10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2014 Facts

10. It Marked The End Of The Los Angeles Run

From 2009 to 2014, SummerSlam emanated from The Staples Center in Los Angeles. This wasn't at all dissimilar to WCW holding five straight Halloween Havocs in Las Vegas, or most of their Great American Bashes in Baltimore. However, WWE would use SummerSlam weekend in LA as the centerpiece for their schmoozing with media companies and the Hollywood elite, attempting to further their brand through networking and a little osmosis.

The 2014 show saw a major downshift in WWE-related activities in the days leading up to the show. There was no Fan AXXESS, and the only truly major event aside from the pay-per-view was the 2K Sports video game panel (which thankfully passed without incident).

WWE even announced Brooklyn as the 2015 location during the pay-per-view itself, so the decision to end the Los Angeles stretch of SummerSlams had been final for quite some time.