Top five most epic WWE SummerSlam returns of all time

“The biggest party of the summer,” has been a cornerstone event in the world of professional wrestling for decades.

Returning to the wrestling ring after a break, no matter whether it’s a short or long break, is always a great moment not only for a wrestler, but also for the fans. Making a big return could have a big impact on a wrestler’s career. What’s way more bigger than returning at the biggest event SummerSlam. Listing those in numbers, here are the top five most epic WWE SummerSlam returns of all time:

5. Triple H- 2007

At New Year’s Revolution, Triple H tore his right quadriceps and suffered a legitimate injury, which made him stay away from in-ring competition for more than 6 months. In Triple H’s absence, Booker T entered with Triple H’s “King of Kings” entrance music and said, neither Jerry “The King” Lawler, nor Triple H is the King, and claimed himself as the one and only king.

Booker T then had a match with Jerry Lawler and won, while being crowned as the King, Lawler refused as Triple H was not yet beaten. So he announced a match between Booker T and Triple H at SummerSlam. Similar to the 2023 SummerSlam, not the “Tribal Chief” title, but the “The King” title was on the line. After a long absence, Triple H made his return at the 2007 SummerSlam and won, proving that he is “The King” himself.

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4. Bayley- 2022

After Bianca Belair won the match by defeating Becky Lynch to retain the Raw Women’s Championship. They shared a mutual respect by shaking hands, where Bayley returned for the first time since July 2021 after more than a year of absence due to an ACL injury. She came along with debutants IYO SKY and Dakota Kai from NXT. They confronted Becky and Belair but retreated with a face off.

3. Becky Lynch- 2021

Bianca Belair, who was the SmackDown Women’s Champion at the time, was said to defend her championship against Sasha Banks. However, Sasha suffered an injury and was not cleared to compete for the match, her spot was about to be replaced bg Carmella.

Before the bell rang, Becky Lynch music hit and she came back after a year long maternity leave. She attacked Carmella and challenged Bianca Belair as a replacement for Sasha Banks. As soon as the bell rang, Lynch attacked Belair with a forearm and a Manhandle Slam to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

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2. Brock Lesnar- 2021

2021 was a year of surprise for Roman Reigns, where he faced multiple surprise opponents. At Money in the Bank, John Cena made a surprise return and challenged Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, where Roman successfully defended the championship.

After winning against Cena at SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar’s entrance theme got hit, where he returned for the first time since WrestleMania 36. Lesnar came with a new look, with long hair, beard, and a hat. He marched towards the ring and confronted Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, who was Lesnar’s former Advocate. They retreated and after the event went off in air, he delivered multiple suplexes and a F5 to John Cena to recall their match at SummerSlam 2014.

1. Roman Reigns- 2020

Roman Reigns was about to take on Gold Berg for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36, but was removed due to high risk of being affected to COVID19. Where Braun Strowman replaced him and won his Universal Championship. At SummerSlam 2020, he defended his championship against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, who claimed victory.

After the match, Roman Reigns made his return for the first time in 5 months and attacked The Fiend with a spear and Strowman with multiple chair shots. He again hit the fiend with a spear and hoisted the Universal Championship. Following his return everything was history.

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