FPR Great American Bash 2010 Results!

FPR The Great American Bash 2010
July 31, 2010
Theme Song: Creed - "Overcome"



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PRESTORY: For the last two years an eight woman battle royal has been featured at the Great American Bash. In 2008, Angelina Love debuted and won the match in impressive fashion. Last year, Angelina made lightning strike twice against even heavier competition. This year eight women would again enter the battle, so in the build-up we took a look at all eight competitors.
Angelina Love: Angelina has won both previous Great American Bash battle royals and has entered a third one to continue that streak. Angelina has had her recent problems with Victoria, a rivalry that led to a short-term partnership that seemingly has led back to the initial rivalry with the roles somewhat reversed. Angelina hoped to come out with her third GAB victory and lead to a potential future title shot.
Athena: Athena entered the battle royal in hopes of making a name for herself. She has been impressive in all her outings in FPR thus far and she entered the match looking for the biggest win of her career.
Claudia: The Angel of Mercy is a former women's champion and recently lost a number one contenders match against Jessica James. Claudia entered the battle royal looking to once again move towards the women's championship that she once held.
Jamilia Craft: Jamilia Craft would be making her FPR debut here in this match. Craft has a huge opportunity to have the most impressive of debuts. Craft hopes to have the same luck that Angelina Love did when she debuted two years ago.
Lacey Von Erich: Some call it luck, some say it's skill. Regardless, Lacey Von Erich has managed to almost always come up with impressive wins. She went undefeated for four months until finally being defeated by "Best in the World" Candice Michelle at WrestleMania. Lacey bounced back and defeated Candice and Hamada in a 3 way two months ago, now she looked for the ultimate in impressive victories.
Maria Menounos: Most recently, Menounos was the number one contender involved in a several month long feud with then-champion, Alissa Flash. Menounos entered the battle royal looking to reclaim her spot near the top of the rankings.
Michelle McCool: Michelle McCool was involved in the GAB battle royal two years ago and came up short. McCool has stuck around in FPR but has been unable to find her niche. Here, she looked to finally make that impact and shoot straight to the top of the division.
Victoria: Upon hearing of Angelina Love's entry into the battle, Victoria claimed the last spot. After her team with Angelina Love seemingly imploded a few months ago, they went one on one last month where Victoria came out with the victory. At the Great American Bash, they would meet again this time in the battle royal.
8 Woman Battle Royal: Lacey Von Erich def. Athena, Michelle McCool, Victoria, Maria Menounos, Claudia, Jamilia Craft, & Angelina Love (24:49)
*Craft pinned Athena (17:06) with a victory roll
*Craft pinned McCool (17:50) with a victory roll
*Angelina pinned Victoria (18:03) after a collision
*Claudia pinned Menounos (20:01) with a german suplex
*Craft pinned Claudia (24:05) with a victory roll
*Lacey pinned Craft (24:36) after Angelina used a snap suplex
*Lacey pinned Angelina (24:49) with a small package
AFTERSTORY: Once again, Lacey Von Erich has done the impossible! Nobody figured Lacey would actually be able to pull out the win but she has done it. Lacey bided her time and snuck in near the end for what many could once again see has luck in the case of the right place, right time. Jamilia Craft was extremely impressive in her debut with the first two eliminations. A pivotal point in the match saw a huge collision take place with Angelina landing on top of Victoria to eliminate her primary rival. Claudia eliminated Menounos and Craft picked up a huge pinfall on the former women's champion. In the end, Lacey, who had been sneaking around the ring for the match's majority, watched Craft and Angelina battle it out. Angelina hit Craft with a devastating snap suplex, Lacey ran in and placed her foot on Craft for the elimination and then as Angelina recovered, Victoria returned to ringside. Lacey was quick to capitalize on the distraction and rolled up Angelina for the shocking victory. Angelina had come so close to pulling off an incredible three straight years but her dream was sabotaged. Lacey Von Erich's unbelievable streak of major victories continues as she picks up potentially the biggest of her career thus far. Angelina was in disbelief knowing she just about had the match won. Her rivalry with Victoria looks to continue as Lacey will be celebrating her victory for some time.


