10 Best Endings In WWE SummerSlam History

10. SummerSlam 1988

In the Summer of 1988, SummerSlam took its place as the final "Big Four" Pay-Per-View and established itself as WWE's August spectacle.

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The main event of this very first show was definitely fit for purpose - a star-studded tag team match pitting The Mega Powers of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage against Ted DiBiase and Andre The Giant.

The good guys came out on top (with a little help from Miss Elizabeth's bum) and helped send the Madison Square Garden crowd home with huge smiles on their faces.

The match itself was nothing spectacular, but WWE was a very different beast back in the late 80s. All four men (and one woman) played their roles to perfection and this match was exactly the sort that should have been headlining such a marquee event.

This match captures the essence of what the WWF was at this time - four distinctive characters with clearly defined good guy/bad guy roles putting on an over-the-top show for a passionate fanbase.

It's wonderful.

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