FPR The Great American Bash 2011 Results (7/30/11)

FPR The Great American Bash 2011
July 30, 2011
Theme Song: Alter Bridge - "Isolation"

PRESTORY: Opening the Great American Bash would be the traditional 8 woman battle royal that has opened the Bash since 2008. 8 competitors were chosen to compete with all looking to claim a huge victory that would propel them in the women's division. The first two participants named were Angelina Love and Jamilia Craft, who were both involved in the recent Championship Chase series. Angelina made her FPR debut winning this match in 2008, won it again in 2009, and went to the final two in 2010 so there's no doubt she would have the experience. Similarly, Craft debuted in the match last year with a massive impact that kicked off one of FPR's hottest rivalries. The next two announced to compete were Jessica James and Athena, former tag team partners who recently became involved in a rivalry. Jessica is a former women's champion while Athena has looked to make 2011 her year, both would have opportunity for a major victory here. Added to the match next were Beautiful People associate, Brittney Savage and Nevaeh, two relative newcomers that debuted earlier this year and are looking use the battle royal to make the impact that those before them have made. The battle royal entrants were finished out with Hiroyo Matsumoto and the debuting Misaki Ohata. Matsumoto wanted the chance to shine and she has it here while Misaki just recently signed with FPR and will debut here. It promises to be an action-packed battle but only one can come out as the winner!
8 Woman Battle Royal: Athena def. Jamilia Craft, Brittney Savage, Jessica James, Nevaeh, Angelina Love, Misaki Ohata, & Hiroyo Matsumoto (29:25)
*Athena eliminated Craft (15:21) with a backslide
*Athena eliminated Savage (17:34) after a series of forearms
*Ohata eliminated Jessica (18:04) via ankle lock submission
*Athena eliminated Nevaeh (24:20) after a series of forearms
*Athena eliminated Angelina (27:11) after ramming her into Hiroyo
*Matsumoto eliminated Ohata (27:45) via armbar submission
*Athena eliminated Matsumoto (29:25) after a snap suplex
AFTERSTORY: What a statement made by Athena! The match was as action-packed as would be expected with lots happening. Athena scored the first two eliminations with a shockingly early elimination of Jamilia Craft and following it up with pinning Brittney Savage. Misaki Ohata made an impressive debut, submitting former women's champ Jessica James. Athena continued her dominance when she eliminated both Nevaeh and Angelina Love. The bout came down to Athena and Hiroyo Matsumoto and Athena was able to pick up the huge victory. Athena's win will no doubt propel her to the top of the womens' division in hopes of a title shot at the champion. Athena said earlier this year that she would make 2011 her year and this could very well be the beginning of that movement.

International Championship Match: The Big Show def. Jeff Jarrett (9:41) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship

PRESTORY: Last month at Bloodlines, partners collided in a fatal 4 way match that saw Jiggle-O James Johnson gain a huge pinfall elimination over Julian Caesaro. Caesaro didn't blame Johnson for the lost but was not too happy about it regardless. After a brief back and forth, they agreed to a one on one bout to determine who the better man is in a bout of mutual respect. The match was signed for the Great American Bash and now the two would do battle in the ring one on one!
Julian Caesaro def. Jiggle-O James Johnson (30:33) with a victory roll!
AFTERSTORY: What a match!! In a surefire showstealer that saw both men dish out literally everything in their arsenals, Julian Caesaro was finally able to catch Jiggle-O James Johnson with a victory roll and get the three count! This match had fans on the edge of their seats all the way through as the action continued to pick up throughout. The crowd gave a standing ovation at the end of the match as both men made it back to their feet. The two shook hands in the center of the ring after a grueling contest. Both men proved to be at the top of their game tonight and with the victory, Caesaro gets closer to climbing back up the ladder after being unable to capture the Junior championship in May.

PRESTORY: The Road 2 GAB tournament was a wild one that led up to the Great American Bash. Four of the top performers from the tournament were selected for a Fatal Four Way elimination bout. John Cena had returned from injury and prepared to repeat his Road 2 GAB victory last year, however he fell victim to Paul Orndorff's piledriver. Raven made it to the semi-finals while Mick Foley made it all the way to the finals before losing to tournament winner, Terry Funk. The four way was setup with Cena, Orndorff, Foley, and Raven with only one man able to come out on top!
Fatal 4 Way: John Cena def. Paul Orndorff, Mick Foley, & Raven (16:35)
*Foley eliminated Orndorff (15:40) after a tackle
*Cena eliminated Foley (16:11) after Raven used a russian legsweep
*Cena eliminated Raven (16:35) with the spinout back suplex
AFTERSTORY: John Cena is definitely back! A huge victory for Cena as he defeats three others. Foley scored the first elimination on Orndorff but Cena was able to capitalize quickly after and eliminate both former World Champs, Raven and Foley for the win. Cena hopes to use his win to challenge again for the Worlds Heavyweight Championship in the near future.

