10 Best Endings In WWE SummerSlam History
Which matches and moments MADE 'The Biggest Party of The Summer'?
Well, who saw that coming?
Roman Reigns returning as a "heel" (we'll see about that) was certainly a shocking end to SummerSlam 2020 and that's about as much excuse as we need to talk about some of the best endings in SummerSlam history.
Like the other established WWE Pay-Per-Views, SummerSlam has as much good as it does bad. Read this list for some of the worst offenders from the otherwise impressive legacy of one of the company's biggest shows. For every Hogan vs Michaels, there's a Styles vs Cena. For every Mabel vs Diesel, there's a Michaels vs Triple H.
And, when it comes to main events, there have been real corkers. Some of the biggest matches in WWE history have headlined SummerSlam.
From Golden Era greats to Attitude Era classics to Modern Day masterpieces, there's something for everyone in SummerSlam's rich history and these ten closers are proof of just that.
So let us wash the bad taste of Kevin Nash and The Nexus out of your mouth as we relive ten SummerSlam endings that reminded everyone why they fell in love with wrestling in the first place.
10. SummerSlam 1988
In the Summer of 1988, SummerSlam took its place as the final "Big Four" Pay-Per-View and established itself as WWE's August spectacle.
The main event of this very first show was definitely fit for purpose - a star-studded tag team match pitting The Mega Powers of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage against Ted DiBiase and Andre The Giant.
The good guys came out on top (with a little help from Miss Elizabeth's bum) and helped send the Madison Square Garden crowd home with huge smiles on their faces.
The match itself was nothing spectacular, but WWE was a very different beast back in the late 80s. All four men (and one woman) played their roles to perfection and this match was exactly the sort that should have been headlining such a marquee event.
This match captures the essence of what the WWF was at this time - four distinctive characters with clearly defined good guy/bad guy roles putting on an over-the-top show for a passionate fanbase.
It's wonderful.