PRESTORY: Last month, Rey Mysterio defeated AJ Styles in a number one contenders match to win a Junior title match against Brian Pillman at Bloodlines. Pillman defeated Mysterio to retain and as the match concluded, Styles attacked Mysterio from behind and beat him down. Mysterio challenged Styles to a rematch to take place at the Great American Bash, which Styles accepted, looking to prove Mysterio's last win was a fluke.
AJ Styles def. Rey Mysterio (12:46) with the Styles Clash
AFTERSTORY: AJ was dominant and was definitely out with something to prove. Styles gains a big win here over Mysterio that could catapult him to become the next number one contender to the Junior title.

PRESTORY: In the Summer Spectacular tag team tournament earlier this month, Kevin Douglas debuted alongside JT Lamotta forming a new tag team. In the first round, they were defeated by the Dark Circle. The Dark Circle went on to the semi finals but Lamotta & Douglas wanted a rematch and that's what they got at the Great American Bash!
The Dark Circle def. Kevin Douglas & JT Lamotta (18:24) when Apoc pinned Lamotta after the End of Days
AFTERSTORY: A good showing by both teams but in the end result remained the same. Apocalypse & Tim Storm are on a bit of a hot streak as of late.

PRESTORY: On the Summer Sizzler tour leading up to the Great American Bash, a mini-series of three Octagon matches were held to determine a #1 contender to Bob Sapp's title. Mirko CroCop defeated both Fedor Emelianenko and former Octagon champ, Brock Lesnar to earn a shot at the title.
Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Mirko CroCop via 1st Round KO (3:44) with a german suplex to RETAIN the championship

PRESTORY: Spoiler 2000 had an impressive showing in the Road 2 GAB tournament, advancing into the third round before he was ultimately stopped by Takeshi Morishima. Morishima went on to lose in the semi-finals and Spoiler wanted a rematch to avenge his loss against the man that stopped him from winning the tournament.
Spoiler 2000 def. Takeshi Morishima (15:36) via submission with the claw
AFTERSTORY: A hard fought battle that was very back and forth saw Spoiler manage to pull out the win. Both men gave it everything they had but in the end Spoiler made Morishima bleed and submit to the claw hold. After the match, Bison Smith arrived and attacked Spoiler! Smith, who dominated last month's battle royal and was equally impressive in the Road 2 GAB tournament, seems to be taking out his frustrations at his loss on Spoiler. That or he's forming some sort of alliance with Morishima. Nonetheless, Spoiler will be wanting to get Bison in the ring, a potential claw vs claw match looks to be in the future!

PRESTORY: Jiggle-O James Johnson & Julian Caesaro did good in the Summer Spectacular tournament but lost to the eventual winners. Their showing earned them a spot on the card so they were paired with Jakob Furis in a six man tag. A team was formed to oppose them in Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and The Miz!
6 Man Tag Team Match: Jiggle-O James Johnson, Julian Caesaro, & Jakob Furis def. Dashing Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, & The Miz (26:45) when Furis pinned Cody after a neckbreaker

PRESTORY: Round three of the Summer Spectacular saw The Hardyz defeat Simply Irresistible in a match that went thirty minutes! It was a classic tag team battle that the Hardyz won to advance on to the eventual finals. Evans & Palmer were dominant prior to that match, so of course they wanted another shot at the Hardyz.
Robert Evans & Matt Palmer def. The Hardyz (19:52) when Palmer pinned Matt with a high cross body
AFTERSTORY: This time, they won the rematch! The two teams are now 1-1 when it comes to facing each other and this match was equally as fast paced and exciting as their first encounter.

PRESTORY: Brian Pillman has been dominating the Junior division since winning the title at WrestleMania, defeating everyone who came at him. After his win over Rey Mysterio last month, in the weeks that followed, Evan Bourne sent out a challenge to the champion. Pillman accepted and Bourne looked to become champion for the first time!
Junior Championship Match: Brian Pillman def. Evan Bourne (12:50) with a high cross body to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Pillman retains again but this was his toughest match to date. Bourne came at him with everything he had and garnered more near-falls than we can count. It looked for sure like Bourne would win the title but Pillman managed to pull off the win and retain his title. At this point, many are wondering who will be able to take the title from Pillman. Rumors are circulating that Jushin Liger may be returning to the junior division soon..perhaps he will be the next challenger?

