SummerSlam
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SummerSlam is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind their flagship event, WrestleMania. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". The event has been broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV) since the inaugural 1988 event and via livestreaming since the 2014 event. The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29, 1988, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 1992 event was the company's first major PPV to take place outside of North America with it being held at the original Wembley Stadium in London, England; it had a reported attendance of 80,355, which as of April 2023, WWE considers this to be their seventh largest live gate in history. From 2009 to 2014, SummerSlam was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and from 2015 to 2018, the event took place at the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Beginning with the 2021 event, SummerSlam has been held in National Football League stadiums across the United States. From its inception up through that 2021 event, SummerSlam was held annually in August. The 2022 event marked the first and thus far only time that the event was not held in August, as it was instead held in July, with SummerSlam returning to August with the 2023 edition. Beginning with the 2025 event, SummerSlam is now hosted as a double-night feature, a format originally exclusive to WrestleMania (beginning with WrestleMania 36 in 2020). This change was originally slated for the 2026 installment but eventually moved up by a year following the initial announcement. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, that year's SummerSlam was WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event produced from their bio-secure bubble, the WWE ThunderDome. After the promotion resumed live touring with fans in July 2021, that year's SummerSlam was promoted as the "biggest event of 2021" due to WrestleMania 37 having to be held at a reduced venue capacity. The 2021 SummerSlam in turn became the highest-grossing SummerSlam event of all time until that record was broken with the 2023 event, which also became the highest-grossing non-WrestleMania event for WWE.
Infobox
Promotion
WWE
Brands
Raw (2002–2011, 2016–present)SmackDown (2002–2011, 2016–present)205 Live (2018–2019)ECW (2006–2009)
Nickname
"The Biggest Party of the Summer"
First event
1988
Created by
Vince McMahon
Tables
· Events
1
1
#
1
Event
SummerSlam (1988)
Date
August 29, 1988
City
New York City, New York
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Main event match(es)
The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase) with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee
2
2
#
2
Event
SummerSlam (1989)
Date
August 28, 1989
City
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Venue
Brendan Byrne Arena
Main event match(es)
Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage and Zeus
3
3
#
3
Event
SummerSlam (1990)
Date
August 27, 1990
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue
Spectrum
Main event match(es)
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Ravishing Rick Rude in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
4
4
#
4
Event
SummerSlam (1991)
Date
August 26, 1991
City
New York City, New York
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Main event match(es)
Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa in a Handicap elimination match with Sid Justice as the special guest referee
5
5
#
5
Event
SummerSlam (1992)
Date
August 29, 1992(Aired August 31, 1992)
City
London, England
Venue
Wembley Stadium
Main event match(es)
Bret "The Hitman" Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
6
6
#
6
Event
SummerSlam (1993)
Date
August 30, 1993
City
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Venue
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Main event match(es)
Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
7
7
#
7
Event
SummerSlam (1994)
Date
August 29, 1994
City
Chicago, Illinois
Venue
United Center
Main event match(es)
The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker"
8
8
#
8
Event
SummerSlam (1995)
Date
August 27, 1995
City
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue
Civic Arena
Main event match(es)
Diesel (c) vs. King Mabel for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
9
9
#
9
Event
SummerSlam (1996)
Date
August 18, 1996
City
Cleveland, Ohio
Venue
Gund Arena
Main event match(es)
Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
10
10
#
10
Event
SummerSlam (1997)
Date
August 3, 1997
City
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Venue
Continental Airlines Arena
Main event match(es)
The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee
11
11
#
11
Event
SummerSlam (1998)
Date
August 30, 1998
City
New York City, New York
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Main event match(es)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship
12
12
#
12
Event
SummerSlam (1999)
Date
August 22, 1999
City
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue
Target Center
Main event match(es)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Mankind vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee
13
13
#
13
Event
SummerSlam (2000)
Date
August 27, 2000
City
Raleigh, North Carolina
Venue
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena
Main event match(es)
The Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship
14
14
#
14
Event
SummerSlam (2001)
Date
August 19, 2001
City
San Jose, California
Venue
Compaq Center
Main event match(es)
Booker T (c) vs. The Rock for the WCW Championship
15
15
#
15
Event
SummerSlam (2002)
Date
August 25, 2002
City
Uniondale, New York
Venue
Nassau Coliseum
Main event match(es)
The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship
16
16
#
16
Event
SummerSlam (2003)
Date
August 24, 2003
City
Phoenix, Arizona
Venue
America West Arena
Main event match(es)
Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
17
17
#
17
Event
SummerSlam (2004)
Date
August 15, 2004
City
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue
Air Canada Centre
Main event match(es)
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship
18
18
#
18
Event
SummerSlam (2005)
Date
August 21, 2005
City
Washington, D.C.
