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We are just over a week away from the ‘Biggest Event of the Summer’, SummerSlam, which will be headlined this year by a Fatal 4-way match that sees current Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar, defend against Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman.
SummerSlam is widely regarded as WWE’s second biggest pay-per-view, behind WrestleMania, and like Mania, a strong performance at this event can launch a Superstar’s career.
However, that does not mean the Superstar necessarily has to get the win. Some of WWE’s biggest names have had memorable moments at SummerSlam despite losing at the event, in fact, there are a number of notable names that have never had their hand raised in victory at WWE’s summer extravaganza.
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With that in mind, here are five superstars that have surprisingly never won at SummerSlam.
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#1 Jeff Hardy
Despite being one of WWE’s most popular stars over the last decade or so, Jeff Hardy has quite a horrendous record when it comes to performing on the big stage.
He only has one victory to his name at WrestleMania and that came recently when he and his brother, Matt Hardy, made their surprise return at this year’s ‘Showcase of the Immortals’ in Orlando and captured the Raw Tag Team Titles in a ladder match.
As for SummerSlam, Jeff’s win/loss record is even worse. ‘The Charismatic Enigma’ has appeared at five SummerSlams thus far in his career and is yet to pick up a win at the event. However, he has still left a legacy at this pay-per-view, most notably in the inaugural TLC match at SummerSlam 2000.
#2 Trish Stratus
It’s hard to believe that despite all Trish Stratus accomplished during her WWE tenure, she only competed at one SummerSlam.
Her solitary match at the event saw her compete in an Intergender tag team match for the Intercontinental Championship. The match had a bizarre stipulation, which was typical of the ‘Attitude Era’, which dictated that whichever individual got the win for their respective team would become Champion.
Trish partnered with Val Venis against the team of Chyna and defending champion, Eddie Guerrero. It was Stratus that took the pin in this match from Chyna and due to the stipulation, became the new Intercontinental Champion.
Although Trish would go on to have a Hall of Fame career in WWE, she would never have another match at SummerSlam.
#3 Booker T
Booker T’s most notable accomplishment is that he is a five-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, but a lesser known record that he has to his name is that he is a five-time loser at WWE’s ‘Biggest Event of the Summer’.
Booker has faced some of the industry's biggest names at SummerSlam, including Triple H and John Cena, yet has come up short on every occasion. He even lost when teaming with Goldust against the Un-Americans back in 2002.
His most memorable appearances at the event were arguably against Batista in 2006 or his SummerSlam debut against The Rock. But having lost on every occasion, I’m sure Booker would rather talk about his World Title reigns than his Summerslam matches.
#4 Mickie James
Like Trish Stratus, Mickie James never had a marquee match at SummerSlam, which is a reflection of how Women’s wrestling was viewed during their era. However, Mickie did make more appearances than Trish at the event, although she also has a zero win percentage at SummerSlam.
Mickie made three appearances in total, two of which were in battle royal matches, including one on the pre-show.
But her biggest match at SummerSlam came in 2008 when she teamed with Kofi Kingston to defend their respective WWE Women’s and Intercontinental Championships against Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella.
As I am sure you will have worked out by now, she lost this match. Mickie’s last SummerSlam appearance came in 2009 and, although she has recently returned to the company, it looks unlikely that she will be featured on the upcoming event on August 20th.
#5 Goldberg
Goldberg was one of the most successful superstars in all of professional wrestling during his run from 1997 to 2004. But since the majority of his career was spent in WCW, he has only ever made one appearance at WWE’s ‘Biggest Event of the summer’, SummerSlam.
This appearance came in 2003 in the second ever Elimination Chamber match, where Goldberg competed against Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho and Triple H for The Game’s World Heavyweight Championship.
Goldberg eliminated three of his five opponents during the match and lasted until the final two, along with the defending champion. He ultimately lost to Triple H after being struck in the head by a sledgehammer.
Although there is no shame in Goldberg losing his only SummerSlam bout, it’s a significant stat because Goldberg simply didn’t lose very often and there are not many events where he has a 0% winning record.
