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SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment. The first SummerSlam was held on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. SummerSlam is regarded as the second biggest pay-per-view of the year after WrestleMania. It is usually called one of the "Big Four", as, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series, it was one of the original four annual WWE pay-per-views. As with the other three, this event also brings together both the RAW and SmackDown! brands onto the same card, something that hasn't been true of the remaining pay-per-views of the year since 2003. The 2006 SummerSlam event was the first to feature the recently established ECW brand.
[edit] SummerSlam dates and venues
| Event |
Date |
City |
Venue |
| SummerSlam (1988) |
August 29, 1988 |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
| SummerSlam (1989) |
August 28, 1989 |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Meadowlands Arena |
| SummerSlam (1990) |
August 27, 1990 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
The Spectrum |
| SummerSlam (1991) |
August 26, 1991 |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
| SummerSlam (1992) |
August 29, 1992 |
London, England |
Wembley Stadium |
| SummerSlam (1993) |
August 30, 1993 |
Auburn Hills, Michigan |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| SummerSlam (1994) |
August 29, 1994 |
Chicago, Illinois |
United Center |
| SummerSlam (1995) |
August 27, 1995 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
| SummerSlam (1996) |
August 18, 1996 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Gund Arena |
| SummerSlam (1997) |
August 3, 1997 |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Continental Airlines Arena |
| SummerSlam (1998) |
August 30, 1998 |
New York, New York |
Madison Square Garden |
| SummerSlam (1999) |
August 22, 1999 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Target Center |
| SummerSlam (2000) |
August 27, 2000 |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
Entertainment and Sports Arena |
| SummerSlam (2001) |
August 19, 2001 |
San Jose, California |
Compaq Center |
| SummerSlam (2002) |
August 25, 2002 |
Uniondale, New York |
Nassau Coliseum |
| SummerSlam (2003) |
August 24, 2003 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
America West Arena |
| SummerSlam (2004) |
August 15, 2004 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Air Canada Centre |
| SummerSlam (2005) |
August 21, 2005 |
Washington, D.C. |
MCI Center |
| SummerSlam (2006) |
August 20, 2006 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
TD Banknorth Garden |
| SummerSlam (2007) |
August 26, 2007 |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Continental Airlines Arena |
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