summerslam summerslam fifth annual summerslam professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_federation wwf took place august stadium london england aired united_states august buildup pay view consisted feuds scripted wwf writers date major wwf pay view place outside north_america pay view featured main event matches ultimate warrior challenged warrior won match win title main event british bulldog boy smith pinned win defended retained championship belts match heavily promoted matches shawn_michaels match special stipulation wrestlers hit face ended double wwe considers crowd fourth largest live audience attend wwf event attendance wrestlemania reported having fans attendance reported having fans attendance wrestlemania reported having fans attendance writers believe wwf inflated attendance figure summerslam larger crowd ticket prices merchandise sales wwf revenue reviews event positive match rated best match summerslam history background summerslam originally intended place wwf decided event london england company growing popularity possibility increasing revenue event writers plans originally called shawn_michaels win intercontinental championship storyline adjusted change venue result british bulldog boy smith native working class town north england chosen win belt accordingly main events intercontinental championship match brothers law real life smith married sister television broadcasts leading summerslam interviews diana mother helen portrayed family torn apart upcoming match publicly supported smith sided brother diana stated know wanted win match close ties men ultimately stated simply hoped wrestler hurt prior match smith hospitalized legitimate infection knee suffered match july worcester massachusetts fact revealed wife diana years later documentary despite concerns health decided wrestle match planned later revealed interview doubted legitimacy injury believed boy fact drug problem months prior match contact sort going finally got stadium smith revealed slept hours hart stated bad smith personal issues hit spot match main event wwf world heavyweight championship match ultimate warrior storyline began august sensational managing savage tried arrange match savage warrior summerslam warrior refused defend wwf world heavyweight championship savage ripped contract given later month ripped dress match savage faced house shows months savage unable win title savage interfered title match enabling sgt slaughter win title settle rivalry savage warrior agreed face retirement match wrestlemania vii warrior won match savage miss elizabeth reunited savage match savage continued wrestle wwf feud ultimate warrior continue following year rivalry ultimate warrior granted shot wwf world heavyweight championship savage won april flair manager perfect upset flair granted rematch decided cause trouble savage warrior perfect announced august negotiating savage rival appear corner wwf world heavyweight championship match summerslam following week perfect claimed ultimate warrior seeking services perfect announced intention appear man corner clarify summerslam spectacular designed promote pay view savage warrior teamed face perfect interfered match savage warrior chased locker room match tag team matches featured hawk animal feuding held championship belts hawk failed drug test result wwf suspended drop belts hawk suspension ended rematch scheduled place summerslam match announced title match lost championship transferring title match status match typhoon blake rivalry dating wwf television taping june typhoon attacked genius managed earthquake match aired wwf prime time wrestling july day aired disasters won result win title line match summerslam addition title defenses event featured match shawn_michaels rivalry focused attempts steal michaels sensational michaels matches televised august came ringside returned gesture summerslam spectacular came ring matches michaels heel wrestlers good looks agree hit face summerslam match event preliminary matches pay view broadcast began matches taped later wwf prime time wrestling matches advertised television weeks leading summerslam vince_mcmahon commentary bouts referred bonus matches match saw defeat pinned match defeated pinfall opening match actual telecast hawk animal faced size power wear opponents opening minutes match gained advantage hawk missed flying hawk tried tag partner unable minutes kept away corner animal standing eventually hawk hit time hawk tagged animal attempted perform device signature stopped animal hit retaliation causing run animal pinned victory second match broadcast featured competing spent majority match recovered times performed offensive maneuvers regained advantage ultimately won match performing sleeper hold match attacked following match competitors shawn_michaels unable pre match stipulation hit face men exchanged holds preoccupied looking ringside approval sensational gained advantage throwing michaels outside ring attacking returned ring took turns attempting pin opponent pulling opponent wrestling reveal time michaels kicked tried pin referee stopped count michaels feet ropes wrestlers broke pre match stipulation face pretended faint drew attention wrestlers michaels argued carry backstage man carrying feet stopped opponent wrestlers counted continued argue tried revive throwing water hit michaels michaels dropped chased backstage upset left men cried walked backstage tag team championship match came saw blake attack natural disasters earthquake typhoon bell disasters size strength gain advantage earthquake accidentally performed typhoon controlled match minutes blake executing splash typhoon recovered opponents unable tag