Great American Bash - July 24th 2005

Submitted By Caroline Walsh on 01/10/08

WWE's The Great American Bash (SmackDown) PPV Results - 7/24/05 Location: Buffalo, New York - The WWE promo hit. A video package follows this highlighting the "american dream" in WWE with shots of Batista capturing the World Heavyweigth Title and moving to SmackDown. Shots of JBL follows this and the feud that has taken place between both on SmackDown. Footage of the feud between The Undertaker and Muhammad Hassan followed that. Clips of the feud between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio followed this. - Graphics hit the screen introducing the Great American Bash. A huge and impressive display of pyro goes off in the tall entrance way. We are shown the crowd live in Buffalo, NY. We then go to ringside with Michael Cole & Tazz. Tazz welcomes those in the military viewing the show. The spanish announce team also welcome us to the show for our spanish speaking friends. - MNM's music hits to kick off the show. WWE Tag Team Championship Match MNM (c's) vs. Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich The match starts with Joey Mercury and Heidenreich. Both lock up and Heidenreich takes him out with a shoulder block. Mercury rolls to the outside and Melina checks on him. Mercury gets back in, kicks Heidenreich in the gut, but Heidenreich lifts him in the air and slams him back down hard on the mat. Mercury rolls to the outside again and Melina and Nitro check on him. Heidenreich takes out Mercury when he gets back in. Mercury rolls to the outside and Animal throws him back in. Animal gets the tag and he hits a double shoulder block on Mercury with Heidenreich. Mercury fights back with a boot on Animal. Mercury tags in Nitro, Nitro & Mercury attempt a double suplex, but Animal counters it and hits a double suplex of his own on both Nitro & Mercury. Animal hits a high back body drop on Nitro and then tags in Heidenreich. Heidenreich lifts Nitro in the air by his throat, but Mercury runs him and trips up Heidenreich. Mercury gets the tag and he drags Heidenreich closer to the ropes. Mercury jumps down on Heidenreich's leg. Mercury continues to work on Heidenreich's knee until Heidenreich hits a big right hand on Mercury to break it up. Nitro gets the tag, runs in and drops an elbow on Heidenreich's shoulder. Mercury gets the tag and both Nitro and Mercury hit a double leg drop on Heidenreich. Mercury jumps up and comes down hard on Heidenreich's knee again. Nitro gets the tag, with Cole pointing out the frequent tags by MNM. Nitro covers Heidenreich, but only gets a two count. Nitro misses a drop on Heidenreich's knee, but Mercury tags himself back in and works on the knee of Heidenreich. Heidenreich kicks Nitro to the corner. Animal gets the hot tag. Animal takes out Nitro with a big jumping clothesline. Animal knocks Mercury off the ring apron and then hits a back suplex on Nitro. Mercury comes back in and Animal attempts to take him out in the corner when Nitro grabs one of the WWE Tag Team Titles and knocks him out. Mercury rolls him up, but only gets a two count. Animal hits a big powerslam on Mercury following this and then calls for Heidenreich to go up top. Animal puts Mercury on his shoulders, Heidenreich jumps off the top and connects with the Doomsday Device. Animal hooks the leg...1...2...3. Winners & NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich After the match, Animal and Heidenreich celebrate with the WWE Tag Team Titles in the corners. The crowd in Buffalo chants "L.O.D." loudly. Animal then gets on the mic, looks up and says, "Hawk, this one was for you brother." The classic music hits again as both Animal and Heidenreich leave the ring and head up the ramp celebrating their tag team title win. - At ringside, Michael Cole passes it on to Josh Mathews who is in the back with Eddie Guerrero. Mathews brings up that Guerrero asked for this time. Guerrero said he called Rey this weekend and suggested something to him. He said Rey didn't like it at all. Guerrero said he talked to him some more and he eventually saw it his way. Because if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to keep his little "secret." Guerrero said Mathews knows what he is talking about, manipulation, his new addiction. He said that new stipulation, that surprise, is his Rey's son. Guerrero said the stipulation is that Rey's son gets to watch the match at ringside tonight and see his dad lose finally to him. He said after that happens, Rey's son gets to come in the ring and he will tell him the "secret" bedtime story that he needs to hear. Christian vs. Booker T The match starts with Booker T chasing Christian around the ring. Christian jumps in and then quickly rolls out as Booker gets in. Christian does this again one more time and Booker follows as well. Christian stays on the outside of the ring and taunts at the fans. Booker then jumps out and finally takes out Christian. Booker throws him back in the ring, but Christian gets him off with a few right hands. Booker responds with an elbow to the jaw and a few chops. Booker sends Christian into the ropes and again Christian rolls out. Booker follows Christian up the ramp and takes him out with a chest chop. Booker chops Christian one more time and then throws him back in the ring. Booker hits a quick back suplex on Christian. Booker chops Christian in the corner and then follows that up with a few kicks to the gut. Booker ducks a clothesline attempt from Christian and then catapults him into the corner. Booker rolls up Christian, but only gets a two count. Christian pulls the referee in front of him to block Booker's attack. Christian then launches Booker into the ring post shoulder first. Christian gets up on the turnbuckle and comes down with an inverted DDT. Christian hooks the leg, but only gets a two count. Christian puts Booker on the bottom rope and he stands on his back to apply pressure. Booker attempts a comeback with some right hands, but Christian stops it with a flying armbar. Christian covers, but only gets a two count. Christian locks on a sleeper and Booker eventually fights back with some elbows to the gut. Booker attempts to run at the ropes, but Christian pulls him down by his hair and Booker hits the mat with impact. Christian applies a headlock on Booker on the mat. Booker gets his foot on the bottom rope to break it up. Booker fights back with three big chest chops. The crowd starts a loud "LETS GO CHRISTIAN" chant as Booker takes him out with a big side slam that gets some boo's. Christian dodges a jumping side kick from Booker and Booker gets wrapped up on the top rope. Sharmell attends to Booker in the corner and Christian pulls her up on the ring apron. Sharmell slaps Christian. He backs up, stares at her, charges, but Booker grabs Christian and connects with the Book End! Booker covers...1...2...kick out. Both men are down and Booker is first up. Booker takes out Christian with two clotheslines. Booker hits a quick suplex on Christian, hooks the leg, but only gets a two count. Booker chops Christian and almost gets a twist roll up on Christian in the corner, but Christian breaks it up. Booker then hits a big spinebuster on Christian. Booker starts to warm up for some offensive and the fans in Buffalo start to boo him. Booker takes out Christian with a big face first slam. Booker does the spinarooni. Booker attempts the Axe Kick, but Christian dodges it and attempts the Unprettier, but Booker gets out of that sending Christian to the corner. Booker punches Christian a few times in the corner, but Christian powerbombs Booker off the corner to the mat. Christian covers, but only gets a two count. Booker is on the outside and Christian grabs him. Booker drops Christian's chin off the top rope. Booker then goes up to the top and connects wit