The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24, 2005, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown! program. The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL). One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero while the other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship. The event grossed over $375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000, and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys, the same amount as the following year's event. The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families.
Kevin Dunn
Director
Christopher DeJoseph
Writer
Brian Gewirtz
Writer
Ed Koskey
Writer
John Layfield
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Dave Bautista
Batista
Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero
Eddy Guerrero
Melina Perez
Melina
Torrie Wilson
Torrie Wilson
Mark Calaway
The Undertaker
Mark Copani
Muhammad Hassan
Jason Reso
Christian
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WWE Royal Rumble 200678%
Jawbone61%
Beast61%
Embattled67%
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Hunting Season73%
The 35560%
Gunslingers61%
The System71%
The Quick and the Dead63%
Cagefighter: Worlds Collide65%
Convict65%
Jane Got a Gun58%
The Island62%
Born a Champion69%
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege59%
Never Back Down: No Surrender70%
