10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 1996 Facts

10. Some Different Matches Were Announced In Local Cable Ads

A little more than one month before the show, advertising in the Cleveland area listed the tentative line-up for the pay-per-view for prospective ticket-buyers. For the most part, the advertised matches were on point, including Michaels/Vader, Undertaker/Mankind, and others. There were, however, two notable match-ups that did not take place.

One of them pitted The Ultimate Warrior against The British Bulldog. Warrior had acrimoniously walked out on WWE at the end of June, and was replaced on future events by a returning Psycho Sid. That included SummerSlam, with Sid taking the match against Bulldog.

The other locally-advertised match was Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson squaring off with Owen Hart. The listed card was released before the debut of Faarooq Asad, who would immediately enter into a feud with Johnson. Owen was paired with Savio Vega instead.