| Bash at the Beach (2000) | |||
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 Promotional poster featuringGoldberg. | |||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 9, 2000[1] | ||
| City | Daytona Beach, Florida[1] | ||
| Venue | Ocean Center[1] | ||
| Attendance | 6,572[2] | ||
| Buy rate | 110,000[3] | ||
| Tagline | It Ain't No Picnic! | ||
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The 2000Bash at the Beach was the seventh and finalBash at the Beachprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 9, 2000 from theOcean Center inDaytona Beach, Florida.[4]
| 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 theSteiner Recliner, which had previously been banned. WCW CommissionerErnest Miller stripped Steiner of theWCW United States Championship following the match. Vampiro won theGraveyard 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 facedGoldberg in the tenth match, in whichScott 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 terminated after being torn up by Goldberg.
Prior to the event going on the air, there was a backstage dispute betweenHollywood Hogan and head of WCW creative,Vince Russo. Hogan wanted to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his match againstJeff Jarrett and leave the pay-per-view as champion, but Russo wanted to have Jarrett retain it and later lose it toBooker T that same night. Russo told Hogan that he was going to have Jarrett lie down for him towork a real conflict, although Jarrett was not told it was a work. When the bell rang, Jarrett lay 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 theshoot 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 the incident. This led to Hogan filing adefamation 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 ofDark Side of the Ring.[5]