Clash at the Bash (2023) is a annual professional wrestling television special produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is the first Clash at the Bash event to take place outside of the United States and being the 1st PPV to take place in Puerto Rico since New Year's Revolution in 2005. Seven matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Cody Rhodes defeated Nick Aldis for the WWE Championship, where at the end, AEW's Kenny Omega shocked the world by appearing at the end of the show and hitting Cody Rhodes with the "One Winged Angel". Additionally, Cedric Alexander and Iyo Sky won their respective Money in the Bank ladder matches. In other prominent matches, Kofi Kingston defeated Bronson Reed in a Tables Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, Bianca Belair defeated Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke to retain the WWE Women's World Championship, Dakota Kai defeated Zelina Vega to win the WWE Women's Openweight Championship, and Santos Escobar defeated Dominik Mysterio to win the WWE United States Championship.
Alongside the Shocking return of Kenny Omega, Popular Puerto Rican Wrestlers Carlito and Savio Vega made surprised appearances during the Escobar v Mysterio match in order to help the former fend off Finn Balor and Damian Priest. And Jacy Jayne and Tatum Paxley made their main roster debuts alongside Damage CTRL during the Zelina Vega vs Dakota Kai match to help Kai defeat Zelina Vega.
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Clash at the Bash is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE since 2019. Generally held between May and July. Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, it is considered one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five".
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| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Alexander defeated Casey Wayne, Shelton Benjamin, LA Knight, Ricochet, and Zante Maverick | The Men's Money in the Bank ladder match | 20:25 | |
| 2 | Dakota Kai defeated Zelina Vega (c) | Singles match for the WWE Women's Openweight Championship | 9:00 | |
| 3 | Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Bronson Reed | Tables match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 8:40 | |
| 4 | Santos Escobar defeated Dominik Mysterio (c) | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship | 7:45 | |
| 5 | Bianca Belair (c) defeated Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke | Triple Threat match for the WWE Women's World Championship | 12:30 | |
| 6 | Iyo Sky defeated Bayley, Piper Niven, Jordynne Grace, Codi Nicole, and Teresa Flores | The Women's Money in the Bank ladder match | 18:05 | |
| 7 | Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Nick Aldis | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 32:10 |