10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About SummerSlam

10. SummerSlam 1992 Was Taped

Virtually every major WWE pay-per-view event has been televised live in North America. The only ones that haven't were those appointed "UK exclusive" shows like Rebellion and Insurrextion, one of which was once headlined by a match involving Paul Heyman.

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But in August 1992 they had a problem. SummerSlam was set to emanate from London's Wembley Stadium - England's first and, to date, only legitimate WWE PPV - and there was no way you could broadcast the show back in the States during the mid-afternoon (particularly as SummerSlam used to go out on a Monday).

So, they aired 1992's London summer extravaganza on tape delay instead - and, although this was before the internet really emerged as a source of wrestling gossip, plenty of fans doubtless already knew the results.

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