The Great American Bash (2006)

The Great American Bash (2006)
Promotional poster featuring Batista
Theme song(s)	"Lonely Train" by Black Stone Cherry
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	SmackDown!
Date	July 23, 2006
Attendance	9,750
Venue	Conseco Fieldhouse
City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Pay-per-view chronology
Vengeance (2006) The Great American Bash (2006) SummerSlam (2006)
The Great American Bash chronology
The Great American Bash (2005) The Great American Bash (2006) The Great American Bash (2007)

The Great American Bash (2006) was the third annual Great American Bash professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on July 23, 2006, at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and was a SmackDown! brand-exclusive event.

The main event was Rey Mysterio versus King Booker for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Booker won by pinfall after Chavo Guerrero interfered. One of the predominant matches on the card was The Undertaker versus Big Show in the first Punjabi Prison match, which Undertaker won by escaping the structure. Another primary match on the undercard was Batista versus Mr. Kennedy, which Kennedy won after Batista was disqualified.

The main feud heading into The Great American Bash was between Rey Mysterio and King Booker over the World Heavyweight Championship. On the July 7 episode of SmackDown!, Booker became the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship by last eliminating William Regal and Matt Hardy in a Battle Royal. Later that night, Booker and Queen Sharmell, Booker's wife, attacked Mysterio backstage, and executed a low blow.