PRESTORY: One of the most impressive teams in the Summer Spectacular tournament was Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger. The team that ended DX at WrestleMania seemed to be trying to put it all together since then and it seemed like they finally had in the tournament. Ziggler & Swagger gained two major victories over Lex Luger & Sting and The Outsiders before being defeated by the eventual winners of the tournament, Team 3D. However, Ziggler & Swagger's victories were enough that they decided their next move would be to challenge the tag team that many consider the best in FPR, former 8 time tag team champions, The Briscoes!
Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger def. The Briscoes (13:50) when Swagger CRITICAL'd Jay with the Gutwrench Powerbomb
AFTERSTORY: Ziggler & Swagger continue to top their previous victories! And to say The Briscoes have been in a slump since losing the tag team titles would be an understatement. Ziggler and Swagger defeated arguably the best team in FPR and not only that, they did so in relatively quick and dominant fashion with a CRITICAL finish. Ziggler & Swagger definitely have to be in consideration for a tag team title shot.

PRESTORY: Ever since Mick Foley invited all comers to take him on for the hardcore deathmatch title, he's been under fire all the time. First he managed to overcome Tiger Jeet Singh, then was quickly attacked by Mr. Pogo. Foley got the best of Pogo and defeated him too. This month, Abdullah the Butcher has stepped up to challenge Foley in the deathmatch ring!
Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Abdullah the Butcher def. Mick Foley (9:27) with the running elbow drop to become the NEW champion!
AFTERSTORY: Foley must have finally had too much. Abdullah battered him with weapons until he dropped the elbow to finally end Foley's great title reign. Foley took on everyone but now Abdullah will have to do the same.

PRESTORY: In the Road 2 GAB tournament, Ric Flair seemed hellbent on winning the tournament to get a title shot against Hogan. He defeated both Kurt Angle and Yoshinari Ogawa in the tournament but eventually lost in the semi-finals. Angle accused Flair of cheating and he wanted a rematch. Ogawa, who was choked out by Flair, wanted another shot as well as last year he was the tournament winner. Angle welcomed the addition to a three way as he still had it in for Ogawa, who beat him in the Road 2 GAB Finals last year.
Triple Threat Match: Kurt Angle def. Ric Flair & Yoshinari Ogawa (18:23) when he forced Ogawa to submit to repeated knee strikes
AFTERSTORY: Angle was an absolute monster in the match here and took it to both Ogawa and Flair. In the end, Angle had both men down and it was up to him to decide which one he was going to finish off. He chose Ogawa, opting for the revenge from last year rather than Flair from this year. Angle looked dominant and is undoubtedly very pleased with his victory.

PRESTORY: Stone Cold Steve Austin and Chris Jericho's rivalry began at the end of last year and has only escalated since. Ever since Austin won the King of the Ring tournament, Jericho has been doing whatever he could to take him down. Jericho challenged him to a match back in May which he lost, falling prey to the Stunner. Jericho was out of action after that, so he sent Spoiler 2000 to take down Stone Cold, but he too was defeated. Jericho wouldn't give up though and was continuing to do whatever it took to stop Stone Cold. Earlier this month, Jericho officially made the challenge to put his career on the line against Stone Cold, with Austin putting up his KOTR title shot for next month on the line. Austin accepted and the match was made. Austin's Shot vs Jericho's career!
Title Shot vs Career: Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho (10:42) via Stunner CRITICAL
AFTERSTORY: Chris Jericho's career has ended at the hands of a Stone Cold CRITICAL! Jericho gave it absolutely everything he had, locking in the Walls of Jericho multiple times including outside the ring, launching Austin from the top rope, using a steel chair, but it just wasn't enough. Austin's been unstoppable since winning KOTR and now he has it set in stone for certain that he will be challenging Hulk Hogan for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship next month at Final Burns in what will be a rematch of last year's Cyber Saturday main event! Last time, the fans voted for it and this time Austin's fought for it. Jericho received an ovation for his efforts and we have to wonder if we'll ever see Chris Jericho in FPR again.

