15 Amazing stats and facts from WWE SummerSlam

#13 The first SummerSlam main-event

The first ever SummerSlam event, held in 1988, was headlined by the Mega Powers joining forces to take on the Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and Andre The Giant). This match culminated from two feuds — Hogan and Andre’s feud over Andre’s heel turn which cost Hogan the Championship and Savage’s feud with Ted DiBiase Sr.

However, Vince McMahon’s original idea for the main-event was quite different. The original plan was to bring Ric Flair in from the NWA and have him challenge Randy Savage for the WWE (then WWF) Championship.

However, Flair felt a last-minute obligation to the NWA and ended up not signing with WWE in 1988. He would later sign in 1991.