Changes: The Great American Bash 1996

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The Great American Bash 1996 took place on June 16, 1996 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. After John Tenta defeated Big Bubba Rogers Tenta cut Rogers' goatee off with a pair of scissors. After the match between Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan Arn Anderson came to the ring and helped Benoit attack Sullivan. In a tag team match Ric Flair pinned Kevin Greene after Steve McMichael turned on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase. Debra McMichael had chased Woman and Elizabeth to the back, only to return with the briefcase containing money and a Four Horsemen T-shirt. McMichael's accepting of the case gave him Brian Pillman's spot in the Horsemen. After the match, Chris Benoit came out and the Horsemen attacked Greene and Savage. Eric Bischoff interviewed Kevin Nash and Scott Hall after the interview Nash and Hall Powerbomb bischoff.

Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.

Dark match: Rocco Rock defeated Jerry Sags (1:46)
Dark match: Michael Wallstreet defeated Jim Powers (3:07)
Dark match: Jim Duggan defeated Disco Inferno (2:09)
The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) defeated Fire & Ice (Scott Norton and Ice Train) (10:29)
Konnan defeated El Gato to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (6:03)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Marcus Bagwell (w/ Scotty Riggs) (9:39)
Dean Malenko defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship (17:50)
John Tenta defeated Big Bubba Rogers (w/ Jimmy Hart) (5:24)
Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) in a Falls Count Anywhere match (9:58)
Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal (w/ Jeeves) (16:30)
Ric Flair and Arn Anderson (w/ Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Kevin Greene and Steve McMichael (w/ Randy Savage, Debra McMichael and Tara Greene) (20:51)
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lex Luger to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (9:21)

