SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held in August by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The event is dubbed as "The Biggest Party of the Summer". [1] Along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series, SummerSlam is one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views and was one of the original four annual WWE pay-per-views. This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The Survivor Series is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. [2]
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History
Development
In the late 1980s, Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s main competition in the professional wrestling industry was from Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr McMahon countered Jim Crockett's successful Starrcade pay-per-view, which began airing in 1983, by creating the WrestleMania franchise. James Allen Crockett (born June 2, 1909 in Bristol Virginia - died April 1, 1973) was a Professional wrestling promoter Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985. After WrestleMania III, the most successful professional wrestling pay-per-view event in history, McMahon created the Survivor Series franchise, which aired the same day as Starrcade '87 in November 1987. WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Survivor Series is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Starrcade '87 Chi-Town Heat was the fifth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP under the National After defeating Crockett in the ratings war, McMahon created the Royal Rumble, an event airing for free on the USA Network in January 1988, which set a ratings record for the network with eight million households tuning in to watch the event. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 In retaliation, Crockett created the Clash of the Champions event, which aired simultaneously with WrestleMania IV. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania IV garnered higher ratings, and not long after, Crockett filed for bankruptcy and sold his company to Ted Turner, who renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. [3]
As the WWF continued to replace its closed circuit programming with pay-per-view programming, McMahon added more pay-per-views to the lineup to capitalize on the success of his previous events. Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors In addition to WrestleMania in March, the Royal Rumble in January, and Survivor Series in November, McMahon created an event for August, which he named SummerSlam. To keep the WWF from having a pay-per-view market monopoly, Turner began airing monthly WCW pay-per-views, and both companies began bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. [2] SummerSlam became one of World Wrestling Federation (and later World Wrestling Entertainment)'s most successful events and one of the "Big Four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble. [4][5] Those four events, along with King of the Ring, are known as the "Classic Five". King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. [6]
Brand extension
- Further information: WWE Brand Extension
The first SummerSlam was held on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York In 2002, WWE instituted a brand extension, where the roster was split and wrestlers and pay-per-views were made exclusive to the RAW and SmackDown! brands. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing As a result, SummerSlam, WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series were the only four events featuring wrestlers and matches from both brands. [7] The 2006 event was the first to also feature the newly created ECW brand. SummerSlam (2006 was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent [8] In 2007, however, all pay-per-views began once again featuring talent from all three brands. [7]
Dates and venues
DVD box set
WWE will be releasing a complete DVD box set entitled SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology, which showcases every SummerSlam event in its entirety, on August 5, 2008. SummerSlam (1988 was the first annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. 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Footnotes
- ^ Louie Dee (May 17, 2006). Let the Party Begin. WWE. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
- ^ a b Assael, Shaun. Sex, Lies, & Headlocks, 94–95.
- ^ Assael, Shaun. Sex, Lies, & Headlocks, 74–80.
- ^ Keith, Scott (2004). Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. Citadel Press, 160. ISBN 080652619X.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu. com, 160. ISBN 1411612108.
- ^ Shields, Brian (4th Edition 2006). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Pocket Books, 166. ISBN 9781416532576.
- ^ a b WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula. WWE Corporate (March 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
- ^ Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (August 21, 2006). Flair & Hogan top average SummerSlam. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-05-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
- ^ "Greatest Moments in Pay-Per-View History" (Special 2007). WWE Magazine: 64-65.
- ^ WWE: SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology [DVD]. WWE Home Video.
References
- General
- SummerSlam Event History. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2008-05-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
- Specific
- Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham (2002). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Crown. ISBN 1400051436.
- Brian Shields (4th Edition 2006). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Pocket Books. ISBN 9781416532576.
- Ian Hamilton (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu. com. ISBN 1411612108.
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