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{{Short description|WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event series}} |
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[[Image:SummerSlam 2009.png|thumb|200px|right|The SummerSlam logo from 2010.]] |
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{{About|the pay-per-view series in general|the inaugural event|SummerSlam (1988)}} |
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'''SummerSlam''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event, produced every August by [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[WWE]]. The event was created in 1988, with its inaugural event taking place on August 29, 1988 at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City|New York, New York]]. The event was a [[pay-per-view]] unlike the [[Royal Rumble]] of that year which was broadcast as a television special on [[USA Network]]. SummerSlam was created as a pay-per-view to help the company compete against rival promotion [[World Championship Wrestling]] (formerly [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]). The event has been dubbed as "The Biggest Event of the Summer."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot| title=Let the Party Begin|first=Louie|last=Dee|publisher=WWE.com|accessdate=2008-05-12|date=2006-05-17}}</ref> Along with [[WrestleMania]], [[Royal Rumble]] and [[Survivor Series]], the event is considered as one of the "Big Four", the original four annual WWE pay-per-views.<ref name=sa94/> |
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{{Infobox wrestling PPV series |
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| name = SummerSlam |
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| image = SummerSlam logo 2012-2021.png |
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| caption = SummerSlam logo used from 2012 to 2021; this logo is also still occasionally used in marketing material. |
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| alt = The SummerSlam logo 2022. |
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| promotion = [[WWE]] |
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| brands = [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] (2002–2011, 2016–present)<br />[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] (2002–2011, 2016–present)<br/>[[205 Live (WWE brand)|205 Live]] (2018–2019)<br />[[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] (2006–2009) |
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| nickname = ''"The Biggest Party of the Summer"'' |
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| first_event = [[SummerSlam (1988)|1988]] |
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'''SummerSlam''' is an upcoming [[professional wrestling]] event, produced annually since 1988 by the world's largest [[professional wrestling promotion]], [[WWE]]. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind their flagship event, [[WrestleMania]]. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, [[Royal Rumble]], [[Survivor Series]], and [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five". The event has been broadcast on [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) since the inaugural [[SummerSlam (1988)|1988 event]] and via [[livestreaming]] since the [[SummerSlam (2014)|2014 event]]. |
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The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29, 1988, at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. The [[SummerSlam (1992)|1992 event]] was the company's first major PPV to take place outside of [[North America]] with it being held at the [[original Wembley Stadium]] in [[London, England]]; it had a reported attendance of 80,355, which as of April 2023, WWE considers this to be their seventh largest live gate in history. From [[SummerSlam (2009)|2009]] to 2014, SummerSlam was held at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] and from [[SummerSlam (2015)|2015]] to [[SummerSlam (2018)|2018]], the event took place at the [[Barclays Center]] in the New York City borough of [[Brooklyn]]. Beginning with the [[SummerSlam (2021)|2021 event]], SummerSlam has been held in [[National Football League]] stadiums across the United States. From its inception up through that 2021 event, SummerSlam was held annually in August. The [[SummerSlam (2022)|2022 event]] marked the first and thus far only time that the event was not held in August, as it was instead held in July, with SummerSlam returning to August with the [[SummerSlam (2023)|2023 edition]]. The [[SummerSlam (2025)|2025 event]] will expand SummerSlam to two nights. |
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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020, that year's [[SummerSlam (2020)|SummerSlam]] was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event produced from their [[bio-secure bubble]], the [[WWE ThunderDome]]. After the promotion resumed live touring with fans in July 2021, that year's SummerSlam was promoted as the "biggest event of 2021" due to [[WrestleMania 37]] having to be held at a reduced venue capacity. The 2021 SummerSlam in turn became the highest-grossing SummerSlam event of all time until that record was broken with the 2023 event, which also became the highest-grossing non-WrestleMania event for WWE. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Development=== |
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[[File:Msg2005d.JPG|thumb|left|200px|[[Madison Square Garden]] has hosted the inaugural event, [[SummerSlam (1988)]], [[SummerSlam (1991)]] and [[SummerSlam (1998)]]; a total of three times.]] [[File:SummerSlam2009live.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Staples Center]] hosted two consecutive editions of the event in 2009 and 2010. A third is currently scheduled for 2011.]] |
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In the 1980s, [[Vince McMahon]]'s [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF)'s main competition in the professional wrestling industry was from [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP). McMahon countered [[Jim Crockett]]'s successful [[Starrcade]] pay-per-view, which began airing in 1983, by making the [[WrestleMania]] franchise. After [[WrestleMania III]], the most successful professional wrestling pay-per-view event in history, McMahon made the [[Survivor Series]] franchise, which aired the same day as [[Starrcade (1987)|Starrcade '87]] in November 1987. After defeating Crockett in the ratings, McMahon made the [[Royal Rumble]], an event airing for free on the [[USA Network]] in January 1988, which set a ratings record for the network with eight million households tuning in to watch the event. In retaliation, Crockett made the [[Clash of the Champions]] event, which aired simultaneously with [[WrestleMania IV]]. WrestleMania IV garnered higher ratings, and not long after, Crockett filed for bankruptcy and sold his company to [[Ted Turner]], who renamed it [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).<ref>Assael, Shaun. ''Sex, Lies, & Headlocks'', 74–80.</ref> |
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| image1 = Madison Square Garden, 2005.jpg |
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| caption1 = [[Madison Square Garden]] has hosted SummerSlam three times to date: [[SummerSlam (1988)|1988]], [[SummerSlam (1991)|1991]], and [[SummerSlam (1998)|1998]] |
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| image2 = SummerSlam2009live.jpg |
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| caption2 = [[Staples Center]] hosted SummerSlam six years in a row: [[SummerSlam (2009)|2009]]–[[SummerSlam (2014)|2014]] and the tagline was [[Los Angeles, California|California Sun]] |
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| image3 = Barclays-center.jpg |
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| caption3 = [[Barclays Center]] hosted SummerSlam four years in a row: [[SummerSlam (2015)|2015]]–[[SummerSlam (2018)|2018]] |
