WWE SummerSlam: List of all main events & winners in history

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.

Which is your favorite WWE SummerSlam main event? Tell us in the comments section below.

For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Telegram.