Potential WWE Great American Bash Card

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WWE Championship
Bull Rope Match:
Eddie Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield

Handicap Match:
Undertaker vs. The Dudleys

United States Championship Match:
John Cena vs. Booker T

Flag Match:
Rob Van Dam vs. Rene Dupree

Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Jindrak

WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
Rico and Charlie Haas vs. Guerreros (Chavo and Classic)

The in-ring debut of Kenzo Suzuki

Divas Beach Compeition:
Dawn and Sable vs. Torrie and Miss Jackie (sub for Sable would be Jacqueline)

The Divas would get on top of each other’s shoulders and wrestle each other down into the ocean (a game of “chicken” fighting). The first Diva to fall off of the top of the other’s shoulders loses

Beach Volleyball Match

* NOTE: Nothing has been confirmed yet, this is by no means the final card.
This looks like an awesome card IMO. This could be the best Smackdown PPV in a while. I wonder how they will do the Beach Volleyball Match. Probably have a volleyball net and sand and stuff set up in the arena or something. I don't know what would be the rules of the match or anything. If the card does look like this, than I will probably order it.

[The_Wolf]

i thought there would be a cruiserweight match between chavo jr and classic chavo. the cena and booker match looks to be the best out of them. im a bit sick of taker and the handicap matches.

[The Great One]

im a bit sick of taker and the handicap matches.

I hope the Dudleys win, this would strengthen there heel turn that they can take even the biggest of guys. But knowing WWE and Vince, Undertaker will win this. He doesn't need wins now, he needs to get talent over by letting them go over him.

[Unknown]

Another Judgment Day which means another flop. Booker shouldn't be feuding for the US title as it will set his character back years. Hopefully this match doesn't go down going into the PPV and if it does hopefully he doesn't win the belt. It would be regression for a man who should be feuding for the WWE title. As for Cena, he needs to drop the US title to a heel (maybe Charlie Haas after the Rico angle is over) and recapture the Cena from around Survivor Series of last year. He is beyond stale right now and it has gotten to the point where I'd rather him work heel again. That way his character would be somewhat like what it used to be. I don't get what either man has to gain from this feud. Maybe around Survivor Series when Cena doesn't have the US title and is being pushed towards the main event this feud would be perfect for elevating both but now it would just seem like the WWE has run out of ideas for both men and just decided to put them together to fill a slot on the PPV.

RVD doesn't need to be wrestling Dupree either. He should be main eventing. The only match I see with potential on the card is Rey vs. Jindrak. This matchup could give Jindrak a chance to prove himself and will maybe make Rey a US title contender because it seems that he has outgrown the cruiser division so to speak. If the WWE was smart, with four more Smackdown's to build towards GAB, they would pick up the Booker/RVD feud which ended kind of prematurely going into the PPV. That feud more than any other would solidify top spots for both men. I agree with the Road Warrior on the Taker/Dudley's match. Unless the Dudley's win the handicap match I don't see any point of having it. A guy who only makes "rare" appearances shouldn't go over active superstars let alone a tag team. I think the ultimate push for the Dudley's would be if the WWE would allow them to put Taker on the shelf (yeah...right). Taker could then go back to the Biker Gimmick as the Deadman gimmick should have stayed dead. He could then either feud with younger stars who are making their way up the card to get them over (Charlie Haas or Renee Dupree would be my choice) or main event but actually job cleanly.

I would much rather see a real tag team (nothing against the Guerrero's as they're one of the few entertaining acts on SD) like the Basham's or Akio and Sakoda wrestle for the tag titles. That division is all but dead and the only thing I could see saving it would be for the Dudley's to get the belts. Atleast they're a tag team with an actual angle going right now. It would also get Charlie Haas out of this little tag team so that he can be built up as a single's wrestler. The diva's match is completely stupid and not something that is going to make fans want to buy your PPV. This matchup could easily be replaced with some sort of cruiserweight championship matchup. Raw is the home of women's wrestling. There are no talented women wrestlers on SD and there is no women's title so I don't see the point of them being there other than as managers. JD got 200,000 buys one of the lowest buyrates in years. I expect this PPV to be right around the same if not lower. When will the WWE learn.

[Orton Rko]

I wanted to see Chavo vs.Chavo Classic for the cruiserweight title instead of the Guerrero's in the tag title match.

[The_Wolf]

I hope the Dudleys win, this would strengthen there heel turn that they can take even the biggest of guys. But knowing WWE and Vince, Undertaker will win this. He doesn't need wins now, he needs to get talent over by letting them go over him.

yeah i agree, as much as id like to see bubba powerbomb the taker threw a table it just wont happen. but im sure he wont win everytime...hopefully.

