10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2008 Facts

10. It Was The First PPV Of The Modern "PG Era"

Two days after July's Great American Bash pay-per-view, WWE put out a brief press release that touted the new "PG" rating for their weekly programming. The sexual content had been scaled back, as well as adult language. After Shawn Michaels bled like a stuck pig at the 2008 Great American Bash, the spilling of blood was outlawed as well.

SummerSlam 2008 was the first pay-per-view to adhere to WWE's new shift back across moral lines. From here, the company would begin cozying up more to Hollywood and media in attempts to build synergy, and grow their brand through more "positive" means.

This meant that the hardcore fanbase would begin grumbling about the "good old days" of the Attitude Era with increasing frequency. Those complaints probably started SummerSlam night, when Hell in a Cell concluded without anybody losing a gallon of their own blood.