Top 10 SummerSlams : Number 5 – SummerSlam 1998

SummerSlam 1998 Stone Cold vs The Undertaker for the WWF Championship

Main event:

Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWF championship

Arguably the best build up to a title match in WWF history! The match itself was very good, with both the superstars throwing everything they had. Kane tried to interrupt but Taker told him to go back. Austin worked on Taker’s leg but Taker chokeslammed him.

The brawl spilled into the crowd, but they brought it back into the ring as Taker took control. There was an amazing spot when Taker placed Austin on the Spanish announce table, and came down with a huge leg drop from the top turnbuckle! The crowd went wild, and back in the ring, Austin tried to go for the Stunner, but Taker blocked it.

Taker then went for ‘Old school’ but Austin low blow’d Taker and stunned him to pick up the victory. The show closed with Taker and Kane staring down Austin as he celebrated inside the ring. That was a great match to close the show.

Rating: *** ½

Over – all PPV rating: *** ¾ (Out of 5 stars)

That was a great PPV. Two 4+ star matches and a solid main event to close the show. This was at a point when WWF was producing great shows. The focus of the PPV was the ladder match and the main event, as this changed the landscape in the WWF in the long run. Anyway, that does it for the review of SummerSlam ’98. Join us next time as we look at the top 10 SummerSlams, while we count down the clock for this year’s edition.