Ranking The 26 WWE SummerSlam Main Events From Worst To Best

13. The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart (WWE Championship) - SummerSlam 1997

In hindsight, maybe Bret Hart should have refused the WWF Championship at SummerSlam. Undertaker and Hart squared off in a main event title match that had the combustible element of Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee, and the stipulations that if Hart lost, he couldn€™t wrestle in the U.S. and if Michaels favored Taker, he could wrestle in the U.S. again. The match started slow, gaining steam as Shawn and Bret jaw-jacked throughout, and then Taker and HBK got into it. The match famously ended when Bret spit on Shawn and Michaels swung a steel chair€ and hit Undertaker. Hart covered, and Michaels counted three. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsxVmJ1oBH8 The victory would only be temporary though, as Michaels and Hart would square off three months later at Survivor Series€ in Montreal.

12. Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker (WWE Championship) - SummerSlam 1998

The Austin Era was in full-swing during the summer of 1998, with only a one-day Kane championship reign to derail the beer-fueled train. €œStone Cold€ Steve Austin would hold the WWF title (save for that one day) for nearly six months, which was an eternity during the late 90s. As part of that reign, Austin battled The Undertaker at SummerSlam, earning his stripes by defeating another main event star on his way to becoming the biggest star of the era. The two fought back and forth, highlighted by a top rope leg drop from Taker through a table. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMvg0Ll-0M Austin would prevail, but the following month, a double pin on the champ would result in the title being left vacant for two months.