SummerSlam (1996)

SummerSlam (1996)

Promotional poster featuring Shawn Michaels and Vader
Tagline(s) Opposites Attack!
Information
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date August 18, 1996
Attendance 17,000
Venue Gund Arena
City Cleveland, Ohio
Pay-per-view chronology
In Your House 9: International Incident SummerSlam (1996) In Your House 10: Mind Games
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (1995) SummerSlam (1996) SummerSlam (1997)

SummerSlam (1996) was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 18, 1996 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Event

During the Free for All match between Steve Austin & Yokozuna, the top rope broke when Yokozuna attempted a Banzai Drop.

Pettengill hosted the "Bikini Beach Blast-Off" party during the Free for All, where a pool was set up for everyone. Guests included Sunny, Sable, Marc Mero, The Smoking Gunns, Marlena, Goldust, T.L. Hopper, Who, Jerry Lawler, The Bushwhackers, Aldo Montoya, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Shawn Michaels.

Paul Bearer turned on his long-time friend, The Undertaker, to align himself with Undertaker's arch-enemy, Mankind.

Vader had originally won the WWF Championship match twice, first by count-out (after he press-slammed Michaels onto the guard rail) and then by disqualification (when Michaels struck Vader repeatedly with Cornette's tennis racket), but because WWF championships can only change hands by pinfall or submission, Cornette demanded that the match restart both times. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon allowed this when Michaels agreed.

Production

Faarooq was scheduled to face Ahmed Johnson in a match for the Intercontinental Championship at the event, but the match did not take place due to Johnson's legit injuries.

Results

# Result Stipulation Time
Free for All Steve Austin defeated Yokozuna. Singles match 01:52
1 Owen Hart defeated Savio Vega. Singles match 13:23
2 The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) (with Sunny) (c) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip), The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy) and The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) (with Hillbilly Jim). Fatal Four-Way Elimination match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 12:18
3 Sycho Sid defeated The British Bulldog. Singles match 06:24
4 Goldust (with Marlena) defeated Marc Mero (with Sable). Singles match 11:01
5 Jerry Lawler defeated Jake Roberts. Singles match 04:07
6 Mankind defeated The Undertaker. Boiler Room Brawl 26:40
7 Shawn Michaels (c) (with Jose Lothario) defeated Vader (with Jim Cornette). Singles match for the WWF Championship 28:59

Other on-screen talent

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Spanish Commentators
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