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Celebrities take in the action at SummerSlam: photos! } O/ ?" E5 p' Q# C0 C* J, H0 C' _
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4 d( p6 V( W. Z* A$ `( X) wAaron Neville poses with Bret "Hit Man" Hart backstage at SummerSlam 1993.
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Neville sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before American hero Lex Luger took on WWE Champion Yokozuna.! r* t2 ]' x# o& t
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton was in Razor Ramon's corner at SummerSlam 1994 as The Bad Guy challenged Diesel for the Intercontinental Title.
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0 `' h% B# T% b iPayton counteracted Diesel's cornerman, Shawn Michaels, helping Razor Ramon to win the championship.2 O5 I$ B+ O! r: D
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Luna Vachon playfully slapped an illegal chokehold on the Chicago Bears legend.
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$ L: U, y- {/ b3 k"Naked Gun" stars Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy were hired to find the missing Undertaker in the weeks leading to SummerSlam 1994.
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Before he stepped in the ring with WCW, pro football player Kevin Greene hung out with Superstars Like Jerry Lawler at SummerSlam 1995.$ K; T* E3 u. e9 ]8 \) \" t( m2 l
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Controversial rappers Insane Clown Posse performed The Oddities' entrance music live at SummerSlam 1998.5 S. }8 _" m; Z9 l
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The DX Band played Triple H to the ring at SummerSlam 1998 for his Ladder Match against The Rock.
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9 ~% k* {: l1 O% W% C$ `WWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura was the special guest referee for the main event at SummerSlam 1999.
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5 ?& u2 K! N# T+ y( h. VVentura had to keep Mankind, Triple H and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in line during their Triple Threat WWE Championship Match.% W$ ?0 A% M! G8 q3 V
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He was also the governor of Minnesota at the time.
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Arsenio Hall was enthralled by the action at SummerSlam 2009.: R/ B3 x- j; a2 D
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Luke Perry, a huge fan of WWE, took in the sights at WWE's summer spectacular.
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' o: e1 e7 U5 xFreddie Prinze, Jr. shared his SummerSlam excitement with Nancy O'Dell.8 u/ [ N6 Y" q9 ?1 Y" M j
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4 B- B6 k- G2 d' J; sMaria Menounos smiled for the cameras.
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Legendary record producer Rick Rubin joined the WWE Universe at SummerSlam 2009./ t3 @4 ^6 G2 ]" E% x
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' W+ T! b b; \- R6 m# O$ @CNN's Piers Morgan and his family watched SummerSlam in Los Angeles' STAPLES Center.7 L& u) x& O9 s
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) H p, _4 B+ d# HRobert Patrick of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "The Marine" loved seeing the Superstars in action.
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Marlon Wayans couldn't believe what he was seeing in the ring at SummerSlam 2010.8 x& R y1 S' ~5 {% m; z/ I& V: M
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Gabrielle Union watches on.
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Michael Clarke Duncan, a lifelong member of the WWE Universe, loved SummerSlam.
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Cee-Lo Green performed at SummerSlam 2011.
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1 B/ ^1 G. |2 d. y0 p+ P4 {Adam Jones of Tool played the national anthem at SummerSlam 2011.
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Jenny McCarthy watched the show.4 T5 p' ^, H* z7 a8 g! g, }
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The Miz faces off with Kellan Lutz from the "Twilight" movies.1 o8 k: U: \ }$ K2 c4 v
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Kevin Rudolf performs the SummerSlam 2012 theme song.
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Former WCW Champion David Arquette showed off his title.3 [6 w. B+ ?+ f4 M9 d' T
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After her match at WrestleMania XXVIII, Maria Menounos returned to the crowd at SummerSlam 2012.
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" h( v. t0 f! |, [6 u. o! BThe cast of WWE Studios' "The Day" gets a birds' eye view of SummerSlam. |
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