[Mac Daddy]

People have been saying over and over how Booker T & Rob Van Dam should be main-eventing and John Bradshaw Layfield should not. The truth of the matter is, I agree. But I look at the Great American Bash as a step in the right direction.


I like where Booker T and Rob Van Dam are on the card. I knew after Judgment Day, that things would be looking pretty ****ty and I also knew that Vince wouldn't immediately pull out a restoration. So I anticipated a re-match between Justin Layfield and Eddy Guerrero, but I hoped that he would at least product a Great American Bash card that would symbolize a restoration down the road. That's exactly what we'll getting. Oh yes, the buyrates will be pitiful, but you have to admit that it could be even worse.


Booker T vs. John Cena. I don't understand why everyone has a problem with this. Yes, Booker should be main-eventing, but since he isn't, this is a nice spot for him. I'm sure that we'll see a decent match between Booker and Cena, and Cena should win.


RVD vs. Rene Dupree. Again, I don't understand the ranting that I've seen around the 'Net. I'm not sure if the match will be what I'm expecting it to be, because I expected a lot more out of Cena and Dupree on Smackdown in the Lumber Jack match, but after a win here, I see RVD getting some time to shine.


I'm so tired of Rico & Charlie Haas. Their matches are no entertaining, and not that they couldn't be. Lord knows both these men are blessed in the squared circle. But I'm tired of the same old gay antics of Rico. I'm not homophobic or anti-gay or anything like that, but the same thing week in and week out is getting stale, and its precisely why I objected to this arrangement. And with a Rico & Charlie Haas vs. Guerreros match-up at the Great American Bash, I can see that we're going to get a whole 15 mins of this great, classic comedy.

[Chazz]

Well, I look at that potential card and I say that I will pass on ordering it. I'm not paying $35 for that! No way in hell. Here is my problem with it.

Eddie vs. JBL- I really don't have a problem with this match because I am hoping that this is the last time JBL is in the main event for a long time. Why Vince gave him a big push with a new character is beyond me, but he did. I like the character of JBL. I just don't understand why he has been shoved in our faces so hard, so fast. The story between the two has been pretty good, but it just hasn't done anything for Eddie. The guy deserves better. I mean, he went from beating Brock and Kurt, to losing to JBL. That just don't seem right.

Dudley's vs. Undertaker- okay, I will admit that when Taker went back to the old gimmick I was excited. Hell, just about evryone was. Yet, the hype is gone and now we all want Taker to start elevating the younger guys because he is nearing the end of a great career. Well, I got news for all of you. It aint gonna happen. Taker will get one last run with the title and he is not gonna start jobbing to get other guys over. That was made clear when he beat Booker at Judgment Day. As far as this match goes, I'll only say this. Don't have it! There is no sense in having Taker beat an established and credible tag team like the Dudley's. The Dudley's themselves really don't need this match. They need to be in the tag team title match and they need to be the tag champs.

Cena vs. Booker T- I'm not going to say that this match is beneath Booker, but at the same time I feel that this match should not happen. At least, not right now. Save this for when both men will be main eventing. Right now, Cena needs to drop the belt to someone, and he needs to go back to the "badass" face he was a couple of months ago. This match is one that I would scrap and save for later. This is really where JBL should be. I wouldn't mind if Cena met Dupree one more time.

Mysterio vs. Jindrak- now, this match intrigues me. It is time for Rey to move on up to the US title scene, and this is a good way to do it. Jindrak needs only to have an impressive outing with Rey to make his mark on Smackdown. Rey needs to win to propel him into contendership for the US belt at SummerSlam.

RVD vs. Dupree- I like this only because I feel that this will help both guys out. For Dupree, it will give him another quality opponent to face off against and will further build him up as the "French Phenom". For Rob, he will get the chance to move up the ladder towards the main event scene. Now, many of you feel Rob should already be there and that this match does nothing for him. I diasgree only because I feel that Rob is headed towards the WWE title and this puts him into a good feud with an up-and-comer in Dupree for ahwile until he gets his push. It is obvious that the Booker/RVD feud will be saved for when one of them has the WWE title (which will probably be Booker). I think Rob and Renee could have some very good matches.

The rest of the card is too awful for me to comment on. The Tag Team title match is a joke. Dudley's should be slotted in there instead of the Chavo's. Women's match is......well.........eye candy. No need to comment on that. Overall, a card that is not worth the price.