PRESTORY: Three months ago at Redemption, Madison Rayne & Maryse scored what many considered an upset victory over Angelina Love & Victoria. It was indeed a huge win for them and they met in a rematch two weeks later. The Beautiful People proved it was no fluke and defeated Love & Victoria again in a match twice as long as their first. Since then, The Beautiful People have considered themselves FPR's greatest women's tag team. At Bloodlines, they were challenged by a strong tag team of Ayako Hamada and "Best in the World" Candice Michelle. Candice & Hamada beat Madison & Maryse albeit in controversial fashion as Maryse seemingly broke up the pin as the 3 count was counted. The match was awarded to Candice and Hamada, which of course sparked complaints from The Beautiful People. A rematch challenge was quickly accepted and they were set for the Great American Bash!
Madison Rayne & Maryse def. Candice Michelle & Hamada (32:21) when Maryse pinned Candice after the French Kiss DDT
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, The Beautiful People reign supreme! A very great match saw action inside and outside the ring. Madison and Maryse were always there when one of them was pinned, constantly making the save. Hamada and Candice delivered several big moves but The Beautiful People managed to time everything just right. Maryse nailed Candice with the French Kiss right as Hamada lifted Madison in the air with a spiral powerbomb and Maryse scored the pinfall. Madison and Maryse have been riding high after their win as this coupled with Lacey's huge win earlier in the night made the Bash a great night for them. Maryse & Madison have been calling themselves the unofficial women's tag team champions of FPR after defeating Hamada & Candice.


PRESTORY: At WrestleMania, Bill Goldberg won the showcase battle royal by pinning Mike Foxx. After that, The Faithful went after Goldberg but that has since changed to Goldberg going after the Faithful! After 'Mania, they took Goldberg out and Foxx took his spot in the King of the Ring tournament. Goldberg returned at Redemption and tore through Foxx. Last month he destroyed Hardcore Holly and later that night speared The Big Show to make his intentions known that he was coming for Show next - and his international championship as well!
International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Goldberg (15:32) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Big Show's dominance might not be able to be stopped! Goldberg definitely gave him a run for his money though. Goldberg came close on numerous occasions to taking the title but Big Show managed to put a stop to Goldberg's run through the Faithful.

PRESTORY: The Latin American XChange's latest reign as tag team champions has been more dominant than ever. In May, they became the first reigning champions to win the entire Real World Tag League and they defended the belts successfully against The Briscoes in that same night! With 3 wins that night, they took a month off that they earned by winning the league. Meanwhile the Summer Spectacular tournament took place to determine who would get the next shot at LAX. Team 3D won the tournament and looked to become tag champions once again!
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Latin American XChange def. Team 3D (17:38) when Homicide pinned Devon with a sitout DVD to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: LAX's dominance continued and their month off must have only helped them and not hindered their performance at all. 3D may have won the tournament but they don't win the titles here.

PRESTORY: Last month, The Great Muta cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Hulk Hogan, moments after Hogan won a grueling Last Man Standing match against CM Punk. Hogan managed to go another fifteen minutes and overcome Muta's attempt. Hulkamania ran wild and there was no doubt that Muta was furious that he lost his chance. Muta went backstage and trashed his locker room until being somewhat calmed down by The Great Kabuki, Gary Hart, and FPR officials. At the beginning of the month, the fifth annual Road 2 GAB tournament took place and Muta entered it hoping to win the tournament so that he could get another shot at Hogan. Muta went all the way, just as he set out to do and made it to the finals of the tournament. However it was there in the finals that he met John Cena one on one. Cena defeated Muta and won the Road 2 GAB Tournament! Cena, a former FPR Worlds Champion, had a chance to once again become champion but as soon as he begun celebrating his tournament victory, Muta ambushed him from behind with a steel chair. Muta assaulted Cena , bloodied him and beat him down, leaving him laying in a pool of his own blood. Cena was stretchered out that night and when he recovered, he only wanted one thing and that was Muta in the ring. Cena agreed to waive his title shot that he won in the tournament to get to Muta! So the match was set for the Great American Bash in a street fight, no rules, there must be a winner!
Street Fight: John Cena def. The Great Muta (13:14) with a sitout back suplex
AFTERSTORY: Cena managed to get his ultimate revenge but it was not without a fight! These two went at it with pure hatred as Muta reopened the previous cuts on Cena's head. Cena fought back valiantly and dropped Muta with the Attitude Adjustment with blood dripping from his head as he found his way to victory! Cena has overcome The Great Muta and now perhaps he will refocus on the world championship again.

