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The 1999 SummerSlam was the 12th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on August 22, 1999, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref. 1 SummerSlam (1988) August 29, 1988 New York City, New York: Madison Square Garden: The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André The Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase) with Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee [2] 2 SummerSlam (1989) August ...
Prior to 2022, all events were generally held on a Sunday. The change was attributed to WWE president Nick Khan who felt that "big sports events were better on Saturday nights". [18] WWE also airs a pre-show before most events which includes interviews, match previews, and a panel of experts analyzing the upcoming line-up.
Event Location Venue Attendance Main event(s) Notes WrestleMania 32 April 3, 2016: Arlington, Texas: AT&T Stadium: 80,709 [1] Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship [2] SummerSlam August 29, 1992: London, England: Wembley Stadium: 78,927 [3] Randy Savage (c) vs. Ultimate Warrior for the WWF World Heavyweight ...
The main event was a match between Hulk Hogan (with Miss Elizabeth) and Randy Savage (with Sensational Sherri) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The event was broadcast live on Sky One. A similar show was held the next night in Birmingham. [3] This was followed by a series of high profile UK tours, starting with the 1991 UK Rampage.
The main rivalry heading into the event was between Triple H, The Rock, Mankind, Kane, Big Show and The Undertaker over the vacant WWF Championship. At SummerSlam, Mankind defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H in a Triple Threat match for Austin's WWF title, only to lose it to Triple H the following night on Raw is War.
The other main event was a Two-out-of-three falls match, in which Triple H defeated Steve Austin two falls to one. The featured bout on the undercard was a Fatal Four Way match between defending WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho , Chris Benoit , Eddie Guerrero , and X-Pac , which Jericho won.
The event will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.. SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling event traditionally held in August by WWE since 1988. . Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", [1] it is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big