It was once said that if one watched only the WWF SummerSlam and WWF Survivor Series of each year, they would get a pretty good taste of the main storylines that happen in the WWF each year. They may be right. SummerSlam and Survivor Series have both featured some of the most historic title matches and title changes, shocking heel turns, legendary debuts, and so much more. Let's take a year-by-year look back at the historic events that have happened at these two annual WWF Pay-Per-View traditions.

1987 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1987
Date: November 26, 1987
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Arena: Richfield Coliseum
Attendence: 21,300

• WWF Survivor Series debuts on Pay-Per-View, beginning an annual tradition of a history-making event.

1998 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1988
Date: August 29, 1988
Location: New York City, New York
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendence: 20,000

1988 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1988
Date: November 24, 1988
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Arena: Richfield Coliseum
Attendence: 13,500

• No Historic Events Ocurred.

1989 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1989
Date: August 28, 1989
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Arena: Meadowlands Arena
Attendence: 20,000

1989 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1989
Date: November 23, 1989
Location: Rosemont, Illinois
Arena: The Horizon
Attendence: 15,924

• A young Shawn Michaels, a future WWF legend and three-time WWF Champion, makes his WWF debut, teaming with Marty Jannetty as future-tag team franchise "The Rockers," in a Survivor Series Six-Man Tag-Team Elimination Match.

1990 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1990
Date: August 29, 1990
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena: The Spectrum
Attendence: 19,304

1990 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1990
Date: November 22, 1990
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Arena: Hartford Civic Center
Attendence: 16,000

1991 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1991: "The Match Made in Heaven/The Match Made in Hell"
Date: August 26, 1991
Location: New York City, New York
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendence: 20,000

1991 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1991
Date: November 28, 1991
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Attendence: 17, 500

• The Undertaker, who debuted one year earlier at the same event, fulfills his life-long goal, defeating Champion Hulk Hogan with a Tombstone Piledriver on a steel chair to win the first of his three WWF World Heavyweight Titles. Although this wasn't Hogan's last WWF match ever, the night would regularly be referred to as "The Night Hulkamania Died," because after this match, Hogan never seemed to be the same as he was years earlier when he was the greatest WWF Champion ever.

1992 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1992
Date: August 29, 1992
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Arena: Wembley Stadium
Attendence: 80,355

1992 Survivor Series:

Event: WWF Survivor Series 1992
Date: November 25, 1992
Location: Richfield, Ohio
Arena: Richfield Coliseum
Attendence: 17, 500

1993 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1993
Date: August 30, 1993
Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan
Arena: The Palace at Auburn Hills
Attendence: 23,954

1993 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 1993
Date: November 24, 1993
Location: Boston, Massachuttes
Arena: Boston Gardens
Attendence: 15,509

• In a Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match, Owen Hart is distracted by a minor injury that his brother, Bret, suffered, and is rolled up and eliminated by Shawn Michaels. Owen blames Bret for causing him to be eliminated, and this would begin a classic Brother vs. Brother feud between the two siblings.
• A Smokey Mountain Wrestling World Tag Team Title Match occurs when The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray & Tom Pritchard) defeated The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Gibson & Roberty Morton) to win the titles.

1994 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1994
Date: August 29, 1994
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Arena: The United Center
Attendence: 23,000

