PWInsider is reporting that the WWE filed for trademark of “The Great American Bash.”
Originally a Jim Crockett Promotions event back in 1988, Ted Turner and WCW took hold of the name to use for their annual late summer PPVs. WWE has since used it in several variations for several different functions.
You can read PWInsider’s full rundown by going here.
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Gene Okerlund,Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 02: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the WWE 2011 Hall Of Fame Induction at Phillips Arena on April 2, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the 2011 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Philips Arena on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the 2011 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Philips Arena on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Dusty Rhodes attends the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's 12th Annual Celebrity Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Dusty Rhodes (L) and Photographer Dave Allocca attend the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's 12th Annual Celebrity Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes. A 3-time NWA World Champion, Creative Consultant for World Wrestling Entertainment. Member of WWE's "Legends program". (Photo by John Sciulli/WireImage for LIONSGATE) *** Local Caption ***
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Dusty Rhodes
HOUSTON - APRIL 04: The American Dream Dusty Rhodes attends the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania's WWE Hall of Fame>> at the Toyota Center on April 4, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
