SummerSlam

Official SummerSlam logo as of 2006

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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