PRESTORY: Jessica James has had a very impressive road to the top and a quick one at that. Jessica got the best of Claudia in their feud that began several months ago, ultimately defeating her in a 2/3 falls match to become #1 contender. Last month at Bloodlines, Jessica surprised everyone when she won the women's title from Alissa Flash. Alissa was certainly caught off guard by Jessica's challenge and tonight was her rematch.
Women's Championship Match: Alissa Flash def. Jessica James (9:53) after a russian leg sweep to become the NEW Champion!
AFTERSTORY: Alissa takes back the belt from Jessica in a hard fought battle. Jessica surprised everyone last month when she won the belt and Alissa made sure her reign was a short one. Jessica will surely be looking for another shot though as this feud progresses over the women's championship.

PRESTORY: All year, CM Punk has been after Hulk Hogan and the worlds heavyweight championship. After Punk won the Royal Battle in January, he re-formed Generation sXe with Austin Aries and Shawn Michaels as they secured that Punk won the championship at WrestleMania from Hogan. Along the way, they made several enemies, most notably Bret Hart, who Aries helped Punk defeat at Valentine's Massacre and Triple H, who was betrayed when DX was forced to disband only for Michaels to rejoin Punk and Aries later that night. Hogan, Bret, and Triple H would join together to defeat Generation sXe in a six man tag at Breakout following Punk's win at Mania. That six man victory ensured that Hogan would receive his rematch at Redemption in May. Hogan won back the title there and Punk's rematch took place in a Last Man Standing bout last month at Bloodlines. Hogan was once again victorious but Punk and his group were not going to go down lightly or without a major fight. The challenge was made for War Games to take place at the Great American Bash! Hogan, Hart, and Triple H aligned with Bret's longtime ally, Samoa Joe to complete their team while Punk hired a masked man to team up with Generation sXe.
(MAIN EVENT) War Games Match: CM Punk, Austin Aries, Shawn Michaels, & Masked Man def. Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Triple H, & Samoa Joe (24:07) when Michaels forced Bret to submit!
AFTERSTORY: It was truly a war inside the steel cage and admist all the chaos, Generation sXe managed to sneak out the victory! A very brutal battle until the very end which saw Michaels lock Bret in a steel cage assisted figure four leglock which forced the surrender and gained the victory. The fighting continued after the match as Generation sXe took full control and eventually stood tall in the ring. Punk began celebrating to a chorus of boos. Aries was dripping blood since early on in the match after being slammed into the steel. As they continued the beatdown, glass shattered and Stone Cold Steve Austin arrived! Punk quickly bailed from the ring and Shawn was behind him. Austin entered the cage there after and caught a hold of the masked man, delivering the Stone Cold Stunner! Aries was trapped in the ring and began scaling the cage but Austin caught a hold of him and pulled him down to deliver another Stunner! Stone Cold stood tall in the ring making sure nobody forgets that next month he's got the title shot. As Hogan began to recover, he and Austin made brief eye contact, acknowledging one another as the show came to a close.

©FPR Great American Bash 2010. Comments, questions, feedback of all sorts if appreciated as always! FPR's next PPV event will be Final Burns 2010 headlined by Hogan/Austin II for the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship! Final Burns is currently scheduled to take place on August 21. Stay tuned!