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In the late 1980s, the [[World Wrestling Federation]]'s (WWF, now WWE) main competition in the [[professional wrestling]] industry was from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]]'s (NWA) [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]. WWF Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] countered [[Jim Crockett]]'s successful [[Starrcade]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV), which began airing in 1983, by creating [[WrestleMania]] in 1985. After [[WrestleMania III]] in March 1987, the most successful professional wrestling pay-per-view event in history, McMahon created [[Survivor Series]], which aired the same day as [[Starrcade (1987)|Starrcade]] in November 1987. After defeating Crockett in the ratings war, McMahon created the [[Royal Rumble]], an event airing for free on the [[USA Network]] in January 1988, on the same night as the Crockett produced PPV [[Bunkhouse Stampede]]. The event set a ratings record for the network with eight million households tuning in to watch the event. In retaliation, Crockett created the [[Clash of the Champions I]] event, which aired simultaneously with [[WrestleMania IV]]. WrestleMania IV garnered higher ratings, and not long after, Crockett filed for bankruptcy and sold his company to [[Ted Turner]], who rebranded it as [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).<ref>Assael, Shaun. ''Sex, Lies, & Headlocks'', 74–80.</ref> |
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As the WWF continued to replace its [[closed-circuit television|closed circuit programming]] with pay-per-view programming, McMahon added more pay-per-views to the lineup to capitalize on the success of his previous events. In addition to WrestleMania in March/April, Survivor Series in November, and Royal Rumble in January, McMahon created an event for August, which he named SummerSlam. The [[SummerSlam (1988)|inaugural SummerSlam]] was scheduled to be held on August 29, 1988, at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. To keep the WWF from having a pay-per-view market monopoly, Turner began airing monthly WCW pay-per-views. As a result, both companies brought in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.<ref name=sa94>Assael, Shaun. ''Sex, Lies, & Headlocks'', 94–95.</ref> |
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Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",<ref>{{cite web|title=Let the Party Begin|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/summerslam06shoot|first=Louie|last=Dee|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 12, 2008|date=May 17, 2006}}</ref> SummerSlam became one of the promotion's most successful events, eventually considered the second biggest event of the year, behind WrestleMania,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paddock |first1=Matty |title=Could Brock Lesnar beat three men at SummerSlam to remain in the WWE? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html |access-date=March 27, 2021 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=August 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822131734/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-summerslam-results-brock-lesnar-jinder-mahal-finn-balor-john-cena-sasha-banks-alexa-bliss-a7904051.html |archive-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jorgensen |first1=Jack |last2=Silverstein |first2=Adam |title=WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, start time, location, 2018 date, PPV rumors |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-location-date-start-time-predictions-ppv-rumors/ |access-date=March 27, 2021 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=August 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822001936/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-2018-matches-card-start-time-location-2018-date-ppv-rumors/ |archive-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref> and also one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble, the promotion's original four annual events and their four biggest events of the year.<ref name=keith>{{cite book|last=Keith|first=Scott|title=Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation|isbn=0-8065-2619-X|publisher=Citadel Press|year=2004|page=160}}</ref> From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including [[King of the Ring]], but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sullivan, Kevin |author1-link=Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) |title=The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship |date=November 23, 2010 |publisher=[[Gallery Books]] |isbn=9781439193211 |page=124 |quote=At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "big five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...}}</ref> In August 2021, [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]] became recognized as one of the "Big Five".<ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022 |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022 |website=[[KSNV]] |access-date=July 29, 2024 |date=August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/article/money-in-the-bank-headed-to-the-o2-in-london-july-01-2023|title=Money in the Bank headed to The O2 in London on Saturday, July 1|date=January 5, 2023|author=WWE.com Staff|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=January 5, 2023|quote=The O2 is one of the world's premier venues and the perfect home for Money In The Bank. We are excited to bring one of our 'Big 5' events to the UK and look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to London on July 1.}}</ref> |
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===Brand extension=== |
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{{further|[[WWE Brand Extension]]}} |
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The first SummerSlam was held on August 29, 1988 in [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. In 2002, WWE instituted a brand extension,where the roster was split and wrestlers and pay-per-views were made exclusive to the [[WWE Raw|RAW]] and [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]] brands. As a result, SummerSlam, WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series were the only four events featuring wrestlers and matches from both brands.<ref name=crop/> The [[SummerSlam (2006)|2006 event]] was the first to also feature the newly made [[ECW on Sci Fi|ECW]] brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/08/21/1767711.html|title=Flair & Hogan top average SummerSlam|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling| accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2006-08-21}}</ref> In 2007, however, all pay-per-views began once again featuring talent from all three brands.<ref name=crop>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2007/2007_03_14.jsp|title=WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-05-14|date=2007-03-14}}</ref> |
