Bash at the Beach

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--> Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling event presented on pay-per-view by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was the company's pay-per-view show for the month of July, 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 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000) or California (1995, 1998), two U.S. states renowned for their warm weather. 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.

Contents

1 1994
2 1995
3 1996
4 1997
5 1998
6 1999
7 2000
8 Trivia
9 See also

1994

July 17, 1994 in Orlando, FL (Orlando Arena)

WCW TV Champ Steven Regal def. Johnny B. Badd to retain title.
Vader def. The Guardian Angel.
Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck def. Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson.
WCW U.S Champ Steve Austin def. Ricky Steamboat to retain title.
Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) def. Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan to win the WCW Tag Team Titles.
Hulk Hogan def. Ric Flair to win the WCW World Title.

1995

--> July 16, 1995 in Huntington Beach, CA (on the beach)

WCW US Champion Sting def. Meng to retain title.
WCW TV Champion The Renegade def. Paul Orndorff to retain title.
Kamala def. Jim Duggan.
Diamond Dallas Page def. Dave Sullivan.
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat def. The Nasty Boys and The Blue Bloods in a triangle match to retain titles.
Randy Savage def. Ric Flair.
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan def. Vader in a steel cage match to retain title.

1996

July 7, 1996 in Daytona Beach, FL (Ocean Center)

Rey Mysterio, Jr. def. Psicosis.
John Tenta def. Big Bubba.
Diamond Dallas Page def. Jim Duggan.
The Nasty Boys def. The Public Enemy in a dog collar match.
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko def. Disco Inferno to retain title.
Steve McMichael def. Joe Gomez.
Ric Flair def. Konnan to win the WCW US Title.
WCW World Heavyweight Champion The Giant and Kevin Sullivan def. Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit.
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and a "mystery partner" (ultimately revealed to be Hulk Hogan) defeaed Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger Following the end of the match, Hogan announced that he, Hall, and Nash had founded the New World Order, an event that led WCW and its flagship show, Monday Nitro, to an impressive streak of ratings victories over the rival WWF.

1997

July 13, 1997 in Daytona Beach, FL (Ocean Center)

Mortis and Wrath def. Glacier and Ernest Miller.
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho def. Ultimo Dragon to retain title.
The Steiner Brothers def. The Great Muta and Masahiro Chono.
Juventud Guerrera, Héctor Garza and Lizmark, Jr. def. La Parka, Psicosis and Villano IV.
Chris Benoit def. Kevin Sullivan.
WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett def. Steve McMichael to retain title.
Scott Hall and Randy Savage def. Diamond Dallas Page and Curt Hennig.
Roddy Piper def. Ric Flair.
Lex Luger and The Giant def. Dennis Rodman and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan.

1998

July 12, 1998 in San Diego, CA (Cox Arena)

Raven def. Perry Saturn.
Juventud Guerrera def. Billy Kidman.
Stevie Ray def. Chavo Guerrero, Jr..
Eddie Guerrero def. Chavo Guerrero, Jr..
Konnan def. Disco Inferno.
The Giant def. Kevin Greene.
Rey Mysterio, Jr. def. Chris Jericho.
WCW TV Champ Booker T def. Bret Hart to retain title.
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg def. Curt Hennig to retain title.
Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman def. Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone.

1999

July 11, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (National Car Rental Center)

Ernest Miller def. Disco Inferno.
WCW TV Champ Rick Steiner def. Van Hammer.
WCW US Champ David Flair def. Dean Malenko.
Konnan, Rey Mysterio, Jr., Swoll and Brad Armstrong def. Curt Hennig, Bobby Duncum, Jr., Barry Windham and Kendall Windham.
Fit Finlay won a "Junkyard Invitational" match. Also competing: Ciclope, Jerry Flynn, Johnny Grunge, Hardcore Hak, Horace Hogan, Brian Knobbs, Hugh Morrus, La Parka, Steven Regal, Rocco Rock, Silver King, David Taylor, and Mikey Whipwreck.
WCW Tag Team Champs Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow def. Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit.
Buff Bagwell def. Roddy Piper.
Randy Savage and Sid Vicious def. Kevin Nash and Sting.

2000

July 9, 2000 in Daytona Beach, FL (Ocean Center)

WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Lt. Loco (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the title.
WCW Hardcore Championship: Big Vito (c) defeated Norman Smiley and Ralphus to retain the title.
Daffney defeated Miss Hancock in a Wedding Gown match when Hancock willfully removed her attire. Both David Flair and the referee had also had been stripped to their underwear after both contestants pantsed them.
WCW World Tag Team Championships: KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (c) to win the titles.
Chris Kanyon defeated Booker T.
WCW United States Championship: Mike Awesome defeated Champion Scott Steiner by DQ; Steiner gets stripped of the title.
Vampiro defeated The KISS Demon.
Shane Douglas defeated Buff Bagwell.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Hulk Hogan defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) to win the title.
*Before Hogan rested his foot on the laying Jarrett he grabbed a mic and said "This is why this company's in the damn shape it's in, because of bullshit like this", to Vince Russo. Later on, WCW head writer Vince Russo strips Hogan of the title and vacates it after cutting a promo about him (Russo) getting frustrated with dealing with Hogan's backstage politics, and announced an impromptu match between Jarrett vs. Booker T for the vacant title. Whether this incident was a shoot is still debated today.
Scott Hall's contract on the line: Bill Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the vacant title.

Trivia

Along with StarrCade, SuperBrawl, Uncensored, The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc, Bash at the Beach was booked to be one of WCW's flagship shows.

Interestingly, 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.