Octagon Championship Match: Bob Sapp def. Dr. Death Steve Williams via 2nd Round KO (3:42) after a reverse powerbomb (8:42) to RETAIN the championship

PRESTORY: Shawn Michaels recent big match performances and success has led to a turn-around in him becoming somewhat of a fan-favorite once again. Generation sXe's leader CM Punk was not pleased with Shawn's distancing himself from the group and wanted to put him in his place. Shawn challenged Punk to take him on in a singles match which Punk agreed to and the match was set for the Great American Bash!
CM Punk def. Shawn Michaels (10:39) after a lariat
AFTERSTORY: Punk did what he set out to do and pinned Michaels for the three count. Shawn put up a fight but his string of success may be coming to an end with this loss.

Hardcore Deathmatch Championship Match: Abdullah the Butcher def. Vader (8:48) with the running elbow drop to RETAIN the championship!

PRESTORY: Sara Del Rey has been fuming over her seeming inability to defeat Daizee Haze, whether it's been in their singles encounters, tag matches, and even a triple threat match at WrestleMania. Del Rey and Haze got into it again backstage last month, leading to Sara telling Daizee to find another partner for a tag team match to face her and Amazing Kong at the Great American Bash. Daizee agreed to the match and would reveal her partner at the Bash!
Daizee Haze & Serena Deeb def. Sara Del Rey & Amazing Kong (21:24) when Serena pinned Kong after a belly to belly suplex
AFTERSTORY: Daizee revealed a big surprise as her partner was the debuting Serena Deeb! And it turned out to be the right choice as Serena got the win for her and Daizee with a big pinfall over Kong. Del Rey did not stick around long as she quickly stormed off after seeing Kong take the pin. Daizee and Serena celebrated around the ring as Deeb had made quite the impactful debut!

Up next, The Fabulous Freebirds came to the ring. Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin entered to a chorus of boos as Hayes took the mic. Hayes gloated about the Freebirds victory last month over the Road Warriors at Bloodlines. They showed the clip of the match's finish which saw Hayes CRITICAL Hawk with a deadly DDT. Before long, they were interrupted by the sound of "Iron Man" as Road Warrior Animal came to the stage. Animal told the Freebirds that the Road Warriors would be busy taking care of business in the main event tonight but they weren't done with the Freebirds by a long shot. Animal assured them that Hawk was resting up in the back, but he would compete alongside him later and when they were done they would be coming for the Freebirds. Hayes mocked the Road Warriors until Animal revealed that he did have someone there tonight that would take Hayes on in the ring.
Power Warrior def. Michael Hayes (9:12) after a lariat
AFTERSTORY: Hayes was certainly caught offguard when Animal revealed the Power Warrior! Warrior pummeled Hayes for the majority of the match before finishing him off with a lariat. Animal had stated the Road Warriors are far from finished with the Freebirds so this could be just the beginning for what the Freebirds will endure unless they can bounce back with a string of victories as they had in the past.

PRESTORY: Randy Orton and Stone Cold Steve Austin have been bitter enemies for almost an entire year now. Just when it looked like the feud had ended at WrestleMania, they ended up meeting again in the King of the Ring Tournament after both men advanced. Austin was victorious in controversial fashion as he applied a submission while his feet were under the ropes. The referee did not catch it at the time but Orton would protest the result and take things to FPR offices. It was agreed upon that it may have been the wrong call so Orton challenged Austin to put the title shot he won by winning the KOTR on the line. Austin accepted but only under the circumstances that Orton put his career on the line, much like Chris Jericho did last year when Austin won the KOTR. Orton agreed to put his career on the line, confident that he would be able to defeat Austin this time around. And so the match was set for the Great American Bash!
Title Shot vs Career: Randy Orton def. Stone Cold Steve Austin (9:45) after a neckbreaker
AFTERSTORY: Shockingly enough, Orton was able to defeat Stone Cold! But it was not without it's share of controversy. Stone Cold was distracted by a masked man arriving at ringside which allowed Orton to capitalize with a vicious neckbreaker that downed Austin for the three count. The intruder seemed to disappear aftewards but the big story is - Randy Orton has now won Steve Austin's title shot for next month! Austin will no doubt be out for blood and won't rest knowing he lost his shot at the title but he agreed to the stipulation and now Randy Orton will have the chance of a lifetime.

