WWE SummerSlam: List of all main events & winners in history
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SummerSlam is one of the biggest pay-per-views in the industry
SummerSlam is one of the biggest annual pro-wrestling events hosted by WWE since 1988. SummerSlam is the second biggest event of WWE and is one of the five biggest events of the year including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and Money in the Bank. WWE dubbed it the “Biggest Party of the Summer” and it is the biggest pro-wrestling event of the summer.
WWE has held a total of 36 SummerSlam events and this year marks the 37th event. Here we take a look at all the WWE SummerSlam main events to date & the list of winners in history.
WWE SummerSlam Main Events & Winners List
| S. No. | Event Year | Main Events | Winner(s) |
| 1 | 1998 | Special guest referee-Jesse “The Body” Ventura- The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase) | The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & “Macho Man” Randy Savage) |
| 2 | 1989 | Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage and Zeus | Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan |
| 3 | 1990 | Steel Cage WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match- The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Ravishing Rick Rude | The Ultimate Warrior |
| 4 | 1991 | Handicap elimination match with Sid Justice as the special guest referee- Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior |
| 5 | 1992 | WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Match- Bret “The Hitman” Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog | Bret “The Hitman” Hart |
| 6 | 1993 | WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match- Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger | Lex Luger |
| 7 | 1994 | The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) vs. The Undertaker (with Ted DiBiase) | The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) |
| 8 | 1995 | WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match- Diesel (c) vs. King Mabel | Diesel |
| 9 | 1996 | WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match-Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Vader | Shawn Michaels |
| 10 | 1997 | World Heavyweight Championship Match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee- The Undertaker (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF | Bret Hart |
| 11 | 1998 | WWF Championship Match- Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
| 12 | 1999 | Triple Threat WWF Championship Match with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee- Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. Mankind vs. Triple H | Mankind |
| 13 | 2000 | Triple Threat WWF Championship Match- The Rock (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Triple H | The Rock |
| 14 | 2001 | WCW Championship Match- Booker T (c) vs. The Rock | The Rock |
| 15 | 2002 | WWE Undisputed Championship Match- The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar | Brock Lesnar |
| 16 | 2003 | World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match- Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels | Triple H |
| 17 | 2004 | World Heavyweight Championship Match- Chris Benoit (c) vs. Randy Orton | Randy Orton |
| 18 | 2005 | Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels | Hulk Hogan |
| 19 | 2006 | WWE Championship- Edge (c) vs. John Cena | Edge |
| 20 | 2007 | WWE Championship Match- John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton | John Cena |
| 21 | 2008 | Hell in a Cell match- Edge vs. The Undertaker | The Undertaker |
| 22 | 2009 | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs- World Heavyweight Championship Match- Jeff Hardy (c) vs. CM Punk | CM Punk |
| 23 | 2010 | 7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match- Team WWE (John Cena, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Morrison, and R-Truth) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, and Skip Sheffield) | Team WWE |
| 24 | 2011 | Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee- CM Punk (C) vs. John Cena (C) | CM Punk |
| WWE Championship- CM Punk (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio (Money in the Bank cash-in match) | Alberto Del Rio | ||
| 25 | 2012 | No Disqualification match- Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H | Brock Lesnar |
| 26 | 2013 | WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee- John Cena (c) vs. Daniel Bryan | Daniel Bryan |
| WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee- Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton (Money in the Bank cash-in match) | Randy Orton | ||
| 27 | 2014 | WWE World Heavyweight Championship- John Cena (c) vs. Brock Lesnar | John Cena |
| 28 | 2015 | Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker | The Undertaker |
| 29 | 2016 | Brock Lesnar vs Randy Orton | Brock Lesnar |
| 30 | 2017 | WWE Universal Championship Fatal four-way match- Brock Lesnar (C) vs Braun Strowman vs Roman Reigns vs Samoa Joe | Brock Lesnar |
| 31 | 2018 | WWE Universal Championship Match- Brock Lesnar (C) vs Roman Reigns | Roman Reigns |
| 32 | 2019 | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship | Seth Rollins |
| 33 | 2020 | Braun Strowman (c) vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWE Universal Championship | “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt |
| 34 | 2021 | WWE Universal Championship Match- Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena | Roman Reigns |
| 35 | 2022 | Last Man Standing- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match- Roman Reigns (c) vs Brock | Roman Reigns |
| 36 | 2023 | Tribal Combat Match- Roman Reigns (c) vs Jey Uso(Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and Tribal Chief status on the line) | Roman Reigns |
This year WWE will host the 37th edition of WWE SummerSlam on August 3, 2024, from the Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. WWE has announced the 2026 SummerSlam 2026 venue has already and it will make the historical two-night SummerSlam pay-per-view on August 1 & August 2, 2026, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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