beach 1999
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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.


2000

Bash at the Beach 2000
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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.


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 acutal beach, was partially incorporated into an episode of the TV series Baywatch, though the plots in the Baywatch episode do 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 a tag team partner with Diamond Dallas Page.

References

  1. ^ Martin, Finn. "The Bash at the Beach", Power Slam Magazine, SW Publishing, 1996-09-15, pp. 22-23. 
  2. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000716/ai_n13870868

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