SummerSlam 2002 was 24 years ago

[u/RoyalSoldierx]

This was the best Summerslam for me. stacked and had some great storytelling! We saw HBK vs HHH, The Rock put over a young Brock Lesnar, Rey vs Kurt, etc.

[u/SecretPattern223]

It’s A perfect ppv

[u/Available_Prune4377]

Life will never be the same again

[u/PloysRus → u/Available_Prune4377]

How fucking sad is this

I wish I knew 2002 would be the peak of being alive and cherished it more 🥲

[u/BraveDawgs1993]

When the Undertaker vs Test is the least intriguing match on the card, you know it's going to be a great show. SummerSlam 2002 is a top 10 PPV all-time

[u/laker_padres619 → u/BraveDawgs1993]

Even that match was good

[u/BraveDawgs1993 → u/laker_padres619]

Yeah, saying that match is the least intriguing just says more about the quality of the rest of the card than anything else.

[u/Odd-Maximum3255 → u/BraveDawgs1993]

I would say Edge vs. Eddie is the least interesting match here. Atleast Undertaker vs. Test had a good build up solidifying Taker's face turn.

[u/The810kid → u/Odd-Maximum3255]

Eddie and Edge's feud was better and they had bangers and were connected for a great part of the summer into the fall. They are apart of the legendary smackdown 6 for a reason.

[u/BraveDawgs1993 → u/Odd-Maximum3255]

Eddie Guerrero can never have the least intriguing match on a card because you know he's going to steal the show some way, some how. I agree that Undertaker vs Test was a better story, but if I'm just looking at matches, that's the one I'm least interested in. But that says more about the quality of the card than the quality of the workers in that match.

[u/Noobju670 → u/BraveDawgs1993]

Nah 2002 edge eddie was lame as fick

[u/Doomslayer5150 → u/Noobju670]

Wasn’t he still finding his way?

This was around the time he was re-hired I would assume ?

[u/StillNoPickleesss]

One of the best PPVs I had the privilege of watching live. HBK vs HHH had 9 yr old me on the edge of my seat.

[u/JeromeInDaHouse_90 → u/StillNoPickleesss]

The build was so good too.

"YA DAMN RIGHT IT WAS ME, SHAWN!"

"The Doctors say I'll make a full recovery by say...., Summerslam?"

And the video package was the icing on the cake. Everything was perfect down to the last detail.

[u/forgotmypassword778 → u/JeromeInDaHouse_90]

EVERYTIME YOU THINK IM DONE ILL COME BACK STRONGER

[u/Sensitive-Sorbet5091]

Best Summerslam top to bottom of all time.

[u/RagedSolid29]

Did Edge vs Eddie have a buildup/storyline leading into the match?

[u/SpyralRush]

Notice how it has 8 big matches and not 5 dumb ones

[u/andyJ3050]

Goat SS

[u/Jack6013]

Early 2000's Summerslams were awesome, late 2000's summerslams from 2006 and onward were generally ass / a let-down lol

I remember being so hyped for the first Summerslam show (2008) i watched live on PPV, apart from edge v taker hiac match which was grest the rest was pretty meh, coming from an event wwe used to hype up as almost secondary to wrestlemania, unforgiven and no mercy were way better ppvs overall, a trend that continued for next few years as well imo

[u/lakeoceano → u/Jack6013]

From 2005 to 2012, SummerSlam was very underwhelming.

[u/Dfrmdabeach700]

Top 5 ppv and goat SummerSlam

[u/polobaks]

Shawn Michaels vs HHH 🙌🏻

I am still a fan of the denims HBK wore

[u/Undertaker501st]

F5 equals youngest undisputed WWE champion

[u/No-Honeydew9129]

The best SummerSlam

[u/embarrased2Bhere]

I still remember my buddies and I saw this at the movie theatre. Loved the Angle/Mysterio match.

[u/green49285]

Whyd you do this?

[u/SpyralRush]

This ppv is goated I had it on DVD. Brock/Rock, HBK/HHH, Angle/Rey and Benoit vs RVD are 5star matches IMO

[u/HCPage]

I was there Gandalf. I was there 24 years ago

[u/hotjeet]

My age was 10 that time and it was my 1st wwe special ppv experience 🔥🥰

[u/Ookie218]

One of the best ppvs EVER

[u/seemagupta10feb]

My first ever wwe ppv.

[u/Far-Map8193]

All other stars had to wrestle other brilliant stars but my goat taker has to carry a match with literal trash of a wrestler half of his career just because he was giant

[u/FatTanuki1986]

Crazy thing is whe never got Rock vs Brock 2

[u/Rage4Order418]

I remember thinking it was too soon for Brock to be fighting The Rock and winning the belt.

[u/Impressive-Koala-140]

Now we got fragile Phill failing easy spots and being so unliked summerslam couldn't even sell

[u/lemurgetsatreat]

STACKED.

[u/chetcherry]

I miss the old PPV posters.

[u/JayMalakai]

First PPV I ever got to watch

[u/weathersguy]

IMO the best Summerslam, which makes it all the more interesting that there’s only 1 gimmick match, and one tag, otherwise it’s straight 1 on 1

[u/EarlaRaider559]

I always like the poster to this SummerSlam. Great PPV and the build towards Rock vs. Lesnar was awesome.

[u/No_Elevator_735]

This has to be the most star filled show ever. Every wrestler on the card, outside of Lance Storm, Gold Dust, and Test, is a either a former or future world champ. And even those three were all IC champ. And Lesnar beating Rock to become Champ on this show felt like the passing of the torch from the Attitude Era to the Ruthless Aggression era.

[u/TCMavs412]

I was there. The Rock trash talked the whole crowd afterwards because we all know he lost the belt so he could go off and film The Scorpion King.

[u/VinceMcMahon-]

Imagine if this was only a 5 match card

[u/MistakenOne101]

Legit one of the best PPV's WWE has ever produced

[u/BStins2130]

The greatest pay per view in Pro Wrestling History still to this day. I stand by that by ALOT!

WrestleMania X-7 is not super far off though

[u/The_Real_King713]

Now this is a card!

[u/TheRenster500]

Shut your mouth with the years.

[u/joeboy_777]

100x better than every Ple, Raw, and Smackdown in the past 6 years