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Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
SummerSlam is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event , produced annually in August by professional wrestling promotion WWE . Dubbed as "The Biggest Party of the Summer,"[1] it is one of the original "Big Four" pay-per-view events of WWE (along with WrestleMania , Royal Rumble , and Survivor Series )[2] and is considered the WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[3] [4] The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29, 1988 , at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast via pay-per-view . From 2009 to 2014 , SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , and from 2015 to 2018 , the event took place at the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn .
History
In the 1980s, Vince McMahon 's World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s main competition in the professional wrestling industry was from the Charlotte -based Jim Crockett Promotions , which was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). McMahon countered Jim Crockett 's successful Starrcade closed-circuit television event, which began airing in 1983, with the WrestleMania franchise in 1985 and eventually forced Crockett to sell his company to Ted Turner , who renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW).[5] The WWF continued to replace its closed circuit programming with pay-per-view programming and added more pay-per-views to the lineup to capitalize on the success of its previous events. In addition to WrestleMania in March and Survivor Series in November, McMahon added a third pay-per-view for August, which he named SummerSlam. To keep the WWF from having a pay-per-view market monopoly, WCW began airing monthly pay-per-views, and both companies began bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.[2] The first SummerSlam was held on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden in New York City . SummerSlam became one of the WWF's (and later WWE's) most successful events and one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble .[6] [7] [self-published source? ]
The 2020 event will be held behind closed doors for the first time in 33 years, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Dates and venues
#
Event
Date
City
Venue
Main Event
1
SummerSlam (1988)
August 29, 1988
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage ) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and Ted DiBiase ) with special guest referee Jesse Ventura
2
SummerSlam (1989)
August 28, 1989
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Brendan Byrne Arena
Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage and Zeus
3
SummerSlam (1990)
August 27, 1990
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spectrum
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
4
SummerSlam (1991)
August 26, 1991
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter , General Adnan , and Colonel Mustafa in a Handicap elimination match with special guest referee Sid Justice
5
SummerSlam (1992)
August 31, 1992 [a]
London, England
Wembley Stadium
Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship
6
SummerSlam (1993)
August 30, 1993
Auburn Hills, Michigan
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
7
SummerSlam (1994)
August 29, 1994
Chicago, Illinois
United Center
The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker "
8
SummerSlam (1995)
August 27, 1995
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Civic Arena
Diesel (c) vs. King Mabel for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
9
SummerSlam (1996)
August 18, 1996
Cleveland , Ohio
Gund Arena
Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
10
SummerSlam (1997)
August 3, 1997
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Continental Airlines Arena
The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with special guest referee Shawn Michaels
11
SummerSlam (1998)
August 30, 1998
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship
12
SummerSlam (1999)
August 22, 1999
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Target Center
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Mankind vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship with special guest referee Jesse Ventura
13
SummerSlam (2000)
August 27, 2000
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena
The Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
14
SummerSlam (2001)
August 19, 2001
San Jose, California
Compaq Center
Booker T (c) vs. The Rock for the WCW Championship
15
SummerSlam (2002)
August 25, 2002
Uniondale, New York
Nassau Coliseum
The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship
16
SummerSlam (2003)
August 24, 2003
Phoenix, Arizona
America West Arena
Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
17
SummerSlam (2004)
August 15, 2004
Toronto , Ontario
Air Canada Centre
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship
18
SummerSlam (2005)
August 21, 2005
Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels
19
SummerSlam (2006)
August 20, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Banknorth Garden
Edge (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
20
SummerSlam (2007)
August 26, 2007
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Continental Airlines Arena
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
21
SummerSlam (2008)
August 17, 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conseco Fieldhouse
Edge vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match
22
SummerSlam (2009)
August 23, 2009[8]
Los Angeles , California
Staples Center [8]
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship
23
SummerSlam (2010)
August 15, 2010[9]
Team WWE (John Cena , Bret Hart , Chris Jericho , Daniel Bryan , Edge , John Morrison , and R-Truth ) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett , Darren Young , David Otunga , Heath Slater , Justin Gabriel , Michael Tarver , and Skip Sheffield )
24
SummerSlam (2011)
August 14, 2011
CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship (Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match )
25
SummerSlam (2012)
August 19, 2012
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match
26
SummerSlam (2013)
August 18, 2013
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship with special guest referee Triple H (Orton's Money in the Bank cash-in match )
27
SummerSlam (2014)
August 17, 2014
John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
28
SummerSlam (2015)
August 23, 2015
Brooklyn , New York
Barclays Center
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
29
SummerSlam (2016)
August 21, 2016
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton
30
SummerSlam (2017)
August 20, 2017
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Universal Championship
31
SummerSlam (2018)
August 19, 2018
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
32
SummerSlam (2019)
August 11, 2019
Toronto , Ontario [10]
Scotiabank Arena
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship
33
SummerSlam (2020)
August 23, 2020
Orlando, Florida [11] [12] [13]
Amway Center
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
Notes
^ The event was taped on August 29 and aired on August 31.
References
^ Dee, Louie (2006-05-17). "Let the Party Begin" . WWE.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12 .
^ a b Assael, Shaun. Sex, Lies, & Headlocks , 94–95.
^ "Could Brock Lesnar beat three men at SummerSlam to remain in the WWE?" .
^ "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors" .
^ Assael, Shaun . Sex, Lies, & Headlocks , 74–80.
^ Keith, Scott (2004). Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation . Citadel Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-8065-2619-X .
^ Hamilton, Ian (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition . Lulu.com. p. 160. ISBN 1-4116-1210-8 . [self-published source ]
^ a b Martin, Adam (2008-11-20). "Reader Notes: Bret Hart, WWE in Elmira, 2009 PPVs" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2008-11-21 .
^ "SummerSlam" . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved 2010-03-18 .
^ "WWE SummerSlam heading to Toronto in August 2019 after a four-year run in Brooklyn" . Retrieved 27 August 2018 .
^ Johnson, Mike (May 8, 2020). "SUMMERSLAM WEEKEND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN BOSTON, MAYOR SAYS ALL MAJOR EVENTS NEED TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS" . PWInsider . Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ Tedesco, Mike (May 8, 2020). "WWE SummerSlam will not take place in Boston, mayor announces no events will take place" . WrestleView . Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
^ Mike Johnson (July 6, 2020). "WWE SummerSlam Update" . PWInsider. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
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