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WWF SummerSlam 1992 (suggested by Chuck Turner)

At Wembley! The only SummerSlam to have taken place in the UK was headlined by Bret Hart vs The British Bulldog for the Intercontinental Championship, while The Ultimate Warrior faced Randy Savage for the WWF Championship. The Undertaker faced Kamala, Rick Martel faced Shawn Michaels, and more.

WWF SummerSlam 1997 (suggested by Rob James)

Austin’s broken neck! Cans of dog food! $1 million dollars (that no one actually won). Sounds like the Attitude Era to me! In terms of matches, this card included Bret Hart v. Undertaker, Stone Cold v. Owen Hart, The British Bulldog v. Ken Shamrock and more.

ECW Heat Wave 1998 (suggested by Chris Petrou)

In what some have called the best ECW PPV of all time, ECW Heat Wave 1998 saw Taz take on Bam Bam Bigelow, Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome, RVD & Sabu defend their ECW Tag Titles and Tommy Dreamer, Sandman and Spike Dudley vs The Dudley Boyz in the main event.

WCW New Blood Rising 2000 (suggested by Austin Shrock)

From Wikipedia: "The name is a reference to the New Blood faction within WCW (which dissolved before the pay-per-view)." Ah, WCW in 2000, never change. Speaking of WCW in 2000, Kevin Nash faced Goldberg and Scott Steiner in a Triple Threat match, but, also a quote from Wikipedia: "After being absent from the pay-per-view due to a (kayfabe) mysterious motorcycle accident, Goldberg did not show up until the middle of the match. Then, in a worked shoot, Goldberg walked out on the match, apparently refusing to take Kevin Nash's Jacknife Powerbomb." There were also some other matches, but it's WCW in 2000 isn't it.

WWE SummerSlam 2008 (suggested by Surv1vor1993)

I don’t think of Hell when I think of big summer parties, but the Hell-In-A-Cell match between Edge and Undertaker is what this PPV is remembered for. Featuring all three brands, this card included Matt Hardy v. Mark Henry for the ECW Championship, CM Punk v. JBL, Triple H v. Great Khali and Batista v. John Cena.

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 (suggested by Garrett Albright)

Everything was hardcore and the entire card changed 4 days before the event! Oh TNA; how we love thee! The actual card that happened included a South Philadelphia Street Fight of Team 3D v. Axl Rotten and Kahoneys, RVD v. Sabu in a Hardcore match, and Raven v. Tommy Dreamer with special guest ref Mick Foley!

WWE SummerSlam 2013 (suggested by “HE RAN” Aaron Hanrahan)

This show saw Brock Lesnar take on CM Punk, Cody Rhodes vs Damien Sandow, Alberto del Rio vs Christian for the World Heavyweight Championship, the in-ring debut of Bray Wyatt in a Ring of Fire match against Kane, and the main event of John Cena vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship with Triple H as a special guest referee, with Randy Orton waiting in the wings with his Money in the Bank briefcase...