• Real-life close friends Razor Ramon (real name: Scott Hall) and Diesel (real name: Kevin Nash) wrestle eachother for the WWF Intercontinental Title, a match in which Ramon won the title from Diesel, the defending champion.
• Tatanka turned heel after he defeated Lex Luger and joining Ted Dibiase's "Corporation." He accused Luger of wanting to do the same, but, instead, it was him who did so.
• Owen Hart received his first-ever WWF World Heavyweight Title shot of his career, however, there were two catches: (1.) It'd be a Steel Cage Match and (2.) Owen would have to defeat his legendary older brother and current champion, Bret "The Hitman" Hart. The two siblings wrestled in one of the most classic bouts ever (and one that is still talked about today), once which the older brother won when he, just seconds before Owen did the same, dropped to the ground and escaped the cage, retaining his title. Owen would get revenge on his older sibling however, when he upset Bret the next year at WrestleMania in another classic bout that is still vividly remembered by sports-entertainment fans. That match is the one that almost all say is the match that let Owen escape from his older brother's shadow and making a name for himself. Both of these matches, I am ashamed to say, I have not seen.
• A few months before SummerSlam 1994, The Undertaker had took a break off from the WWF. Ted Dibiase, a few months after, brought back "The 'Taker," or so he claimed. Paul Bearer, however, Undertaker's manager when he left, said that that was not the real Undertaker, and claimed that he could bring back the real 'Taker. A match pitting Undertaker vs. Undertaker was booked as the SummerSlam 1994 main event. It was Ted Dibiase's Undertaker vs. Paul Bearer's Undertaker. The only real differences between the two was that the real Undertaker wore blue boots, while the "fake"one wore white ones, and that the "real" Undertaker was an inch or two taller than the "fake" one. In the end, it took three Tombstone Piledrivers for the "real" Undertaker to pin the "fake" Undertaker's shoulders to the mat for the 1-2-3 count. The "fake" Undertaker was actually played by the "real" Undertaker's real-life close friend, Brian Lee. The "fake" Undertaker was never seen again in the WWF.

1994 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 1994
Date: November 23, 1994
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Arena: Freeman Coliseum
Attendence: 10,000

• Bob Backlund, making his return to pro-wrestling, defeats Bret "The Hitman" Hart in a "Submission Match" with the Crossface Chicken-Wing to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title. Each wrestler had a cornerman in their corner, who would throw in the towel when they believed that their man couldn't go on and had submitted. For Backlund, this man was Bret's very own brother, Owen, and for Bret, it was his brother-in-law, The British Bulldog. It was Backlund's Crossface Chicken-Wing vs. Bret's legendary Sharpshooter. In the end, with Stu and Helen Hart, Bret and Owen's parents, watching on, Owen ends up turning on his brother, costing him the WWF Title to his arch-enemy, Bob Backlund.
• In a Royal Rumble rematch, The Undertaker defeats Yokozuna in a Casket Match. Martial-arts phenom Chuck Norris was the Special Guest Enforcer, in charge of making sure that no wrestlers interfered, and, although I.R.S. did get through the crowd to attack The Undertaker, Norris did his job. He beat the hell out of Jeff Jarrett when he attempted to interfere, which made for a great highlight of the pay-per-view.

1995 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1995
Date: August 27, 1995
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arena: Civic Arena
Attendence: 18,062

• Two current WWF Superstars faced off at SummerSlam 1995, when a young Hunter Hearst Helmsley (now known as Triple H) pinned Bob Holly with his trademark Pedigree.
• Bertha Faye defeated champion Alunda Blayze (a.k.a. Madusa) to win the WWF Women's Title.
• The Undertaker defeated Kama (now known as The Godfather) in a "Casket Match."
• Shawn Michaels retained his WWF Intercontinental Title from Razor Ramon in their classic sequel Ladder Match to their WrestleMania X Ladder Match. Many believed that the two could not outdo their original classic, but they were proved wrong by the breathtaking sequel. And to think that Ramon was actually substituting for Sid Vicious, who never showed up at the event...
• During the entire event, Shane Douglas, later to become known as Dean Douglas during his short and moderately successful stint in the WWF, appeared at the event to "grade" each match. This would eventually set up a feud between Douglas and Ramon.
• During the main event in which Diesel successfully retained his WWF World Heavyweight Title from Mabel (a.k.a. Viscera), Lex Luger made a run-in that helped Diesel keep his title. This would turn out to be Luger's last WWF Pay-Per-View appearance, as he would appear on the first-ever episode of WCW Monday Nitro, interfering in the Sting-Ric Flair WCW U.S. Title bout.

