10 WWE One-Hit PPVS That Totally Failed To Hit The Mark

7. The Bash

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Back in 2004, WWE decided to bring back a long-standing NWA and WCW tradition. The Great American Bash was back on the air, but would be discarded following the 2008 event. The next year, management decided it was time to cut the title short, re-dubbing the event simply as The Bash.

It's unclear whether or not the name of the show really mattered, but the buyrate did drop from 196,000 (for The Great American Bash 2008) to 178,000. A 'Three Stages Of Hell' encounter between Randy Orton and Triple H was in the main event slot, and it actually turned out to be enjoyable.

Other matches like Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho and Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk were also fun, but it wasn't really the quality of the card that posed an issue to WWE. There was just something inadequate about the name of the show. The Bash didn't carry the tradition of the NWA/WCW title, and it didn't really signify anything exciting to fans.

By 2010, WWE decided to scrap the idea altogether, replacing The Bash with another one-off dud.

 
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