Bash at the Beach (1995)
Promotional poster featuring Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Randy Savage, and Vader.
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateJuly 16, 1995[1]
CityHuntington Beach, California[1]
VenueThe Beach[1]
Attendance9,500[2]
Tagline(s)An Event So Hot, They Had To Put It On The Beach!
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The 1995 Bash at the Beach was the second Bash at the Beach professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 16, 1995 on the beach in Huntington Beach, California.

Ten professional wrestling matches took place at the event, nine of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. In the main event, Hulk Hogan defeated Vader to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, marking Vader's final WCW pay-per-view match. Also featured was Sting defeating Meng to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and Harlem Heat defeating The Nasty Boys and The Blue Bloods to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

To promote the event Hulk Hogan, Big Van Vader, Randy Savage, Ric Flair and Kevin Sullivan guest starred on season 6 episode 15 of Baywatch, also titled "Bash at the Beach". As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.[3]

Bash at the Beach (1995) was the last WCW PPV to take place before the Monday Night Wars era of September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001, during which WWF Monday Night Raw/WWF Raw Is War and WCW Monday Nitro competed for ratings in a weekly Monday night time slot, which is now widely seen in retrospect as having been a "golden age" of pro wrestling.

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Professional wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone
Bobby Heenan
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Ring announcer David Penzer
Michael Buffer
Referees Randy Anderson
Nick Patrick

Pre-show

Prior to the pay-per-view, WCW had three matches which aired on Main Event. The first match saw Johnny B. Badd defeat Chris Kanyon followed by Road Warrior Hawk defeating Mark Starr.

During the last match on Main Event, Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Bagwell and Alex Wright. Following the match Big Van Vader came out and hit the Vaderbomb on both Bagwell and Wright. As three additional wrestlers came out to attempt to stop Vader, however they too were hit with a Vaderbomb.

Preliminary matches

The opening match saw WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Sting retain his title by defeating Meng. Toward the end of the match, Meng went to kick Sting, however Sting was able to step out of the way and used the opening to roll up Meng for the victory. Following the match, Meng attacked Sting, however Hawk came out to save Sting.

The second match saw The Renegade successfully defend his WCW World Television Championship against Paul Orndorff. The Renegade hit a suplex on Orndorff, as Nick Patrick counted two, Orndorff got his shoulder up, however it was out of view from Patrick, who counted three.

During the next match Kamala pinned Jim Duggan after The Zodiac hit Duggan with Kamala's mask.

The following match saw Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan. As Sullivan attempted an inverted bearhug Max Muscle jumped on the ring apron to distract Sullivan. This enabled Page to hit the Diamond Cutter and pick up the victory.

The next match was a triple threat for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. During this match Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defended their titles against The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton). As Saggs covered Booker T, Booker T was on top of Regal, allowing Harlem Heat to pick up the victory, despite the confusion on the part of The Nasty Boys.

Main event matches

The second to last match was a lumberjack match called a lifeguard match, to go along with the beach theme. Several women in red bathing suits were also around the ring for the match, as this would be included as part of an episode of ‘’Baywatch’’. The match which saw Randy Savage defeat Ric Flair, had the following life guards: Diamond Dallas Page, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Max Muscle, Dave Sullivan, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Dick Slater, Bunkhouse Buck, Chris Kanyon, Jim Duggan, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, and Mark Starr.

The main event of the event was a steel cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship between the champion Hulk Hogan and Big Van Vader. During the match The Zodiac and Kevin Sullivan attempted to get involved in the match however Dennis Rodman attacked them with a chair. Ultimately as Vader was on the top rope, Hogan knocked him off, allowing him to climb the cage and escape. Following the match, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson came out to confront Vader for not getting the job done, resulting in Vader challenging both of them.

Results

No.Results[1][5][6]StipulationsTimes[7]
1MEJohnny B. Badd defeated Chris KanyonSingles match02:03
2MERoad Warrior Hawk defeated Mark StarrSingles match01:25
3MEDick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Marcus Bagwell and Alex WrightTag team match03:27
4Sting (c) defeated Meng (with Col. Robert Parker)Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship15:28
5The Renegade (c) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul OrndorffSingles match for the WCW World Television Championship06:12
6Kamala (with The Taskmaster) defeated Jim DugganSingles match06:06
7Diamond Dallas Page (with The Diamond Doll and Max Muscle) defeated Dave SullivanSingles match04:23
8Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (c) (with Sister Sherri) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton)Triple threat match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship13:08
9Randy Savage defeated Ric FlairLifeguard match13:56
10Hulk Hogan (c) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Vader by escaping the cageSteel Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship13:23
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
ME – the match was broadcast prior to the pay-per-view on Main Event

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bash at the Beach 1995". Pro Wrestling History. July 16, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. "WCW Bash At The Beach 1995 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995–2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1499656343.
  6. "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling's Historical Cards: Bash at the Beach (Huntington Beach California, on the beach). Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 141.
  7. "Bash at the Beach". The History of WWE. 16 January 2023.
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