1995 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 1995
Date: November 20, 1995
Location: Landover, Maryland
Arena: USAir Arena
Attendence: 14,500

• A Woman's Eight-Person Tag Team Match occurs when the team of Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, & Lioness Asuka takes on Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, and Chaparita Asari. Kong becomes the Sole Survivor when she pins Blayze. Five the eight participants would never be used again in the WWF.
• Bret Hart defeats Diesel (Kevin Nash) to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title, ending a very long and intense feud between the two icons. Diesel turns and becomes a monster heel, while Bret becomes the champion.

1996 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1996
Date: August 18, 1996
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Arena: Gund Arena
Attendence: 17,000

• Mankind defeated The Undertaker in the first-ever "Boiler-Room Brawl" when 'Taker's manager, Paul Bearer, turned on him and cost him the match, aligning himself with the loony Mankind.

1996 Survivor Series

Event: Survivor Series 1996
Date: November 17, 1996
Location: New York City, New York
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendence: 18,647

• The Rock, as Rocky Maivia, makes his WWF debut, teaming with Marc Mero, Jake Roberts, and Barry Windham to take on the team of Jerry Lawler, Crush, Goldust, and none other than a very young Triple H, then known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Rocky pinned Goldust to win the match and be deemed as the "Sole Survivor."
• Bret "The Hitman" Hart returns from an almost year-long abscence from wrestling (he had some acting jobs that he had committed to) and takes on Stone Cold Steve Austin. This was around the time that Bret really began to question the morality of professional wrestling and, although he and Austin were, and, infact, still are, good friends, the two met one-on-one at Survivor Series. Bret pinned Austin after one hell of an entertaining match.
• Sycho Sid (Vicious) pinned Shawn Michaels to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title.

1997 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1997: "Hart and Soul"
Date: August 3, 1997
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Arena: Continental Arena
Attendence: 20,213

• Mankind defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley in a Steel Cage Match. This is a very famous match because it is the one where Mankind climbed all the way to the top of the cage, ripped off his Mankind ring attire to reveal Dude Love attire, flashed the Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka "I Love You" sign and, with that, leaped the 15+ feet down to the mat, delivering an elbow drop that would live on in replay clips for years to come. Mankind had seen Jimmy Snuka leap from the top of the cage (but did a splash, not an elbow drop) when he had hitchhiked all the way from Rhode Island to Madison Square garden to view his hero, and this was his tribute to his childhood idol.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin, although seriously injured during his match when his opponent severely botched a Tombstone Piledriver, eventually pinned Owen Hart to win the WWF Intercontinental Title. This would turn out to be the beginning of Austin's neck problems, which would continue for years to come and cause him to have to endure neck surgery.
• Shawn Michaels, the Special Guest Referee of the WWF Title Match, costed The Undertaker his WWF Title to Bret "The Hitman" Hart, giving the title to Hart. This would begin Hart's last feud in the WWF with Michaels, a man who he had real-life backstage friction with. Three months later, at the 1997 Survivor Series, would be where the infamous "Bret Hart-Vince McMahon Screw-Job" would take place, resulting in the last WWF match of Bret's legendary 14 year career in the company. You can read about the screw-job below.

1997 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 1997: "Gang Rulz"
Date: November 9, 1997
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Arena: Molsen Centre
Attendence: 20,593

