Following the spectacle of WrestleMania 30, all eyes are firmly fixed on the WWEs next big pay per view SummerSlam. Since its inception in 1988, SummerSlam has remained a constant in the WWE calendar, and for over 27 years has featured some of the most iconic matches and storylines in all of WWE history. Furthermore from Hulk Hogan to Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels to Steve Austin, The Rock to Kurt Angle and of course Triple H to John Cena, SummerSlam has a long history of showcasing the biggest stars in professional wrestling bettered only by WrestleMania itself. This year's SummerSlam looks set to be no different, and will no doubt continue the success of its predecessors. Why you ask? For the simple reason of long term planning. After all the WWE makes its SummerSlam plans with the same care and thought when drawing up its WrestleMania plans. It is in that knowledge that many WWE fans look forward to SummerSlam as the most thought out and appealing pay per view following the WrestleMania extravaganza in the spring. Yet while SummerSlam has a history of being carefully planned, it also hides a history of cancelled plans and management U-Turns. Behind the polished staging, multiple SummerSlam pay per views have suffered from the collapse of preliminary plans. From the cancelled plans for Hulk Hogan to 'put over' Bret Hart and for Chyna to become the first female WWE Champion, to the management U-Turns on plans to have Team Nexus defeat Team WWE cleanly and for Goldberg to face off against The Rock; read on to discover 10 amazing SummerSlam plans you won't believe almost happened.