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In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref name=GetFOut>{{cite web| title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment| publisher=WWE| url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| access-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| archive-date=January 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an [[orphaned initialism]].<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Sacco |first1=Justine |last2=Weitz |first2=Michael |date=April 7, 2011 |title=The New WWE |url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2011/04-07-2011 |location=[[Connecticut]] |publisher=[[WWE]] |access-date=November 25, 2021 }}</ref> Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]], in which the roster was divided between the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform<ref name="BrandExtensionPressRelease">{{cite press release|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |title=WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands |publisher=[[WWE]] |date=March 27, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417115226/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>—[[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] became a third brand in 2006.<ref name=SciFi>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/scifi|title=WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=June 2, 2006}}</ref> The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=Raw Results – 8/29/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/26309-raw-results-8-29-11/|work=Wrestleview|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref> but it was reintroduced in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE's destiny to be determined during SmackDown's Live premiere|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/live-draft-smackdown-premiere?sf29076738|publisher=WWE|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> SummerSlam, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. In 2014, SummerSlam began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the [[WWE Network]], which launched in February that year,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=WWE Network: Price, schedule and everything else you need to know |work=The Independent |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> and in 2021, the event became available on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-network-to-launch-on-peacock-march-18|title=WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18|date=March 8, 2021|author=WWE.com Staff|work=[[WWE]]|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Dates and venues== |
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As a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in early 2020, WWE had to present the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] set at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] beginning mid-March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=WWE TAPING UPDATES|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/134914/wwe-taping-updates.html?p=1|publisher=PWInsider|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref> The [[SummerSlam (2020)|2020 SummerSlam]] was scheduled for August 23 at the [[TD Garden]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], but it and the preceding night's [[NXT TakeOver XXX|NXT TakeOver event]] had to be relocated due to the pandemic.<ref name="2020PWI">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=SUMMERSLAM WEEKEND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN BOSTON, MAYOR SAYS ALL MAJOR EVENTS NEED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/136237/summerslam-weekend-will-not-take-place-in-boston-mayor-says-all-major-events-need-to-make-alternative-plans.html?p=1|work=[[PWInsider]]|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="2020WV">{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|title=WWE SummerSlam will not take place in Boston, mayor announces no events will take place|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/155605-wwe-summerslam-will-not-take-place-in-boston/|work=WrestleView|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> On August 17, WWE announced that SummerSlam would emanate from Orlando's [[Amway Center]] and it would be produced by way of a [[bio-secure bubble]] dubbed the [[WWE ThunderDome]], which was first utilized for the August 21 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. This made SummerSlam the first major WWE event to be held outside of the Performance Center since March 2020, as well as their first pay-per-view produced from the ThunderDome. Inside the ThunderDome, drones, lasers, pyro, smoke, and projections were utilized to enhance wrestlers' entrances, and nearly 1,000 LED boards were installed to allow for rows and rows of virtual fans, who could register for a free virtual seat. Arena audio was also mixed with that of the virtual fans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Heel|first=N.|date=August 17, 2020|title=WWE Launching 'ThunderDome' At Amway Center This Friday|url=https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/wwe-news/wwe-launching-thunderdome-at-amway-center-this-friday/|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=Heel By Nature|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WWE introducing new state-of-the-art viewing experience with WWE ThunderDome|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-virtual-fan-experience-thunder-zone-summerslam-amway-center|work=WWE|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Announces ThunderDome Arena; Enhanced Fan Experience, Residency At Amway Center; First Look Video Shown|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-thunderdome-arena-enhanced-fan-experience|work=Fightful|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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While SummerSlam has been considered WWE's second biggest event of the year for many years, in 2021, it was promoted as the promotion's biggest event of that year. [[WrestleMania 37]] in April 2021, which was the promotion's first event with live fans since before the pandemic, had to be held at a reduced venue capacity due to the ongoing pandemic. In July 2021, WWE resumed live touring with fans, and in an effort to sell out that year's [[SummerSlam (2021)|SummerSlam]], which was held at the [[Allegiant Stadium]] in the [[Las Vegas]] suburb of [[Paradise, Nevada]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Guzzo|first=Gisberto|title=WWE SummerSlam 2021 To Take Place At Allegiant Stadium In Las Vegas|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-summerslam-2021-take-place-allegiant-stadium-las-vegas|work=Fightful|date=June 5, 2021|access-date=June 6, 2021}}</ref> WWE promoted SummerSlam as the "biggest event of 2021".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/amp/shows/summerslam/article/dj-valentino-khan-to-perform-at-summerslam|title=DJ Valentino Khan to perform at SummerSlam|date=August 18, 2021|author=WWE.com Staff|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> The 2021 event in turn became the highest-grossing SummerSlam event of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2021/08/24/wwe-summerslam-2021-shatters-records-roman-reigns-touts-legitimate-needle-moving/?sh=5eef1adb6c39|title=WWE SummerSlam 2021 Shatters Records; Roman Reigns Touts 'Legitimate Needle Moving'|first1=Alfred|last1=Konuwa|work=Forbes|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref> Beginning with [[WrestleMania 36]] in 2020, WWE began holding WrestleMania as a two-night event. Beginning with the [[SummerSlam (2025)|2025 event]], SummerSlam will also expand to two nights, scheduled for the [[MetLife stadium]] in [[East Rutherford]] on August 2 and 3, 2025;<ref name="2025event">{{cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=September 26, 2024 |title=WWE SummerSlam 2025 To Be A Two-Night Event At MetLife Stadium |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-summerslam-2025-be-two-night-event-metlife-stadium |access-date=September 26, 2024 |work=Fightful}}</ref> the [[SummerSlam (2026)|2026 edition]] had originally been announced as the first-ever two-night SummerSlam before WWE later announced that the 2025 event would be two nights.<ref name="2026-announced"/> Additionally, a future two-night SummerSlam will be held at the [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] as part of a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp, which will see the [[Royal Rumble (2025)|2025 Royal Rumble]] and a future WrestleMania held at the stadium.<ref name="Indianapolis">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/wwe-host-3-major-premium-live-events-indianapolis-starting-2025-royal-rumble|title=WWE to host 3 major premium live events in Indianapolis, starting with 2025 Royal Rumble|date=June 24, 2024|last=Gaydos|first=Ryan|work=[[Fox Business]]|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> |
