The Great American Bash (1998)
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Brand(s) | WCW nWo | ||
| Date | June 14, 1998 | ||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Venue | Baltimore Arena | ||
| Attendance | 12,810 | ||
| Buy rate | 290,000 | ||
| Tagline | Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie. Tradition Bites! The New American Pastime! | ||
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The 1998 Great American Bash was the eighth Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and 12th Great American Bash event overall. It took place on June 14, 1998, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the sixth Great American Bash held at this venue after the 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1996 events.
Ten matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Sting defeated The Giant to gain control of the WCW World Tag Team Championships. In other prominent matches, Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage in an impromptu bout after losing to Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart, Goldberg defeated Konnan to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and Booker T defeated Fit Finlay to win the WCW World Television Championship, after defeating Chris Benoit in the final match of their best of seven series in the opening bout to earn the opportunity.