• Kane, who had recently debuted and cost The Undertaker his World Title shot against Shawn Michaels, wrestled his first official match, defeating Mankind.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin returned from a serious neck injury to wrestle, or shall I say, fight, the perpertrator and WWF Intercontinental Champion, Owen Hart. Owen, at the time, had been gaining a cocky-sorta personality, and had been bragging about injuring Austin's neck. The two wrestled, and Austin defeated Owen to win his first-ever Intercontinetnal Title. The next night, on RAW, Rocky Maivia interrupted a promo by Austin, not only beginning one of the greatest feuds ever, but officially renaming himself, "The Rock."
• The main event of this pay-per-view featured what would go down as, without a doubt, the most controversial match ever. Bret Hart, who had signed with WCW, had refused to drop the WWF Title to Shawn Michaels, a man who he had real-life heat with, in front of his hometown fans in Canada. Vince McMahon had promised Bret earlier in the day (Bret had worn a "wire," which McMahon had no idea about, to record the conversation. The conversation can be heard in it's entirety on the video, "Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows," by far the greatest professional-wrestling documentary ever. It goes behind the scenes of Bret's last WWF days, chronicling each match, leading up the the infamous "Showdown in Montreal.") that he could go out as a hero, one who had participated in the WWF for 14 straight years, missing just two shows, and being a role model for not just the company, but the entire business. McMahon promised Bret that he would end up being DQ'ed, and then would vacate the title the next night on RAW. Bret was suspicious that McMahon was lying, so he talked to his real-life close "friend," Earl Hebner, who would be refereeing the Montreal Showdown, who "swore on his children" that he wouldn't let anything happen in Montreal. This was not the case. Shawn locked Bret in his own Sharpshooter. What was supposed to happen was that Owen Hart, British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart would run down and break up the submission, brawling with Michaels for a whole before the match would end in a DQ, thereby letting Bret keep the title and vacate it the next night on RAW. This would not end up happening. Shawn locked Bret in the submission, but, although Bret clearly never tapped out, Earl Hebner, his supposed "friend,"called for the bell, giving the title to Michaels even though Bret never tapped. Hebner quickly ran out of the ring, through the backstage area, and into a waiting car that whizzed him away. Meanwhile, Bret, and his hometown fans were stunned, and when they realized what had happened, were livid. Michaels acted as if he had no part in the Screw-Job, but he later admitted that he did. When Bret realized what the hell had just happened, he got up and leaned over the ropes, glaring at a nearby Vince McMahon. He spat a huge wad of spit right in McMahon's face.Bret had realized that, after over 14 years of loyal work for McMahonand carrying the company for the half-a-decade after Hulk Hogan left, he had been screwed over by a lousy promoter. Security guards escorted Shawn and Bret backstage, as the Pay-Per-View went off the air. What is about to be explained can only be viewed on "Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows." Bret clamored backstage, muttering to his wife that "The lousy piece 'a shit locked himself in his office," referring to McMahon. Shawn didn't appear on camera, but, as Bret was in his lockerroom thinking about what had just happened, he asked Shawn if he was in on it. Shawn, who was off-camera but in the corner of the lockerroom, swore to Bret that he had " no fuckin' idea," and that he was completely innocent, which he of course admitted that he wasn't later on. A few minutes later, the lockerroom door can be heard opening, and McMahon's voice is heard. Bret tells them that this isn't a safe environment, and that they should leave. With that, the camera is turned off. Bret later explains that McMahon hadn't listened to him and entered the lockerroom anyway. Bret had told him to get out again, but he refused once again. Bret then told him that he was going to take a shower, and if McMahon was still there when he came out, he was gonna punch him out. McMahon was still there when he came out, and the two began arguing about what had just happened in the middle of the ring, and how Bret had stayed loyal to McMahon for 14 years, and this was how he was treated. All of a sudden, with Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, Shane McMahon, The Undertaker, The British Bulldog, Rick Rude, and a few others looking on, the two charged eachother, and the man that got in the first and only punch was Bret. Bret punched McMahon in the jaw so hard that he almost broke his own hand, and fractured McMahon's jaw. A severe bruise could be seen on McMahon's jaw for weeks to come. Bret, being held back by fellow wrestlers and backstage personnel, asked McMahon if he was gonna not give him his severance checks, which a groggy McMahon responded to with a "No." Vince, followed by Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, son Shane, Rick Rude, and a security official then walked out of the lockerroom as the camera was turned back on. A voice could be heard telling Vince to not look at the camera, which he didn't. The next night on RAW, Shawn, who had swore that he wouldn't trash Bret, brought out a midget Bret Hart, mocking the living legend as Bret watched on at home, along with his wife, Julie, and his then six-or-seven year old son, Blade. This event would end up launching the "evil" Mr. McMahon character, and would help the WWF to eventually overcome WCW's threat and buy them out.

