The 2022 NXT The Great American Bash was the 10th Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WWE, and 24th Great American Bash event overall. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event aired as a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on July 5, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. This was the third and final Great American Bash to air as an annual television special of NXT, as in 2023, it became a livestreaming event for the brand.
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | July 5, 2022 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | WWE Performance Center | ||
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Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bron Breakker defeated Cameron Grimes to retain the NXT Championship.
Production
editBackground
editThe 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] The event 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 June 4, 2022, during In Your House, WWE announced that the 10th Great American Bash under the WWE banner, and 24th overall, would be held on July 5 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The special episode of NXT aired on the USA Network.[3]
Storylines
editThe card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand,[4][5] while storylines were produced on NXT's weekly television program, NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.
On the June 14 episode of NXT, after Bron Breakker successfully retained the NXT Championship, Cameron Grimes interrupted. Grimes called Breakker's success a joke and stated that Breakker only got successful because of his last name (Steiner). Grimes also stated that Breakker got better every time he stepped in the ring, but didn't have Grimes' heart. Grimes then challenged Breakker for the title at The Great American Bash, and Breakker accepted.[6]
Aftermath
editWhile the Great American Bash events from 2020 to 2022 were held as television specials of the NXT program, the 2023 event was made a livestreaming event, airing on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets.[7]
Results
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[9] | ||
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| 1 | Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) (c) by pinfall | Tag team match for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship[8] | 10:29 | ||
| 2 | Trick Williams (with Carmelo Hayes) defeated Wes Lee by pinfall | Singles match[8] | 3:46 | ||
| 3 | Tiffany Stratton defeated Wendy Choo by pinfall | Singles match[8] | 5:05 | ||
| 4 | Carmelo Hayes (c) (with Trick Williams) defeated Grayson Waller by pinfall | Singles match for the NXT North American Championship[8] | 11:43 | ||
| 5 | The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) (c) defeated Diamond Mine (Damon Kemp and Roderick Strong) by pinfall | Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship[8] | 12:13 | ||
| 6 | Bron Breakker (c) defeated Cameron Grimes by pinfall | Singles match for the NXT Championship[8] | 12:34 | ||
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References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Haulotte, Kellie (June 14, 2021). "WWE NXT Great American Bash Date Announced". Wrestling Inc.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (June 14, 2022). "6/14 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Hazelwood's live report on The Creed Brothers vs. Enofe & Blade, six-woman tag match, Lee vs. Quinn, in-ring debut of The Dyad, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 28, 2023). "NXT Great American Bash Announced For July 30". Fightful. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "JD McDonagh ambushed NXT Champion Bron Breakker to announce his arrival on NXT 2.0". WWE. July 5, 2022. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (July 5, 2022). "7/5 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Bron Breakker vs. Cameron Grimes for the NXT Title, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne vs. Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Tag Titles, Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT NA Title, The Creeds vs. Roderick Strong and Damon Kemp for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 6, 2022.