Traditionally, SummerSlam is regarded as one of the 'Big 4' annual Pay-Per-Views on the WWE supershow calendar. Alongside the likes of the Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and of course WrestleMania, SummerSlam is routinely one show the company put a lot of focus on. Admittedly, Survivor Series has fallen by the wayside over the years, but the 'Biggest Event Of The Summer' has retained a lot of its luster. Bridging the gap that extends from WrestleMania right through towards the end of the year, SummerSlam is the kind of event that still gets people excited. This year's show will be no different, as Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker prepare to do battle in what is sure to be an epic main event. As exciting as that match will be, it's not the first to get people talking in the history of the event. The first SummerSlam took place in 1988, headlined by a bumper tag-team match. As hyped as fans were to see Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage take on Ted DiBiase and Andre The Giant, match quality was not at a premium. However, there has been a plethora of excellent main events since in SummerSlam history, and this article explores the best that one of the longest-running Pay-Per-Views around has had to offer.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