1998 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1998: "Highway to Hell"
Date: August 30, 1998
Location: New York City, New York
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendence: 19,066

• X-Pac defeats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett in a "Hair vs. Hair Match."
• The first-ever "Lions-Den Match" takes place when Ken Shamrock defeats Owen Hart.
• The New Age Outlaws (Bad Ass Billy Gunn and Road Dogg Jesse James) defeated Mankind, whose co-Tag Team Champion partner, Kane, didn't show up, to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles.
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeats The Rock in a legendary Ladder Match to win the WWF Intercontinental Title.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin successfully retains his WWF World Heavyweight Title from The Undertaker.

1998 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 1998: "Deadly Games"
Date: November 15, 1998
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Arena: Kiel Center
Attendence: 19,322

• A WWF World Heavyweight Title Elimination Tournament occurred, featuring Duane Gill (Gillberg), Steven Regal, Al Snow, Jeff Jarrett, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Big Boss Man, X-Pac, Mankind, Ken Shamrock, The Rock, Goldust, The Undertaker, and Kane. The final round featured The Rock vs. Mankind. In a complete and utter mock of the previous year's real-life events, Vince McMahon, at ringside, called for the bell, saying that Mankind had tapped out which he clearly never did. This, of course, was all predetermined, unlike the previous year's events. Rock thereby won the title, declaring that he was the Corporate Champion, and that "The People screwed the People." This was an awesome heel turn for Rock, and it really was one of the main reasons that led him to become a legend in the industry, like him or not.

1999 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 1999: "An Out of Body Experience"
Date: August 30, 1998
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Arena: Target Center
Attendence: 17,370

• Jeff Jarrett defeats WWF European and Intercontinental Champion D'Lo Brown in a "Double-Title Match" (with both of D'Lo's titles on the line) to become the second-ever "WWF Euro-Continental Champion."
• In the first-ever "WWF Tag Team Turmoil Match," Edge & Christian defeat The Hardy Boyz, Mideon & Viscera, and Droz & Prince Albert, but are eliminated by The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw), who win the match by defeating Hardcore & Crash Holly, earning a WWF World Tag Team Title shot the next night on RAW.
• Al Snow, with the help of The Road Dogg Jesse James, defeated The Big Boss Man to win the WWF Hardcore Title in a match which went all the way across the street from the Target Center to a bar, where Al eventually pinned Boss Man.
• Ken Shamrock defeats Steve Blackman via T.K.O. in a "Lions-Den Weapons Match" when he knocks Blackman unconscious.
• Test and Shane McMahon steal the show in a "Love Her or Leave Her Greenwhich Streetfight," a streetfight which Test won, forcing Shane to "butt out" of his sister, Stephanie, and Test's "relationship."
• The Rock defeated Mr. Ass in the first-ever "Kiss My Ass Match."
• The Main Event featured Minnesota State Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the Special Guest Referee of the Triple-Threat WWF Title Match between Triple H, Mankind, and the defending champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Mankind eventually won the title with a Double-Arm DDT, but would lose the title the next night on RAW is WAR when Triple H defeated him to win the WWF World Heavyweight Title for the first time.

1999 Survivor Series:

• Kurt Angle makes his WWF debut by defeating Shawn Stasiak in Stasiak's last match in the WWF before being fired due to the "Tape-Recorder Incident." This would be the start of a legendary rookie year for Angle, who would go on to become a "Euro-Continental Champion," the 2001 King of the Ring, and, to cap it all off, the WWF Champion.
• An Eight-Woman Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match occurred when the team of Mae Young, The Fabulous Moolah, Tori, and Debra defeated Ivory, Luna, Jacqueline, and Terri Runnels when Moolah pinned Ivory.
• Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was scheduled to face The Rock and Triple H in a Triple-Threat WWF Title Match in the main event, was led into the parking lot by Triple H, and ran over by a limousine. This would allow Austin to take time off to heal his neck and undergo his required neck surgery. The culprit, although not very believable, of the incident would later be revealed to be Rikishi and Triple H, who was said to be the man who asked Rikishi to run Austin over. The Big Show took Austin's place in the main event, and won the WWF Title with the help of McMahon.

