Bash at the Beach (1996)

Bash at the Beach (1996)
VHS cover featuring Lex Luger and Macho Man Randy Savage
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling[1]
DateJuly 7, 1996[1]
CityDaytona Beach, Florida[1]
VenueOcean Center[1]
Attendance8,300[1]
Tagline(s)This is no Day at the Beach
Catch the Big One!
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The 1996 Bash at the Beach was the third annual Bash at the Beach professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 7, 1996 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1] The event is best remembered for Hulk Hogan's heel turn and the formation of the New World Order (nWo), which contributed greatly to the success of WCW in the mid-to-late 1990s.[2]

The main event was a tag team match between The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and their mystery partner (revealed to be Hulk Hogan), and Macho Man Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger. Matches on the undercard included Ric Flair against Konnan for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and Dean Malenko against Disco Inferno for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.[1][3] As of 2014, the event is available on the WWE Network.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bash at the Beach 1996". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  2. ^ Anderson, Steve (June 2002). "The NWO: a history". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  3. ^ "WCW Bash at the Beach 1996". The Internet Wrestling Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
  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.