PRESTORY: In the King of the Ring tournament, Drew McIntyre pushed the Undertaker to the limit. Drew was unable to gain victory but impressed in his outing. At Redemption, they met again but Taker was again victorious. Drew claimed he felt that Taker was getting weaker and in his rage at the loss, he placed a thousand dollar bounty on Taker's head. That bounty was quickly snatched up last month at Bloodlines, when longtime Taker rival The Great Kabuki, blinded Taker with green mist and then forced him to pass out in a camel clutch. The post-match assault was a vicious one as Drew and Kabuki beat up the Undertaker even further. Drew laid out Taker with a briefcase shot to the head and stood tall with Kabuki. McIntyre then shouted down at Taker that this was only the beginning and he had brought someone else in to do even more damage to Taker - if Taker were to show up at the Great American Bash.
Mr. Hughes def. The Undertaker (14:31) with a big splash
AFTERSTORY: Drew McIntyre certainly delivered a surprise in the debut of Mr. Hughes and Hughes also delivered on further taking out the Undertaker. Taker was still feeling the effects from Bloodlines and Hughes took every advantage. Taker put up the best fight that he could but in the end Hughes connected with a devastating big splash for the win. After the match, Drew joined Hughes in the ring for their post-match celebration. Drew and Hughes put the boots to Taker. Drew then took the mic and told Taker that next month at Final Burns, if Taker can make it, Drew will meet him in the ring himself once again where Drew promises to finish off the Undertaker once and for all. Drew has had Taker taken out by both the Great Kabuki and Mr. Hughes and looks to finish the job himself. Drew and Hughes posed together to boos as Taker remained out of it in the ring.

PRESTORY: Jessicka Havok & Allysin Kay have taken the women's tag team division by storm. Debuting impressively and quickly winning the tag team titles, disposing of then-champions Marti Belle & Jazz. Meanwhile, former champions Madison Rayne and Maryse had been racking up the wins as they moved towards another shot at the titles this time at new champions. Belle & Jazz seemed to be the one team that Madison and Maryse could not defeat so now they would challenge the seemingly even more dominant Havok & Kay for the titles they created.
Women's Tag Team Championships Match: Jessicka Havok & Allysin Kay def. Madison Rayne & Maryse (20:49) when Havok pinned Rayne with a powerbomb to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: Another successful defense for Jessicka and Allysin, this time over the former most dominant tag team champions in the Beautiful People. Havok dropped Rayne with a vicious powerbomb as they look primed to take out all of the competition. It will be interesting to see who challenges for the women's tag team championships next with Havok & Kay wiping out the competition.

PRESTORY: Last month at Bloodlines, Robert Evans snuck away with a big fatal 4 way victory to become #1 contender the Junior Championship. Evans would be set to face champion, Hayabusa, who has been on his biggest roll in years, at the Great American Bash. Evans vowed to take the title but Hayabusa has proved he would not be an easy task to overcome.
Junior Championship Match: Hayabusa def. Robert Evans (14:11) with a hurricarana to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Evans came close and gave it all he had but in the end Hayabusa was able to once again pull out the win. Evans took some of Hayabusa's best moves but it was an out of nowhere hurricarana that caught Evans off guard for the three count. Hayabusa continues to ride his wave of success as he will await his next challenge.

PRESTORY: The Summer Spectacular Tag Team Tournament to find new number one contenders for the tag team titles was one of the most exciting tournaments to take place. 32 teams battled in a wildly unpredictable tournament that led to the finals of The Dark Circle vs The Muta Alliance of Sting & The Great Kabuki. Sting & Kabuki would get the win as the Dark Circle again came up short in their tournament bid. Sting & Kabuki overcame several top teams in route to the finals and earned a tag team title shot at new champions, the Midnight Express. Sting and Kabuki had vowed to win the titles and join world champion, Muta, in the hostile takeover of FPR. It would be the Midnights first defense and the Muta Alliance have proved to be much more than a makeshift tag team, they were a bonafide force. The match promised to be a showdown for the tag team titles at the Great American Bash!
World Tag Team Championship Match: The Midnight Express def. Sting & The Great Kabuki (11:36) when Eaton pinned Sting after a piledriver to RETAIN the championships!
AFTERSTORY: Surprisingly short but filled with nonstop action, the Midnight Express were able to walk away as still the tag team champions. Eaton drilled Sting with a piledriver to gain the win in a fast-paced brawl. After the match, the Midnights were quick to leave the scene with the gold as Kabuki and Sting remained in-ring dejected that they were unable to win the gold after how far they had come with the tournament victory.

