Bash at the Beach (2000)

Bash at the Beach (2000)
Promotional poster featuring Goldberg.
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	July 9, 2000 [1]
City	Daytona Beach, Florida [1]
Venue	Ocean Center [1]
Attendance	6,572 [2]
Tagline(s)	It Ain't No Picnic!
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The 2000 Bash at the Beach was the seventh and final Bash at the Beach professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 9, 2000 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. ^[3]

As of 2023, the event is available on the WWE Network. ^[4]

Event

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentators	Tony Schiavone
	Scott Hudson
	Mark Madden
Interviewers	Gene Okerlund
	Pamela Paulshock
Referees	Mickie Jay
	Mark Johnson
	Charles Robinson
	Billy Silverman
	Jamie Tucker
Ring announcers	Michael Buffer
	David Penzer

Scott Steiner was disqualified when he used the Steiner Recliner, which had previously been banned. WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller stripped Steiner of the WCW United States Championship following the match. Vampiro won the Graveyard match when the Demon did not show up to the ring; most of this match was pre-taped before the show at an outdoor location.

Kevin Nash faced Goldberg in the tenth match, in which Scott Hall's WCW contract was on the line (though Hall actually left WCW earlier in the year). After attempting to use the Jackknife Powerbomb on Goldberg, Scott Steiner betrayed Nash by attacking him from behind, turning heel and costing Nash the match. As a result, Scott Hall's contract was torn up by Goldberg, therefore terminated.

Controversy

See also: Vince Russo § Bash at the Beach 2000 incident

Prior to the event going on the air, there was a backstage dispute between Hollywood Hogan and head of WCW creative, Vince Russo. Hogan wanted to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his match against Jeff Jarrett and leave the pay-per-view as champion, but Russo wanted to have Jarrett retain it and later lose it to Booker T that same night. Russo told Hogan that he was going to have Jarrett lay down for him to work a real conflict, although Jarrett was not told it was a work. When the bell rang, Jarrett laid down in the middle of the ring while Russo threw the WCW World title belt into the ring and yelled to Hogan from ringside to pin Jarrett. A visibly confused Hogan complied, placing a foot on Jarrett's chest after getting on the microphone and telling Russo, "Is this your idea, Russo? That's why this company is in the damn shape it's in, because of bullshit like this!" After winning and being announced as the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Hogan immediately took the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt. Moments later, Russo returned to the ring, angrily proclaiming this would be the last time fans would ever see "that piece of shit" in a WCW arena ever again. Hogan claims the shoot promo from Russo was cut without his permission (something Russo would have needed, as Hogan had a creative control clause in his contract), and that Hogan became legitimately angry with Russo and had left WCW following. This led to Hogan filing a defamation of character lawsuit against Russo and WCW's parent company, Turner/Time Warner. The incident surrounding Bash at the Beach became subject to a season 4 episode of Dark Side of the Ring . ^[5]

Reception

In 2020, Chris of Retro Pro Wrestling gave the event mixed reviews, stating, "Speaking of tremendous effort, that's mostly what WCW had produced here. Not that it was a flawless show. It was more like A+ for effort, C+ for execution. For all the decent wrestling, for all the moments like Booker T winning the title and that incredible Vince Russo promo, there were dumb Graveyard matches, too many run-ins, and David Flair dropping his pants. This, ladies and gentlemen, was the last ever Bash at the Beach show, and for better or worse, the world of professional wrestling would never forget it." ^[6]

Results

No.	Results [1] [7] [8]	Stipulations	Times [2]
1	Lieutenant Loco (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera	Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship	12:07
2	Big Vito (c) defeated Norman Smiley and Ralphus	Hardcore match for the WCW Hardcore Championship	05:56
3	Daffney (with Crowbar) defeated Ms. Hancock (with David Flair)	Wedding Gown match	04:14
4	KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated The Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) (c)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	13:34
5	Chris Kanyon defeated Booker T	Singles match	10:04
6	Mike Awesome defeated Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah) by disqualification	Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	09:09
7	Vampiro defeated The Demon	Graveyard match	08:07
8	Shane Douglas defeated Buff Bagwell	Singles match	07:52
9	Hollywood Hogan defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) [Note 1]	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	01:19
10	Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash	Singles match for Scott Hall's WCW contract Since Kevin Nash lost the match, Scott Hall's contract was terminated.	05:27
11	Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	13:41
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

1. Vince Russo later reversed the decision, returning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Jarrett following a shoot incident.

References

1. "Bash at the Beach 2000". Pro Wrestling History. July 9, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
2. "WCW Bash At The Beach 2000 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
3. "WCW July Calendar". www.wcw.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
4. "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
5. "BOLLEA v. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING INC". Caselaw.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
6. "PPV REVIEW: WCW Bash at the Beach 2000".
7. Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995–2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1499656343.
8. "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling's Historical Cards: Bash at the Beach (Daytona Beach, Florida, Ocean Center). Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 143.