10 SummerSlams That Were Better Than WrestleMania
7. SummerSlam '95
The first ever SummerSlam to take place on a Sunday night occurred in 1995 and, like SummerSlam '93, makes the list not because it was a legendary event, but because of another WrestleMania that failed to deliver.
In 1995, WWE turned to a retired NFL linebacker to headline its biggest show of the year, a great indication of what to expect for the rest of the WrestleMania XI card. The 1995 SummerSlam didn't contain much in terms of memorable moments either, but it did have one match that immediately made it better than Mania XI: The Ladder Match, Part Deux.
A year and a half after their groundbreaking Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania X, Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon locked up once again in a Ladder Match for the same prize inside the Igloo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite restrictions that were unknown to the audience that prevented both performers from using the ladder as a weapon (an integral component of their first match), Shawn and Razor did not disappoint.
SummerSlam '95 also featured the PPV debuts of two future Hall Of Famers in Triple H and Kane (though he appeared as Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.). Outside of the Ladder Match, it's not a noteworthy SummerSlam but still better than WrestleMania XI.