Other on-screen talent

Commentators

Interviewers

Gene Okerlund

Ring announcer

David Penzer

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 |attendance=9,000
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+'''The Great American Bash 1996''' took place on June 16, 1996 at the [[Baltimore Arena]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. After [[John Tenta]] defeated [[Big Bubba Rogers]] Tenta cut Rogers' goatee off with a pair of scissors. After the match between [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Kevin Sullivan]] [[Arn Anderson]] came to the ring and helped Benoit attack Sullivan. In a tag team match [[Ric Flair]] pinned [[Kevin Greene]] after [[Steve McMichael]] [[List of professional wrestling terms#T|turned]] on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase. Debra McMichael had chased Woman and Elizabeth to the back, only to return with the briefcase containing money and a [[Four Horsemen]] T-shirt. McMichael's accepting of the case gave him [[Brian Pillman]]'s spot in the Horsemen. After the match, [[Chris Benoit]] came out and the Horsemen attacked Greene and Savage. [[Eric Bischoff]] interviewed [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Hall]] after the interview Nash and Hall [[Powerbomb]] bischoff.
-'''The Great American Bash 1996''' took place on June 16, 1996 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
-{{Navbuttons-images}}
 ==Results==
-{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
+;{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
+;{{small|(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.}}
-*[[List of professional wrestling terms#D|Dark match]]: [[Rocco Rock]] defeated [[Jerry Sags]] (1:46)
+*[[Dark match]]: [[Rocco Rock]] defeated [[Jerry Sags]] (1:46)
-**Rock pinned Sags.
-*Dark match: [[Mike Rotunda|Michael Wallstreet]] defeated [[Jim Powers]] (3:07)
+*[[Dark match]]: [[Mike Rotunda|Michael Wallstreet]] defeated [[Jim Powers]] (3:07)
+*[[Dark match]]: [[Jim Duggan]] defeated [[Glenn Gilberti|Disco Inferno]] (2:09)
-**Wallstreet pinned Powers.
+*[[The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] & [[Scott Steiner]]) defeated [[Fire & Ice]] ([[Scott Norton]] and [[Harold Hoag|Ice Train]]) (10:29)
-*Dark match: [[Jim Duggan]] defeated [[Glenn Gilberti|Disco Inferno]] (2:09)
+*[[Konnan]] defeated [[Pat Tanaka|El Gato]] to retain the [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] (6:03)
-**Duggan pinned Inferno.
+*[[Diamond Dallas Page]] defeated [[Buff Bagwell|Marcus Bagwell]] (w/ [[Scott Antol|Scotty Riggs]]) (9:39)
-*[[The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) defeated Fire and Ice ([[Scott Norton]] and [[Harold Hoag|Ice Train]]) (10:29)
+*[[Dean Malenko]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] to retain the [[WCW World Cruiserweight Championship]] (17:50)
-**Scott pinned Norton after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Frankensteiner|Frankensteiner]].
+*[[John Tenta]] defeated [[Ray Traylor|Big Bubba Rogers]] (w/ [[Jimmy Hart]]) (5:24)
-**This was a number one contenders match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
-*[[Konnan]] defeated [[Pat Tanaka|El Gato]] to retain the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Championship]] (6:03)
+*[[Chris Benoit]] defeated [[Kevin Sullivan]] (w/ [[Jimmy Hart]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]] (9:58)
+*[[Sting]] defeated [[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]] (w/ Jeeves) (16:30)
-**Konnan pinned Gato after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Alabama slam|Flapjack Spinebuster]] into a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Jackknife hold|Jackknife Pin]].
+*[[Ric Flair]] and [[Arn Anderson]] (w/ [[Nancy Benoit|Woman]] and [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[Kevin Greene]] and [[Steve McMichael]] (w/ [[Randy Savage]], [[Debra Marshall|Debra McMichael]] and Tara Greene) (20:51)
-*[[Diamond Dallas Page]] defeated [[Buff Bagwell|Marcus Bagwell]] (with [[Scott Antol|Scotty Riggs]]) (9:39)
+*[[The Giant]] (w/ [[Jimmy Hart]]) defeated [[Lex Luger]] to retain the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] (9:21)
-**Page pinned Bagwell after a [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|Diamond Cutter]].
-*[[Dean Malenko]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] to retain the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]] (17:50)
+==Other on-screen talent==
-**Malenko pinned Mysterio after a [[powerbomb]] using the ropes for extra leverage.
+{|border="0"
-*[[John Tenta]] defeated [[Ray Traylor|Big Bubba Rogers]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) (5:24)
+|valign="top"|
-**Tenta pinned Rogers after a [[Powerslam]].
+;Commentators
-**After the match, Tenta cut Rogers' goatee off with a pair of scissors.
+*[[Tony Schiavone]]
-*[[Chris Benoit]] defeated [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]] (9:58)
+*[[Bobby Heenan]]
-**Benoit pinned Sullivan after a [[Suplex#Superplex|Superplex]].
+;Interviewers
-**After the match, [[Arn Anderson]] came to the ring and helped Benoit attack Sullivan.
+*[[Gene Okerlund]]
-*[[Steve Borden|Sting]] defeated [[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]] (with Jeeves) (16:30)
+|valign="top"|
-**Sting forced Regal to submit with a [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Scorpion Deathlock]].
+;Ring announcer
-*[[Ric Flair]] and [[Arn Anderson]] (with [[Nancy Benoit|Woman]] and [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[Kevin Greene]] and [[Steve McMichael]] (with [[Randy Savage]], [[Debra Marshall|Debra McMichael]] and Tara Greene) (20:51)
+*[[David Penzer]]
-**Flair pinned Greene after McMichael [[List of professional wrestling terms#T|turned]] on Greene and hit him with a steel briefcase.
+|}
-**After the match, Chris Benoit came out and the reformed [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]] attacked Greene.
-*[[Paul Wight|The Giant]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) defeated [[Lex Luger]] to retain the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] (9:21)
-**Giant pinned Luger after a [[Chokeslam]].
 ==External Links==
 *[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1620 WCW The Great American Bash 1996 Results]
+*[[File:WWE Network New Logo.jpg|50px]] [http://network.wwe.com/video/v31585675 The Great American Bash 1996 on WWE Network]
 {{The Great American Bash}}
+{{1996 WCW PPV}}
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+[[Category:Events with Falls Count Anywhere matches]]