WWE Summerslam - Ranking the 5 Best Editions in the History of the Event

#2 Summerslam 2002

A splendid event that gave the company a new star.

Marquee Matches - Shawn Michaels vs Triple H in an Unsanctioned Fight, The Rock(c) vs Brock Lesnar for WWE Undisputed Title

Had it not been for a perfect edition a few years later, the 2002 edition of WWE's second biggest event of the year would have certainly made it to the top of this list. Summerslam 2002, on paper, had it all to be a huge hit, and it indeed ended up being a show that had everything that is needed to be a huge hit - Phenomenal crowd, Sensational matches and A new Top Guy crowned at the end of the show.

It was with his victory in the main event of Summerslam 2002 that Brock Lesnar solidified his stance as the poster boy of the new era of the WWE. His victory over The Rock, who was the Poster Boy of WWE at that time, for the Undisputed Title is a thrilling contest was a true passing of torch moment in WWE. But even that wasn't enough to get the honor of being the match of the night.

Because, as he would do quite often in the subsequent years, that honor went to Shawn Michaels' bloody fight against his buddy-turned-rival in Triple H. A heated contest that was built around Triple H's hatred towards Michaels, the unsanctioned match was so good that it didn't feel for a minute that Michaels had not wrestled a match in over 4 years.

Add to that inarguably the best opening match in Summerslam history in Angle vs Mysterio, the usual majestic work by the likes RVD, Chris Benoit, Edge, Eddie Guerrero and you had the best Summerslam event ever produced by WWE. Till 2013......