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From its inception in 1988 up through the 2021 event, SummerSlam had been held annually in August. The [[SummerSlam (2022)|2022 event]], however, was the first SummerSlam to not be held in August, as it was instead held in July. It took place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the [[Nissan Stadium]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="2022event"/> The [[SummerSlam (2023)|2023 event]] was scheduled for Saturday, August 5, 2023, at [[Ford Field]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]], thus returning SummerSlam to the month of August.<ref name="2023event"/> The 2023 event would break the 2021 event's record to become the highest-grossing SummerSlam of all time, as well as the highest-grossing event outside of WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/summerslam-makes-history-fallout-videos-asuka-comments-what-s-next-her-fight-size|title=SummerSlam Makes History, Fallout Videos, Asuka Comments On What's Next For Her <nowiki>|</nowiki> Fight Size|date=August 6, 2023|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Events== |
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|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[SummerSlam (1988)]] |
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|August 29, 1988 |
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|[[Madison Square Garden]] |
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|[[The Mega Powers]] ([[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]]) vs. [[The Mega Bucks]] ([[André The Giant]] and [[Ted DiBiase|"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase]]) with [[Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] as the [[special guest referee]] |
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|[[SummerSlam (1989)]] |
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|August 28, 1989 |
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|[[Brutus Beefcake]] and [[Hulk Hogan]] vs. [[Randy Savage]] and [[Tom Lister, Jr.|Zeus]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1989/results/|title=SummerSlam 1989 official results|publisher=[[WWE]]|accessdate=June 18, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325075420/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1989/results/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archivedate=March 25, 2008}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1990)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1990)]] |
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|August 27, 1990 |
|August 27, 1990 |
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|[[ |
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |
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|[[Spectrum (arena)| |
|[[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]] |
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|[[The Ultimate Warrior]] (c) vs. [[Rick Rude|Ravishing Rick Rude]] in a [[Steel Cage match]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ring Results: 1990|publisher=The History of WWE|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/90.htm|access-date=November 22, 2010|first=Graham|last=Cawthon}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1991)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1991)]] |
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|August 26, 1991 |
|August 26, 1991 |
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|New York, New York |
|[[New York City, New York]] |
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|Madison Square Garden |
|[[Madison Square Garden]] |
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|[[Hulk Hogan]] and [[The Ultimate Warrior]] vs. [[Sgt. Slaughter]], [[Adnan Al-Kaissie|General Adnan]], and [[The Iron Sheik|Colonel Mustafa]] in a [[Handicap match|Handicap]] [[elimination match]] with [[Sid Eudy|Sid Justice]] as the [[special guest referee]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=SummerSlam 1991 |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/1991/ |website=[[WWE]] |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1992)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1992)]] |
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|August 29, 1992 |
|August 29, 1992<br>{{small|([[Broadcast delay|Aired]] August 31, 1992)}} |
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|[[ |
|[[London, England]] |
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|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] |
|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] |
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|[[Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] (c) vs. [[The British Bulldog]] for the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite news| title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling's Historical Cards: SummerSlam 1992 (London, England, Wembley Stadium)|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|page=128}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1993)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1993)]] |
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|August 30, 1993 |
|August 30, 1993 |
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|[[Auburn Hills, Michigan]] |
|[[Auburn Hills, Michigan]] |
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|[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] |
|[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] |
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|[[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] (c) vs. [[Lex Luger]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite book|last=Feigenbaum|first=Aaron|author2=Kevin Kelly |author3=Seth Mates |author4=Brian Solomon |author5=Phil Speer |title=The Ultimate World Wrestling Entertainment Trivia Book|page=86}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1994)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1994)]] |
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|August 29, 1994 |
|August 29, 1994 |
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|[[ |
|[[Chicago, Illinois]] |
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|[[United Center]] |
|[[United Center]] |
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|[[The Undertaker]] vs. "[[Brian Lee (wrestler)|The Undertaker]]" |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction|work=United Center|url=http://www.unitedcenter.com/unitedcenter/arenainfo.asp|access-date=November 15, 2007}}</ref> |
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|8 |
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|[[SummerSlam (1995)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1995)]] |
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|August 27, 1995 |
|August 27, 1995 |
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|[[ |
|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |
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|[[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)| |
|[[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] |
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|[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] (c) vs. [[King Mabel]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Criscuolo|author2=Rozzero, Justin|title=SummerSlam 1995 Review|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/sslam95review.htm|publisher=The History of WWE|date=July 5, 2007|access-date=July 16, 2008|archive-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529002619/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/sslam95review.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|9 |
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|[[SummerSlam (1996)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1996)]] |
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|August 18, 1996 |
|August 18, 1996 |
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|[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
|[[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
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|[[ |
|[[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|Gund Arena]] |
