The Great American Bash (1997)
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 15, 1997 | ||
| City | Moline, Illinois | ||
| Venue | The MARK of the Quad Cities | ||
| Attendance | 9,613 | ||
| Buy rate | 220,000 | ||
| Tagline | Give Him A Nice Warm Hug On Father's Day | ||
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The 1997 Great American Bash was the seventh Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and 11th Great American Bash event overall. It took place on June 15, 1997, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.
Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Randy Savage defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Falls Count Anywhere match. In other prominent matches, The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated Ric Flair and Roddy Piper to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship, Kevin Greene defeated Steve McMichael, Chris Benoit defeated Meng in a Death match, and Akira Hokuto successfully retained her WCW Women's Championship in a Title vs. Career match against Madusa, who was forced to retire from professional wrestling.