SummerSlam facts for kids
Madison Square Garden has hosted SummerSlam three times.
SummerSlam is a big yearly professional wrestling event put on by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It happens every August. People often call it "The Biggest Party of the Summer" because it's such an exciting event!
SummerSlam is one of WWE's four biggest yearly shows. These four shows are called the "Big Four" pay-per-views. The others are WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series. SummerSlam was one of the first four big events WWE ever held each year.
SummerSlam Events Over the Years
SummerSlam has been held in many different cities and arenas since it started. Each event features exciting matches, with a main event that is usually the most important match of the night. Here is a list of past SummerSlam events:
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SummerSlam (1988) | August 29 1988 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) defeated The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant) (with Jesse Ventura as special guest referee) |
| SummerSlam (1989) | August 28 1989 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Meadowlands Arena | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage and Zeus |
| SummerSlam (1990) | August 27 1990 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Spectrum | The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude in a Steel cage match to keep the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (1991) | August 26 1991 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Sgt. Slaughter, Colonel Mustafa, and General Adnan (with Sid Justice as special guest referee) in a Handicap match |
| SummerSlam (1992) | August 29 1992 | London, England | Wembley Stadium | The British Bulldog defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
| SummerSlam (1993) | August 30 1993 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Lex Luger defeated WWF Champion Yokozuna by countout |
| SummerSlam (1994) | August 29 1994 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center | The Undertaker defeated "The Underfaker" |
| SummerSlam (1995) | August 27 1995 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Diesel defeated King Mabel to keep the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (1996) | August 18 1996 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gund Arena | Shawn Michaels defeated Vader to keep the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (1997) | August 03 1997 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena | Bret Hart defeated The Undertaker (with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee) to win the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (1998) | August 30 1998 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker to keep the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (1999) | August 22 1999 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Target Center | Mankind defeated Steve Austin and Triple H (with Jesse Ventura as special guest referee) in a Triple Threat match to win the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (2000) | August 27 2000 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Entertainment and Sports Arena | The Rock defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H in a Triple Threat match to keep the WWF Championship |
| SummerSlam (2001) | August 19 2001 | San Jose, California | Compaq Center | The Rock defeated Booker T to win the WCW Championship |
| SummerSlam (2002) | August 25 2002 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Coliseum | Brock Lesnar defeated The Rock to win the WWE Undisputed Championship |
| SummerSlam (2003) | August 24 2003 | Phoenix, Arizona | America West Arena | Triple H defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber match to keep the World Heavyweight Championship |
| SummerSlam (2004) | August 15 2004 | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre | Randy Orton defeated Chris Benoit to win the World Heavyweight Championship |
| SummerSlam (2005) | August 21 2005 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | Hulk Hogan defeated Shawn Michaels |
| SummerSlam (2006) | August 20 2006 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Banknorth Garden | Edge defeated John Cena to keep the WWE Championship |
| SummerSlam (2007) | August 26 2007 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena | John Cena defeated Randy Orton to keep the WWE Championship |
| SummerSlam (2008) | August 17, 2008 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Conseco Fieldhouse | The Undertaker defeated Edge in a Hell in a Cell match |
| SummerSlam (2009) | August 23, 2009 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship |
| SummerSlam (2010) | August 15, 2010 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | Team WWE (John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan) defeated The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver) in a 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match |
| SummerSlam (2011) | August 14, 2011 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | CM Punk (c) defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Triple H served as guest referee |
| SummerSlam (2012) | August 19, 2012 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | CM Punk (c) defeated Big Show and John Cena in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship. Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Triple H in a No Disqualification, No Count-Out match. |
| SummerSlam (2013) | August 18, 2013 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | Daniel Bryan defeated John Cena (c) in a Singles match for the WWE Championship. Triple H served as guest referee. Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan in a Singles match for the WWE Championship. Triple H served as guest referee (this was Orton's Money in the Bank cash-in) |
| SummerSlam (2014) | August 17, 2014 | Los Angeles,
California |
Staples Center | Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated John Cena (c) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |
| SummerSlam (2015) | August 23, 2015 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York | Barclays Center | Seth Rollins (c) defeated John Cena (c) in a winner takes all match for both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE United States Championship
The Undertaker defeated Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) via Submission |
SummerSlam DVD Collection
WWE put out a full DVD box set called SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology. This set includes all the SummerSlam events that have happened. It was released on August 5 2008.
See also
In Spanish: SummerSlam para niños
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