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|[[Shawn Michaels]] (c) vs. [[Big Van Vader|Vader]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1986|title=WWF SummerSlam 1996 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref> |
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|10 |
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|[[SummerSlam (1997)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1997)]] |
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|August 3, 1997 |
|August 3, 1997 |
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|East Rutherford, New Jersey |
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] |
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|Continental Airlines Arena |
|[[Meadowlands Arena|Continental Airlines Arena]] |
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|[[The Undertaker]] (c) vs. [[Bret Hart]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] with [[Shawn Michaels]] as the [[special guest referee]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug4_slam_results.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729210524/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/aug4_slam_results.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title=WWF Summerslam '97 results|date=August 4, 1997|access-date=October 27, 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (1998)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1998)]] |
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|August 30, 1998 |
|August 30, 1998 |
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|New York, New York |
|[[New York City, New York]] |
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|Madison Square Garden |
|[[Madison Square Garden]] |
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) vs. [[The Undertaker]] for the [[WWF Championship]] |
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|{{small|[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (c) vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[Ladder match]] for the WWF Intercontinental Championship<br />Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship}} |
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|<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE SummerSlam Flashback Series – 1998 Report Austin vs. Taker, The Rock vs. Triple H|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_42889.shtml|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=August 6, 2010|date=August 30, 1998}}</ref> |
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|12 |
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|[[SummerSlam (1999)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (1999)]] |
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|August 22, 1999 |
|August 22, 1999 |
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|[[ |
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
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|[[Target Center]] |
|[[Target Center]] |
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (c) vs. [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWF Championship]] with [[Jesse Ventura]] as the [[special guest referee]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2075|title=WWF SummerSlam 1999 – "An Out Of Body Experience" « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=July 26, 2019}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2000)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2000)]] |
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|August 27, 2000 |
|August 27, 2000 |
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|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]] |
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]] |
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|[[ |
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|[[PNC Arena|Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena]] |
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| |
|[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (c) vs. [[Kurt Angle]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[Triple Threat match]] for the [[WWF Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/2000/venue/ |access-date=March 15, 2008 |title=SummerSlam (2000) Venue |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107031220/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/2000/venue/ |archive-date=January 7, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2001)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2001)]] |
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|August 19, 2001 |
|August 19, 2001 |
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|[[San Jose, California]] |
|[[San Jose, California]] |
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|[[ |
|[[SAP Center|Compaq Center]] |
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|[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] (c) vs. [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] for the [[WCW Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#2001|title=SummerSlam results (prowrestlinghistory.com)|accessdate=March 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061913/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#2001|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2002)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2002)]] |
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|August 25, 2002 |
|August 25, 2002 |
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|[[Uniondale, New York]] |
|[[Uniondale, New York]] |
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|[[Nassau |
|[[Nassau Coliseum]] |
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|[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] (c) vs. [[Brock Lesnar]] for the [[WWE Undisputed Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/2002/|title=SummerSlam 2002 Results|access-date=January 25, 2008|publisher=WWE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231094700/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/2002/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=December 31, 2007}}</ref> |
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|16 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2003)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2003)]] |
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|August 24, 2003 |
|August 24, 2003 |
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|[[Phoenix, Arizona]] |
|[[Phoenix, Arizona]] |
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|[[ |
|[[Talking Stick Resort Arena|America West Arena]] |
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| |
|[[Triple H]] (c) vs. [[Chris Jericho]] vs. [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] vs. [[Kevin Nash]] vs. [[Randy Orton]] vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] in an [[Elimination Chamber]] match for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2003/venue/ |title=SummerSlam (2003) Venue |publisher=WWE |access-date=July 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630015620/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2003/venue/ |archive-date=June 30, 2007 }}</ref> |
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|17 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2004)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2004)]] |
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|August 15, 2004 |
|August 15, 2004 |
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|[[ |
|[[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
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|[[Air Canada Centre]] |
|[[Scotiabank Arena|Air Canada Centre]] |
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|[[Chris Benoit]] (c) vs. [[Randy Orton]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#2004|title= SummerSlam 2004 results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=February 15, 2008}}</ref> |
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|18 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2005)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2005)]] |
