Now with the Biggest Party of the Summer just days away all the hype is surrouding the match that is 15 years in the making between "The Beast Incarnate," Brock Lesnar and "The Viper," Randy Orton, but SummerSlam is a Pay Per View that has had it's fair share of iconic matches since its introduction in 1988. Let's now take a look at some of these matches.
5. Brock Lesnar v John Cena (SummerSlam 2014)
At Battleground, John Cena defeated Randy Orton, Kane, and Roman Reigns to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The next night on RAW, Cena learned that his opponent was none other than Brock Lesnar. Arguably one of the most dominant performances ever seen in a WWE ring. Lesnar dominated the match throughout. The initial move from Brock was an F5 30 seconds into the match which Cena kicked out of. From there on out it was all about taking Cena to Suplex City. Lesnar delivered an astonishing 16 German Suplexes. He also hit 2 more F5's on his was to becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
4. Eddie Guerrero v Rey Mysterio (SummerSlam 2005)
Throughout the summer of 2005 "Latino Heat," Eddie Guerrero had threatened to reveal a secret that would destroy the Mysterio family. Mysterio defeated Guerrero again at The Great American Bash, a match with a stipulation that if Guerrero lost. Eddie the revealed that Dominick was his son and not Rey's.This led to a ladder match at SummerSlam 2005 with the winner gaining custody of Dominick. What transpired was a match for the ages with both men looking to win but ultimately it was Rey Mysterio that would come out on top with a little help from Vickie Guerrero but this is to this day it's one of the most underrated SummerSlam matches of all time. Everything in this match just seemed to align perfectly.
3.Randy Orton v Chris Benoit (SummerSlam 2004)
At WrestleMania 20 Chris Benoit realized a dream when he became the World Heavyweight Champion and he was a fighting champion throughout 2004. However at the same time Benoit became the Champion a challenger was rising through the ranks of RAW. That challenger would be none other than Randy Orton. The Champ was on a collision course with Orton and the match was made for SummerSlam 2004. This match had such intense passion as both men were desperate to be the World Heavyweight Champion. Ultimately Orton would withstand everything Benoit could throw at him. This included a sharpshooter, multiple German Suplexes and a Crippler Crossface but all it took was an RKO and Randy Orton became the youngest World Champion at 24 years of age.
2.TLC I (SummerSlam 2000)
In a time that WWE was heavily vested in it's singles division, three tag teams came together to put on a match that is still talked about to this very day. The Hardys, The Dudleys and Edge & Christian took the tag team division to a whole new level at SummerSlam 2000. To say this match was all-out carnage is an understatement. The Dudleyz hit Christian with a 3-D through a table, and soon after, Jeff Hardy put himself through one with a mistimed Swanton Bomb. All kinds of weapons were used and in the end it was Edge and Christian who scaled to the top of the WWE Tag Team division as the Tag Team Champions.
1. Shawn Michaels v Triple H (SummerSlam 2002)
Shawn Michaels returned in 2002 following a four year lay-off due to a back injury. Shawn and his best friend Triple H were in the middle of reforming DX, Triple H turned on Michaels by nailing him with the Pedigree. The following week Shawn Michaels was found laid out having been assaulted and we would later learn that it was Triple H who attacked Michaels as he claimed Michaels had become weak. Michaels challenged Triple H to an unsanctioned fight at SummerSlam. Both men put it all on the line in this match as they went to war. Everything and Anything was being used to gain the upper hand in this match. Shawn Michaels went for the Sweet Chin Music which Triple H reversed into a Pedigree, but Michaels then reversed the Pedigree into a jackknife roll-up for the three count. Triple H then hit Michaels with the sledgehammer beginning of the best rivalries in WWE History.
So there you have it the top 5 SummerSlam matches if you have any favorite matches from SummerSlam tweet us @Vavel_Wrestling