PRESTORY: Ever since Madison Eagles debut last September, she has been consistenly impressive with several major victories. Eagles' biggest victory to date was over former multi-time womens' champion, Candice Michelle, who many consider to be the greatest FPR Women's Champion of all time. Eagles defeated Angelina Love last month to officially become number one contender to the women's championship where she would challenge the champion, Victoria for the gold. Victoria has proven that she won't go down easy and the match at the Great American Bash would certainly be a huge challenge for both women.
Women's Championship Match: Victoria def. Madison Eagles (10:09) via Widow's Peak CRITICAL to RETAIN the championship!
AFTERSTORY: Out of nowhere, Victoria managed to retain the title! Eagles dominated much of the match but Victoria battled back and managed to catch Madison with a sudden Widows Peak which knocked out Eagles and gained Victoria the win. When Madison regained consciousness later that night, she was irate that she had been defeated and promised to win the Queen's Cup coming up in September to prove herself as the best and earn another title shot in the future. As it stands, it has been announced that Victoria will next defend the championship against the woman who won the battle royal earlier, the Wrestling Goddess, Athena.

PRESTORY: Like the Summer Spectacular, the Road 2 GAB was an exciting thriller of a tournament. Everyone wanted a shot at the Great Muta and the FPR Worlds Heavyweight Championship. The tournament finale came down to two men, two former champions, in Mick Foley and Terry Funk. After a twenty minute battle, Terry Funk emerged victorious as the winner of the tournament and was crowned new #1 contender for the Great Muta's Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Muta vs Funk was officially signed for the Great American Bash! Would Muta's reign over FPR continue or could Funk recapture the glory?
Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match: Terry Funk def. The Great Muta (16:48) after the Texas Jab combo to become the NEW Champion!!
AFTERSTORY: Terry Funk has done it! Funk has put an end to Muta's reign! What a month it's been for Funk with the ultimate way to cap it off - winning the Worlds Heavyweight Championship. It was a brutal back and forth battle that could've gone either way as both men brought it all. In the end it was Funk catching Muta with his series of jabs and laying him out for the pinfall. Funk raised the championship up high and escaped the ring as Kabuki and Sting came down with Gary Hart to tend to the fallen former champion Muta. There is no doubt that Muta will be out for revenge in the months that follow but for now, Terry Funk is atop the mountain!

PRESTORY: Last year, Kurt Angle became involved in a major rivalry. It was during that rivalry that Ric Flair reformed the Four Horsemen. Earlier this year, Flair began a feud with longtime rival Hulk Hogan after hitting him with a steel chair which set up a bout between the two at WrestleMania. Flair won the bout there to the surprise of many but in the rematch at Redemption, Hogan was victorious which led to a Horsemen beatdown. Angle was not going to stand by and he made the save for Hogan by chasing off his enemies. This set up a tag team bout with Angle and Hogan taking on Flair and Brian Pillman. The Horsemen were able to sneak away with another victory when Flair rolled up Angle. Angle was irate and a post-match brawl began between the two teams. It wasn't long before Arn & Tully joined the fray to create a 4-on-2 situation. However, this time it was Road Warrior Animal hitting the ring with a steel chair that made the save. Animal is no stranger to the Horsemen and he would later announce that as soon as Hawk recovered from injury, the Road Warriors would join Hogan and Angle for a war against the Horsemen inside the steel cage known only as War Games! And so the War Games match was set for the Great American Bash 2011!
War Games Match: Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, & The Road Warriors def. Ric Flair, Brian Pillman, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard (18:21) when Angle forced Anderson to submit!
AFTERSTORY: The heroes triumph over the Horsemen! And what a war it was. All eight men were a part of a grueling battle inside the steel cage. In the end it was Kurt Angle leading his team and forcing Arn Anderson to surrender to win the war over the Horsemen. The Horsemen left the cage that night battered and bruised and their opponents while not much better off did have the celebration of victory on their side. Angle, Hogan, and the Road Warriors stood tall inside War Games to end the 2011 Great American Bash!

©FPR Great American Bash 2011. FPR's next PPV event will be Final Burns 2011, scheduled to take place on August 27 where Terry Funk will make his first championship defense against Randy Orton, Athena gets a shot at Victoria's women's championship and so much more!