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|August 21, 2005 |
|August 21, 2005 |
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] |
|[[Washington, D.C.]] |
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|[[ |
|[[Capital One Arena|MCI Center]] |
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|[[Hulk Hogan]] vs. [[Shawn Michaels]] |
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|{{small|[[Dave Batista|Batista]] (c) vs. John ''Bradshaw'' Layfield for the World Heavyweight Championship<br />Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels}} |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#2005|title=SummerSlam 2005|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref> |
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|19 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2006)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2006)]] |
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|August 20, 2006 |
|August 20, 2006 |
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|[[ |
|[[Boston, Massachusetts]] |
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|[[TD Garden|TD Banknorth Garden]] |
|[[TD Garden|TD Banknorth Garden]] |
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| |
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] (c) vs. [[John Cena]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#2006|title=SummerSlam 2006 Results|access-date=March 8, 2008|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2007)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2007)]] |
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|August 26, 2007 |
|August 26, 2007 |
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|East Rutherford, New Jersey |
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] |
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|Continental Airlines Arena |
|[[Meadowlands Arena|Continental Airlines Arena]] |
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| |
|[[John Cena]] (c) vs. [[Randy Orton]] for the [[WWE Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/08/27/4450221.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629045651/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/08/27/4450221.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|date=August 27, 2007|first1=Dale|last1=Plummer|last2=Tylwalk|first2=Nick|title=Returns highlight SummerSlam|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Sports|access-date=October 24, 2007}}</ref> |
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|21 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2008)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2008)]] |
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|August 17, 2008 |
|August 17, 2008 |
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|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]] |
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|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]<ref name="wweppvspecial">{{cite journal|year=2007|month=Special|title=Greatest Moments in Pay-Per-View History|journal=WWE Magazine|pages=64–65|accessdate=2007-12-04}}</ref> |
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|[[Conseco Fieldhouse]] |
|[[Bankers Life Fieldhouse|Conseco Fieldhouse]] |
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| |
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] vs. [[The Undertaker]] in a [[Hell in a Cell match]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin's Random Reviews: WWE SummerSlam 2008|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/kevins-random-reviews-wwe-summerslam-2008/|access-date=December 13, 2020|work=[[411Mania]]|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2009)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2009)]] |
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|style="white-space:nowrap;"|August 23, 2009 |
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|August 23, 2009<ref name="location09">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1227214965.shtml|title=Reader Notes: Bret Hart, WWE in Elmira, 2009 PPVs|date=2008-11-20|last=Martin|first=Adam|accessdate=2008-11-21|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> |
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|[[ |
|rowspan="6"|[[Los Angeles, California]] |
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|[[Staples Center]] |
|rowspan="6"|[[Staples Center]] |
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|[[Jeff Hardy]] (c) vs. [[CM Punk]] in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref name="location09">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1227214965.shtml|title=Reader Notes: Bret Hart, WWE in Elmira, 2009 PPVs|date=November 20, 2008|last=Martin|first=Adam|access-date=November 21, 2008|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2010)]] |
|[[SummerSlam (2010)]] |
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|August 15, 2010 |
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|August 15, 2010<ref name="location10">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/13805490|title=SummerSlam|accessdate=2010-03-18|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> |
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|[[WWE|Team WWE]] ([[John Cena]], [[Bret Hart]], [[Chris Jericho]], [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], and [[R-Truth]]) vs. [[The Nexus (professional wrestling)|The Nexus]] ([[Wade Barrett]], [[Darren Young]], [[David Otunga]], [[Heath Slater]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Michael Tarver]], and [[Ryback|Skip Sheffield]]) |
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|Los Angeles, California<ref name="location10" /> |
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|<ref name="location10">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/13805490|title=SummerSlam|access-date=March 18, 2010|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828054217/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|Staples Center<ref name="location10" /> |
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|- |
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|{{small|Kane (c) vs. [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]] for the World Heavyweight Championship<br />Team WWE (John Cena, [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]], Edge, [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]], Bret Hart, and Chris Jericho) vs. [[Nexus (professional wrestling)|The Nexus]] ([[Wade Barrett]], [[Justin Gabriel]], [[Heath Slater]], [[David Otunga]], [[Skip Sheffield]], [[Michael Tarver]], [[Darren Young (wrestler)|Darren Young]]) in a seven-on-seven elimination tag team match}} |
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|24 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2011)]] |
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|August 14, 2011 |
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|[[CM Punk]] (c) vs. [[John Cena]] (c) for the [[WWE Championship|Undisputed WWE Championship]] with [[Triple H]] as the [[special guest referee]] then [[CM Punk]] (c) vs. [[Alberto Del Rio]] for the [[WWE Championship]] in Del Rio's [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank cash-in match]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staplescenter.com/wide.php?page=event_detail&event_id=2305|title=WWE SummerSlam|access-date=July 24, 2011|publisher=[[Staples Center]]|archive-date=May 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504032650/http://www.staplescenter.com/wide.php?page=event_detail&event_id=2305|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|25 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2012)]] |
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|August 19, 2012 |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Triple H]] in a [[No Disqualification match]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staplescenter.com/events/event-detail/3258/wwe-summerslam|title=WWE SummerSlam|publisher=StaplesCenter.com|access-date=December 2, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511035123/http://staplescenter.com/events/event-detail/3258/wwe-summerslam|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|26 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2013)]] |
