10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2002 Facts

10. 15 Of The 18 Wrestlers Were Former Or Future World Champions

One of the big reasons that SummerSlam 2002 succeeded artistically was because the show was lined with guys that could deliver. As the header states, 83 percent of the men who wrestled on the main card have been at the top of the mountain at one time or another.

Half the wrestlers on the show, nine exactly, had worn the gold before: Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Booker T, Chris Benoit (his brief WCW reign), The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and The Rock had all enjoyed at least one World Championship reign prior to August 25, 2002.

The six future champions included Rey Mysterio, Edge, Eddie Guerrero, Christian, Rob Van Dam and Brock Lesnar. Lesnar, of course, didn't have to wait much longer to join the previous group.