SummerSlam

SummerSlam is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event held in July or August by WWE since 1988. The event is often called "The Biggest Party of the Summer." Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series, SummerSlam is one of the "Big Four" events and was one of the original four yearly WWE pay-per-views.Assael, Shaun. Sex, Lies, & Headlocks, 94–95.

 Dates and venues 
#EventDateCityVenueMain Event1SummerSlam (1988)August 29, 1988New York City, New YorkMadison Square GardenThe Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase) with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee2SummerSlam (1989)August 28, 1989East Rutherford, New JerseyBrendan Byrne ArenaBrutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage and Zeus3SummerSlam (1990)August 27, 1990Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpectrumThe Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Ravishing Rick Rude in a Steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship4SummerSlam (1991)August 26, 1991New York City, New YorkMadison Square GardenHulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa in a Handicap elimination match with Sid Justice as the special guest referee5SummerSlam (1992)August 29, 1992London, EnglandWembley StadiumBret "The Hitman" Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship6SummerSlam (1993)August 30, 1993Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn HillsYokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship7SummerSlam (1994)August 29, 1994Chicago, IllinoisUnited CenterThe Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker"8SummerSlam (1995)August 27, 1995Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCivic ArenaDiesel (c) vs. King Mabel for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship9SummerSlam (1996)August 18, 1996Cleveland, OhioGund ArenaShawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship10SummerSlam (1997)August 3, 1997East Rutherford, New JerseyContinental Airlines ArenaThe Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee11SummerSlam (1998)August 30, 1998New York City, New YorkMadison Square GardenStone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship12SummerSlam (1999)August 22, 1999Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget CenterStone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Mankind vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee13SummerSlam (2000)August 27, 2000Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh Entertainment and Sports ArenaThe Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship14SummerSlam (2001)August 19, 2001San Jose, CaliforniaCompaq CenterBooker T (c) vs. The Rock for the WCW Championship15SummerSlam (2002)August 25, 2002Uniondale, New YorkNassau ColiseumThe Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship16SummerSlam (2003)August 24, 2003Phoenix, ArizonaAmerica West ArenaTriple 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 Championship17SummerSlam (2004)August 15, 2004Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAir Canada CentreChris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship18SummerSlam (2005)August 21, 2005Washington, D.C.MCI CenterHulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels19SummerSlam (2006)August 20, 2006Boston, MassachusettsTD Banknorth GardenEdge (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship20SummerSlam (2007)August 26, 2007East Rutherford, New JerseyContinental Airlines ArenaJohn Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship21SummerSlam (2008)August 17, 2008Indianapolis, IndianaConseco FieldhouseEdge vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match22SummerSlam (2009)August 23, 2009Los Angeles, CaliforniaStaples CenterJeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship23SummerSlam (2010)August 15, 2010Team 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)24SummerSlam (2011)August 14, 2011 CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena (c) for the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee
 CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship in Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match25SummerSlam (2012)August 19, 2012Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match26SummerSlam (2013)August 18, 2013 John Cena (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee, 
 Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the guest referee in Orton's Money in the Bank cash-in match27SummerSlam (2014)August 17, 2014John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship28SummerSlam (2015)August 23, 2015Brooklyn, New YorkBarclays CenterBrock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker29SummerSlam (2016)August 21, 2016Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton30SummerSlam (2017)August 20, 2017Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Universal Championship31SummerSlam (2018)August 19, 2018Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship32SummerSlam (2019)August 11, 2019Toronto, Ontario, CanadaScotiabank ArenaBrock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship33SummerSlam (2020)August 23, 2020Orlando, FloridaWWE ThunderDome at Amway CenterBraun Strowman (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship34SummerSlam (2021)August 21, 2021Paradise, NevadaAllegiant StadiumRoman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship35SummerSlam (2022)July 30, 2022Nashville, TennesseeNissan StadiumRoman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship36SummerSlam (2023)August 5, 2023Detroit, MichiganFord FieldRoman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso in Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family37SummerSlam (2024)August 3, 2024Cleveland, OhioCleveland Browns StadiumCody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa in Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

 DVD box set 
WWE released a complete DVD box set with the title SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology, which includes all the SummerSlam events, on August 5 2008.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official SummerSlam site
 SummerSlam Event History
 Archived Results and Trivia