earthquake later typhoon attempted tag distracted earthquake referee turned manager genius handed blake metal blake hit typhoon typhoon recovered earthquake entered ring controlled remainder match performed pinning earthquake splash following match shown telecast united_kingdom pitted crush man crush size advantage perform press slam performed suplex crush showed sign affected crush continued dominate match moves belly belly suplex eventually tried attack crush jumping rope crush caught performed win match submission main event matches came defended wwf world heavyweight championship ultimate warrior perfect claimed corner competitors come ringside beginning match savage warrior traded advantage forth savage performing punching opponent ultimate warrior atomic drops savage executed double axe handles rope warrior caught savage attempted time warrior missed fell outside ring savage jumped rope performed double axe handle wrestlers got ring perfect walked aisle stood ringside match continued normal perfect reached ring savage running gain momentum maneuver ultimate warrior accidentally threw savage referee result bump able count savage pinned warrior performing diving elbow drop perfect flair revived ultimate warrior attack stood warrior recovered attempted execute running splash flair hit chair savage saw warrior injured realized flair perfect causing trouble trying help man retaliation savage jumped rope attack flair flair hit leg chair savage unable ring ultimate warrior won match flair perfect continued attack savage warrior chased away savage ultimate warrior walked backstage match followed bout pitting defeating pinfall match originally announced television weeks leading summerslam telecast time constraints cut lineup post production match later aired wwf prime time wrestling match undertaker accompanied manager attacked undertaker match undertaker blocked attack punched repeatedly performing rope opponent undertaker attempted knocked undertaker rope knocked undertaker outside ring undertaker attacked inside ring undertaker gained advantage executing undertaker attempted perform signature ran ring hit undertaker helmet result disqualified undertaker won match kept attacking hit undertaker series seemingly left opponent unconscious undertaker suddenly sat looked directly giant panicked fled ringside undertaker slowly walking pursuit joined playing event concluded second main event contest champion challenger british bulldog boy smith accompanied reigning london native opening minutes hart technical wrestling abilities smith relied power advantage hart got control match reverse atomic drop drop smith came monkey flip hart regained advantage bulldog smith eventually recovered tried pin hart slide hart escaped pin attempt wore smith sleeper holds smith gained advantage power moves control match including variety hart managed place smith hart signature submission hold smith escaped hold threw hart ropes running smith hart attempted sunset flip smith countered pinned hart win intercontinental championship immediately match hart refused shake smith hand soon changed mind smith celebrating husband aftermath continued sell supposedly injured leg lost title television taping september pennsylvania match flair received help newcomer feud savage claimed interview wwf owner vince_mcmahon worked title change match flair savage hand angry returned dressing room match failed agreed mcmahon angry actually straight match producing match immediately prior mcmahon allegedly threw table stormed frustration plans wwf writers turn ultimate warrior savage scrapped warrior refusal turn heel scheduled face flair survivor series warrior quit promotion november spot surprisingly offered perfect accepted spite flair turning face initiating feud flair culminated flair leaving wwf january shawn_michaels originally booked win intercontinental championship summerslam won title october match air november episode saturday night main event michaels continued screen relationship summerslam claimed created rivalry test michaels love relationship deteriorated michaels pulled protect attack tag team partner october episode wwf superstars led confrontations michaels royal rumble undertaker continued feud wrestlers faced survivor series coffin match undertaker won gained revenge introducing later hughes undertaker feuded upset pay appearing summerslam confronted wwf owner vince_mcmahon survivor series according reports legitimately attacked mcmahon result fired wwf briefly appeared rival promotion world championship wrestling prisoner released wwf sued prisoner similarity character anger mcmahon mcmahon trial mcmahon accused distributing wrestlers testified mcmahon statements included hate vince_mcmahon ultimately proved harmful prosecution case reception according wwf people attendance summerslam fourth largest company history wrestlemania wrestlemania said attracted fans event received positive reviews variety sources called huge success particular intercontinental championship match called greatest matches time named match year magazine year end issue wwe called match greatest moment summerslam history named favorite match time wwf collected revenue previous year company sold merchandise summerslam largest merchandise revenue wwf event event summerslam higher summerslam summerslam released vhs format september release included matches shown telecast release included matches including dark matches october united_kingdom event released dvd packaged summerslam line event later released wwe boxed dvd set anthology released august north_america released october united_kingdom version included anthology match broadcast version results
SummerSlam (1992)