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|August 18, 2013 |
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|[[John Cena]] (c) vs. [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] for the [[WWE Championship]] with [[Triple H]] as the [[special guest referee]] then [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] (c) vs. [[Randy Orton]] for the [[WWE Championship]] with [[Triple H]] as the [[special guest referee]] in Orton's [[Money in the Bank cash-in match]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/events/all/summerslam/all/all/all/3000/mi |title=WWE.com: WWE Tickets and Live Events Information from |publisher=WWE |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref> |
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|27 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2014)]] |
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|August 17, 2014 |
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|[[John Cena]] (c) vs. [[Brock Lesnar]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE.com: WWE Tickets and Live Events Information from WWE|url=http://www.wwe.com/events/all/summerslam/all/all/all/3000/mi|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |
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|28 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2015)]] |
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|August 23, 2015 |
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|rowspan=4"|[[Brooklyn, New York]] |
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|rowspan="4"|[[Barclays Center]] |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[The Undertaker]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Adam|title=WWE Summerslam PPV confirmed for Brooklyn on 8/23|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/53351-wwe-summerslam-ppv-confirmed-for-brooklyn-on-8-23|website=wrestleview.com|date=March 5, 2015|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref> |
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|29 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2016)]] |
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|August 21, 2016 |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Randy Orton]] |
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|<ref name="SS20162017">{{cite web|title=WWE SummerSlam returns to Barclays Center in 2016 and 2017|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/summerslam-barclays-center-brooklyn-2016-2017|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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|30 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2017)]] |
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|August 20, 2017 |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] (c) vs. [[Braun Strowman]] vs. [[Roman Reigns]] vs. [[Samoa Joe]] in a [[fatal four-way match]] for the [[WWE Universal Championship]] |
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|<ref name="SS20162017"/> |
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|31 |
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|[[SummerSlam (2018)]] |
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|August 19, 2018 |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] (c) vs. [[Roman Reigns]] for the [[WWE Universal Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get your SummerSlam tickets now|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/article/summerslam-2018-tickets|publisher=WWE|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2019)]] |
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|August 11, 2019 |
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|[[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
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|[[Scotiabank Arena]] |
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|[[Brock Lesnar]] (c) vs. [[Seth Rollins]] for the [[WWE Universal Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crosby |first1=Jack |title=WWE SummerSlam heading to Toronto in August 2019 after a four-year run in Brooklyn |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-heading-to-toronto-in-august-2019-after-a-four-year-run-in-brooklyn/ |access-date=March 27, 2021 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=August 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528134106/https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/wwe-summerslam-heading-to-toronto-in-august-2019-after-a-four-year-run-in-brooklyn/ |archive-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref> |
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|[[SummerSlam (2020)]] |
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|August 23, 2020 |
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]{{efn|name=fn1}} |
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|[[WWE ThunderDome]] at [[Amway Center]]{{efn|name=fn1}} |
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WWE released a complete [[DVD]] box set entitled ''SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology'', which showcases every SummerSlam event from 1988 to 2007 in its entirety, on August 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite video|title=WWE: SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology|date=2008|medium=DVD| publisher=WWE Home Video}}</ref> |
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| SummerSlam | |
|---|---|
 SummerSlam logo used from 2012 to 2021; this logo is also still occasionally used in marketing material. | |
| Promotion | WWE |
| Brands | Raw (2002–2011, 2016–present) SmackDown (2002–2011, 2016–present) 205 Live (2018–2019) ECW (2006–2009) |
| Nickname | "The Biggest Party of the Summer" |
| First event | 1988 |
SummerSlam is an upcoming professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by the world's largest professional wrestling promotion, WWE. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind their flagship event, WrestleMania. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". The event has been broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV) since the inaugural 1988 event and via livestreaming since the 2014 event.
The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29, 1988, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 1992 event was the company's first major PPV to take place outside of North America with it being held at the original Wembley Stadium in London, England; it had a reported attendance of 80,355, which as of April 2023, WWE considers this to be their seventh largest live gate in history. From 2009 to 2014, SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and from 2015 to 2018, the event took place at the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Beginning with the 2021 event, SummerSlam has been held in National Football League stadiums across the United States. From its inception up through that 2021 event, SummerSlam was held annually in August. The 2022 event marked the first and thus far only time that the event was not held in August, as it was instead held in July, with SummerSlam returning to August with the 2023 edition. The 2025 event will expand SummerSlam to two nights.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, that year's SummerSlam was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event produced from their bio-secure bubble, the WWE ThunderDome. After the promotion resumed live touring with fans in July 2021, that year's SummerSlam was promoted as the "biggest event of 2021" due to WrestleMania 37 having to be held at a reduced venue capacity. The 2021 SummerSlam in turn became the highest-grossing SummerSlam event of all time until that record was broken with the 2023 event, which also became the highest-grossing non-WrestleMania event for WWE.