Venue
MCI Center
Main event match(es)
Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels
19
19
#
19
Event
SummerSlam (2006)
Date
August 20, 2006
City
Boston, Massachusetts
Venue
TD Banknorth Garden
Main event match(es)
Edge (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship
20
20
#
20
Event
SummerSlam (2007)
Date
August 26, 2007
City
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Venue
Continental Airlines Arena
Main event match(es)
John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
21
21
#
21
Event
SummerSlam (2008)
Date
August 17, 2008
City
Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue
Conseco Fieldhouse
Main event match(es)
Edge vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match
22
22
#
22
Event
SummerSlam (2009)
Date
August 23, 2009
City
Los Angeles, California
Venue
Staples Center
Main event match(es)
Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship
23
23
#
23
Event
SummerSlam (2010)
Date
August 15, 2010
City
Team WWE (John Cena, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Morrison, and R-Truth) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, and Skip Sheffield)
24
24
#
24
Event
SummerSlam (2011)
Date
August 14, 2011
City
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena (c) for the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee then CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship in Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match
25
25
#
25
Event
SummerSlam (2012)
Date
August 19, 2012
City
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match
26
26
#
26
Event
SummerSlam (2013)
Date
August 18, 2013
City
John Cena (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee then Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee in Orton's Money in the Bank cash-in match
27
27
#
27
Event
SummerSlam (2014)
Date
August 17, 2014
City
John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
28
28
#
28
Event
SummerSlam (2015)
Date
August 23, 2015
City
Brooklyn, New York
Venue
Barclays Center
Main event match(es)
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
29
29
#
29
Event
SummerSlam (2016)
Date
August 21, 2016
City
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton
30
30
#
30
Event
SummerSlam (2017)
Date
August 20, 2017
City
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Universal Championship
31
31
#
31
Event
SummerSlam (2018)
Date
August 19, 2018
City
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
32
32
#
32
Event
SummerSlam (2019)
Date
August 11, 2019
City
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venue
Scotiabank Arena
Main event match(es)
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship
33
33
#
33
Event
SummerSlam (2020)
Date
August 23, 2020
City
Orlando, Florida
Venue
WWE ThunderDome at Amway Center
Main event match(es)
Braun Strowman (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship
34
34
#
34
Event
SummerSlam (2021)
Date
August 21, 2021
City
Paradise, Nevada
Venue
Allegiant Stadium
Main event match(es)
Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship
35
35
#
35
Event
SummerSlam (2022)
Date
July 30, 2022
City
Nashville, Tennessee
Venue
Nissan Stadium
Main event match(es)
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
36
36
#
36
Event
SummerSlam (2023)
Date
August 5, 2023
City
Detroit, Michigan
Venue
Ford Field
Main event match(es)
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso in Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family
37
37
#
37
Event
SummerSlam (2024)
Date
August 3, 2024
City
Cleveland, Ohio
Venue
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Main event match(es)
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
38
38
#
38
Event
SummerSlam (2025)
Date
August 2, 2025
City
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Venue
MetLife Stadium
Main event match(es)
Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship then CM Punk (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in match
August 3, 2025
August 3, 2025
#
August 3, 2025
Event
John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship
39
39
#
39
Event
SummerSlam (2026)
Date
August 1, 2026
City
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue
U.S. Bank Stadium
Main event match(es)
TBA
August 2, 2026
August 2, 2026
#
August 2, 2026
Event
TBA
TBA
TBA
#
TBA
Event
TBA
Date
TBA
City
Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue
Lucas Oil Stadium
Main event match(es)
TBA
TBA
TBA
#
TBA
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
#
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main event match(es) | Ref. | |||
| 1 | SummerSlam (1988) | August 29, 1988 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase) with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee | ||||
| 2 | SummerSlam (1989) | August 28, 1989 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Brendan Byrne Arena | Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage and Zeus | ||||
| 3 | SummerSlam (1990) | August 27, 1990 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spectrum | The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Ravishing Rick Rude in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 4 | SummerSlam (1991) | August 26, 1991 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa in a Handicap elimination match with Sid Justice as the special guest referee | ||||
| 5 | SummerSlam (1992) | August 29, 1992(Aired August 31, 1992) | London, England | Wembley Stadium | Bret "The Hitman" Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 6 | SummerSlam (1993) | August 30, 1993 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 7 | SummerSlam (1994) | August 29, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center | The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker" | ||||
