Event: WWE Great American Bash Pay-Per-View
Airdate: Sunday, July 20th, 2008 (Live On PPV)
Location: The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y.
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- The WWE promo hits.
- A video package opens the show highlighting the Edge and Vickie Guerrero wedding and Triple H showing the "secret" footage on Smackdown this past Friday night. We also see footage of JBL trying to take out John Cena on Raw and what went down between CM Punk and Batista heading into tonight's World Heavyweight Title Match.
- A graphic opening hits welcoming us to The Great American Bash. We then go live to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island where a series of pyro goes off. Jim Ross is the first voice we hear as he welcomes us to the show.
- WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz are out first to kick off the first match of the night.
WWE Tag Team Championship - Fatal Four Way Match
John Morrison & The Miz (c's) vs. Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder vs. Jesse & Festus
Jim Ross noted at the start that the first team to score a pinfall are the winners. So the usual the champions don't have to be pinned to lose tonight. The bell rings and we kick off with Festus going nuts when the bell rings and Jesse holding him back. Morrison then throws Hornswoggle into the ring. Hornswoggle stands up and looks to fight Festus when Festus takes out Morrison and Miz on the ring apron and then Hornswoggle dives out through the ropes taking them out as well. Miz gets tossed in and Festus drops a leg. Few shots in the corner, Festus backs off and then lands a big body splash. Jesse gets the tag and hits Miz with a big monkey flip. Festus is back in and levels Miz. Finlay with a blind tag and Festus levels him with a big boot after Festus took out Miz. Morrison gets the tag and he mounts Finlay hitting a few rights. Morrison drags Finlay to the corner and lands a few more shots. Tag to Miz and he catches Finlay with a few kicks and a takedown. Foley says Miz has a stupid haircut and just flat out doesn't like him. Miz with a big russian leg sweep on Finlay, cover, but Finlay kicks out after two. Miz catapults Finlay into Morrison who hits Finlay with a clothesline and then a springboard elbow drop over the top rope. Great spot.
Morrison keeps the action on the ground applying a headlock on Finlay. Morrison with a knee to the gut and quick neckbreaker on Finlay. Miz gets the tag, but Finlay tackles Miz and lands some stiff rights. Miz with a tag back to Morrison and Finlay takes him down as well hitting some more rights. Finlay catches Morrison with a big forearm from the corner. Foley is loving Miz getting beat up tonight. Tag to Zack Ryder and he covers Finlay quickly, but only gets a two count. Ryder applies a neck submission on Finlay and then tags in Curt Hawkins. Hawkins takes out Finlay with some rights while trying to fight back. Ryder holds up a knee in the corner and Hawkins launches Finlay face first off it. Tag to Ryder, misses a shot in the corner and Finlay lands a big summersault. Hornswoggle cracks Ryder with a shalleleigh shot. JR tells Foley to say "shalleleigh shot" three times and Foley does successfully. These guys are great together. Hawkins with the tag and Finlay takes him out allowing a tag to Hornswoggle who takes out Hawkins with a huge tilt-a-whirl head scissors. Jesse tags himself in and takes out Hawkins with a big Lou Thesz Press. The fans booed the blind tag Jesse got on Hornswoggle. Hawkins then kicks Hornswoggle off the ring apron and the fans bo.