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NXT The Great American Bash (2022)

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.

Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bron Breakker defeated Cameron Grimes to retain the NXT Championship.

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] 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

The 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

While 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

External links

References

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  2. Chris Sokol. Bash provides surprise endings Slam! Sports, Canadian Online Explorer, June 27, 2004, retrieved July 15, 2008^
  3. Kellie Haulotte. WWE NXT Great American Bash Date Announced Wrestling Inc., June 14, 2021^
  4. Ed Grabianowski. How Pro Wrestling Works HowStuffWorks, Discovery Communications, January 13, 2006, retrieved March 5, 2012^
  5. Live & Televised Entertainment WWE, retrieved March 21, 2012^
  6. Bruce Lee Hazelwood. 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, June 14, 2022, retrieved January 17, 2023^
  7. Jeremy Lambert. NXT Great American Bash Announced For July 30 Fightful, May 28, 2023, retrieved May 28, 2023^
  8. John Moore. 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, July 5, 2022, retrieved July 6, 2022^
  9. JD McDonagh ambushed NXT Champion Bron Breakker to announce his arrival on NXT 2.0 WWE, July 5, 2022, retrieved May 30, 2023^