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NXT The Great American Bash
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
DateJuly 30 and August 6, 2024
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueWWE Performance Center
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The 2024 NXT The Great American Bash will be the 12th Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WWE, and 26th Great American Bash event overall. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division, with special appearances by wrestlers from Raw and partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The event will air as a two-part special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on Syfy. The event will take place on July 30 and August 6, 2024, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

Production

Background

The Great American Bash is a professional wrestling event established in 1985. Following WWE's acquisition of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in March 2001,[1] the promotion revived the event as their own annual pay-per-view (PPV) in 2004,[2] which continued until 2009. Following this 2009 event, The Great American Bash was discontinued as a PPV. In 2012, WWE revived the event to be held as a special episode of SmackDown but was again discontinued. In 2020, WWE again revived the event, this time for the developmental brand NXT as an annual television special of the NXT program. On July 7, 2024, during Heatwave, it was announced that the 12th Great American Bash under the WWE banner, and 26th overall, would be held on August 6 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The special episode of NXT will air in the United States on Syfy, due to coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics airing on USA Network.[3] However, on July 16, it was announced that The Great American Bash will be expanded to a two-part special that also would be held on July 30.[4]

Storylines

The event includes matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.[5][6]

On the July 9 episode of NXT, Chase University's Ridge Holland told fellow stablemate Thea Hail she was ready for another crack at the NXT Women's Championship, held by Roxanne Perez. Hail went on to defeat Izzi Dame by submission later that night.[7] One week later, Perez expressed frustration at the lack of respect towards her and said Hail did not deserve a title match. Hail interrupted and said Perez is not owed anything and vowed to take the title from her. The two brawled before Holland appeared and restrained Hail.[8] One week later, it was announced that Perez would defend her title against Hail at Week 1 of The Great American Bash.[9]

On the July 9 episode of NXT, Wren Sinclair witnessed No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) (Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne, and Tavion Heights) presumably murdering (kayfabe) fellow stablemate Damon Kemp. This was done to write Kemp off television following his release from WWE.[7] One week later, Dempsey approached NXT Heritage Cup champion Tony D'Angelo for advice, to no avail. Sinclair expressed her desire to join the NQCC, but Dempsey declined.[8] On the next episode of NXT, Sinclair blackmailed Dempsey and stated that if she didn't win her match that night, she would tell everyone about the NQCC's actions. Sinclair won her match after interference from Dempsey. Later that night backstage, D'Angelo said he respected the NQCC and agreed to put his Cup on the line against Heights at Week 1 of The Great American Bash.[9]

On the July 23 episode of NXT, The Meta-Four's Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend defeated Karmen Petrovic and Sol Ruca. After the match, they challenged Raw's The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) to a match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at Week 1 of The Great American Bash. Fyre and Dawn accepted their challenge via X and the match was made official.[9]

In June 2024, Joe Hendry from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) began making appearances in NXT. It was announced that Hendry would host a live in-ring concert at Week 1 of The Great American Bash.[9]

In May 2024, The Meta-Four's Noam Dar and Oro Mensah were attacked by an unknown assailant, later revealed to be the debuting Ethan Page. On the June 18 episode of NXT, Page competed in a 25-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship at Heatwave, but Mensah attacked him just seconds into the match and Page was never officially eliminated. Page used this to his advantage to work his way into the title match at Heatwave, which he won.[10] On the July 16 episode of NXT, Mensah attacked Page after the latter's successful title defense and pinned him.[8] One week later, an increasingly manic Page argued that the pin was not official since the referee was not present, only for Mensah to pin Page again with a referee present. Later that night, Page demanded NXT General Manager Ava to give him a title match against Mensah. Ava announced that a contract signing would take place the following week, with the title match scheduled for Week 2 of The Great American Bash.[9]

Matches

Night 1
No.Matches*Stipulations
1Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Thea HailSingles match for the NXT Women's Championship[11]
2Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Tavion HeightsBritish Rounds Rules for the NXT Heritage Cup[12]
3The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) (c) vs. Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend)Tag team match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship[13]
4Karmen Petrovic, Lola Vice and Sol Ruca vs. Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn NyxSix-woman tag team match[14]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change
Night 2
No.Matches*Stipulations
1Ethan Page (c) vs. Oro MensahSingles match for the NXT Championship[15]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ "WWE Entertainment, Inc. Acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting". March 23, 2001. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  2. ^ Sokol, Chris (June 27, 2004). "Bash provides surprise endings". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 7, 2024). "NXT Great American Bash Announced For August 6, Will Air On SyFy". Fightful. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 16, 2024). "NXT Great American Bash To Be A Two-Week Special, Both Nights To Air On SyFy". Fightful. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Moore, John (July 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (7/9): Moore's review of the NXT Heatwave fallout show, Tony D'Angelo vs. Lexis King for the NXT Heritage Cup, Sol Ruca vs. Fallon Henley, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows vs. OTM". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Moore, John (July 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (7/16): Moore's review of The Rascalz vs. Gallus, Oba Femi vs. Duke Hudson for the NXT North American Title, Je'Von Evans vs. Brooks Jensen". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e Moore, John (July 23, 2024). "NXT TV results (7/23): Moore's review of Brooks Jensen vs. Josh Briggs in a No DQ match, Eddy Thorpe vs. Lexis King, Ashante Adonis vs. Oro Mensah, Wren Sinclair vs. Carlee Bright". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Moore, John (June 18, 2024). "NXT TV results (6/18): Moore's review of the 25-man battle royal for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Heatwave, Kelani Jordan vs. Michin for the North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  11. ^ WWE.com Staff (July 23, 2024). "Roxanne Perez Will Defend NXT Women's Title Against Thea Hail At NXT Great American Bash". WWE. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  12. ^ WWE.com Staff (July 23, 2024). "Tony D'Angelo puts the NXT Heritage Cup on the line against Tavion Heights". WWE. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn come to NXT to defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Title against Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson". WWE. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  14. ^ Tessier, Colin (July 29, 2024). "Lola Vice, Sol Ruca, And Karmen Petrovic vs. Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, And Fallon Henley Added To 7/30 NXT Great American Bash". Fightful. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  15. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 23, 2024). "Ethan Page To Defend NXT Title Against Oro Mensah At 8/6 NXT Great American Bash". Fightful. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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