2000 SummerSlam:

Event: WWF SummerSlam 2000
Date: August 27, 2000
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Arena: Raleigh Sports and Entertainment Center
Attendence: 18,810

• X-Pac and The Road Dogg ended a half-year long partnership together when the two faced off. X-Pac won with the X-Factor, but Road Dogg got the last laugh when he beat up 'Pac after the match.
• Due to pre-match stipulations, Chyna wins the WWF Intercontinental Title in a tag match pitting her and Eddie Guerrero against Trish Stratus and the pre-match champion, Val Venis.
• Jerry "The King" Lawler defeats Tazz.
• Steve Blackman chases Shane McMahon all the way up to the top of the Titan Tron Video-Screen, hits him with a kendo stick, and McMahon flies off the top of the tron almost 50 feet below. Blackman climbs halfway down before stopping and jumping down onto his fallen prey, delivering an enormous elbow drop to McMahon's sternum to regain the WWF Hardcore Title.
• "Y2J" Chris Jericho defeats long-time rival Chris Benoit in a "Best-Two-Out-Of-Three-Falls Match."
• Edge & Christian defeats The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz in a breathtaking sequel to their WrestleMania 2000 Triangle-Tag-Team Ladder Match, the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match, or TLC Match, for short.
• The Undertaker and his younger "brother," Kane, wrestled to a No-Contest. 'Taker pulled Kane's mask off, but Kane escaped to the backstage area, covering his face with his hands the entire way. This match really, really failed expectations.
• The Rock retains his WWF World Heavyweight Title from Triple H and Kurt Angle in a Triple-Threat WWF Title Match.

2000 Survivor Series:

Event: Survivor Series 2000
Date: November 19, 2000
Location: Tampa, Florida
Arena: Ice Palace
Attendence: 18,610

• Kurt Angle, the then-WWF Champion, defended his title against The Undertaker on his one-year anniversary in the WWF. After a long sequence, Angle crawled under the ring and returned, only to be given the Last-Ride Powerbomb by The Undertaker. The referee realized that Angle actually wasn't Angle, or at least Kurt Angle (he'd be revealed to be Angle's brother and fellow wrestler Eric Angle), and stopped the pin count midway. The real Kurt Angle then snuck up on Undertaker and nailed him with a few manuevers before pinning him and successfully retaining his title.
• In the main event, Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was back from his neck surgery, took on Triple H in a No Holds Barred Match/No DQ Match. Triple H had recently revealed to Austin his role in the run-down one year earlier, and that resulted in this pay-per-view-match between the two. After many sequences, the two battled in a parking lot. Triple H ended up climbing into a car, while Austin got into a forklift and lifted the car Hunter was in (that's what they wanted us to believe, but he wasn't of course) over 30 feet high and then dropped it, leaving it to bounce around on the ground as the pay-per-view went off the air. The match obviously ended in a No Contest.

2001 SummerSlam:

Event: SummerSlam 2001
Date: August 19, 2001
Location: San Jose, California
Arena: Compaq Arena
Attendance: 15,293

• The WWF took on the WCW/ECW Coalition (better known as "The Alliance") in just the second-ever Interpromotional Pay-Per-View.
• Edge defeated defending champion Lance Storm to win the WWF Intercontinental Title.
• In a Title-Unification Match, WCW Crusierweight Champion X-Pac defeated WWF Light-Heavyweight Champion Tajiri to become the first wrestler ever to unify WCW and WWF Titles.
• Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy outdid their previous performance at Invasion with their sequel Ladder Match at SummerSlam 2001. "RVD" won the match and Hardy's Hardcore Title in possibly the greatest WWF Hardcore Match ever.
• WCW World Tag Team Champions The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Kanyon to unify the WCW and WWF World Tag Team Titles.
• Kurt Angle defeated WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin via Disqualification when referee Nick Patrick made a controversial ruling, disqualifying Austin for attacking referees. However, Austin kept the title since the decision was a Disqualification.
• The Rock defeats defending champion Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title as SummerSlam 2001 went off the air.