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& S/ A% e' O: LThe diabolical duo of Ted DiBiase and Andre the Giant headline the first SummerSlam in 1988 against ... W/ @$ s- ?4 Z6 \& R
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Junkyard Dog is in control of the action against Rick Rude.
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! t/ ^ g/ Y5 E5 nUltimate Warrior powers through The Honky Tonk Man in record time.
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' a/ y/ q. |+ o) yUltimate Warrior press slams "Ravishing" Rick Rude.
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; M: _& U& o8 h9 PThe Demolition team of Smash and Crush take a fall in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match against the Hart Foundation.
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+ E- S3 ^) D9 f0 L+ T3 i' kSummerSlam 1991's "match made in heaven": Randy Savage weds Miss Elizabeth.
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Ric Flair, punching with a loaded fist, gets in a shot against Ultimate Warrior.
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HBK and his bodyguard, Diesel, at SummerSlam 1994.
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Two Superstars who redefined the Ladder Match: Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon, reach for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 1995.
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In classic fashion, The Undertaker leaps from the sky to attack Kama.
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* W) G+ a6 i0 e7 U7 o( q$ ^, ]The fierce rivalry between Mankind and The Undertaker turns even more intense when Paul Bearer decides to side with the masked maniac.
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) y1 F6 Z6 U/ z* r/ yThe Undertaker attempts to realign Bret Hart's spine.
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SummerSlam 1998: The Kaientai contingent of Dick Togo and Men's Teioh double-team Golga of The Oddities.
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X-Pac slams a guitar over the head of notorious six-string striker Jeff Jarrett.
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Triple H and The Rock raise their game with a heart-stopping Ladder Match that enthralls Madison Square Garden.
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Jesse "The Body" Ventura, then the governor of Minnesota, raises the hand of Mankind.
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The Dudley Boyz, The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian battle in the inaugural Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match at SummerSlam 2000.
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SummerSlam 2001: X-Pac ties up Tajiri with a submission hold.
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" ^+ }( o2 a% E1 V! H/ B"Nature Boy" Ric Flair dumps Chris Jericho from the top turnbuckle at SummerSlam 2002.
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An Unsanctioned Street Fight between Triple H and Shawn Michaels is an all-out brawl from the start.
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Can Kurt Angle avoid Eddie Guerrero's Frog Splash?
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John Cena topples Chris Jericho at SummerSlam 2005.
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Sabu suffers a towering slam from Big Show at SummerSlam 2006.
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