History
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In the late 1980s, the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) main competition in the professional wrestling industry was from the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon countered Jim Crockett's successful Starrcade pay-per-view (PPV), which began airing in 1983, by creating WrestleMania in 1985. After WrestleMania III in March 1987, the most successful professional wrestling pay-per-view event in history, McMahon created Survivor Series, which aired the same day as Starrcade in November 1987. After defeating Crockett in the ratings war, McMahon created the Royal Rumble, an event airing for free on the USA Network in January 1988, on the same night as the Crockett produced PPV Bunkhouse Stampede. The event set a ratings record for the network with eight million households tuning in to watch the event. In retaliation, Crockett created the Clash of the Champions I event, which aired simultaneously with WrestleMania IV. WrestleMania IV garnered higher ratings, and not long after, Crockett filed for bankruptcy and sold his company to Ted Turner, who rebranded it as World Championship Wrestling (WCW).[1]
As the WWF continued to replace its closed circuit programming with pay-per-view programming, McMahon added more pay-per-views to the lineup to capitalize on the success of his previous events. In addition to WrestleMania in March/April, Survivor Series in November, and Royal Rumble in January, McMahon created an event for August, which he named SummerSlam. The inaugural SummerSlam was scheduled to be held on August 29, 1988, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. To keep the WWF from having a pay-per-view market monopoly, Turner began airing monthly WCW pay-per-views. As a result, both companies brought in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.[2]
Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",[3] SummerSlam became one of the promotion's most successful events, eventually considered the second biggest event of the year, behind WrestleMania,[4][5] and also one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble, the promotion's original four annual events and their four biggest events of the year.[6] From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including King of the Ring, but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002.[7] In August 2021, Money in the Bank became recognized as one of the "Big Five".[8][9]
In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the World Wildlife Fund over the "WWF" initialism.[10] In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.[11] Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the brand extension, in which the roster was divided between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform[12]—ECW became a third brand in 2006.[13] The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,[14] but it was reintroduced in July 2016.[15] SummerSlam, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. In 2014, SummerSlam began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the WWE Network, which launched in February that year,[16] and in 2021, the event became available on Peacock as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March that year.[17]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, WWE had to present the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a behind closed doors set at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida beginning mid-March.[18] The 2020 SummerSlam was scheduled for August 23 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, but it and the preceding night's NXT TakeOver event had to be relocated due to the pandemic.[19][20] On August 17, WWE announced that SummerSlam would emanate from Orlando's Amway Center and it would be produced by way of a bio-secure bubble dubbed the WWE ThunderDome, which was first utilized for the August 21 episode of SmackDown. This made SummerSlam the first major WWE event to be held outside of the Performance Center since March 2020, as well as their first pay-per-view produced from the ThunderDome. Inside the ThunderDome, drones, lasers, pyro, smoke, and projections were utilized to enhance wrestlers' entrances, and nearly 1,000 LED boards were installed to allow for rows and rows of virtual fans, who could register for a free virtual seat. Arena audio was also mixed with that of the virtual fans.[21][22][23]
While SummerSlam has been considered WWE's second biggest event of the year for many years, in 2021, it was promoted as the promotion's biggest event of that year. WrestleMania 37 in April 2021, which was the promotion's first event with live fans since before the pandemic, had to be held at a reduced venue capacity due to the ongoing pandemic. In July 2021, WWE resumed live touring with fans, and in an effort to sell out that year's SummerSlam, which was held at the Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada,[24] WWE promoted SummerSlam as the "biggest event of 2021".[25] The 2021 event in turn became the highest-grossing SummerSlam event of all time.[26] Beginning with WrestleMania 36 in 2020, WWE began holding WrestleMania as a two-night event. Beginning with the 2025 event, SummerSlam will also expand to two nights, scheduled for the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford on August 2 and 3, 2025;[27] the 2026 edition had originally been announced as the first-ever two-night SummerSlam before WWE later announced that the 2025 event would be two nights.[28] Additionally, a future two-night SummerSlam will be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana as part of a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp, which will see the 2025 Royal Rumble and a future WrestleMania held at the stadium.[29]
From its inception in 1988 up through the 2021 event, SummerSlam had been held annually in August. The 2022 event, however, was the first SummerSlam to not be held in August, as it was instead held in July. It took place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.[30] The 2023 event was scheduled for Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, thus returning SummerSlam to the month of August.[31] The 2023 event would break the 2021 event's record to become the highest-grossing SummerSlam of all time, as well as the highest-grossing event outside of WrestleMania.[32]
Events
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[edit]- ^ a b The SummerSlam was originally scheduled to be held at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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