25 Lamest WWE SummerSlam Moments Of All Time
The biggest bummer of the summer!
WrestleMania is great, but it's not the be-all and end-all of WWE's calendar. Every event is special in its own way, and with the exception of the show of shows, none carries more weight than SummerSlam. For 27 years, the event has dominated the summer, offering its own unique brand of dream matches, memorable moments, and the drama that's so entwined with WWE at its best.
Just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam is an entity... and just like WrestleMania, SummerSlam has played host to events that were unworthy of their stage. The best memories of WrestleMania will always be tempered by Jake Roberts facing Rick Martel in a blindfold match, Sheamus beating Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds, and Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker's streak, but SummerSlam has had enough mind-numbingly stupid moments to compete with "The Granddaddy of 'Em All" itself.
With the biggest party of the summer approaching, this is a look at the 25 lamest SummerSlam moments of all time -- from the silly and boring offenses to the ones that potentially threw away millions of dollars, here's a catalog of all of the reasons why WWE fans will be watching the show on August 23 with just a little bit of hesitation.
25. Custody Of Dominick - SummerSlam 2005
There's no way to go wrong with Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero, and in fact, their ladder match at SummerSlam 2005 was every bit as good as one would expect -- it was the stipulation, however, which left a bit to be desired.
For months, Eddie had been taunting Rey, telling him that he knew a secret which would destroy his former friend. It turned out that Rey's son, Dominick, was actually fathered by Eddie and adopted by Rey, and now Eddie wanted him back -- just to be a jerk. This built up to a head at SummerSlam, where the two clashed in a ladder match with Dominick's custody papers -- not, say, the Intercontinental Title -- above the ring.
Again, the match was excellent, but even for WWE, it was a strange stipulation. Rey won ("...and STILL Dominick's father") when Eddie's wife, Vickie -- participating in her first storyline -- knocked Eddie off the later to make sure a wrong was righted.