10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 1992 Facts

10. The Show Was Originally Planned To Take Place In The United States

In this instance, one would have to say that London was the greatest Plan B of all time. You can't think of SummerSlam 1992 without visualizing that vast sea of humanity surrounding the ring, could you? It's mental blasphemy to even try.

But yes, the London location was not made official until the end of May 1992. Before deciding to fly the crew overseas at the end of August, the original location was to have been Landover, MD, a suburb just outside Washington, DC. WWE had run for years at Landover's Capital Centre (later the USAir Arena), and would hold the 1995 Survivor Series in that building.

Business, however, was mightily down in the United States thanks to a litany of factors (scandals, the wrestling fad dying, etc), whereas European tours were doing booming business. As the calendar turned to June, Vince McMahon shifted plans, deciding to roll with London.