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"Macho Man" Randy Savage's wedding to Miss Elizabeth, dubbed "A Match Made in Heaven," was a main attraction of SummerSlam 1991.
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Tatanka prepared for SummerSlam 1993 by challenging WWE fans to video game action, WWE-style.
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Jim Ross called the action of SummerSlam 1993 on Radio WWE.
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The night before SummerSlam 1994, Diesel, then the Intercontinental Champion, teamed with Shawn Michaels to defeat The Headshrinkers for the World Tag Team Titles.
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Then-WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's face adorned the ringside seats at SummerSlam 1998, whose tagline was "Highway to Hell."
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The 2006 campaign, meanwhile, focused on a summer BBQ gone horribly wrong.
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WWE Hall of Famers Jimmy Hart, Ted DiBiase and Gene Okerlund oversaw a push-up contest as part of the SummerSlam 2006 festivities.
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At SummerSlam 2011, R-Truth found out from Jimmy Hart exactly what is up.
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Teddy Long snapped a photo with musical guest Cee Lo Green.
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WWE's medical team treated Randy Orton after his No Holds Barred World Heavyweight Title clash against Christian.
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AJ Lee joined several Superstars and Divas in a SummerSlam 2013 commercial shoot.6 |/ m7 A" @( `( A" ^
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The 2013 commercial represented happier times for WWE's onetime power couple of AJ and Dolph Ziggler. |
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