| 8 | SummerSlam (1995) | August 27, 1995 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Civic Arena | Diesel (c) vs. King Mabel for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 9 | SummerSlam (1996) | August 18, 1996 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gund Arena | Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 10 | SummerSlam (1997) | August 3, 1997 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena | The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee | ||||
| 11 | SummerSlam (1998) | August 30, 1998 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship | ||||
| 12 | SummerSlam (1999) | August 22, 1999 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Target Center | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Mankind vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee | ||||
| 13 | SummerSlam (2000) | August 27, 2000 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena | The Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship | ||||
| 14 | SummerSlam (2001) | August 19, 2001 | San Jose, California | Compaq Center | Booker T (c) vs. The Rock for the WCW Championship | ||||
| 15 | SummerSlam (2002) | August 25, 2002 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Coliseum | The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Undisputed Championship | ||||
| 16 | SummerSlam (2003) | August 24, 2003 | Phoenix, Arizona | America West Arena | Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 17 | SummerSlam (2004) | August 15, 2004 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Air Canada Centre | Chris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 18 | SummerSlam (2005) | August 21, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels | ||||
| 19 | SummerSlam (2006) | August 20, 2006 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Banknorth Garden | Edge (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship | ||||
| 20 | SummerSlam (2007) | August 26, 2007 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Continental Airlines Arena | John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship | ||||
| 21 | SummerSlam (2008) | August 17, 2008 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Conseco Fieldhouse | Edge vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match | ||||
| 22 | SummerSlam (2009) | August 23, 2009 | Los Angeles, California | Staples Center | Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 23 | SummerSlam (2010) | August 15, 2010 | Team WWE (John Cena, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Morrison, and R-Truth) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, and Skip Sheffield) | ||||||
| 24 | SummerSlam (2011) | August 14, 2011 | CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena (c) for the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee then CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship in Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match | ||||||
| 25 | SummerSlam (2012) | August 19, 2012 | Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a No Disqualification match | ||||||
| 26 | SummerSlam (2013) | August 18, 2013 | John Cena (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee then Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee in Orton's Money in the Bank cash-in match | ||||||
| 27 | SummerSlam (2014) | August 17, 2014 | John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship | ||||||
| 28 | SummerSlam (2015) | August 23, 2015 | Brooklyn, New York | Barclays Center | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker | ||||
| 29 | SummerSlam (2016) | August 21, 2016 | Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton | ||||||
| 30 | SummerSlam (2017) | August 20, 2017 | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Universal Championship | ||||||
| 31 | SummerSlam (2018) | August 19, 2018 | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship | ||||||
| 32 | SummerSlam (2019) | August 11, 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Scotiabank Arena | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship | ||||
| 33 | SummerSlam (2020) | August 23, 2020 | Orlando, Florida | WWE ThunderDome at Amway Center | Braun Strowman (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship | ||||
| 34 | SummerSlam (2021) | August 21, 2021 | Paradise, Nevada | Allegiant Stadium | Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship | ||||
| 35 | SummerSlam (2022) | July 30, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nissan Stadium | Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | ||||
| 36 | SummerSlam (2023) | August 5, 2023 | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field | Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso in Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief of the Anoaʻi family | ||||
| 37 | SummerSlam (2024) | August 3, 2024 | Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Solo Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship | ||||
| 38 | SummerSlam (2025) | August 2, 2025 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | MetLife Stadium | Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship then CM Punk (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship in Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in match | ||||
| August 3, 2025 | John Cena (c) vs. Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship | ||||||||
| 39 | SummerSlam (2026) | August 1, 2026 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Bank Stadium | TBA | ||||
| August 2, 2026 | TBA | ||||||||
| TBA | TBA | TBA | Indianapolis, Indiana | Lucas Oil Stadium | TBA | ||||
| TBA | |||||||||
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||||
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- While Indianapolis is confirmed to be hosting a future SummerSlam, it is unknown when this SummerSlam will be.
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